Daily Archives: February 16, 2022

2022-02-16: News Headlines

VINS (2022-02-16). Trump Administration Discussed Plans to Kidnap or Assassinate Julian Assange. projectcensored.org In late 2017, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), then under the direction of Mike Pompeo, seriously considered plans to kidnap or assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a Yahoo…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-15). Second Belmarsh Tribunal on US war crimes and for Julian Assange's release to be held in New York. peoplesdispatch.org The upcoming Belmarsh Tribunal in New York coincides with with the date of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by the US in occupied parts of Cuba…

WSWS (2022-02-15). Sri Lankan action committee to hold a public meeting in defence of Julian Assange. wsws.org The ACDAE meeting aims to mobilise workers and the oppressed in Sri Lanka and India to fight for the release of the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder.

John Kiriakou (2022-02-15). Time for UK Government to Come Clean on Ties to U.S. Torture Program. covertactionmagazine.com UK government shamefully cooperated with U.S. in torture of al-Qaeda suspects We Americans have had a painful and difficult national …

JANET (2022-02-15). Free Alex Saab Demonstration Wed., Feb 16: NYC: 5:30pm — Miami: 8 AM — Wash. DC: Noon. iacenter.org Free Alex Saab! Wed. Feb 16, 5: 30pm 42nd St & Park Ave Inside Grand Central at the Clock Day of National Actions to Free Alex Saab — Venezuelan Diplomat kidnapped by US, for buying medicine for the Venezuelan people under sanctions. Alex Saab, on a mission to buy essential supplies for Venezuela, was kidnapped by the U.S. off a flight in June 2020. He was tortured and held in solitary for a year. It is a violation of international law to arrest or imprison an internationally recognized diplomat for any reason. In October 2021 Alex Saab was brought hooded and in chains to Miami for trial. Defend Venezuela! En…

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