(2022-02-26). Hedges: Assange Affirms the Existence of Another Kind of Human Nature. scheerpost.com 
Original illustration by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges / A Statement made at the We know what Julian did. We know the great public service he provided. We know that he and WikiLeaks, aided by courageous figures such as Chelsea Manning, gave us the most important journalist coup of our generation, ripping back the veil erected by the ruling political, military, and financial elites to expose their mendacity, their corruption, and their crimes. We know that populations around the world, from Haiti to Tunisia, w…
(2022-02-25). Those who violated the Geneva Conventions at Guantánamo are free, while the man who helped expose their crimes languishes in prison: The Eighth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
Twenty years ago, on 11 January 2002, the United States government brought its first 'detainees' abducted during the so-called War on Terror to its military prison in Guantánamo Bay.
(2022-02-25). People's movements across the world demand freedom for Julian Assange. peoplesdispatch.org 
On the streets of Brasilia and Accra, Johannesburg and New York City, people's movements and organizations demanded on February 25 that publisher and political prisoner Julian Assange be released immediately. The call for mobilizations was issued by the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA) which In a press statement released by the IPA, the organization highlighted that "As imperialist threats and warmongering have co…
(2022-02-25). UAE Edge Reveals Autonomous Suicide Drone Swarm System (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab from a video released by Edge Group. | On February 22, Halcon, a subsidiary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) defense contractor Edge Group, unveiled an advanced autonomous suicide drone swarm system based on the Hunter 2-S suicide drone. | The system was showcased on the sideline of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX) 2022 that's being held in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi. | The Hunter 2-S is part of the Hunter 2 series of drones. The drone has a maximum take-off weight of 8 kilograms,…
(2022-02-25). UAE buys Chinese fighter jets, unveils first swarming drones. asiatimes.com 
The UAE announced this month plans to buy a dozen L15 light trainer-attack aircraft from China and unveiled its first swarming drones with AI technology, the Gulf state's latest effort to diversify its arms providers and bolster its defense industries. The UAE defense ministry announced it would sign a contract with the China National Aero-Technology …
(2022-02-25). Those Who Violated The Geneva Conventions At Guantánamo Are Free. popularresistance.org Twenty years ago, on 11 January 2002, the United States government brought its first 'detainees' abducted during the so-called War on Terror to its military prison in Guantánamo Bay. US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said, 'We do plan to, for the most part, treat them in a manner that is reasonably consistent with the Geneva Conventions'. For the most part. Evidence began to emerge almost immediately — including from the International Committee of the Red Cross — that the Geneva Conventions were being violated and that many of the prisoners were being tortured. By December 2002, the US media began…
(2022-02-25). Presidente Díaz-Canel califica de provechosa visita de gobierno a Guantánamo. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, dirige este viernes la reunión resumen de la visita gubernamental realizada a la provincia de Guantánamo. En su cuenta de Twitter, publicó que "ha sido muy provechosa nuestra visita a #Guantánamo, tierra de gente noble y trabajadora. Gracias por el cariño y la confianza en que saldremos adelante".