Monthly Archives: March 2022

2022-03-20: News Headlines

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-20). Yemen launches large-scale airstrike at S Arabia positions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) — Arab media reported on Sunday that the Yemeni armed forces have launched a large-scale operation against Khamis Mushait in the south of Saudi Arabia with ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as explosive drones.

Craig Murray (2022-03-19). Assange Extradition: On to the Next Hurdle. orinocotribune.com By Craig Murray — Mar 15, 2022 | With Julian still, for no rational reason, held in maximum security, the legal process around his extradition continues to meander its way through the overgrown bridlepaths of the UK's legal system. Today the Supreme Court refused to hear Julian's appeal, which was based on the grounds of his health and the effect upon it of incarceration in the conditions of the United States prison service. It stated his appeal had "no arguable legal grounds." | This is a setback which is, most likely, going to keep Julian in jail for at least another year. | The legal grounds which the Hig…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-19). Large Drone Attack Hits Saudi Arabia Amid Reports Of Near Peace Talks With Houthis (Video, Photos). southfront.org Late on March 19, a large-scale attack with suicide drones targeted vital facilities in the southern region of Saudi Arabia….

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2022-03-19: News Headlines

_____ (2022-03-18). Do Texas Prison Conditions Violate Human Rights Standards? popularresistance.org Late last year, a Scottish court quietly refused what seemed like a routine extradition. It wasn't that of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose drawn-out efforts to avoid the American prison system have grabbed international headlines for years. Instead, it was that of a relatively unknown Scottish man, Daniel Magee, who'd allegedly shot a security guard in Austin, Texas, in 2016 before fleeing to his native country. | The refusal to send a prisoner back is not unprecedented — but what has raised eyebrows in the legal community is the reason: An Edinburgh judge decided that poor conditions in Texas priso…

_____ (2022-03-18). Extradition Looms For Assange After Court Refuses To Hear His Appeal. popularresistance.org The British judicial system has erected still another barrier to Julian Assange's freedom. On March 14, the U.K. Supreme Court refused to hear Assange's appeal of the U.K. High Court's ruling ordering his extradition to the United States. If extradited to the U.S. for trial, Assange will face 17 charges under the Espionage Act and up to 175 years in prison for revealing evidence of U.S. war crimes. | With no explanation of its reasoning, the Supreme Court denied Assange "permission to appeal" the High Court's decision, saying that Assange's appeal did not "raise an arguable point of law." The court remanded the c…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-18). Russian Combat Drones Continue To Strike Targets In Ukraine (Videos). southfront.org The Russian Forpost unmanned aerial vehicle at an air base in Syria (Photo: geo-politica.info) | Russian combat drones continue to target Ukrainian forces in support of the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine. | On March 18, the Russian Ministry of Defense released two videos showing recent pinpoint strikes which were carried out with Forpost-R combat drones. The strikes targeted positions, ammunition depots and a communication center of Ukrainian forces. | Russian MoD video showing a Forpost-R UCAV reportedly dr…

John Kiriakou (2022-03-18). CIA Shadow Warrior Covers Up Past as a Mob Hitman in New Memoir Being Celebrated Across the Mainstream Media. covertactionmagazine.com Sociopaths like Ric Prado rise to leadership positions in rogue agency that acts with utter disregard for the law If …

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