(2022-08-28). It's All Political: Julian Assange Appeals his Extradition. dissidentvoice.org Julian Assange's legal team has taken its next step along their Via Dolorosa, filing an appeal against the decision to extradite their client to the United States to face 18 charges, 17 based on the odious US Espionage Act of 1917. Since his violent eviction from the Ecuadorian embassy in April 2019, much to the …
(2022-08-27). Russian Ops in Ukraine Update (August 27, 2022) — Latest US Military Aid Package "Biggest" Yet. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for August 27, 2022 US to send air defense systems, VAMPIRE laser-guided rockets, Puma UAS and parts for (not additional drones) ScanEagle drones… many of these systems will not reach Ukraine for months if not years. While the Pentagon is trying to convince Moscow it is in this…
(2022-08-27). Julian Assange Files His Perfected Grounds Of Appeal. popularresistance.org Today, 26 August 2022, Julian Assange is filing his Perfected Grounds of Appeal before the High Court of Justice Administrative Court. The Respondents are the Government of the United States and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Priti Patel. | The Perfected Grounds of Appeal contain the arguments on which Julian Assange intends to challenge District Judge Vanessa Baraitser's decision of 4 January 2021, and introduces significant new evidence that has developed since that ruling. The Perfected Grounds of Appeal concerning the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) include arguments that Ho…
(2022-08-27). Palestine Action Sets Up Camp. popularresistance.org Palestine Action have set up camp outside UAV Engines Ltd, the Israeli drones factory that has rightly been a prime target for extensive direct action as part of the #ShutElbitDown campaign. Activists confirm they plan to hold their ground, and will not leave until Elbit have left Shenstone, a sleepy English village near Lichfield. The factory produces engines and other components used to make drones such as the Hermes 450 — these are lethal munitions that have maimed and killed countless Palestinian men, women and children for decades. | With activists taking over the space, the site is ours, and you can n…
(2022-08-27). CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou On What We Learned From FBI's Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit. thedissenter.org Kevin Gosztola was joined by CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, who helped him go through the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search affidavit and break down what was learned. They discussed the construct of "national defense information" and storing classified information in a private residence. | Both offered their responses to the heavy redactions in sections of the affidavit, and John pulled from his expertise to assess the likelihood that "clandestine human sources" were exposed to harm. | John pled guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act (IIPA). He was asked if Trump may have violated this parti…
(2022-08-27). Don't Charge Trump With Espionage. popularresistance.org Former President Donald Trump shouldn't be charged with espionage for taking classified documents with him —some of them apparently very highly classified — when he left the White House for semi-retirement at his Mar-a-Lago home. | Nobody should be charged with espionage unless they are working for a foreign power and mean harm to the United States. The Espionage Act, which was written 105 years ago to combat German saboteurs, is rarely used now to target spies and traitors. Instead, it's used as a cudgel to silence whistleblowers, journalists, and occasionally a stupid former president. | To understa…
(2022-08-27). Julian Assange files appeal against extradition. wsws.org The appeal, if the High Court agrees to hear it, will focus on the major political issues in Assange's persecution, including revelations that the American government and the CIA plotted his kidnap or murder.