Monthly Archives: October 2022

2022-10-13: News Headlines

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-10-13). The Call Heard Around the World: Free Julian Assange Now! orinocotribune.com Thousands of people formed a human chain around the UK Parliament on October 8 to demand freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Actions in solidarity with the imprisoned journalist were held across the world, including in Morocco, Brazil, Australia, and the US | On Saturday, October 8, thousands of people in the UK gathered for a massive act of solidarity with political prisoner and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Protestors formed a human chain around the Parliament in London to demand that the government cancel Assange's looming extradition to the US, and for him to finally be freed. | Supporters in…

Staff (2022-10-13). Israeli regime's drone crashes in West Bank. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) — The Zionist Israeli regime's military has said one of their drones crashed in the city of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the West Bank.

WSWS (2022-10-13). "Workers must fight to free Julian Assange!"—Will Lehman, candidate for UAW president. wsws.org The case of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is critical to the interests of all workers, in the US and throughout the world.

Stephen Langford (2022-10-13). Albanese office refuses entry to activists wanting to deliver #FreeAssange letter. greenleft.org.au Four activists wanting to deliver a letter calling for Julian Assange's release were refused entry to Anthony Albanese electorate office. Stephen Langford reports.

Labor Video Project (2022-10-13). Free Julian Assange! Global Day Of Action In San Francisco At Harry Bridges Plaza. indybay.org

Stuart Rees (2022-10-13). Due process in law a deceitful farce: ask Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au An indifferent Australian government has looked on as legal due process for Julian Assange has been trashed. Stuart Rees reports on Nils Melzer's new book The Trial of Julian Assange.

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2022-10-12). A good And righteous proxy war wouldn't need such cartoonish PR. mronline.org Star Wars megastar Mark Hamill was recently named an ambassador for United24, the fundraising platform of the Ukrainian government, where according to The Times his attention will center on "the procurement, repair and replacement of drones as well as pilot training."

Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau (2022-10-12). Thousands rally: 'Free Assange!'. struggle-la-lucha.org

Ed Rampell (2022-10-12). Biden Administration Wants Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to "Suffer Like Julian Assange," according to UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur. covertactionmagazine.com New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela The U.S. imperialists "want Alex Saab like they want Julian Assange to suffer," charges human rights and international law expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, who the United Nations' Human Rights Council …

Fvorinoco (2022-10-12). Venezuelan Authorities Give Las Tejerías Tragedy Update: 43 dead, 56 Missing. orinocotribune.com President Maduro directed relevant authorities to deliver financial aid through the Patria System to families affected by the landslide. | This Tuesday, October 11, President Nicolás Maduro reported that nearly deaths and 56 missing persons have been recorded to date after torrential rains caused a landslide in Las Tejerías, Santos Michelena municipality, Aragua state. | From Miraflores, Caracas, the president explained that a study was carried out using satellite images and drones from before and after the tragedy in Las Tejerías. "Venezuela has accumulated experience and scientific knowledge, given that we…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-10-11). Facing the Warmongers: An Assange Update. dissidentvoice.org On the latest slimed path Julian Assange has been made to trod, a few things have presented themselves. The rusty sword of Damocles may be suspended above him (he, we are informed, has contracted COVID-19), but there are those, in the meantime, willing to defend him with decent conviction against his dispatch to the United …

RT (2022-10-11). Assange Tests Positive for Covid-19 in Prison. dissidentvoice.org © Getty Images / Guy Smallman Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being kept in total isolation at Belmarsh Prison as he continues to fight extradition to the US, his wife Stella told media on Monday. "The next few days will be crucial for his general health," the lawyer, who …

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2022-10-12: News Headlines

Staff (2022-10-12). EU reiterates claims on Iran delivering drones to Russia. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — The spokesman for the European Union made baseless claims about the involvement of Iranian drones in Russia's Ukraine operation on Wednesday, saying such actions would have serious consequences.

Staff (2022-10-12). Health Insurance Whistleblower: Medicare Advantage Is "Heist" by Private Firms to Defraud the Public. democracynow.org Many of the nation's largest health insurance companies have made billions of dollars in profits by overbilling the U.S. government's Medicare Advantage program. A New York Times investigation has revealed that under the Advantage program, health insurance companies are incentivized to make patients appear more ill than they actually are. Some estimates find it has cost the government between $12 billion and $25 billion in 2020 alone. We speak with former healthcare insurance executive Wendell Potter, now president of the Center for Health and Democracy, who s…

Struggle-La Lucha Baltimore bureau (2022-10-12). Thousands rally: 'Free Assange!'. struggle-la-lucha.org

Labor Video Project (2022-10-12). Free Julian Assange! Global Day Of Action In San Francisco At Harry Bridges Plaza. indybay.org

Ed Rampell (2022-10-12). Biden Administration Wants Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to "Suffer Like Julian Assange," according to UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur. covertactionmagazine.com New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela The U.S. imperialists "want Alex Saab like they want Julian Assange to suffer," charges human rights and international law expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, who the United Nations' Human Rights Council …

_____ (2022-10-11). The Puppets And The Puppet Masters. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. – Merrick Garland and those who work in the Department of Justice are the puppets, not the puppet masters. They are the faàßade, the fiction, that the longstanding persecution of Julian Assange has something to do with justice. Like the High Court in London, they carry out an elaborate judicial pantomime. They debate arcane legal nuances to distract from the Dickensian farce where a man who has not committed a crime, who is not a U.S. citizen, can be extradited under the Espionage Act and sentenced to life in prison for the most courageous and consequential journalism of our generation. | T…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2022-10-11). Facing the Warmongers: An Assange Update. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-10-11). VIDEO: Footage of IRGC missile, drone op. against terrorists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) — The footage shows the moment when Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) missiles and drones hit the positions of terrorist groups operating near the country's northwestern borders in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Caitlin Johnstone (2022-10-10). A Good And Righteous Proxy War Wouldn't Need Such Cartoonish PR. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | Star Wars megastar Mark Hamill was recently named an ambassador for United24, the fundraising platform of the Ukrainian government, where From The Times: "In this long and unequal fight, Ukraine needs continuous additional support. That's why I was honoured President Zelensky asked me to become an ambassador for the Army of Drones," Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, said in a statement. "I know f…

____ (2022-10-10). 'End the War on Journalism and Free Assange': Thousands Demand Release of WikiLeaks Founder. transcend.org 9 Oct 2022 – Supporters of Julian Assange held a massive transatlantic protest yesterday to demand his freedom. In London, thousands formed a giant human chain around Britain's parliament; in Washington D.C., people gathered outside the Department of Justice demanding that Attorney General Merrick Garland end U.S. attempts to extradite Assange.

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