Daily Archives: November 17, 2022

2022-11-17: News Headlines

Who Watches… Y'know (2022-11-17). Berkeley PD Whistleblower Leads to Call in Delaying Confirmation of Police Chief. indybay.org An unnamed whistleblower, formerly from the ranks of the Berkeley Police Department, has come forward with allegations against department members and the interim police chief. The whistleblower has been in contact with the Police Accountability Board. The board is now asking Berkeley city council to delay the promotion of the interim police chief to permanent status.

Benjamin Norton (2022-11-16). Corruption Exposed: US Meddled in Ecuador's Election, Using Julian Assange as Bargaining Chip. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton Nov 12, 2022 | A former minister of Ecuador testified that the US government conspired with a right-wing political party to run a disinformation campaign against the leftist Correísta movement, backing a millionaire banker for president in exchange for giving up journalist Julian Assange, who had asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy. | Ecuador's former energy minister testified that the US government conspired with a right-wing political party to run a disinformation campaign against the leftist Correísta movement of ex President Rafael Correa. | He said that US "federal agents" pledged to help "i…

Joe Lauria (2022-11-16). A Father Fights for His Son & What's Left of Democracy. orinocotribune.com By Joe Lauria Nov 11, 2022 | The film Ithaka, about the quest of Julian Assange's father to save his son, made its U.S. premiere on Sunday in New York City. It is reviewed by Joe Lauria. | To the extent that the media has covered the tragedy of Julian Assange at all, the focus has been on politics and the law. | Consortium News, which has provided perhaps the most comprehensive coverage of the prosecution under the Espionage Act of the WikiLeaks publisher, has also focused more on the case and less on the man. | The great issues involved transcend the individual: war, diplomacy, official deception, high cri…

Anonymous103 (2022-11-16). Military Situation In Iraq On November 15, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The IRGC struck positions of PKK and PJAK terrorist groups in the Sidakan region with several missiles and suicide drones; | The IRGC struck positions of PKK and PJAK terrorist groups in the Koysanjaq area with several missiles and suicide drone; | The IRGC struck positions of PKK and PJAK terrorist groups in the south of Sulaymaniyah with several missiles and suicide drones; | At least two members of KDPI terrorist group were killed and 10 others were wounded by the I…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-16). Iran's IRGC Attacks Kurdish Militants In Northern Iraq With Missiles & Drones (Video). southfront.org On November 14, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out a series of strikes on positions of Iranian Kurdish militant opposition parties in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. | The semi-official Fars News Agency said that the IRGC had targeted "terrorist groups" in Kurdistan with missiles and drones. | A base of the Komala Party in Sulaymaniyah was struck with six drones and a base of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (DPIK) near Erbil with four missi…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-16). Russian Lancet Drones Take Out More Ukrainian Howitzers, Air-Defense Systems & Vehicles (Videos). southfront.org ZALA Lancet attack drone. © Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military continues to use Lancet loitering munitions to take out high-value equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with great success. | On November 15 and 16, several videos documenting recent Lancet strikes against the AFU surfaced online. The pinpoint strikes targeted the following equipment: | A Soviet-made MT-T Eney heavy multipurpose transporter-tractor; | A Soviet-made T-72M1 battle tank; | A Soviet-made BM-21 multiple…

Brian Berletic (2022-11-16). Russian Missiles Strike Ukrainian Infrastructure, Ukrainian Missiles Strike Polish Farm. thealtworld.com Update on Russian military operations in and around Ukraine for November 16, 2022 | Russia continues its campaign targeting Ukrainian infrastructure with missiles and drones; | A recent barrage consisted of over 90 missiles, significantly degrading Ukraine's power grid; | The West has said since April Russia was running out of missiles, yet large-scale use of missiles continues; | Russia is also now using long-range precision kamikaze drones meaning Russia appears to have a growing number of long-range precision weapons; | During the recent barrage it appears at least 2 Ukrainian air…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-16). VIDEO: Russia drone targets Israel armored vehicle in Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — Footage shows the moment when the Russian drones destroyed the Israeli regime's armored vehicles in Ukraine operation.

Jessica Buxbaum (2022-11-16). Israeli Drone Sales Are Fueling Military Occupations Around The World. mintpressnews.com In addition to selling armed drones to oppressive regimes, widespread reports indicate that Israel has long used the armed unmanned aircraft to carry out strikes in Gaza, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, and Sudan.

_____ (2022-11-16). Commission Hears Landmark Case Of Killing By US Border Patrol. popularresistance.org For the first time, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has agreed to hear an extrajudicial killing case involving violence committed by U.S. law enforcement. The Commission is a body of the Organization of American States, which includes the United States. It considers cases involving torture, massacres, extrajudicial killings and disappearances in the Americas. | On May 28, 2010, Anastasio Hernández Rojas, a 42-year-old long-time San Diego resident and father of five, was crossing the border from Mexico into the United States when he was apprehended and tortured by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (…

Kalonji Changa (2022-11-16). Kevin Johnson Speaks From Death Row About His Impending Execution This Month. truthout.org The United States promotes itself as being the "leader of the free world." Yet, its legal apparatus and carceral systems have built a bloodthirsty, parasitical machine obsessed with domination, captivity and torture — under the guise of justice. This country considers itself "civilized," yet the death penalty is legal in 27 states. Like Nazi euthanasia programs that executed prisoners deemed "unworthy of life," the contemporary U.S. makes similar determinations with varied means across states, including lethal injections, the electric chair and firing squads (the last firing squad execution was that of Ronn…

Kevin Gosztola (2022-11-16). Senate Investigation: Doctor Contracted By ICE Medically Abused Dozens Of Women. thedissenter.org This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a Following an 18-month investigation, a subcommittee in the United States Senate released a report that further confirmed whistleblower allegations that female detainees in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were subject to invasive, harmful, and often unnecessary gynecological procedures. | Women in custody at the Irwin County Deten…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-15). "All You Need to Know About Iran's Missiles, Drones" (+Video). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) — National Iranian TV will air a documentary on the military achievements in the fields of drones and missiles dubbed "All You Need to Know About Iran'S Missile and Drone Industries," on Tuesday night.

WSWS (2022-11-15). UK and France sign new repressive anti-immigration deal. wsws.org The deal finances a 40 percent increase in the number of officers patrolling French beaches (from 200 to 300) and further use of high-tech equipment such as drones and night-vision cameras.

_____ (2022-11-15). US Labor Agency Fights Corporate Spying. popularresistance.org The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in the United States has come out strongly against workplace surveillance and management technology that may be used to disrupt union organizing and discourage whistleblower complaints. | Jennifer Abruzzo, who is general counsel for the NLRB, wrote a memo in October that was sent to officials at the agency's regional offices. | Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, which was passed in 1935, protects the "right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosin…

Editor (2022-11-15). Inter-American Commission Hears Landmark Case of Torture and Killing by US Border Patrol. scheerpost.com Anastasio Hernández Rojas's widow, Maria de Jesús Puga, testified that her "whole family, we have all been bearing this pain, 12 years, 12 years of pain and anguish not knowing why, why they killed my husband."

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