Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-06-21). The Imminent Extradition Of Julian Assange And The Death Of Journalism. popularresistance.org High Court Judge Jonathan Swift — who previously worked for a variety of British government agencies as a barrister and said his favorite clients are "security and intelligence agencies" — rejected two applications by Julian Assange's lawyers to appeal his extradition last week. The extradition order was signed last June by Home Secretary Priti Patel. Julian's legal team have filed a final application for appeal, the last option available in the British courts. If accepted, the case could proceed to a public hearing in front of two new High Court judges. If rejected, Julian could be immediately extrad…
Amy Goodman (2023-06-20). The Late Daniel Ellsberg's Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers. truthout.org Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died Friday, and as we remember his life… |
Staff (2023-06-20). Daniel Ellsberg's Dying Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers & Reveal the Truth. democracynow.org 
Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg joined us after the Justice Department charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 counts of violating the Espionage Act for publishing U.S. military and diplomatic documents exposing U.S. war crimes. Assange is locked up in London and faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited and convicted in the United States. Ellsberg died Friday, and as we remember his life and legacy, we revisit his message for other government insiders who are considering becoming whistleblowers: "My message to them is: Don't do what I did. Don't wait 'til the bombs are actually falling or tho…
Mark Curtis (2023-06-20). "Conflict of Interest" Requiring Recusal? Judge Who Ruled Against Assange Built Career as Barrister Defending UK Government. globalresearch.ca
Anonymous669 (2023-06-21). Bogged Down On The Front, Ukraine Launches Drone Attack On Moscow (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | With its forces failing to advance on the front, Ukraine launched a new attack with drones on the Russian capital, Moscow, on June 21. | In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that three Ukrainian drones were suppressed by electronic warfare while approaching facilities in the Moscow region."Today we have foiled an attempt of the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on facilities in the Moscow Region with three aircraft-type drones. All drones were deflected by electronic warfar…
Anonymous349 (2023-06-20). Russian Suicide Drones Hit Targets In Kyiv, Other Regions. southfront.org 
On June 20, explosions were reported in Kyiv and Kyiv region as well as Lviv, Zaporozhye, Khmelnitsky and Vinnitsa regions that are also under control of the Kyiv regime. The first explosions were reported at 4: 10 local time as an air alert was announced in most of the territory of Ukraine. | Videos filmed in Kyiv show Russian 'Geran' suicide drones flying over the region: | Later, reports appeared that electricity was not available in many areas of Kyiv. The work of the capit…
David Cronin (2023-06-20). Merchants of death celebrate Israel's "dream" at Paris Air Show. electronicintifada.net Elbit Systems markets drones tested on Palestinians as "mature solutions."
Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo (2023-06-20). Portuguese Firm to Provide Drones to Ukraine Through British-led Fund. globalresearch.ca
Anonymous103 (2023-06-21). Daniel Ellsberg: The Establishment's Whistleblower. southfront.org 
Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | In 1972 Stanley K. Sheinbaum, chairman of the Pentagon Papers Fund,
via Common Dreams (2023-06-21). Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg Dead at 92. indybay.org Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst-turned-peace activist who revealed that the U.S. government had been lying about its devastating war on Vietnam, died Friday (June 16), four months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 92.
Staff (2023-06-21). Debunking media lies: US & Blinken don't want peace with China. covertactionbulletin.podbean.com We begin today's show with a remembrance of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who passed on June 16 at the age of 92. Then, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his recent trip to China with a 35-minute meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 19th. Blinken had also met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin …
Editor (2023-06-20). The Loving Truth-Teller That Was Daniel Ellsberg. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower and peace activist who released the Pentagon Papers that exposed the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 92. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on February 17, and doctors gave him three to six months to live. He was a subscriber to The …
Staff (2023-06-20). Months Before Death, Daniel Ellsberg Warned Crisis over Ukraine & Taiwan Could Lead to Nuclear War. democracynow.org 
Over the past 50 years Daniel Ellsberg remained an antiwar and anti-nuclear activist who inspired a new generation of whistleblowers. In his last interview with Democracy Now! in April, he spoke about the war in Ukraine and why it required a diplomatic solution, and about the latest leak of Pentagon documents by Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who has been indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information. We asked Ellsberg about what the leaks say about the war in Ukraine, and discussed his decision in 2021 to leak a classified government report that he had kept in h…
Staff (2023-06-20). RIP Daniel Ellsberg: "Most Dangerous Man in America" on Leaking Pentagon Papers, Exposing Gov't Lies. democracynow.org 
We remember the life and legacy of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died Friday at the age of 92, just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, then a top military strategist working for the RAND Corporation, risked life in prison by secretly copying and then leaking 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the U.S. War in Vietnam. The leak would end up helping to take down President Nixon, accelerate the end of the War in Vietnam and lead to a major victory for press freedom. Henry Kissinger once called Ellsberg "the most da…
Staff (2023-06-20). Headlines for June 20, 2023. democracynow.org Blinken Meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing in Attempt to "Stabilize" U.S-China Relations, Israel Deploys U.S.-Made Apache Helicopter Gunships in Deadly Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp, Sudan Health Minister Says Death Toll Has Topped 3,000 Since Fighting Broke Out, 37 Students Among Dead in Deadly Attack on School in Uganda, African Leaders Go to Moscow & Kyiv to Urge End to War in Ukraine, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, 92, Dies, Justice Department Accuses Minneapolis Police of Unlawful Use of Force, Report: DOJ & FBI Waited a Year to Probe Trump for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection, In Fox Inter…
Staff (2023-06-21). Debunking media lies: US & Blinken don't want peace with China. covertactionbulletin.podbean.com We begin today's show with a remembrance of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who passed on June 16 at the age of 92. Then, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his recent trip to China with a 35-minute meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on June 19th. Blinken had also met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin …
Editor (2023-06-20). The Loving Truth-Teller That Was Daniel Ellsberg. scheerpost.com By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower and peace activist who released the Pentagon Papers that exposed the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 92. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on February 17, and doctors gave him three to six months to live. He was a subscriber to The …
Staff (2023-06-20). Months Before Death, Daniel Ellsberg Warned Crisis over Ukraine & Taiwan Could Lead to Nuclear War. democracynow.org Over the past 50 years Daniel Ellsberg remained an antiwar and anti-nuclear activist who inspired a new generation of whistleblowers. In his last interview with Democracy Now! in April, he spoke about the war in Ukraine and why it required a diplomatic solution, and about the latest leak of Pentagon documents by Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who has been indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information. We asked Ellsberg about what the leaks say about the war in Ukraine, and discussed his decision in 2021 to leak a classified government report that he had kept in h…
Staff (2023-06-20). RIP Daniel Ellsberg: "Most Dangerous Man in America" on Leaking Pentagon Papers, Exposing Gov't Lies. democracynow.org We remember the life and legacy of Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who died Friday at the age of 92, just months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, then a top military strategist working for the RAND Corporation, risked life in prison by secretly copying and then leaking 7,000 pages of top-secret documents outlining the secret history of the U.S. War in Vietnam. The leak would end up helping to take down President Nixon, accelerate the end of the War in Vietnam and lead to a major victory for press freedom. Henry Kissinger once called Ellsberg "the most da…
Staff (2023-06-20). Headlines for June 20, 2023. democracynow.org Blinken Meets with Xi Jinping in Beijing in Attempt to "Stabilize" U.S-China Relations, Israel Deploys U.S.-Made Apache Helicopter Gunships in Deadly Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp, Sudan Health Minister Says Death Toll Has Topped 3,000 Since Fighting Broke Out, 37 Students Among Dead in Deadly Attack on School in Uganda, African Leaders Go to Moscow & Kyiv to Urge End to War in Ukraine, Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, 92, Dies, Justice Department Accuses Minneapolis Police of Unlawful Use of Force, Report: DOJ & FBI Waited a Year to Probe Trump for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection, In Fox Inter…
Kevin Gosztola (2023-06-20). Barred From Considering First Amendment, Jury In North Carolina Convicts Reporters Of 'Trespassing'. thedissenter.org Blocked by the court from considering the First Amendment, the jury found two Asheville Blade reporters guilty of "trespassing."
The following independent journalism was made possible by paid subscribers. Take advantage of this discount offer and *Below is a written version of the above video.Pentagon Papers whistleblower and longtime peace activist Daniel Ellsberg died at the age of 92 on June 16. | Several U.S. media segments on Ellsberg's life were very familiar to anyone who followed Ellsberg's in the last ten years as he spoke in defense of whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. Only this time media outlets did not have to w…