Monthly Archives: August 2023

2023-08-20: News Headlines

greenleft.org.au (2023-08-20). Julian Assange and the dangers of a US plea deal. greenleft.org.au

Binoy Kampmark, Counter Punch. (2023-08-19). Assange Be Wary: The Dangers Of A US Plea Deal. popularresistance.org At every stage of its proceedings against Julian Assange, the US Imperium has shown little by way of tempering its vengeful impulses. The WikiLeaks publisher, in uncovering the sordid, operational details of a global military power, would always have to pay. Given the 18 charges he faces, 17 fashioned from that most repressive of instruments, the US Espionage Act of 1917, any sentence is bound to be hefty. Were he to be extradited from the United Kingdom to the US, Assange will disappear into a carceral, life-ending dystopia. | In this saga of relentless mugging and persecution, the country that has featured regu…

ecns.cn (2023-08-20). Dazzling drone show presents revitalization of Shenyang. ecns.cn Drones fly in formation to create different images above Hunhe River in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 17, 2023.

TASS (2023-08-20). Three Ukrainian drones shot down over Belgorod Region — defense ministry. tass.com According to the department, there were no casualties or damage…

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2023-08-20). Defensas rusas derriban 12 drones ucranianos sobre Bélgorod. telesurtv.net Hubo daños de pequeña cuantía, por la honda expansiva, el techo, la fachada, así como los andenes, la sala de espera y un paso bajo nivel.

TASS (2023-08-20). Rostov Region comes under attack of kamikaze drones; they are all downed — governor. tass.com According to Vasily Golubev, there are no casualties or destruction…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Rusia anula ataque con drones ucranianos en Moscú y Bélgorod. telesurtv.net Ucrania ha intensificado los ataques con drones en regiones de Rusia y Moscú, la capita, en los últimos días.

TASS (2023-08-19). Ukrainian military tries to attack ZNPP with drones ten times a day — Rosenergoatom. tass.com An adviser to the CEO of the Rosenergoatom concern Renat Karchaa noted that the power plant's units were well-protected…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-19). Ukraine Loses Over 40 Soldiers in Krasny Liman Direction as 6 Drones Strikes Foiled. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian military units thwarted six Ukrainian attacks in the Krasny Liman direction, Kiev has lost more than 40 soldiers, Alexander Savchuk, the head of the press center of Russia's Center Group of Forces, has told Sputnik.

Daniel Kovalik (2023-08-19). The Nicaraguan Coup Attempt: How Peace Was Restored and What Has Happened Since. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik and John Perry — Aug 17, 2023 | Three previous articles (1, 2, 3) described the coup attempt in Nicaragua in 2018, and how public support grew initially but then waned. This final article, covering the period from mid-July 2018 to the present day, shows how the coup was defeated and what happened in the aftermath. | By July 2018, three months of violence—over 200 deaths on both sides, including 22 police officers, kidnappings, torture, and destruction of property had exhausted the Nicaraguan population, and they were desperate for the government to restore order. The calls for the gov…

Anonymous (2023-08-20). Breaking: CALTECH Hires LAVC Stalker as Labor Consultant. indybay.org CalTech (California Institute of Technology) is a prestigious research institution in Pasadena, California. Like many larger institutions, CalTech has been embroiled in a series of legal issues. To combat them, Cal-Tech has employed a consultant who stalked and retaliated against student whistleblowers at Los Angeles Valley College.

Anonymous (2023-08-19). Update: LAVC Administrator Retaliated Against Student Whistleblowers She Stalked. indybay.org Update: New Documents. Students at Los Angeles Valley College serving Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Burbank, Toluca Lake, Sherman Oaks, etc . . . were targeted and stalked by School Administrator Annie Goldman-Reed after reporting payroll fraud, wage theft, academic fraud, grant fraud and more.

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2023-08-18: News Headlines

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-18). Argentineans demand Julian Assange's release. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Intellectuals, politicians and human rights defenders in Argentina will arrive rally at the United Kingdom's Embassy in here on Saturday to demand the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Télam news agency reported on Friday.

Ford Fischer, News2Share. (2023-08-18). Randy Credico Leads Blockade Of DOJ Entrance For Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Randy Credico attempted a civil disobedience rally/blockade Wednesday of the Department of Justice in Washington DC along along with Kathy Boylan of Dorothy Day Catholic Worker demanding a meeting to request the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. | Kathy Boylan, protesting in front of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in DC, was wearing a Kennedy 2024 shirt. She tells News2Share that "when he is elected, Robert Kennedy Jr has promised to free Julian Assange, truth-tellers, and whistleblowers." | Ultimately, Credico allowed people past his blockade, and police didn't arrest him, instea…

Global Research News (2023-08-18). Selected Articles: The Day American Journalism Died. globalresearch.ca By Julian Assange sits in jail.

Editor (2023-08-18). Assange Be Weary: The Dangers of a US Plea Deal. scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch At every stage of its proceedings against Julian Assange, the US Imperium has shown little by way of tempering its vengeful impulses. The WikiLeaks publisher, in uncovering the sordid, operational details of a global military power, would always have to pay. Given the 18 charges he faces, 17 fashioned from …

Prem Thakker (2023-08-17). U.S. Official Hints at Possible Plea Deal for Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Dazzling drone show presents revitalization of Shenyang. ecns.cn Drones fly in formation to create different images above Hunhe River in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 17, 2023.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). Colombian Drug Cartels Interested in Ukraine's Sea Drones. orinocotribune.com

Kit Klarenberg, MintPress News. (2023-08-18). CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. popularresistance.org From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country's indigenous population was a specific, dedicated target. | In most cases, their crime was objecting to economic "reform" projects that destroyed their homes or simply living in the wrong place at the wrong time. With the backing and direction of the World Bank, the junta forcibly displaced indigen…

CounterSpin (2023-08-18). Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit, Thomas Germain on Online History Destruction. fair.org

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Sudan: Re-Arrest of Young Revolutionary. telesurenglish.net The Permanent Commission for the Defense of Detainees and Public Freedoms: "the lack of respect for laws and regulations is what led to war, chaos, and the constitutional vacuum in the country." | Mohammed Adam Tupac was arrested following national protests in Sudan on 1/13/22. He was hit by two gunshots and tortured after arrest and is held responsible for the murder of a police officer against all evidence. Aug. 17, 2023.

Anonymous (2023-08-18). Update: LAVC Administrator Retaliated Against Student Whistleblowers She Stalked. indybay.org Update: New Documents. Students at Los Angeles Valley College serving Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Burbank, Toluca Lake, Sherman Oaks, etc . . . were targeted and stalked by School Administrator Annie Goldman-Reed after reporting payroll fraud, wage theft, academic fraud, grant fraud and more.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-08-17). 'Problem Patients': How Dialysis Corporations Deal With Sick People Who Challenge Their Malpractice. thedissenter.org Tom Mueller, author of a book on monopolistic dialysis companies, describes how DaVita and Fresenius deny care to whistleblowing patients.

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