(2023-10-08). New Zealand's 'Russian Edits Scandal'. popularresistance.org In this tumultuous time of war and global conflict, where pervasive propaganda campaigns mask geopolitical machinations of the powerful and serve their interests, mainstream journalists' ability to counter these campaigns have never been more limited. | Gone are the days when John Pilger was able to have a story attacking George W. Bush and Tony Blair's invasion of Iraq on the front page of the British tabloid, the Daily Mirror. | We live in a time of state surveillance and creeping restrictions on freedom of speech, where whistleblowers are criminalised and publishers like Julian Assange face persecution and lif…
(2023-10-09). Journalism Itself Is Locked Up in Belmarsh. transcend.org At the 17th anniversary of the creation of WikiLeaks on 4 October, it's probably worth taking a moment to reflect on Julian Assange and what his persecution means for us and our society.
(2023-10-09). EE.UU. envía portaaviones y destructores para apoyar a Israel. telesurtv.net Washington también tomará "medidas para aumentar los escuadrones de aviones de combate F-35, F-15, F-16 y A-10 de la Fuerza Aérea en la región".
(2023-10-08). US-led coalition's drones created dangerous situations in Syria 4 times in past day. tass.com Seven attacks on positions of the Syrian armed forces were recorded in the Idlib de-escalation zone…
(2023-10-08). Seven terrorist drones shot down in northern Syria. tass.com The Syrian Armed Forces responded by "opening air, rocket and mortar fire on enemy command posts, fortifications and warehouses"
(2023-10-09). Ukraine acquires 2,000 China-made drones to 'harass' Russia military. firstpost.com Ukraine has ordered 2,000 drones of Chinese origin as it gears up for yet another round of drone battles with Russia. Ukraine has managed a number of tactical wins by destroying Russian equipment but has lost most of its planes to electronic warfare and anti-aircraft fire. | Drones that are readily accessible for purchase are utilised for attack missions, ISR functions, and directing artillery fire. Even Russia used Chinese DJI drones for a long time to adjust the howitzer barrage and make sure the shells hit their targets. | Russia has considerably decreased the usage of UAVs built outside of the country. To les…
(2023-10-09). Is The Intercept A Deep State Success Story? popularresistance.org Max Jones and Diego Ramos welcome former CIA analyst and torture program whistleblower John Kiriakou. After bringing a much needed reminder of the history of the torture program following the latest 9/11 anniversary on the Scheer Intelligence podcast, we wanted to ask John about the state of the media's relationship with whistleblowers and taking the case of the Intercept's controversial handling of multiple whistleblower accounts as a shining example of the eroding ethics and competence of journalism in the US. John takes us through his personal history with the media, shedding his wisdom on where we're at in th…
(2023-10-08). Is the Intercept a Deep State Success Story? (w/ John Kiriakou). scheerpost.com 
(2023-10-09). Israel's Policy of Ongoing Torture. counterpunch.org Israeli policy toward Gaza and the other Palestinian Territories has been one of premeditated torture. The present Israeli government, through its support for the settlers' movement, has brought the real motive behind this policy to light and it is not "self-defense." The real motive is dispossession and ethnic cleansing until recently pushed incrementally so as
(2023-10-09). Green Left Show #33: Punish war criminals, not whistleblowers. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-10-08). Green Left Show #33: Punish war criminals, not whistleblowers. greenleft.org.au
(2023-10-08). Nuclear Power Plant is Ground Zero in SOS — THE SAN ONOFRE SYNDROME. counterpunch.org 
In the ensuing interview Jim Heddle references a "nuclear revival," a phenomenon which has also recently been occurring in different mediums. Christopher Nolan's all-star epic Oppenheimer dramatizes the creation of the atomic bomb and the fallout from it. Steve James' A Compassionate Spy chronicles espionage conducted by the Manhattan Project's youngest physicist at Los Alamos. Oliver Stone's documentary Nuclear Now argues in favor of nuclear energy as a supposed solution to the climate emergency. Janice Haaken's new film Atomic Bamboozle: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance looks at the downside of thi…