Monthly Archives: November 2023

2023-11-21: News Headlines

Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. (2023-11-21). Update On Lawsuit Against Alleged CIA Spying On Assange Visitors. popularresistance.org A United States court held an extraordinary hearing on November 16, where a judge carefully considered a lawsuit against the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo for their alleged role in spying on American attorneys and journalists who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | Judge John Koeltl of the Southern District of New York pushed back when Assistant U.S. Attorney Jean-David Barnea refused to confirm or deny that the CIA had targeted Americans without obtaining a warrant. He also invited attorneys for the Americans to update the lawsuit so that claims of privacy violations explicitly dealt with the g…

Michael Leonardi (2023-11-20). Naples, Italy becomes the First Major City in the World to Grant Honorary Citizenship to Julian Assange. counterpunch.org On Friday November 10th after a determined, extremely well organized and hard-fought citizens-led campaign that began on November 27th, 2022, the seaside city of Naples, Italy became the first major city in the world to formally confer honorary citizenship to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who awaits extradition to the United States from the confines Belmarsh

WSWS (2023-11-20). Australian government gives David McBride no choice but to plead guilty after exposing war crimes. wsws.org Three chilling steps by the Albanese Labor government, clearly acting in concert with the US and other allies, demonstrate its determination to make McBride's fate a warning to all whistleblowers.

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2023-11-19: News Headlines

Kevin Gosztola (2023-11-19). Lawsuit Against Alleged CIA Spying On Assange Visitors: A Rare Court Hearing. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on press freedom, whistleblowers, and government secrecy.  A United States court held an extraordinary hearing on November 16, where a judge carefully considered a lawsuit against the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo for their alleged role in spying on American attorneys and journalists who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.Judge John Koeltl of the Southern District of New York pushed back when Assistant U.S. Attorney Jean-David Barnea refused to c…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-11-19). Israel Is Shutting Down Its Human Laboratory In Gaza. popularresistance.org Cairo, Egypt – The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military, intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel's drones, surveillance technology — including spyware, facial recognition software and biometric gathering infrastructure — along with smart fences, experimental bombs and AI-controlled machine guns, are tried out on the captive population in Gaza, often with lethal results. These weapons and technologies are then certified as "battle tested" and sold around the world. | Israel is the 10th biggest arms dealer on the planet and sells its technology and weap…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-11-19). Inicia mecanismo logístico de Correo Argentino para el balotaje. telesurtv.net Se distribuyen padrones electorales a las secretarías electorales y a los lugares estipulados para la exhibición y materiales electorales como urnas, manuales de capacitación y kit electoral.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-11-18). Inicia mecanismo logístico de Correo Argentino para el balotaje. telesurtv.net Se distribuyen padrones electorales a las secretarías electorales y a los lugares estipulados para la exhibición y materiales electorales como urnas, manuales de capacitación y kit electoral.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-11-19). Surveillance State Exposed: The chilling echo of Snowden's warning. expose-news.com This article unravels the chilling revelations of the documentary 'CITIZENFOUR,' spotlighting Edward Snowden's courageous stand against mass surveillance and the evolving landscape of state power versus individual freedoms. "CITIZENFOUR" is a documentary …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-11-19). A Duty to Obey: David McBride, Whistleblowing and Following Orders. dissidentvoice.org The unpardonable, outrageous trial of Australian whistleblower David McBride was a brief affair. On November 13, it did not take long for the brutal power of the Commonwealth to become evident. McBride, having disclosed material that formed the Australian public about alleged war crimes by special forces in Afghanistan, was going to be made an …

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