2024-02-04: News Headlines

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-04). Julian Assange faces final British appeal. greenleft.org.au

Guillermo Garcia (2024-02-04). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-03). Julian Assange faces final British appeal. greenleft.org.au

Guillermo Garcia (2024-02-03). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org

WSWS (2024-02-03). Alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower hit with 40-year sentence: A warning of what's in store for Assange if extradition is not defeated. wsws.org For allegedly exposing illegal CIA hacking and spying operations, Joshua Schulte has been treated like a terrorist and held in conditions akin to a medieval dungeon.

mforinoco (2024-02-04). US Says It Carried Out Airstrikes on 85 Targets Inside Iraq and Syria. orinocotribune.com The United States says it has carried out airstrikes on 85 targets inside Iraq and Syria. | The US began what it called "retaliatory strikes" against targets inside Iraq and Syria on Friday, claiming that those who were responsible for a recent deadly attack against American forces in Jordan were targetted. | The US Central Command claimed the targets include depots of rockets, missiles and unmanned drones. | "The airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions," US Central Command said on social media. | The US president said the strikes will continue at times and places of Washington's choosing. | Joe Bid…

albawaba (2024-02-03). Ukraine unleashes drones in daring naval operation, sinks Russian warship. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – In a dramatic revelation, Ukraine has disclosed a military operation near Crimea, the region annexed by Russia in 2014, asserting that they successfully attacked and sank a Russian warship.The Ukrainian military intelligence shared a video on social media, showcasing a fleet of drones encircling a ship and initiating gunfire. The video concludes with the ship submerging into the water. Ukraine identifies the sunken vessel as the Ivanovets, a Russian Navy ship, a confirmation echoed by Russian war bloggers.Valued between 60-70 million dollars, the Ivanovets, a small missile ship, is believed to have had…

Carla Stea (2024-02-03). Ukrainian "Myrotvorets" Kill List Claims Another Assassination, the Torture and Murder of American Journalist Gonzalo Lira. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-03). Flashpoint for War: The Drone Killings at Tower 22. What are US forces doing in Jordan? globalresearch.ca

Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. (2024-02-03). US Government Treats Use Of Privacy Tools As Criminal Activity. popularresistance.org In Espionage Act prosecutions involving leaks, attorneys at the United States (DOJ) consistently treat the use of privacy tools as evidence of criminality. This tendency should alarm journalists and news media organizations that rely on such tools for newsgathering. | A jury convicted former CIA programmer Joshua Schulte of disclosing CIA cyber warfare materials to WikiLeaks in July 2022. Schulte is scheduled to be sentenced in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York on February 1. | The U.S. government's sentencing memo [PDF] asserted that "between April 18 and May 5, 2016, Schulte took a number of steps to…

Angela (2024-02-04). Monday 2/19: Webinar: Dissenters: Students Say No to the Military-Industrial Complex. indybay.org

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