Mary Kostakidis, Consortium News. (2024-03-06). Assange's Draconian Prosecution. popularresistance.org In the final moments of the hearing on Feb. 21, Ben Watson KC representing the U.K. home secretary, admitted additional charges could be laid against Julian Assange in the U.S. that carry the death penalty, such as aiding and abetting treason. | Asked by the judge whether there is anything that can be done to prevent a death penalty being imposed, he replied: "It would be very difficult to offer assurances to prevent the death penalty from being imposed." (Since Assange is charged with a federal and not a state crime he could get a death sentence no matter if the state he is tried in, in this case Virginia, has a…

albawaba (2024-03-06). US-British raids on Hodeida, Yemen; Houthis target two American warship destroyers. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Houthis' Al Masirah TV reports the sixth US-British raid on Hodeidah in hours, with aircraft striking the Al-Jabbana and Ras Issa areas. In response, Houthi forces strike back, targeting two American warship destroyers in the Red Sea with naval missiles and drones. The Yemeni armed forces vow to continue operations until the aggression ceases and the Gaza Strip siege is lifted. Using naval missiles and drones, Yemen vows to expand operations against hostile targets until aggression stops and the Gaza Strip siege is lifted. Yemen's retaliation aligns with the global call to support Palestinians facing ag…

Associated Press (2024-03-06). How Ukraine uses lethal sea drones to target Russia's Black Sea fleet. scmp.com Meet Ukraine's small but lethal weapon lifting morale: unmanned sea drones packed with explosives.

Lara Witt, Maya Schenwar, Truthout. (2024-03-06). Media Organizations Come Together For A Free Palestine. popularresistance.org The United States-backed Israeli siege and genocide in Gaza is entering its sixth month. Israel's relentless bombings and executions by Israeli snipers and soldiers have killed more than 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza, with thousands more uncounted and decomposing under the rubble, and more than 70,000 injured. Reports by nonprofit agencies and organizations have detailed the Israeli military's numerous war crimes, including abductions, torture and sexual violence against Palestinians. More than 2.3 million Palestinians are at risk of dying from Israeli-imposed starvation, indiscriminate bombing, the spread of disea…

Editor (2024-03-05). Mar 5, 2024. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ DAN CHAPMAN PIANO — LITTLE BIRD The Five FUBARs, by James Howard Kunstler The "Long Train" — An Anatomy of Our Thinking, Part 2, by Ray Zwarich Craig Murray: US Case & Assange Rebuttal Covering Assange in Court, by Joe Lauria "Pay No Attention To That Genocide Right In Front Of Your Face," by Caitlin Johnstone SITREP 3/4/2024: Rifts in Bibi's Camp as Gaza War Drags, by Simplicius The Thinker Grayzone reports from Gaza (Videos) A firsthand encounter with 'Fortress Israel,' by Noushin Framke Peter Koenig on "Israel Is an Illegal State", Eric Walberg on "Islam and Jesus as Jewish Mess…

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-03-05). Julian Assange's Final Appeal: US Withdraws Promises To Protect Him. popularresistance.org On February 20 and 21, the High Court in the United Kingdom heard Julian Assange's case for the right to appeal his extradition to the United States. Clearing the FOG speaks with Chip Gibbons, a lawyer and journalist with Defending Rights and Dissent, who attended the hearing. Gibbons describes the intentional efforts by the UK court to prevent media from covering the hearing, which is ironic as the hearing was fundamentally about the attack on press freedom, and what Julian Assange's options are depending on what the court decides. Gibbons makes the point that the United States has given up all pretense of prote…

Dave DeCamp (2024-03-05). Rep. Massie to Bring Julian Assange's Brother to Biden's State of the Union. news.antiwar.com Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) will bring Gabriel Shipton, the brother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, to President Biden's State of the Union address this Thursday night. "President Biden will be looking at Julian Assange's brother, Gabriel Shipton, in the House gallery Thursday night as Biden delivers the State of the Union," Massie wrote on X. …

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-05). Craig Murray: US Case & Assange Rebuttal. consortiumnews.com

Amjad Ayman Yaghi (2024-03-05). A deadly search for phone signals. electronicintifada.net Snipers, drones target those looking for internet connection.

albawaba (2024-03-05). LEAP24 kicks off in Riyadh with $11.9B in investment deals. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – With over 1,800 local and foreign exhibitors, more than 1,000 technical specialists, and 600 startup firms, LEAP24, the biggest technology show in the globe, has opened its doors to visitors in Riyadh on Monday, with Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdulla Al-Swaha, announcing the conference will hold over its three days, $11.9 billion worth of investment agreements as reported by Arab News.LEAP24, held from Mar. 4—7, is organized by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, and Drones in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technolog…

Kobi Guillory, Fight Back News! (2024-03-05). Alliance Unites To Free Survivors Of Torture And Wrongful Conviction. popularresistance.org Chicago, Illinois — "You can't throw a stone and not hit someone who is affected by police torture and wrongful conviction here in Chicago, the torture capital of the United States," said Merawi Gerima, a co-chair of the Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Torture (CFIST.) | Gerima was speaking at the annual People's Hearing on Police Crimes on Saturday, February 24, at the office of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) in Woodlawn neighborhood on the predominantly Black South Side.

Agence France-Presse (2024-03-05). As war in Gaza rages, Israel and UN trade allegations of 'terrorism' and torture. scmp.com Israel recalled its ambassador to the UN as tensions erupted over the handling of allegations of sexual assault by Hamas militants during the October 7 attacks.

newarab (2024-03-05). Turkey detains 7 for allegedly selling information to Mossad. newarab.com Turkish police on Tuesday detained seven more people suspected of selling information to Israeli spy agency Mossad , authorities said, the latest in a wave of such arrests in Turkey. | The suspects were taken into custody during simultaneous raids in Istanbul, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The raids were a joint operation with Turkey's National Intelligence Organization. | The detained are suspected of collecting data on individuals and companies in Turkey and selling it to the Israeli intelligence agency, Yerlikaya said. "We will never allow espionage activ…