John Pilger (2021-11-04). Why Julian Assange's inhumane prosecution imperils justice for us all. mronline.org The damage done to the Wikileaks co-founder in his decade of incarceration and uncertainty, including more than two years in Belmarsh is beyond doubt. But so, too, is his courage beyond doubt.

_____ (2021-11-03). Justice For Assange Is Justice For All. popularresistance.org When I first saw Julian Assange in Belmarsh prison, in 2019, shortly after he had been dragged from his refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy, he said, "I think I am losing my mind". | He was gaunt and emaciated, his eyes hollow and the thinness of his arms was emphasised by a yellow identifying cloth tied around his left arm, an evocative symbol of institutional control. | For all but the two hours of my visit, he was confined to a solitary cell in a wing known as "healthcare", an Orwellian name. In the cell next to him a deeply disturbed man screamed through the night. Another occupant suffered from terminal cancer.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-03). Facebook whistleblower's revelation on 'profits over safety' model. peoplesdispatch.org Senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and tech expert Bappa Sinha discuss the Frances Haugen revelations on Facebook, the perils of its business model and what can be done to regulate the company…

Anonymous103 (2021-11-03). USA Versus Julian Assange — Extradition Appeal. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageSF foreword: our team expresses its full support to Julian Assange and all those who are fighting for justice and his immediate release. | On the 27th and 28th of October prosecutors for the United States tried to persuade two High Court judges that they should overturn the decision made in January not to extradite Julian Assange to the US. | Outside the court there was a lively protest that was addressed by various speakers including Jeremy Corbyn. He made an impassioned speech demanding the British…

Heather Digby Parton (2021-11-03). A US Military Jury Is Seeking Clemency for a Guantánamo Detainee. truthout.org Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of torture and sexual assault. | With all of the hoopla this past week over the off-year elections, President Biden's foreign trip, and the ongoing drama on Capitol Hill, there was very little discussion of the latest chapter in one of the most important and horrific stories of our time. | The New York Times

_____ (2021-11-03). Daniel Hale And America's Unending Persecution Of Whistleblowers. popularresistance.org Struggling with the moral injury of taking part in America's expanding drone wars, Daniel Hale took it as his civic duty to tell his fellow Americans the truth about what was being done in their name. In 2014, the former Air Force member and National Security Agency intelligence analyst leaked 17 documents to The Intercept that provided the basis for a series of articles detailing the full scope of the civilian deaths caused by U.S. drone strikes. | Despite being billed by President Barack Obama, whose administration greatly expanded the drone wars, as "exceptionally surgical and precise," what Hale's leaks revea…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-11-03). Facebook whistleblower's revelation on 'profits over safety' model. peoplesdispatch.org Senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and tech expert Bappa Sinha discuss the Frances Haugen revelations on Facebook, the perils of its business model and what can be done to regulate the company…

Staff (2021-11-02). Headlines for November 2, 2021. democracynow.org World Leaders Gather in Glasgow for Start of Crucial COP26 U.N. Climate Summit, Sen. Joe Manchin Won't Commit to Build Back Better Act, Imperiling Biden's Domestic Agenda, Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Texas's Near-Total Abortion Ban, Virginia Governor's Race Takes Center Stage on Election Day, Kids as Young as 5 Set to Be Vaccinated Within Days as Pediatric Doses Begin Shipping, Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Chicago Police Officers, U.N. Security Council Extends Peacekeeping Mandate in Moroccan-Occupied Western Sahara, Burmese Military Forces Accused of Torture and Attacks on Civilians, U.N. Warns Afg…

Chris Hedges (2021-11-02). The most important battle for press freedom of our time. canadiandimension.com Street art depicting Julian Assange in Lambeth, England. Photo by Duncan C/ For the past two days, I have been watching the extradition hearing for Julian Assange via video link from London. The United States is appealing a lower court ruling that denied the US request to extradite Assange not, unfortunately, because in the eyes of the court he is innocent of a crime, but because, as Judge Vanessa Baraitser in January concluded, Assange's precarious psychological state would deteriorate given the "harsh conditions" of the inhumane US pr…

Kim Petersen (2021-11-02). Should One Stand up for Western Values? dissidentvoice.org What are western values? One often hears a representative of a western country praising its western values. In a 2017 statement Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau adumbrated Canadian values as "openness, compassion, equality, and inclusion." Given the psychological torture that Julian Assange has been subjected to over the years at the hands of western nations …

Matt Robson (2021-11-02). A safe haven for Julian Assange in New Zealand. greenleft.org.au An open letter, signed by prominent figures in Aotearoa (New Zealand), is being sent to Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern calling on her to offer Wikileaks founder Julian Assange asylum in NZ, reports Matt Robson.

John Pilger (2021-11-02). John Pilger: Justice for Assange is justice for all. greenleft.org.au As the world awaits the outcome of the United States' appeal to extradite Julian Assange from Britain, the WikiLeaks founder's courage is beyond doubt, writes John Pilger.

John Pilger (2021-11-02). Justice for Assange is Justice for All. zcomm.org Julian Assange is a truth-teller who has committed no crime but revealed government crimes and lies on a vast scale and so performed one of the great public services of my lifetime…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-02). Crystal ball jurisprudence: Day 1 of the US appeal against Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au Binoy Kampmar sums up Day 1 of the appeal hearing against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

John Pilger (2021-11-02). Why Julian Assange's inhumane prosecution imperils justice for us all. peoplesdispatch.org John Pilger writes about how Julian Assange is a truth-teller who has committed no crime but revealed government crimes and lies on a vast scale and so performed one of the great public services of our time…

WSWS (2021-11-02). Military jury calls torture of Majid Khan "a stain on the moral fiber of America" wsws.org The condemnation by the jurors of Khan's torture underscores the utter criminality of the Bush administration's "rendition" and "enhanced interrogation" programs, for which no senior officials have been held criminally liable.

WSWS (2021-11-02). Military jury calls torture of Majid Kahn "a stain on the moral fiber of America" wsws.org The condemnation by the jurors of Kahn's torture underscores the utter criminality of the Bush administration's "rendition" and "enhanced interrogation" programs, for which no senior officials have been held criminally liable.