Stockholm Court Upholds Arrest Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder Assange

Published on RiaNovosti.ru, July 16, 2014.

The Stockholm District Court upheld Wednesday an arrest warrant issued for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on charges of rape and sexual molestation. The press statement, announcing the court’s decision, runs counter to what Assange’s team of lawyers aimed for, when they claimed that an arrest warrant issued in late 2010 has no grounds to remain in force. The legal team indicated that their client would appeal the decision, speaking to the press about the ruling … // Continuer la lecture de « Stockholm Court Upholds Arrest Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder Assange »

BRICS give a lead, but …

Published on PressTV.ir, by RS/HJL, July 17, 2014.

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are giving a lead. It should be BRIIICS (the three “I”s are India, Indonesia and Iran). Yet, even that is unfair because many other countries now aspire to the freedom from Western domination and bullying that the BRICS association represents … // Continuer la lecture de « BRICS give a lead, but … »

The Real Purpose Of The IMF

Published on Dissident Voice, by Luke Eastwood, July 15, 2014.

To much trumpeting the IMF have kindly agreed to help out desperate and war torn Ukraine. How wonderful they are we are all meant to think, but the truth couldn’t be more opposite.

The International Monetary Fund was set up in 1945, describing itself as an “organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.”   Continuer la lecture de « The Real Purpose Of The IMF »

Child soldiers are the worst, they have no plans and don’t know about death

Interview with Emmanuel Jal – Published on Russia Today RT, July 14, 2014.

Child soldiers are the worst – they have no idea about the future and they don’t have children, so they can actually scream as they go forward into battle, Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier who is now a world-famous rapper, told RT’s Sophie&Co. Jal has lost his mother during the war in South Sudan and became a child soldier, but then his life changed dramatically.   Continuer la lecture de « Child soldiers are the worst, they have no plans and don’t know about death »

Snowden files: Manipulating polls, netting from LinkedIn and YouTube in GCHQ’s bag of tricks

Published on Russia Today RT, July 14, 2014.

The UK’s spy agency has developed a number of crafty tools to monitor and comb the web, planting false information when necessary, Glenn Greenwald said while disclosing a fresh batch of Snowden’s files.

The tools were created by the Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG) within the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), according to the leaked documents havoc can be caused … // Continuer la lecture de « Snowden files: Manipulating polls, netting from LinkedIn and YouTube in GCHQ’s bag of tricks »