Assange Legal Team Submits Closing Argument Against Extradition By Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. November 10, 2020 Assange Legal Team Submits Closing Argument Against Extradition2020-11-102020-11-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/assange.png200px200px In submission to magistrates’ court in London, attorneys detail the “politically motivated” case the Trump administration pursued against the WikiLeaks founder. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s legal team submitted their closing argument to a British magistrates’ court. They argue, “It is politically motivated, it is an abuse of the process of this court, and it is a clear violation of the Anglo-U.S. treaty that governs this extradition.” The closing argument relies on evidence presented by witnesses, who testified […]
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Tucked away on a quiet street in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, Room 77 had the look of your typical dive bar – until you paid attention to the details. If you did, you’d notice the grungy scene was punctuated with cypherpunk paraphernalia. One brick wall overlooking a row of booths was populated by the portraits of Ross Ulrbicht, Edward Snowden and Julian Assange. Adjacent to these crypto-anarchy icons, a currency burner (which does exactly what you think it does) sat where an arcade game might have in any other bar. Above the register, at a bar with five or so seats, was […]
Moscow doesn’t believe the New START treaty with the US can be continued, as achieving common ground is impossible against the backdrop of ultimatums employed by Washington, the Russian Foreign Minister said on Wednesday. In his interview with three Russian radio stations, Sergey Lavrov was asked if he saw any prospect of the two countries agreeing to prolong the landmark deal until 2026. The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, obliges Russia and the US to reduce the number of their strategic nuclear missile launchers by half, and it expires in February. “There is no such prospect. I personally […]
On Wednesday, First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon announced that pubs and restaurants would close in five areas in the central belt of the country for 16 days from 9 October to stop the number of COVID-19-infected people from rising. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a full-blown Tory war as he considers closing hospitality venues in northern England to tackle the spread of COVID-19, following Scotland’s 16-day ban on drinking indoors in pubs, The Sun reports. The newspaper cited former Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry as claiming during an address in the Commons that Johnson is falling into the […]
While bitcoin is eyeing an August gain for the first time in three years, the cryptocurrency is still lagging U.S. stocks over the month. Source link
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Downstream states Egypt and Sudan both object to the construction of a giant dam on the River Nile in upstream Ethiopia, saying the project threatens the flow of the river, on which all three countries depend heavily. An Ethiopian official denied reports that the country has started filling the reservoir behind its disputed Grand Renaissance dam, Sudan’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Ethiopia’s charge d’affairs denied in a conversation with a senior Sudanese diplomat that it had closed the dam gates, the ministry added. The three African countries have been caught in a bitter dispute over Ethiopia’s $4-billion project to build […]
Arizona bars, nightclubs and gyms face mandatory shutdowns amid coronavirus spike Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services/Tucson.com Conceding he made a mistake in allowing them to reopen, Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday shuttered all bars in the state for at least the next 30 days. Ditto gyms, water parks, movie theaters and tubing along Arizona rivers. And schools won’t open until at least Aug. 17, two weeks later than the planned start date for most districts on traditional calendars. UPDATES: Tucson area coronavirus developments, June 30: Here’s what we know The moves come as Ducey acknowledged the explosion of cases of COVID-19 […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India has become the fourth worst-hit country by the pandemic with rising numbers of cases. The lockdown has been lifted in certain key sectors, but despite this, restaurants and eateries remain badly impacted by the pandemic. Apart from being the national capital, Delhi is known for its fast-paced lifestyle, culture and food. With the pandemic hitting hard, there are fears that the city, which houses around 48,000 food service providers, might lose its sheen amid the closing down of many of the city’s most iconic and beloved eateries and restaurants. The first phase of Unlock 1.0 has bombarded Delhi […]
A quick rally followed by a sharp decline earlier this week in bitcoin prices spelled trouble for bulls. However, volatility is back in the spotlight and that could bring other opportunities, according to market players. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,816 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), gaining 2.5% over the previous 24 hours. At 00:00 UTC on Thursday (8:00 p.m. Wednesday EDT), the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was changing hands around $9,655 on spot exchanges like Coinbase. The price stayed close to that level until 13:00 UTC (9 a.m. EDT), when the price traded up as high […]
How can you sue Donald Trump? Let us count the ways. One of the many private lawsuits filed against Trump in the last three years, this one for an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme promoted by Trump and his kids, made headlines (again) earlier this week when a New York judge allowed the case to proceed. The case offers a window into the kinds of activities allegedly used by the Trumps to generate income, and what it might reveal moving forward may not be great for Trump as he heads towards the November election. So what exactly is the case about? The […]
Fresh asparagus is pictured in a basket at a field in Bottrop, Germany, in mid-April. Farms across Europe are facing a labor shortage as a result of closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption toggle caption Martin Meissner/AP Fresh asparagus is pictured in a basket at a field in Bottrop, Germany, in mid-April. Farms across Europe are facing a labor shortage as a result of closed borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. Martin Meissner/AP Arne Garlipp has farmed his 150 acres of asparagus in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt for 24 years. For much of that […]
Peaceful and grossly obese political geniuses By Gordon Duff It is reasonable to cite a rogue command within the US Army, headquartered out of Fort Huachuca, Arizona, as the center of the worldwide pandemic. This organization using ‘troll rooms’ manages internet assets, shuts down unfriendly websites like VT and South Front, and, all the while, runs drone wars around the world and, less well known, here at home as well. The ‘parents’ of the Huachuca operational center, and there are several around the world, began with the marriage between US Army intelligence and psychological warfare capabilities in the 1980s at the […]
Peaceful and grossly obese political geniuses By Gordon Duff It is reasonable to cite a rogue command within the US Army, headquartered out of Fort Huachuca, Arizona, as the center of the worldwide pandemic. This organization using ‘troll rooms’ manages internet assets, shuts down unfriendly websites like VT and South Front, and, all the while, runs drone wars around the world and, less well known, here at home as well. The ‘parents’ of the Huachuca operational center, and there are several around the world, began with the marriage between US Army intelligence and psychological warfare capabilities in the 1980s at the […]
Argentina remains one of the South American nations that managed to avoid a massive spread of COVID-19, with Johns Hopkins University data from 7 May revealing 5,208 confirmed coronavirus cases and 273 deaths. According to Igor Baratoff, the co-founder of a small food processing firm in the country’s western Mendoza province, the government’s decision to impose a strict quarantine on 20 March this year was one of the factors that helped prevent the disease from spreading. Sputnik: Only 85 people have been tested positive for COVID-19 in your province so far and only 10 have died from coronavirus-related illnesses since the start […]