(Jonathan Cook) There was a hope in some quarters after Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled on Monday against an application to extradite Julian Assange to the US, where he faced being locked away for the rest of his life, that she might finally be changing tack.
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Twin Pillars of Russiagate Crumble: Read The Transcript That Proves It Was All a Lie
(Ray McGovern) For two and a half years the House Intelligence Committee knew CrowdStrike didn’t have the goods on Russia. Now the public knows too.
White House Considers Pentagon Plan to Deploy 120,000 US Troops to Iran
(Jason Ditz) John Bolton ordered the Pentagon to come up with an “updated” plan for getting more American troops into the Middle East to fight a war against Iran. The plans are in now, according to officials, who say that the options envision 120,000 US ground troops in the Middle East.
Chelsea Manning Has Just Been Released From Jail
(Jason Ditz) Whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been released from jail on Thursday, following months in detention for “contempt” after she refused to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. The official reason is that the mandate of the grand jury in question has expired.