For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Al Jazeera; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Netanyahu promises to increase aid to Gaza after a phone call with Biden. Reported by Leila Fadel and Daniel Estrin | NPR  President Biden warned Israel its behavior would determine future U.S. policy on Gaza, after an Israeli airstrike killed seven workers from the food charity World Central Kitchen. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Blinken says Israeli offers to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not be sufficient, by Matthew Lee | AP  LEUVEN, Belgium U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today that the measures the Israeli government has announced to expand the flow of aid into Gaza are welcome but may not be enough to meet the Biden administration’s demands for dramatic improvements in humanitarian conditions in the territory. Blinken said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Biden to Netanyahu: Protect civilians in Gaza or U.S. policy will change, by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland | Reuters  — U.S. President Joe Biden effectively gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an ultimatum on Thursday: protect Palestinian civilians and foreign aid workers in Gaza or Washington could rein in support for Israel in its war against Hamas militants. The message, after months of U.S. calls . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza, by Julia Frankel | AP  JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said today that it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone strikes in Gaza that killed seven aid workers on a food-delivery mission, saying they had mishandled critical information and violated the army’s rules of engagement. The findings . . . READ MORE . . .

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Six months into Gaza war, Israel faces deepening isolation, by James Mackenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  Six months into the war in Gaza, the killing of a group of aid workers by an Israeli air strike summed up both the dire humanitarian crisis and the lack of a clear way out of a conflict that is leaving Israel increasingly isolated. The attack on Monday . . . READ MORE . . .

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Diplomatic spat erupts between Poland and Israel after WCK killings in Gaza. From Al Jazeera. A diplomatic crisis has erupted between Poland and Israel following the death of a Polish aid worker in Gaza, with the Polish president denouncing a comment by the Israeli ambassador as “outrageous” and the foreign ministry in Warsaw saying it was summoning him for a meeting. A Polish man was among . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 4  A closer look at U.S. military support for Israel. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR  President Biden says Israel is inflicting too many civilian casualties in Gaza. Yet he’s also proposing $14 billion in fresh military assistance to help Israel wage the war. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM APRIL 4  Some Democratic House members face opposition because of their criticism of Israel. Reported by Susan Davis | NPR  Forces normally aligned with the Democratic Party are working to defeat some of the most liberal members of the House over their criticism of Israel. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Kyiv Independent, the Kyiv Post, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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NEWER  Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian warplanes in one of its biggest drone attacks of the war, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian officials claimed today they used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six military aircraft and badly damage eight others at an airfield in Russia’s Rostov region. Russian defense officials, however, claimed . . . READ MORE . . .

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Sources: SBU attack against Russia’s Morozovsk airbase destroys 6 planes, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  An overnight attack against the Russian Morozovsk airbase was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in cooperation with Ukraine’s military, sources familiar with the matter said today. Su-34 fighter-bombers and Su-27 fighters . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kyiv confirms Ukrainian drones destroyed 6 Russian planes at air base, as many as 3 sites blasted, by Kateryna Zakharchenko and Alisa Orlova | Kyiv Post  Sources within Ukraine’s Special Services have confirmed that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in collaboration with the military and the Defense Forces, orchestrated the nighttime assault on the Morozovsk airfield, resulting in the destruction of at least six aircraft. The airfield housed Su-24, Su-24M, and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian warplanes reportedly destroyed in overnight drone attacks. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s Defense Ministry said today that it downed 53 Ukrainian drones, most of which targeted the southern Rostov region, where sources in Ukraine’s security services claim to have destroyed several Russian warplanes. “During the night and on the morning of April 5, the Kyiv regime . . . READ MORE . . ..

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Ukraine says fighting rages near Chasiv Yar, but denies Russia reached suburbs. From Reuters. KYIV — The Ukrainian military said today the battlefield situation was tense near the eastern town of Chasiv Yar, but denied Russian reports that Moscow’s troops had reached its suburbs. Russian forces . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kiev attacks borderline Belgorod Region with 159 shells, 20 UAVs over past day — governor. From Tass. BELGOROD, Russia — The Ukrainian military launched at least 159 munitions and 20 unmanned aerial vehicles in attacks on the borderline Belgorod Region over the past day, Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said today. They targeted . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia renews big attacks on Ukrainian power grid using better intelligence and new tactics, by Samya Kullab | AP  In March 22 attack, Russia unleashed more than 60 exploding drones and 90 missiles across Ukraine — the worst assault on the country’s energy infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in early 2022. The fusillade . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 4  U.S. spends billions on its undeclared war against Russia — U.S. journalist. From Tass. NEW YORK — The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has spent hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars to wage its undeclared war on Russia, U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson said. “No one in all that time,” he said, “has explained really the purpose of this war.” He added that . . . READ MORE . . .

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Over the next 3 decades, Ukraine’s population is expected to drop dramatically. From NPR. Ukraine’s population is estimated to be some 36 million people. It could drop by 10 million people in just three decades — and the war isn’t the only factor. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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The true toll of the war in Ukraine is measured in bodies. This man brings them home, one at a time. Reported by Erika Kinetz and Solomiia Hera | AP  DOVHENKE, Ukraine — Oleksii Yukov, a 38-year-old martial arts instructor, leads a team of volunteer body collectors in Ukraine. He is on the phone with a mother. She heard her son was injured in battle and left behind, but she’s not sure where. READ MORE . . .

 

For today, links to a reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Consortium News, and via ScheerPost to a Real News Network interview; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.)  — MCM

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Israel signals probe of lethal strike on Gaza aid convoy to take weeks. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — Israel signalled today that its military’s investigation of an air strike that killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip, and which it has already described in preliminary statements as an operational accident, could take weeks. “We will be transparent and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Food aid charity demands independent investigation of Israeli strike. From AP. World Central Kitchen on Wednesday demanded an independent investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed seven of its staff in Gaza. Wednesday night, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart . . . READ MORE . . .

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A member of Benjamin Netanyahu’s war Cabinet calls for elections in Israel. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Jennifer Ludden | NPR Benny Gantz, who leads an opposition party and also regularly faces the prime minister as part of the war Cabinet, is calling to set a date for elections. Polling shows Netanyahu would lose to him. Click HERE to listen and read.

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In the U.K., calls to stop the export of weapons to Israel are growing. Reported by Fatima Al-Kassab | NPR  Protests continue at factories where parts for F-35 jets are made — while some in the ruling party want to halt arms sales. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM APRIL 2   UK ignores its lawyers’ warnings on arms to Israel, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News  Pressure is growing on the British government to stop arming Israel after a leaked audio recording revealed that it is ignoring the advice of its own lawyers that Israel is breaking international humanitarian law and that Britain is in danger of also violating international law by continuing to ship Israel arms. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 1  How Israel created its own nemesis. Chris Hedges of The Real News Network talks with historian and journalist Paola Caridi, author of Hamas: From Resistance to Regime, about the origins and development of Hamas, and Israel’s roles over decades. Click HERE or HERE to watch and read a transcript.

For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, the Kyiv Post, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Ukrainian soldiers, engineers toil round the clock to build defences, by Anna Voitenko and Sergiy Chalyi | Reuters  CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine — Ukraine is working round the clock to build defensive fortifications to stop Russia’s troops advancing any further 26 months into their full-scale invasion.  The Ukrainian government has allocated . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says Ukraine will be NATO member. From Reuters. BRUSSELS — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today that Ukraine will eventually join NATO as support for the country remains “rock solid” among member states. “Our purpose at the summit is to help build a bridge to that membership,” he said.

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4 killed, including first responders, 12 injured in Russian attacks on Kharkiv, by Dmytro Basmat | The Kyiv Independent  Russian strikes on the city of Kharkiv killed at least four people and injured 12, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said early today. READ MORE . . .

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Units of battlegroup West improve forward positions in Kupyansk area. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukraine lost up to 125 troops as units of the battlegroup West improved positions in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a daily bulletin of the special military operation. Here are the details of this and other . . . READ MORE . . .

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How 44 countries voted to create tribunal to investigate Russian crimes against Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. Forty-four nations attending the “Restoring Justice for Ukraine” conference on April 2 signed a declaration creating a tribunal to investigate Russian war crimes. The nations condemned Russia’s full-scale Ukraine invasion as a violation of . . . READ MORE . . .

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As Zelensky’s party falters, Ukrainian parliament drifts to standstill, by Andrea Januta | The Kyiv Independent  The government has been struggling in recent months to gather necessary votes during sessions, according to experts and lawmakers who spoke to the Kyiv Independent. The reason is not because of disagreement over pending legislation, but . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 3  Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to replenish its beleaguered troops, by Hanna Arhirova and Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — Ukraine lowered its draft-eligible age for men from 27 to 25 on Wednesday, reflecting the strain that more than two years of war with Russia has put on its military and the need to infuse its depleted ranks with new conscripts. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 3  Russia: U.S. shares blame in a concert hall attack claimed by Islamic militants, by Jim Heintz | AP  TALLINN, Estonia — The head of Russia’s national security council on Wednesday contended that the United States shares blame for the attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall that killed 145 people, even though a branch of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility. Since . . . READ MORE . . .

 

 

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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NEWER  Bodies of 6 foreign aid workers slain in Israeli strikes are transported out of Gaza, by Mohammad Jahjouh and Samy Magdy | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes were transported out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt today ahead of their repatriation, Egypt’s state-run Qahera TV reported. The deadly strikes have . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ambulances carrying slain aid workers arrive at Gaza-Egypt border: AFP. From AFP. Ambulances arrived today at Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt carrying the remains of foreign aid workers killed in the territory in an Israeli strike, an AFP journalist saw. Once the six charity workers’ remains arrive in Egypt . . . READ MORE . . .

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Food aid groups forced to suspend operations after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Steve Inskeep of NPR asks Rebecca Abou Chedid of the aid organization Anera about its decision to stop operations in Gaza after the death of seven World Central Kitchen staff. Click HERE to listen and read.

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After deadly Israeli airstrike, aid workers may be more reluctant to risk their lives. Reported by Adrian Florido | NPR After seven of its workers were killed in Gaza, World Central Kitchen suspended work there. The nonprofit has become a major player in efforts to feed people in regions devastated by disaster or war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read

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FROM APRIL 2  World leaders condemn Israeli airstrike on disaster relief workers in Gaza. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR  Fallout continues over the Israeli airstrike on a convoy of World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza, killing seven. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized. Click HERE to listen and read.

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NEWER  Pope deplores deaths in Gaza and Ukraine from ‘folly of war.’ From Reuters. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis today issued a fresh appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, deploring the killing of aid workers in an Israeli airstrike and paying tribute to a Ukrainian soldier who died in the war against Russia. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 2  Survivors recount horrors of Israeli siege on Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR  Isreali forces concluded a two-week siege of Gaza’s largest hospital. Survivors say forces destroyed the complex beyond repair, killed medics, detained hundreds of innocent people and burnt homes. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM APRIL 1  The White House planned a smaller Ramadan gathering as the war in Gaza continues. Reported by Asma Khalid | NPR  Sources said the White House had initially planned to host a small, solemn Ramadan dinner Tuesday evening, but plans changed after a number of Muslim invitees said they did not feel comfortable dining at the White House while scores of Palestinians are on the brink of starvation. Click HERE to listen and read.

For today, links to reports from Tass, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Post, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, and Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Crocus City Hall terror attack traced to Ukrainian special services — Patrushev. From Tass. ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The terror attack at the Crocus City Hall music venue in the Moscow suburb can be traced to Ukrainian special services and it is well known that the Kiev regime is fully controlled by the United States, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said today. “They are . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian military says recruited 100K contract soldiers since start of 2024. From the Moscow Times.  Russia’s Defense Ministry said today that more than 100,000 people have signed up to fight as contract soldiers in the war against Ukraine so far this year. “Over the past week and a half, recruitment . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin claims increase in Russians joining army to ‘take revenge’ for Crocus attack – Ukrainian intel rubbishes statement, by Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post  The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed today that more Russians are signing military contracts to fight in Ukraine in order to avenge the March 22 Crocus City Hall terrorist attack — an attack carried out by the Islamic State, but which the Kremlin has attempted to pin on Ukraine — where . . . READ MORE . . .

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NATO ministers mull 100 billion euro military fund for Ukraine, by Andrew Gray and John Irish | Reuters  BRUSSELS, April 3 (Reuters) – NATO foreign ministers met today to discuss how to put military support for Ukraine on a long-term footing, including a proposal for a 100 billion euro ($107 billion) five-year fund and a plan seen as a way to “Trump-proof” aid for Kyiv. READ MORE . . . 

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NEWER  Russia says NATO, at 75, has returned to Cold War mindset. From Reuters. Russia says NATO has returned to a Cold War mindset as the alliance marks its 75th anniversary this week. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters that NATO has no place in the “multipolar world” that Moscow says it seeks. . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Pope deplores deaths in Gaza and Ukraine from ‘folly of war.’ From Reuters. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis today issued a fresh appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, deploring the killing of aid workers in an Israeli airstrike and paying tribute to a Ukrainian soldier who died in the war against Russia. READ MORE . . .

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WSJ: Macron privately pushed Biden, Scholz to adopt ‘strategic ambiguity’ toward Russia, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  French President Emmanuel Macron held confidential calls with U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in February to convince them about the need for strategic ambiguity in their approach toward Russia, the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 2  Life has returned to Ukraine’s Bucha. But 2 years after the killings, some families can’t move on, by Samya Kullab | AP  BUCHA, Ukraine — Russian troops quickly occupied Bucha after invading Ukraine and stayed for about a month. When Ukrainian troops retook the town, they found what became known as the epicenter of the war’s atrocities. Dozens of bodies of men, women and children lay on the streets, in . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, and Al Jazeera, and to commentary from ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for today and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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World Central Kitchen charity halts Gaza operations after apparent Israeli strike kills 7 workers, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An apparent Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, leading the charity to suspend delivery today of vital food aid to Gaza, where . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Netanyahu calls killing of aid workers in airstrike unintended and tragic, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today an Israeli airstrike that killed seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza was unintended and “tragic”, and the military pledged an independent inquiry. The Israeli military . . . READ MORE . . .

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The U.S. and Israel disagree over what should come next in Gaza. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR  Does the growing friction between the U.S. and Israel over the war in Gaza mark a fundamental change in the countries’ relationship? Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM APRIL 1  Palistinians want April vote for full United Nations membership, by Michelle Nichols | Reuters  The Palestinian Authority wants the United Nations Security Council to vote this month to make it a full member of the world body, the Palestinian U.N. envoy said on Monday, a move that can be blocked by Israel’s ally the United States. Riyad Mansour, who has permanent observer status . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 1  In Israel, tens of thousands of protesters have called for Netanyahu to step down. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR  Protesters in Israel have staged the largest demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the war began almost six months ago. They called for a ceasefire and for him to step down. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM APRIL 1  U.S., Israeli officials to meet virtually on Rafah, White House says. From Reuters. WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. and Israeli officials planned to hold a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the Biden administration’s alternative proposals to an Israeli military invasion of Rafah, the White House said. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 26  UN special rapporteur accuses Israel of acts of ‘genocide.’ From Al Jazeera. Francesca Albanese says Israel has violated three of the five acts listed under the UN Genocide Convention. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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FROM APRIL 1  The challenges of investigating war crimes in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Reported by Ryan Lucas | NPR   Almost six months into the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Justice Department has been nearly silent on the topic of possible war crimes. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM MARCH 31  A genocide foretold, by Chris Hedges | Original to ScheerPost  There are no surprises in Gaza. Every horrifying act of Israel’s genocide has been telegraphed in advance. It has been for decades. The dispossession of Palestinians of their land . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 29  Imperium: Decline on the way to fall, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  The United Nations Human Rights Council just received a 25–page report and a 12–minute video summary from its special rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, titled “Anatomy of a Genocide.” You can . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, and Kyiv Post, and to commentary from ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Ukraine aims drones at an oil refinery and a drone factory in its deepest strike yet inside Russia, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian drones attacked one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries and a drone factory in the Russian province of Tatarstan, officials said today, in what appeared to be Kyiv’s deepest strike inside Russian territory since the war began. The near the cities of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine invites citizens to register war-time damage. From Reuters. THE HAGUE — Ukrainians can begin filing claims for damages they have suffered in Russia’s invasion at a newly-established register based in The Hague, Ukrainian Foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba announced today. Initially, the register . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says seized 400 sq km of Ukrainian land. From AFP. Russia said today its forces had captured 400 square kilometers (150 square miles) of Ukrainian territory this year. Moscow secured its first territorial gains in almost a year in recent months, as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Orthodox Church leaders called on to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Michel Martin of NPR talks with attorney Lena Zezulin about growing calls for Russian Orthodox Church outposts abroad to break from the Moscow-based church and its support of the war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Seven Russian border area residents killed, over 40 injured in week’s shelling by Ukraine.  From Tass. MOSCOW — Seven residents of frontline population centers were killed and over 40 injured over the past week due to shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces, Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s special envoy for the crimes of the Kiev regime, said. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. needs Ukraine as anti-Russian territory — top security official. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s goal of demilitarizing Ukraine is still on the agenda as the United States and NATO involved in the conflict see the country as anti-Russian territory under their control, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said today. “The United States and NATO nurture . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian attack kills elderly man in Kherson Oblast, by Elsa Court and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  A Russian attack on the village of Tokarivka in Kherson Oblast killed a 79-year-old man in Kherson Oblast, the Kherson Regional Military Administration said today. Tokarivka is located . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia deploys S-300 and Pantsir-S1 missile systems to protect Kerch Bridge from Ukrainian attacks, partisans say, by Julia Struck and Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post  The Atesh guerrilla movement, via Telegram, reported Russia’s deployment of S-300 air-defense missile systems and Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft artillery systems to safeguard the Kerch Bridge against potential Ukrainian attacks. “Our agents . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 29  Imperium: Decline on the way to fall, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  On the eastern flank of the Atlantic world the imperium’s managers have lost a war they were confident they would win when they started it with the coup they arranged in Kiev a decade ago. The West’s . . . READ MORE . . .

A link to a conversation on “9/11 Free Fall,” a weekly program of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth; other information is accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Engineering students aren’t buying the official lie. Andy Steele of AE911Truth talks with civil engineer John Schuler, a volunteer, about the gradual awakening of engineers to the impossibility of the government’s explanations about the physical collapse of the three skyscrapers at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Click HERE to watch and listen.

For today, links to commentary from Truthout and the Dissenter; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 29  UK court gives Biden a chance to dodge Assange appeal by ‘assuring’ his rights, by Marjorie Cohn | Truthout  WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is closer than ever to being extradited to the United States for trial on 17 counts under the Espionage Act and one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion over WikiLeaks’s 2010-2011 revelation of evidence of U.S. war crimes in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantánamo Bay. He faces . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 28  UK High Court: Extradition removes CIA’s ‘rationale’ for assassinating Assange, by Kevin Gosztola | The Dissenter  While recognizing that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had valid grounds to appeal extradition to the United States, the British High Court of Justice last week refused to consider “fresh evidence” involving the CIA. On March 26, the High Court . . . READ MORE . . .