Tag: Spotlight
The U.S. Has Imposed Sanctions on Georgia and Nicaragua for Instituting Laws that Copy U.S. Legislation and Were Designed to Ward Off Coups
John Perry - 1
Politicians in the small Caucasian nation of Georgia have been sanctioned by Washington for “undermining democracy” and depriving Georgian people of “fundamental freedoms,” simply because its parliament has passed a law to control foreign influence over Georgian politics.
Politicians in another small country, Nicaragua, were subjected to U.S. sanctions for...
30% of Rim of the Pacific Naval Forces Are from NATO Europe
As the United States increases its military confrontation with China through new military bases on Guam and the Philippines and more land, sea and air exercises with countries in the Asia-Pacific, the world’s largest naval war exercises are...
After 1,901 days in Belmarsh Prison, and many more years fighting for his freedom, Julian Assange has agreed to a plea deal with the United States and is back in Australia. There, he’ll reunite with his wife, Stella, and his children who have only seen him in jail...
Father of Six, an Ex-Marine Corps Pilot, is Facing 60 Years in Prison for Allegedly Assisting the Chinese
John Kiriakou - 0
Charges Appear to Be Ridiculous
The Justice Department has made something of a sport of attacking people on “national security” grounds.
Just look at what has happened in recent years to Tom Drake, Chelsea Manning, Jeffrey Sterling, Daniel Hale, and this writer.
The Justice Department’s attack dogs told Tom Drake and Chelsea...
CovertAction Bulletin: Pentagon Anti-Vax Propaganda Targets Philippines
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 2
In 2020 and 2021, a secret Pentagon program deployed fake social media accounts to sow distrust among people in Southeast Asian countries, particularly the Philippines, around China’s Sinovac vaccination for COVID-19. Clusters of accounts identified as having ties to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) made posts with the hashtag #ChinaAngVirus - or “China is the virus” in Tagalog suggested that the coronavirus is real, but China’s vaccinations were not to be trusted...
National Bar Association and Civil Rights Groups Say Feds Targeted State’s Attorney Mosby For Trying Corrupt Cops
John Potash - 0
The Congressional Black Caucus, the NAACP, the National Bar Association and more than a dozen civil rights groups have sent letters to Joe Biden asking him to pardon convicted Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby.
These groups describe her conviction as political targeting for her exposure of mass corruption amongst the...
Don’t participate in the unfruitful actions of darkness,instead, reveal the truth about them.
Ephesians 5:11
In August 2017, CIA’s front company Noetic International Inc. signed an agreement with RKW Strategic Services LLC, a U.S.-based “waste-to-energy” (WTE) firm headed by a Polish immigrant. According to the Noetic’s press release, the agreement implied...
CovertAction Bulletin: When Biden Won’t Draw a Red Line, The People Will
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 0
Over 100,000 people surrounded the White House on Saturday, June 8th, wearing red and carrying a 2-mile long banner with the names of the tens of thousands of Palestinians who have died since the renewed Israeli assault began eight months to the day before....
A Hunger Strike for Gaza
I am on day nine of a voluntary hunger strike while Palestinians in Gaza are being starved to death. It is estimated that 3,500 children are at risk of death in the coming weeks due to starvation. Two million people are trapped in the besieged Gaza...
CovertAction Bulletin: Congo “Coup”? What’s Imperialism Got To Do With It?
Rachel Hu and Chris Garaffa - 0
On May 19, forces calling themselves the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo launched what appears to be a failed coup attempt, attacking the home of the Deputy Prime Minister of Economy Vital Kamerhe, as well as the Congo’s presidential palace, Palais de la Nation...