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A supporter in a costume of the Statue of Liberty holds a placard in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in the City of London on August 11, 2021, during a preliminary appeal hearing of the US case for the extradition of Assange to the US.(Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP)

The judicial kidnapping of Julian Assange

Britain’s high court showed no hesitation in sending Julian Assange to his death, living or otherwise.

A supporter in a costume of the Statue of Liberty holds a placard in support of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in the City of London on August 11, 2021, during a preliminary appeal hearing of the US case for the extradition of Assange to the US.(Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP)

Julian Assange: A day in the death of British justice

John Pilger examines the latest arguments presented by the US in its bid to extradite Julian Assange, and the continuing persecution of the whistleblower and his partner Stella…

Blood stains are seen at a detention centre for mainly African migrants that was hit by an airstrike in the Tajoura suburb of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, Libya. (Reuters/Ismail Zitouny)
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Time is not on our side in Libya

Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west

Security agencies “successfully dismantled a (CIA) spy network,” the head of counter-intelligence at the Iranian intelligence ministry, whose identity was not revealed, told reporters in Tehran. (AFP)

Iran announces arrests, death sentences as CIA spy network busted

Officials say locals were recruited while applying for visas to US

The petition also looks beyond Khashoggi’s case, calling for the enactment of ‘binding laws that protect journalists, guarantee their right to work in freedom, and punish those who violate this right.’ (Reuters)

Saudis don’t know where Khashoggi’s body is: official

The dissident journalist was dismembered after his murder October 2 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul but his remains have yet to be found

Jalaluddin Haqqani, believed to have been born in Afghanistan before migrating to Pakistan’s tribal areas, first came to prominence as an Afghan mujahideen commander fighting the Soviet occupation. (Al Jazeera)

Afghan Taliban announce death of Haqqani network founder

Jalaluddin Haqqani became a CIA asset and received a personal visit from US congressman Charlie Wilson, who helped secure arms for the mujahideen

South Africa’s captain AB de Villiers celebrates reaching his century during the Cricket World Cup match against the West Indies.

Trump’s pick for new CIA head dogged by detention torture allegations

Gina Haspel has been named by President Trump as new director of the CIA, becoming the first woman to hold the post if confirmed by the Senate

(Reuters)

Dear Cyril, Here are my conditions

‘Now that the deal is done, we can reveal some of the negotiating positions taken by the former president during the Zexit process’

If there were ever a film that represented the wish of young Pinocchio-boys to remain in the Elysian Plain of eternal boyhood while inadvertently finding themselves on a slow train to becoming

Uranium, Israel, Pinocchio and Top Gun, and what they have to do with Ghostbusters

There is always room for more donkeys on Pleasure Island, especially after the new Ghostbusters proton-blast the No Girls Allowed sign.

In the late 1970s

Still fighting spy wars

The current Spy vs Spy farce summons a sense of déjà vu, with a CIA spook lurking in every nook.

Spy cables: 7 things you need to know about SA’s spies

Here are 7 things you need to know about SA’s intelligence services, in the wake of details from spy cables released by Al-Jazeera and The Guardian.

According to one poll

Amnesty: Europe must admit to co-operation in CIA torture

Amnesty International is calling on European countries to come clean on their assistance with CIA operations so that justice can be served.

Former US vice president

World leaders outraged by CIA torture report

Many world leaders are criticising the torture methods of the CIA, revealed this week in a US Senate report, and they are calling for legal action.

Before he became US president

How Obama threw a veil over torture

US President Barack Obama could have taken action but did not want to weaken the intelligence services.

US Senate report confirms torture does not work

The Senate report on CIA detention and interrogation found that detainees subjected to torture produced no intelligence or "fabricated information".

Our president seeks to know his future

CIA lied about brutal and ineffective torture – report

A US Senate report found that the CIA misled the American public about its torture methods after 9/11 and were brutal and pervasive in their actions.

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s office on Tuesday said it knew nothing of an apology to her by MK military veterans chairperson Kebby Maphatsoe.

Madonsela unaware of Maphatsoe apology

Public protector Thuli Madonsela’s office says it knows nothing of an apology to her by MK military veterans chairperson Kebby Maphatsoe.

DA MP David Maynier insulted Deputy Defence Minister Kebby Maphatsoe in the National Assembly over the latter’s claims against Thuli Madonsela.

‘You’re an idiot’, MP tells Kebby Maphatsoe

DA MP David Maynier insulted Deputy Defence Minister Kebby Maphatsoe in the National Assembly over the latter’s claims against Thuli Madonsela.

Collaboration: Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe says efforts to improve education are starting from a very low base.

Government: Madonsela is not a spy

Jeff Radebe has said that Kebby Maphatsoe’s comments about the public protector do not "reflect the views and thinking of government".

Madonsela accused of being a CIA spy

A deputy minister has accused public protector Thuli Madonsela of being a spy for the CIA, and said that "we can’t allow people to hijack the ANC".