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CovertAction Bulletin Podcast: Julian Assange & the U.S. War on Whistleblowers

In this special episode of CovertAction Bulletin, we spend the entire hour with former CIA analyst and field agent John Kiriakou. Kiriakou became a whistleblower when he exposed the CIA’s official torture program—and then became the only person jailed for it.
We discuss how the ongoing campaign against Julian Assange should inform us about how to view and support the work of other whistleblowers. While Assange remains in prison and under threat of extradition and trial in the U.S., the threat to journalists, publishers and activists continues to grow.

Cost of the Ukraine War Felt in Africa, Global South

While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific consequences of the war which are felt in many regions around the world. Even when these repercussions are discussed, disproportionate coverage is allocated to European countries, like Germany and Austria, due to their heavy reliance on […]

How Could the U.S. Help to Bring Peace to Ukraine?

Photo credit: cdn.zeebiz.com On April 21st, President Biden announced new shipments of weapons to Ukraine, at a cost of $800 million to U.S. taxpayers. On April 25th, Secretaries Blinken and Austin announced over $300 million more military aid. The United States has now spent $3.7 billion on weapons for Ukraine since the Russian invasion, bringing […]

CovertAction Bulletin Podcast: On the Ground Report with Rania Khalek on the International Anti-Fascist Summit in Venezuela—and the Global South Perspective on Ukraine

On today’s show we start out with Elon Musk's $44 billion dollar effort to buy Twitter. He claims he will make the algorithms open source, but there’s obviously many doubts about that. What does this development mean for the platform?...and much more

MACRON 2032 - Et pourquoi pas !?...

Article 6 de la Constitution de la Cinquième République française : Le Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct. Nul ne peut exercer plus de deux mandats consécutifs. Les modalités d'application du présent article sont fixées par une loi organique. Le Président Emmanuel Macron fait son dernier mandat de 5 ans, car la loi stipule que "Nul ne peut exercer plus de deux mandats consécutifs". Il aura donc le droit de se représenter 5 ans plus tard, (...)

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Turkey and Russia ready to face-off in Syria

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator   Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters on Saturday, that Turkey has banned all Russian planes, both military and civilian, from flying over Turkish airspace while going to Syria. This ban will remain for three months. The surprise move is seen as a bid to increase pressure on […]