(2021-07-20). New details show how Pegasus was used to spy on political opponents. wsws.org Pegasus that has been used by governments since at least 2016 to hack into the smartphones of thousands of journalists, activists and business and political figures around the world.
(2021-07-20). Israeli software Pegasus may have been used to spy on activists, politicians, journalists globally. peoplesdispatch.org The revelation was made in a report published by The Guardian and 16 other media organizations on Sunday which is based on the findings of Amnesty International and Paris based Forbidden Stories.
(2021-07-20). "Ban killer drones!" — Antiwar activists support whistleblower Daniel Hale. workers.org 
Daniel Hale, a former Air Force intelligence analyst, faces up to 10 years in prison for releasing documents relating to the Pentagon's drone program. The documents expose atrocities and the existence of "kill lists" that name people targeted for assassination. Hale pleaded guilty to one count of violating the 1917 . . . |
(2021-07-20). As US troops are flown out of Afghanistan, the graveyard of great empires is now once again at the center of a battle for Eurasia. rt.com 
Two decades on, the US government's escapade in Afghanistan is now drawing to a close. However, history shows the troubled Central Asian nation is unlikely to disappear from the headlines anytime soon as a great global crossroads. | In early July, American and coalition forces left Bagram Airfield, once Washington's largest base of operations in Afghanistan. Already at 90% completion, the withdrawal is expected to be concluded by August 31, 2021, ahead of President Joe Biden's initial September 11 deadline. Meanwhile, Taliban forces are advancing, recapturing and, crucially, holding lost territories, claiming…
(2021-07-20). "No ice cream for you" — Ben & Jerry's ceases distribution to Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestinian West Bank. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The civil society movement to boycott, divest from and sanction (BDS) Israel racked up another victory on Monday when it was announced that Ben & Jerry's ice cream would cease being sold in the Israeli-only squatter-settlements built on usurped Palestinian-owned farmland. Ben & Jerry's was founded by Ben Cohen and …
(2021-07-20). Ben & Jerry's Vows To Stop Sales In Israeli West Bank Settlements. popularresistance.org On Monday Ben & Jerry's announced that it would stop selling ice cream in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. The move comes after years of pressure from activists in the company's home state of Vermont.
(2021-07-20). Headlines for July 20, 2021. democracynow.org Report: COVID Death Toll in India May Be Over 4 Million, As COVID Cases Rise in All 50 States, Biden Urges Unvaccinated to Get the Shot, Pediatricians Recommend Universal Masking in Schools, Ariel Henry to Become Haitian PM After Getting Support from U.S. & Core Group, Socialist Teacher & Union Leader Pedro Castillo Wins Peruvian Presidential Election, 35 Killed in Market Blast in Baghdad on Eve of Eid al-Adha, Rockets Land Near Afghan Presidential Palace During Outdoor Eid Prayers, In Victory for BDS Movement, Ben & Jerry's to Stop Selling Ice Cream in Israeli Settlements, Morocco Sentences Journalist Omar Radi…
(2021-07-20). Calls Grow for Moratorium on Private Spyware After Pegasus Revelations. truthout.org 
Calls are growing for stricter regulations on the use of surveillance technology after revelations that countries have used the powerful Pegasus spyware against politicians, journalists and activists around the world. The Pegasus software, sold by the Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, can secretly infect a mobile phone and harvest its information. While the company touts Pegasus as intended for criminals and terrorists, leaked data suggests the tool is widely abused by governments to go after p…
(2021-07-20). Amnesty Int'l Calls for Moratorium on Private Spyware After Israeli NSO Group Pegasus Revelations. democracynow.org 
Calls are growing for stricter regulations on the use of surveillance technology after revelations that countries have used the powerful Pegasus spyware against politicians, journalists and activists around the world. The Pegasus software, sold by the Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, can secretly infect a mobile phone and harvest its information. While the company touts Pegasus as intended for criminals and terrorists, leaked data suggests the tool is widely abused by governments to go after political opponents and dissidents, according to reporting from The Pegasus Project, an international consortium of…
(2021-07-20). U.S. hands off Cuba, Haiti! workers.org 
Protesters marched through Portland, Oregon's Saturday Market July 17 chanting "U.S. Out of Cuba! Hands Off Haiti!" They joined progressives around the world who are protesting U.S. attempts to destabilize Cuba. The Portland activists handed out informational leaflets condemning the U.S. Congress for recently adding $2 million to the more . . . |
(2021-07-20). Don't Use Cuba Protests to Justify US Intervention, Say Activists in Mexico. truthout.org 
Mexico City, Mexico — Singing songs of revolution and chanting slogans in support of the Cuban Revolution, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Cuban Embassy in Mexico City on Saturday, July 17, in an expression of solidarity with the Cuban people and their right to self-determination. | The jubilant demonstration, organized by both Mexicans and Cubans, came as Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel grapples with a destabilization effort by right-wing opponents and U.S. politicians se…
(2021-07-20). Wednesday 7/21: Haiti in Crisis: Teach-in w/ Human Rights Activists Pierre Labossiere & Seth Donnelly. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2021-07-20). Tuesday 7/20: What Can We Do About Voter Suppression & The Threat To Democracy? Activists Respond. indybay.org Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/86273983265; Meeting ID: 862 7398 3265; | call in: 1 669 900 9128, then enter 862 7398 3265 ##…
(2021-07-20). Bomb Cuba, and a Story to Compare Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Farooque Chowdhury — Jul 15, 2021 | There's now call to bomb Cuba — a suggestion from the land of inequality, the Empire. | Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami, has called for US military intervention in Cuba. | The mayor has cited many examples — from Panama to Kosovo. Mr. Suarez claims — all US attacks went smoothly. An act to feel proud by imperialists! | The logic behind this interventionist proposal was explained by the mayor. Suarez told Fox News during a Tuesday interview: Cuba is a threat to the US because Cuba is "exporting communism throughout the hemisphere and throughout the world…
(2021-07-20). Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires. commondreams.org Netanyahu's objective is not really to impede Citizenship and Entry Law, but to create a wedge within the coalition.
(2021-07-19). Pegasus Investigation Sparks Global Outrage. telesurenglish.net Several journalists, activists, and human rights organizations rejected on Monday global espionage by the Israeli software Pegasus from the company NSO Group. | RELATED: | The software allows the recovery of text messages, photos, contacts and also listens to conversations of the phone's owners. The reactions follow a journalist investigation published on Sunday about a list of activists and journalists from France Forbidden Stories and the NGO Amnesty In…
(2021-07-19). Israeli Software Company's Spyware Used To Target Hundreds Of Journalists, Activists. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | An Israeli company's spyware was used in attempted and successful hacks of 37 smartphones belonging to journalists, government officials and human rights activists around the world, according to an investigation by 17 media organizations, published on July 18th. | One of the organizations, The Washington Post, said the Pegasus spyware licensed by Israel-based NSO Group also was used to target phones belonging to two women close to Jamal Khashoggi, a Post columnist murdered at a Sa…
(2021-07-19). Private Israeli Spyware Used Against Activists, Journalists Worldwide, Reports Suggest. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The software Pegasus, developed by Israel's NSO Group and used by government agencies to track criminals and terrorists, was deployed by state services to hack private phones of activists, journalists, and opposition figures around the world, according to an investigation by The Washington Post and 16 other media outlets.
(2021-07-19). Data breach reveals extensive government spying on journalists and political activists. wsws.org A breach of Israeli spy company NSO Group revealed 50,000 phone numbers, including those belonging to journalists, slated for infection with spyware capable of viewing a target's personal messages and information.
(2021-07-19). Data leak shows activists, journalists targeted using Israeli spyware and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the initial findings of Project Pegasus and the targeting of journalists, the results of Chile's presidential primary elections, and more…
(2021-07-19). Friday 7/16: Stop the U.S.-Saudi War on Yemen. indybay.org SF Federal Building, 90 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2021-07-19). Gaza: a Vision of What Capital & Empire Intend for the Rest of the Globe. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jul 17, 2021 | In this era of decline for U.S. imperialist hegemony and contraction in capital, colonialism increasingly asserts itself through crude and haphazard exercises in profit-driven brutality. Like how the Roman empire during its era of decay
(2021-07-19). Jean-Luc Mélenchon supports anti-vaccine protest called by French neofascists. wsws.org The call to let the virus spread unimpeded has won support not only among neo-fascist activists, but inside Jean-Luc Mélenchon's Unsubmissive France.
(2021-07-19). Refugee car convoy case adjourned again. greenleft.org.au The cases of 18 refugee rights activists who participated in a car convoy last year have been adjourned to October 4. Chris Slee reports.