The Looming Fight to Make Local Cops Part of Trump’s Deportation Machine
Washington (The Intercept): As Donald Trump sweeps back into power with a promise to launch the “largest deportation operation in American history,” Arizona voted to expand the immigration enforcement machinery at his disposal. By a wide margin, voters approved a ballot measure to grant state and local police the authority to arrest undocumented immigrants for crossing the border.
Abu Ghraib Torture Trial Against Virginia-Based Defense Contractor Begins Again
Washington (The Intercept): A federal case brought against a military contractor by three Iraqi men detained at Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 went to trial for the second time this week.
With a 92 percent disapproval rating, Peru’s President Dina Boluarte
Lima (The Intercept): In a country riven by deep political, social, and geographic divisions, there are few subjects on which all Peruvians can agree. But the foibles and failures of President Dina Boluarte have given her nation’s populace one unifying opinion: Nobody likes Dina.
The Pentagon Wants to Use AI to Create Deepfake Internet Users
Washington (The Intercept): The United States’ secretive Special Operations Command is looking for companies to help create deepfake internet users so convincing that neither humans nor computers will be able to detect they are fake, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept.
US Journalist Released After Being Detained by Israel for Four Days
Washington (The Intercept): American journalist Jeremy Loffredo was released Friday morning by Israeli authorities after spending four days in Israeli detention following his arrest in the West Bank.
Estrategia de UE podría afectar al Sur Global, afirma Oxfam
Bruselas (Prensa Latina): La actual estrategia inversionista de la Unión Europea (UE) estimula la privatización de infraestructuras y servicios públicos en el Sur Global y amenaza con elevar la carga de la deuda, advirtió una organización internacional.
Israel’s Bloody Record of Bombing Schools in Gaza
Washington (The Intercept): Israel has bombed nearly 85 percent of Gaza’s schools in the past year, killing hundreds of children and displaced Palestinians.
Progressives Escalate Calls for Arms Embargo as Israel Expands War
Washington (The Intercept) Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation that would block $20 billion of United States weapons sales to Israel.
Paging The Hague: Israel’s Exploding Electronics Might Be War Crimes
Wahington (The Intercept) A day after pagers simultaneously exploded across Lebanon and Syria, a second round of bombs -this time embedded in walkie-talkies and solar equipment- detonated on Wednesday in Beirut and throughout Lebanon.
US Has Been at War in Yemen for 20 Years, but Houthis Can Still Choke the Red Sea
(The Intercept): Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two oil tankers in the Red Sea on Monday with ballistic missiles and a one-way attack drone, according to US Central Command, which characterized the strikes as “reckless acts of terrorism.”
By Nick Turse
