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	Malaysia's New Political Normal by Murray Hunter Today, at least in the eyes of Malaysia's ethnic Malays, who make up 60 percent of the population Muhyiddin Yassin is beginning to be seen as a legitimate prime minister. The focus has generally decreased on what many felt was the treacherous...
	Assange's Ninth Day at the Old Bailey: Torture Testimonies, Offers of Pardon and Truth Telling by Dr. Binoy Kampmark The extradition trial of Julian Assange at the Old Bailey moved into a higher gear today. Testimonies spanned the importance of classified information in war journalism, the teasing offer of a pardon for Assange by...
	Assange's Eighth Day at the Old Bailey: Software Redactions, the Iraq Logs and the Extradition Act by Dr. Binoy Kampmark The extradition trial of Julian Assange at the Old Bailey struck similar notes to the previous day's proceedings: the documentary work and practise of WikiLeaks, the method of redactions, and the legacy of exposing war crimes.

	Assange's Seventh Day at the Old Bailey: Diligent Redactions and Avoiding Harm by Dr. Binoy Kampmark September 16. Central Criminal Court, London. Proceedings today at the Old Bailey regarding Julian Assange's extradition returned to journalistic practice, redaction of source names and that ongoing obsession with...
	Assange's Sixth Day at the Old Bailey: US Prison Conditions and Politicised Prosecutions by Dr. Binoy Kampmark September 15. Central Criminal Court, London. Today, witnesses appearing in the extradition trial of Julian Assange fleshed out some points touched upon the previous day: the fate awaiting the WikiLeaks publisher in the US prison...
	Rio Tinto turns Cultural Vandal: The Destruction of the Juukan Gorge Caves by Dr. Binoy Kampmark It was a calamity in cultural terms likened to the destruction of the Buddhist statues of Bamyan and the ancient city of Palmyra. The explosive eradication of two Aboriginal sites in West Australia's Juukan Gorge in May...
	Assange's Fifth Day at the Old Bailey: Supermax Prisons and Special Administrative Measures by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Having had a coronavirus scare towards the end of last week, necessitating a brief suspension of proceedings for September 11, the extradition proceedings for Julian Assange resumed with Eric Lewis.
	New Australian Law Endangers Thousands of Migration Experts by Murray Hunter Australia's lawyers appear to be the beneficiaries of a stunning coup that puts their lay competition out of business in the lucrative practice of guiding the 200,000-odd annual migrants through the complicated task of gaining entry to the country.
	Fruits of Illegality: The NSA, Bulk Collection and Warrantless Surveillance by Dr. Binoy Kampmark He has become part of the furniture when it comes to discussions about privacy rights and personal liberties, arguably an odd sort of thing for a man who also dealt in the shadows of intelligence secrets.
	Turkey-Greece Mediterranean Tensions: Track II Efforts Needed by Rene Wadlow With Turkish war ships in the Mediterranean and the Greek army on alert, the tensions between Greece and Turkey are growing. On 10 August, 2020, Turkey sent an oil and natural gas exploration ship, the Oruc Reis, into...
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