Now that Maxwell’s criminal trial has come and gone, there is little reason to retain protection over the vast swaths of information about Epstein and Maxwell’s sex-trafficking operation that were originally filed under seal in this case.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10397345/Prince-Andrews-accusers-lawyers-demand-unsealing-information-Epstein-Maxwell.html
Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre petitions judge to unseal the identities of EIGHT high-profile John Does named in civil lawsuit she filed against Ghislaine Maxwell
Attorneys for Virginia Giuffre have asked a judge to unseal material from an earlier civil lawsuit she filed against Ghislaine Maxwell
The documents are said to contain 'vast swathes of information' about Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell's 'sex trafficking' and references to eight 'John Does'
The individuals are identified in court documents only as 'Non-Parties 17, 53, 54, 55, 56, 73, 93 and 151' - it is not clear if one of them Prince Andrew
Should Judge Preska unseal the documents in her case they could shed new light on the Duke of York's alleged dealings with Maxwell and Epstein
Judge Preska has slowly been approving the release of hundreds of documents in the case after applications from media
The request came on the day Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Giuffre's separate battery lawsuit against Prince Andrew can move forward
>happeninged
I admit fully my judgement was probably coloured by my tendency to be too honourable but that's just the way it is.
>Queen Elizabeth strips
https://twitter.com/SarahTheDuchess/status/1195433090363142145
It is so rare to meet people that are able to speak from their hearts with honesty+pure real truth, that remain steadfast and strong to their beliefs. Andrew is a true+real gentleman and is stoically steadfast to not only his duty but also his kindness + goodness @TheDukeOfYork
>Gavin Newsom BLOCKS parole of Sirhan Sirhan
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-pays-respect-eu-parliament-chief-sassoli-ahead-state-funeral-2022-01-13/
Italy pays respect to EU parliament chief Sassoli ahead of state funeral
Italian politicians joined ordinary citizens on Thursday to pay their respects to European Parliament President David Sassoli, who died this week and whose coffin was placed in Rome's town hall ahead of a state funeral.
Hundreds of people queued patiently on a brisk winter's day to enter the hall where Sassoli's wooden coffin was laid out, surrounded by floral wreaths.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Mario Draghi were among the first to pay homage to Sassoli, who died in a cancer clinic in north-eastern on Italy on Tuesday aged 65.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-court-rule-landmark-syria-torture-trial-2022-01-13/
Ex-officer jailed for Syrian war crimes after landmark German trial
Ex-colonel Anwar Raslan convicted on 27 counts
Worked for Assad government's security services
Granted asylum in Germany before being arrested in 2019
Trial was first over state-backed torture in Syria's war
Trial of Syrian doctor opens in Frankfurt next week
A German court on Thursday jailed a Syrian ex-intelligence officer for life for murder, rape and crimes against humanity, handing down the first ever conviction for state-backed torture committed during Syria's civil war after a landmark trial.
Anwar Raslan was found guilty on 27 of out 58 counts of murder, rape and sexual assault carried out at a Damascus prison run by a unit of President Bashar al-Assad's security services that he headed.
The 58-year-old, a colonel when he defected to the Syrian opposition in 2012 and who prosecutors said was granted asylum in Germany two years later, had denied all charges.
The Assad government denies it tortures prisoners.
The trial was held under Germany's universal jurisdiction laws, which allow courts to prosecute crimes against humanity committed anywhere in the world.
Prosecutors supported by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) had gathered evidence since 2016 from nearly 50 Syrian torture survivors living in Germany, and from others based elsewhere in Europe, the ECCHR - an NGO founded by lawyers in 2007 - said.
Mariam Alhallak, whose son died during interrogations by government agents after being abducted at Damascus University in 2012, the year after the war began, welcomed the verdict.
"It means a lot to me because I have a feeling that justice is happening," she said outside the court in the western German city of Koblenz, one of a group of Syrian mothers holding pictures of children they said were killed or tortured in Syrian government facilities.
"It's a small step toward the justice we hope will be achieved: accountability for all those who committed violations, including the criminals who killed my son."
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hailed what she called "a landmark leap forward" in pursuing justice for the serious human rights violations perpetrated in Syria.
"This is a clear example of how national courts can and should fill accountability gaps for such crimes wherever they were committed," she said in a statement from Geneva, urging other states to employ the same princples of extra-territorial jurisdiction.
Inside the court Raslan, dressed in a black jacket and wearing glasses and a white face mask, gave a brief, wry smile as he waited for the verdict to be read out after a police officer removed his handcuffs.
Syrian human rights lawyers said he had defected to Turkey before moving on in 2014 to Germany, where he contacted police saying he feared former colleagues could take his life. He was arrested by German authorities in 2019.
'THE CRUELTY CONTINUES'
The verdict against Raslan, which will give hope to survivors of atrocities committed during the war after attempts to establish an international tribunal for Syria failed, was the second handed down during the trial, which began in April 2020.
Last year, another former member of the Syrian intelligence services was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in jail for abetting the torture of civilians.
"The trial demonstrates that accountability for the Assad regime's heinous atrocities is possible … if national prosecutors and judges choose to act," said Eric Witte of the Open Society Justice Initiative, which supported several witnesses in the case.
"As much as we welcome the outcome of this trial, we must not forget that the cruelty of the crimes proved in court continues to this day in Syria."
A second trial of a Syrian doctor suspected of crimes against humanity, including torturing prisoners at a military hospital in the city of Homs in 2011 and 2012 and killing one using a lethal injection, opens in Frankfurt next week.
At the U.N. Security Council, Russia and China have vetoed attempts by Western powers to refer the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court, leaving survivors of torture and chemical weapons attacks with limited options to seek justice.
But some of the estimated 800,000 Syrians living in Germany have opposed the Koblenz trial, saying it discourages defections by Syrians who may have more evidence of crimes committed by the government, after Raslan was encouraged by senior opposition members to change sides.
"It is natural that Syrians are going to have different views on how to seek justice," said Witte. "Some want an amnesty and to save the trial for Bashar al-Assad and his top officers."
https://governamerica.com/documents/genie-energy/
Strategic Advisory Board
The Strategic Advisory Board of Genie Oil and Gas advises management on strategic, financial, operational and public policy matters.
Michael Steinhardt (SAB Chairman)
Noted Wall Street investor and Principal Manager, Steinhardt Management LLC. Founder Steinhardt, Fine, Berkowitz & Co., and noted philanthropist.
Richard Cheney
46th Vice President of the United States. Vice President Cheney also served as President and CEO of Halliburton Company and U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1989 to 1993.
Marry Landrieu
United States Senator from Louisiana from 1996 to 2014. Senator Landrieu served as chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. In her capacity as chair, she sponsored and passed the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Bill. The bill fosters partnerships focused on developing resources such as natural gas and alternative fuels, on the academic, business and governmental levels.
Rupert Murdoch
Founder and Executive Chairman of News Corporation, one of the world’s largest diversified media companies. News Corporation’s holdings include Fox Entertainment, Dow Jones and Company, the New York Post, HarperCollins and significant media assets on six continents.
Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. Mr. Richardson has served asU.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998), Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration (1998-2001), Chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and as Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.
Jacob Rothschild, OM, GBE
Chairman of the J. Rothschild group of companies and of RIT Capital Partners plc. Chairman of Five Arrows Limited. Lord Rothschold is a noted philanthropist and Chairman of the Rothschild Foundation.
Dr. Lawrence Summers
Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University. Dr. Summers served as the 71st Secretary of the Treasury under President Clinton and as Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama.
R. James Woolsey
Director of Central Intelligence from 1993 to 1995 and as Under Secretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1979. Mr. Woolsey is co-founder of the United States Energy Security Council and is Chairman of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
new kinda social media environment
they have to be nipped in their infancy
guys look what I can do with my fingers
>I have been running—reporting the news—undetected for 70 days now
>Yeah I'm an aboriginal translator. It'll cost you