Three days after a massive attack on Consortium News we are back online after winning the battle. But this is a war.
Winning a Battle Over Control of Our Site
Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Election 2016, Election 2020, Election 2024, Militarism, Politics, Russiagate, U.S.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Portents of Chaos
At this moment it is hard to locate the limit of what either of the two main political parties in the U.S. will do to avoid losing.
Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Julian Assange, Media, Militarism, Palestine, Press Freedom, U.S., War Crimes
Chris Hedges: Israel’s War on Journalism
How many foreign reporters are in Gaza? None. The Palestinian reporters who fill the void often pay with their lives.
South Africa Files ‘Overwhelming’ Evidence of Genocide
South Africa’s President Ramaphosa calls the package a “comprehensive presentation of the overwhelming evidence of genocide in Gaza.”
Doing Time for Palestine
Corinna Barnard interviews two of the “Merrimack 4,” activists facing jail on Nov. 14 for their direct action on a U.S. subsidiary of Israeli weapons supplier Elbit. First of two parts.
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WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Inside the Films of John Pilger’
CN Live! speaks to author Anthony Hayward, producer Chris Martin, journalist David Boardman, and Tom Giles, head of ITV Current Affairs, about the films of legendary journalist John Pilger and their working relationships with him.
Journalism & Democracy in a Time of Genocide
Whilst the political class and mainstream media have no problem with double standards, courts may take a different view in the matter of free speech, writes Mary Kostakidis.
UK Snubs Council of Europe Over Assange Inquiry
Politicians across Europe want Britain to investigate why the WikiLeaks founder spent five years in jail, writes Mark Curtis.
Analysis, Books, Campaign 2016, Commentary, Consortium News, Iran, Israel, Media, October Surprise, Politics, Robert Parry, Russia, Russiagate, Syria, Ukraine, WikiLeaks
WATCH: October Unsurprised
Journalist Craig Unger has used Robert Parry’s vast archive to help nail down the 1980 October Surprise story, but he diverged greatly from Parry when it came to also criticizing the Democrats.
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British Film Institute to Honor John Pilger
The BFI is screening some of the late John Pilger’s most important films throughout the month of November, writes Joe Lauria.
Caitlin Johnstone: The ‘Genocide-for-Groceries’ Candidate
This week, Kamala Harris said she knows about voter revulsion over the Israeli genocide in Palestine. But people better vote for her anyway if they want abortions and affordable groceries.
Scott Ritter: The Israeli Intelligence Leaks
If the purpose of the leaks was to wake up the American people and the U.S. government to the danger posed by an Israeli strike against Iran, it appears that the mission so far has failed.
Revisiting the October Revolution
Given recent articles and books on the Bolshevik Revolution, which began Oct. 24, 1917 (Julian), it’s a struggle on the level of ideas that continues well into the 21st century, says John Wight.
Censorship, Civil Rights, Commentary, Free Speech, Israel, Legal, Palestine, Press Freedom, South Africa, Terrorism, United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, WMD
Craig Murray: Who Are the Terrorists?
In 1985, the U.K. backed apartheid South Africa and said the African National Congress were terrorists. Now they back apartheid Israel and say Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorists. The state can be wrong.
‘Abducted’ Is Not the Word for Israeli Soldiers
“The double standard should be glaring” — Jonathan Cook on why the AP and other media outlets are making no effort to find out how many of the Israelis held in Gaza are, in fact, soldiers.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Constitution, Iraq, Israel, Legal, Militarism, Palestine, Russia, Secrecy, U.S., U.S. Congress, Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
War & the Constitution
Congress has not declared war on Iran; nor has it authorized the use of U.S. military forces against it, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. Yet the White House says it is sending around 100 troops to Israel.
Assange extradition, Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Julian Assange, Legal, Press Freedom, Sweden, U.S.
Fighting for More Evidence of Assange’s Political Prosecution
Italian journalist Stefania Maurizi has been in court trying to get some missing emails — or data about them — that could further expose the political motivation behind the prosecution of the WikiLeaks publisher.
Australia, Commentary, Europe, France, Human Rights, Israel, Julian Assange, Legal, Palestine, Press Freedom, Sweden, U.S., United Kingdon, WikiLeaks
Craig Murray: A Very Peculiar Triumph
PACE’s designation of Julian Assange as a political prisoner was the only part of the European Council’s resolution on which the Atlanticists even attempted to mount a rearguard action.
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Assange’s Measure of Justice From the Council of Europe
Marjorie Cohn reports on the Parliamentary Assembly’s “political prisoner” resolution, including its alarm that the C.I.A. “was allegedly planning to poison or even assassinate” the WikiLeaks publisher.
Neocons Circling Trump Campaign
Neocons maneuver through the shifting sands of power in Washington to make sure no matter who wins, they remain in charge, writes Daniel McAdams.
Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Iran, Israel, Palestine, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Lebanon vs Israeli Savagery
Hezbollah has so far focused on military targets and deliberately avoided civilians. This could soon change if Israel continues to slaughter innocent people.