In defiance of international rulings to boycott Israel for its ongoing violence and brutal occupation of Palestinian lands, Kellie Tranter says Australia has continued exports to Israel.
Trade in a Time of Genocide
Judges Weighing Appeal By Whistleblower Who Exposed Cover-Up of Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan
SPECIAL REPORT: David McBride appeared in a Canberra court earlier this month appealing his conviction in a case that could determine if a soldier’s duty is to serve only the King or also the public, reports Joe Lauria.
Analysis, Australia, Commentary, Iraq, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Militarism, Pentagon, Press Freedom, U.S., Vietnam
WATCH: A Time of Growing Repression
CN Editor Joe Lauria addressed a meeting held on the eve of an appeal hearing for Australian whistleblower David McBride, highlighting the growing repression in contrast to 50 years ago.
Arab Complicity in Israel’s Genocide
Arab failure in Palestine goes beyond disunity or incompetence, writes Ramzy Baroud. It reflects a much more cynical reality.
Civil Rights, Commentary, Free Speech, Legal, Militarism, Press Freedom, U.S., U.S. Supreme Courrt, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
A Brief History of ‘The’ Freedom of Speech
The government’s respect for speech is often at its lowest ebb in wartime, when it is also most important and timely, writes Andrew P. Napolitano,
Civil Rights, Commentary, Israel, Labor, Trump Administration, U.S. Congress, U.S. Justice Dept., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Trump’s Rule by Fiat a Bipartisan Legacy
Democratic norms have been eroded for years, writes Vinnie Rotondaro, with the cooperation of the same liberal establishment that now acts scandalized by Trump’s every defiance.
Losing Academic Freedom
The neoliberal university doesn’t need overt censorship, writes Samyuktha Kannan. It’s perfected the art of silent control. It’s not that one is explicitly told what can’t be written — it’s that over time, one simply learns what is too dangerous…
Thousands Protest ICE Abduction of Tufts Student
Rumeysa Ozturk’s supporters turned out Wednesday to denounce ICE’s expanding dragnet against pro-Palestine foreign students.
The Hate Group Helping Trump Deport Israel’s Critics
Far-right Betar U.S. does not shy away from the fascism label, writes Alan MacLeod, and it proudly notes that it frequently carried out terror operations against Arab civilians in Palestine.
Chris Hedges: Surrendering to Authoritarianism
Elite universities cowering before Trump’s crackdown on free speech continue their history of supporting plutocracy, delivering us into the arms of fascism.
Alleged War Crime Applauded in Leaked Signal Chat
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Vice President J.D. Vance celebrated news that a residential building in Yemen collapsed following a U.S. strike.
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: What Went Wrong for Hizbullah?
The organization dubbed its 2006 triumph over Israel a “divine victory.” That may have been a mistake. Its experience in this war offers lessons.
China, Civil Rights, Commentary, Israel, Militarism, Palestine, Protest, Trump Administration, U.S., U.S. Congress
CODEPINK Responds to US Senate McCarthy-Style Attack
“We must push back” — Retired Army Colonel Ann Wright takes on AIPAC-funded Tom Cotton, charging him with reckless libel.
Analysis, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Genocide, Intelligence, Israel, Media, Middle East, Palestine, U.S.
The ‘Disappearing’ War Chat
Had the war plans been discussed on a secure government channel a record would have been kept, but Signal offered a way to make it disappear unless someone from outside took screenshots, writes Joe Lauria.
Commentary, Gaza, Intelligence, Iraq, Israel, Media, Palestine, Secrecy, Trump Administration, U.S., War Crimes, Yemen
Max Blumenthal: Jeffrey Goldberg’s ‘War Chat’
Summoned to move the neocon message on Trump’s illegal war on Yemen, the Atlantic Magazine editor in chief wound up with more access than he could handle.
Chris Hedges: The Last Chapter of the Genocide
As Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza accelerates, its lies fall away and the West’s so-called humanitarian values are revealed as meaningless.
Trump’s Retaliation Against South Africa
As a warning to other countries, Washington’s ouster of Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool may well backfire, writes Medea Benjamin.
UK’s Secret Meeting With Top Israeli Arms Firm
John McEvoy reports on the government’s crackdown on the anti-genocide group Palestine Action, which carries out direct actions in the U.K. against Elbit Systems and other suppliers of weapons to Israel.
Commentary, Crimes Against Humanity, Europe, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, Racism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, War Crimes
Jonathan Cook: Gaza Is Our Holocaust
If Hamas struck a hospital treating Netanyahu it would not be justifiable. But the laws of war are forgotten when Israel violates them.
A Journalist’s Last Story Before Israel Killed Him
The Al Jazeera reporter, along with Palestine Today’s Mohammad Mansour, were both killed Monday, adding to the long list of journalists killed by Israel while they covered its genocide in Gaza.