In Moscow, a birch tree that’s meant to symbolize U.S.-Russian friendship has several times failed to thrive, as Edward Lozansky recounts. But citizen diplomats keep trying.
A Withering Tree of Peace
Khamenei to US & Europe: ‘Get Lost’
The Iranian supreme leader told a gathering in Tehran that the region will enjoy peaceful coexistence only after the U.S. and Europe leave.
Punishing Pro-Hezbollah Speech
Australian officials are rushing to denounce expressions of support for the Hezbollah resistance group as a violation of a new counter-terrorism law, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Afghanistan, Biden Administration, Commentary, Constitution, Human Rights, Iraq, Legal, Pentagon, Torture, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Supreme Courrt, War Crimes
Deal or No Deal?
In a traditional trial of the Gitmo defendants, versus a plea agreement, George W. Bush et. al. could be indicted and tried in foreign countries for war crimes, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
VP Debate Question on Mideast ‘Could Have Been Written by AIPAC’
The Council on American–Islamic Relations said the question was “reckless and biased” and “sounded like it could have been written by AIPAC, not CBS.”
Flipping the Script on Israel’s Killing of Nasrallah
What if it had been Netanyahu? Jonathan Cook offers a mock report, modeled on how Western media treated the killing of Hezbollah’s longtime leader.
WATCH: UN Security Council on Widening Mideast War
WATCH: Debate on Assange Resolution
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Wednesday debated a report and resolution on Julian Assange’s treatment during his years of incarceration. Watch the replay here.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Britain, CN Live!, France, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Legal, WikiLeaks
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘What Assange Said’
CN Live! speaks to Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis and attorney Marjorie Cohn about Julian Assange’s appearance before the Council of Europe today. Watch the replay.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Britain, Europe, Human Rights, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Media, Press Freedom, Prisons, United Nations, WikiLeaks
Assange: ‘My Naivete Was Believing in the Law’
UPDATED: Read all of Julian Assange’s remarks, including Q&A, in Strasbourg Tuesday morning, on the plea deal, WikiLeaks work, the Espionage Act, the C.I.A.’s retribution and more.
Israelis Will Dance Again, Vows BBC Film
Jonthan Cook on the British broadcaster’s presentation of a documentary marking the one-year anniversary of the massacre of Israelis at the Nova rave.
The Chris Hedges Report: Catastrophe in the Middle East
“Israel is going all the way and doing anything possible to push Hezbollah to go for an all out war,“ Israeli journalist Gideon Levy says in this interview.
Assange extradition, Britain, Constitution, European Union, France, Human Rights, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Legal, Press Freedom, U.S. Justice Dept., U.S. Supreme Courrt, WikiLeaks
WATCH: Assange’s Testimony in Strasbourg
The liberated WikiLeaks publisher testified on Tuesday in his first public appearance since his plea deal hearing in June. Watch it on replay here.
AS’AD AbuKHALIL: The Middle East After Nasrallah
The author looks back on the slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, on the times he interviewed him and the impact on the region of his killing.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Nasrallah Is Dead But Bibi Hasn’t Won
Many people now mourn Nasrallah’s death, in Lebanon and elsewhere, but Hezbollah’s existence is nowhere near in question.
Analysis, Campaign 2024, Commentary, Election 2024, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Russia, Ukraine, VIPS, VIPS Memos
VIPS MEMO: Advice to US Vice Presidential Candidates
As the two major candidates for the U.S. vice presidency prepare to debate Tuesday night in Manhattan, veteran U.S. intelligence officials have some firm advice for them on Ukraine.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, History, Human Rights, Israel, Media, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine, Politics, Press Freedom, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, WMD
WATCH: Anti-Nuke War Rally
Roger Waters, Scott Ritter, Andrew Napolitano, Randy Credico, Joe Lauria and Gerald Celente spoke live from Kingston, New York on Saturday. Watch the full replay.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Election 2024, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Pentagon, Protest, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
Scott Ritter: Life, Preempted
Policymakers in both the U.S. and Europe are undertaking increasingly brazen acts of escalation in Ukraine designed to bring Russia to the breaking point.
WATCH: Assange to Speak
CN Live! discusses Julian Assange’s upcoming public appearance, his first since his plea deal, as well as proposed changes to the Espionage Act, with former Australian diplomat Alison Broinowski, interviewed by CN‘s Elizabeth Vos and Cathy Vogan.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, CN Live!, Cold War, Commentary, Foreign Policy, History, Israel, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine, Politics, Protest, Russia, Ukraine, WMD
WATCH: Ritter & Celente on Anti-Nuclear War Rally
Scott Ritter, former weapons inspector, intelligence officer, author and journalist, and Gerald Celente, publisher of Trends Journal, discuss Saturday’s major anti-war rally in Kingston, N.Y. with CN‘s Joe Lauria.