Bill Kristol, the neoconservative who played a pivotal role in the U.S. invasion of Iraq, makes it obvious why necons provoked the Ukraine war and why they are loving every minute of it.
Caitlin Johnstone: Neocons Love the Ukraine War
When Zelensky Brought a Nazi to the Greek Parliament
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brought along an Azov Nazi of Greek heritage to his speech to the Greek Parliament on April 7, 2022 and all hell broke loose, reported Joe Lauria.
Analysis, Canada, Cold War, Commentary, Consortiumnews.com, History, Human Rights, Intelligence, Media, Nazism, News Analysis, Propaganda, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine, War Crimes
Honored Nazi Exposes Canada’s Longstanding Ukraine Policy
By celebrating a Waffen-SS volunteer as a “hero,” Canada has highlighted a longstanding policy that has seen Ottawa train fascist militants in Ukraine while welcoming in thousands of post-war Nazi SS veterans, writes Max Blumenthal.
The CIA’s Unpunished Torturers
John Kiriakou, who blew the whistle on the C.I.A.’s global torture program, reflects on the impunity surrounding the U.S. leaders who authorized crimes against humanity and left Sept. 11 defendants’ trials in limbo.
Civil Rights, Human Rights, Iraq, Pentagon, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept.
No Justice for US-Tortured Iraqis
Human Rights Watch has found no evidence of the U.S. government paying compensation or other redress to victims of detainee abuse in Iraq. Nor has Washington issued “any individual apologies or other amends.”
UN Whitewashes Chad’s French-Backed Junta
Silence surrounded the atrocities of Mahamat Deby’s military government, which last year killed at least 128 people during country-wide pro-democracy, anti-French protests, Pavan Kulkarni reports.
Apologies in Canada for Honoring Ukrainian Nazi
The speaker of Ottawa’s House of Commons drew backlash for his Zelensky-backed tribute to Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian who fought for a notorious Nazi military unit during World War II.
American Empire, Biden Administration, Commentary, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
Caitlin Johnstone: Bravado on the Nuclear Brink
Sean Penn — who is now plugging his new Zelensky movie — says it’s cowardly not to risk the life of every terrestrial organism on earth to achieve U.S. military objectives.
World Bank Pumps Billions into Fossil Fuels
Exploiting a “trade finance” loophole, the bank dumped an estimated $3.7 billion into oil and gas projects in 2022, finds an analysis by the German research and activist group Urgewald.
We’ve Been on the Burisma Story Since 2014
As the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden ramps up, “Burisma Holdings” might well become a U.S. household name. Consortium News has been on the story for nine years.
WATCH: 200 Weeks for Assange
Supporters of Julian Assange have gathered each Friday for 200 consecutive weeks outside Sydney Town Hall to spread the word that Assange should be free.
Get Ready for ‘Ukraine War into the 2030s’
Demanding Russia end its aggressions without the west agreeing to end its own aggressions that led to this conflict is demanding Russia submit to being ruled and dominated by the western empire, says Caitlin Johnstone.
Africa, Burkina Faso, Commentary, France, Gabon, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
The Alliance of Sahel States
Commentary, Libya, Militarism, NATO, Obama Administration, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
After NATO, Storm Daniel Came for Libya
Mustafa al-Trabelsi, who was killed by the flooding, left behind a poem that is being read by refugees from his city and Libyans across the country, writes Vijay Prashad.
US Sees Highest Ever Increase in Poverty
Natalia Marques responds to a property developer’s recent call for more “pain” in the U.S. economy by highlighting what happened after pandemic-era aid ended.
If the Facts Come Out, it Could Spell the End for Joe Biden
Four years ago Thursday, Ray McGovern wrote Establishment media was in a frenzy about the hoped-for downfall of Trump, but if the facts came out, it could be Joe Biden’s downfall instead. The facts are now coming out.
Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, CN Live!, International, Julian Assange, Legal, Politics, Press Freedom, U.S. Congress, U.S. Justice Dept., U.S. State Department, WikiLeaks
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Assange & the DC Six’
CN Live! presents an exclusive interview with Australian Senator David Shoebridge, who was part of the six-member delegation from the Australian Parliament that visited Washington to lobby for the release of imprisoned publisher Julian Assange.
Jeffrey Sachs: NATO Expansion & Ukraine’s Destruction
Ukraine is being destroyed by U.S. arrogance, proving again Henry Kissinger’s adage that to be America’s enemy is dangerous, while to be its friend is fatal.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Biden Administration, BRICS, China, Commentary, Germany, Iraq, Militarism, NATO, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, U.S., Ukraine, Vietnam
US Can’t Deal with Defeat
In the U.S., the strongest collective memory of America’s wars of choice is the desirability – and ease – of forgetting them. So it will be when we look at a ruined Ukraine in the rear-view mirror, writes Michael Brenner.
Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, Julian Assange, Legal, Politics, Press Freedom, U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
WATCH: Australian MPs at DOJ After Assange Talks
A delegation of six Australian members of Parliament are in Washington this week lobbying for the release of Julian Assange. Watch their press conference today outside the Department of Justice. (W/Transcript)