Richard Norton-Taylor says the Starmer government’s rewriting of a transatlantic treaty undermines persistent claims that Britain’s Trident missile system is operationally independent.
UK Quietly Ties Nuclear Arsenal to Washington
Year: 2024
Warning of ‘Genocidal Violence’ on the West Bank
As the Israeli military’s largest assault on the West Bank in decades continued into its second week, U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said the “writing is on the wall.”
Aren’t Palestinians Human?
Israeli strikes killed 47 Palestinians in Gaza in one 24-hour period between Saturday and Sunday, receiving not a fraction of the attention Western officials have given six Israeli hostages, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Patrick Lawrence: The Sound of Enforced Silence
Our censors, as the record shows again and again, have no special concern about acting in a serious manner. Power has no such obligation.
Craig Murray: The End of Western Pluralist Democracy
The Five Eyes intelligence services are plainly building up Venn diagrams of the democratic opposition to Zionism and the neoliberal project.
WATCH: A Rebellious Town in England
The historic English town of Jarrow has been a seat of working class rebellion for almost 200 years — and they’re not done yet.
SCOTT RITTER: On a Highway to Hell
Nuclear weapons offer an illusion of security. By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to employment, there will be a scenario where the U.S. will use nuclear weapons. And then it’s lights out.
Caitlin Johnstone: No Good News in Armageddon
Every species eventually hits a juncture where it must adapt to changing conditions or go extinct. Humanity is arriving at that point.
UK Prime Minister Terrorizing Palestine Supporters
After the arrest of Sarah Wilkinson on Thursday, Jonathan Cook says Keir Starmer is determined to silence critics of his — and his government’s — complicity with Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Chris Hedges Report: Roots of Mideast Conflict
“It took the weight of the British Empire to turn the Zionist dream … into an agenda.” Historian and author Eugene Rogan on the consequences of the fall of the Ottoman Empire.