In Australia, the U.S. has been quietly expanding and refocussing its “most important surveillance base in the world,” preparing it to fight a nuclear war against China, writes Peter Cronau.
Pine Gap Readies for US Nuclear War
Year: 2024
WATCH: CN Live! — Journalism as ‘Terrorism’
Former British diplomat Craig Murray discusses the case of journalist Richie Medhurst and his arrest under the U.K. Terrorism Act.
Craig Murray: Medhurst & the Right to Armed Resistance
It is legal in U.K. law to support Israel’s genocidal and illegal acts of colonial occupation, but illegal in U.K. law to support Palestine’s legal acts of armed resistance to colonial and racist occupation.
Biden’s Cruel & Orwellian Remarks on Gaza at the DNC
The speech that referred to Palestinian suffering was a journey into a universe of political guile from a president who had just approved sending $20 billion more weapons to Israel, writes Norman Solomon.
WATCH: Police v. Protestors at Chicago DNC
Tensions mounted between anti-genocide protestors and Chicago police outside the Democratic National Convention on Monday as seen in this footage from Ford Fischer at News2Share.
Scott Ritter: Remembering Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue, the legendary American television talk show host, died Sunday at 88. The author recalls his appearances on Donahue’s top-rated show as he questioned the rationale to invade Iraq in 2003.
Chris Hedges: Thou Shalt Not Commit Genocide
Genocide, the internationally recognized crime of crimes, is not a policy issue. It cannot be equated with trade deals, infrastructure bills, charter schools or immigration. It is a moral issue.
Journalist Richie Medhurst Arrested at Heathrow Airport Under ‘Terrorism Act’
The British journalist revealed on X his treatment by the authorities after being arrested under Section 12 of the U.K.’s Terrorism Act.
Vijay Prashad: The Far Right of a Special Type
Fascism is an insufficient term, as it denies the intimacy between liberal and far right forces. Here are 10 theses to understand this “intimate embrace” and the rise of this far right of a special type.
The Chris Hedges Report: Israel’s Mask Is Slipping
“No going back to Oct. 6” — David Hearst, editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye, lays out the essential context of the conflict in Gaza and what to anticipate going forward.