U.S. military aggression and imperial ambitions leave a trail of natural destruction — all under the guise of national security, writes Melissa Garriga.
War & Genocide on Earth Day
Year: 2024
Cruelty of Language — the NYT’s Leaked Gaza Memo
Ramzy Baroud responds to revelations about The New York Times “guidance” on language about the Israeli mass slaughter in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7.
RAF’s Support for Israel Stretches Concept of Self Defence
Richard Norton-Taylor looks at Britain’s latest military intervention in the most volatile region in the world.
Caitlin Johnstone: US Doesn’t Want ‘2-State Solution’
As the vote on full U.N. membership for Palestine shows, the only way to understand the U.S.-centralized global power structure is to watch what its officials do, not say.
WATCH: US Vetoes Palestine UN Membership as Russia Walks Out
UPDATED: Video of U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday when the U.S. vetoed full U.N. membership for Palestine as the Russian delegation walked out in protest before Israel’s speech. Joe Lauria reports.
US & UK Again Fail Palestine
Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares on the two powers that have done the most to wreck the Middle East.
Assange Case Moves Forward as CIA Covers Its Tracks
Caitlin Johnstone on moves by U.S. authorities to shield the system from political fallout over the Assange case.
WATCH: Murray on Assange’s Non-Assurance & Mideast Crisis
The former British diplomat Craig Murray discusses the meaning of the U.S. “assurances” on Julian Assange and the brewing disaster in the Middle East on CN Live!
Nicaragua’s Case Against Germany Arming Israel
Unlike Washington, Berlin — Israel’s second-largest arms supplier — has consented to full jurisdiction of the ICJ so it is an easier target for Nicaragua’s lawsuit, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Craig Murray: The Farce of US Diplomatic Assurances
The assurance that Julian Assange will be allowed to rely on the First Amendment in his defence is a blatantly weak piece of sophistry.