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!
WATCH: Murray on Assange’s Non-Assurance & Mideast Crisis
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US Issues Assurances on Assange
UPDATED WITH TEXT OF DIPLOMATIC NOTE: The U.S. Tuesday filed assurances on the death penalty and the 1st Amendment, the latter of which Stella Assange called a “non-assurance.”
Revolt in Northern England: No Ceasefire, No Vote
WATCH: Independent candidates and voters and the Workers’ Party of Britain join forces to tell both Labour and Tories to stop the genocide in Gaza or face a revolt at the polls.
German Police Shut Down Palestine Conference
Police arrested attendees as German authorities prevented Gazan doctor Ghassan Abu Sitta, an invited speaker, from even entering the country.
Scott Ritter: The Missiles of April
The “Missiles of April” represent a sea-change moment in Middle Eastern geopolitics — the establishment of Iranian deterrence that impacts both Israel and the United States.
WATCH: UN Security Council Meets on Iran-Israel Conflict
Watch as the council debated rising Mideast tensions after Iran retaliated Sunday for Israel’s attack on its embassy in Damascus.
How Britain Would Be Obliged to Free Julian Assange As Biden ‘Considers’ Ending the Case
UPDATED: The High Court ruled the U.S. must assure free speech and no death penalty for Julian Assange or the court might have to free the publisher who marked five years in prison today, reports Joe Lauria.
Biden Is ‘Considering’ Ending Assange Case
UPDATED: Biden said Wednesday in response to a reporter’s question at the White House that his administration is “considering” Australia’s request that the case against Julian Assange be ended.
Origins of Israel’s Anti-Arab Racism
The anti-Arab racism that pervades modern Israel can be traced back to attitudes of old European imperialism, argued Lawrence Davidson in 2012, in this prescient forecast of today’s Israeli genocide.
WATCH: Nicaragua v Germany on Genocide Complicity
The Central American nation laid formal charges against the Federal Republic at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday, demanding Berlin stop arming Israel.