The Australian Labor Party, which suspended a senator for breaking with the party to vote for recognition of Palestine, never heard of JFK’s concept of Senate courage, reports Joe Lauria.
Profiles in Cowardice
Author: Consortiumnews.com
Australia’s Palestine Problem
If progress on a peace process leading to a two-state solution remains Australia’s sole pathway to recognition of a Palestinian state, Palestinians have been hung out to dry, writes Stefan Moore.
WATCH: Lavrov at UN on Avoiding WWIII
Condemning U.S. exceptionalism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov laid out to the Security Council how the world can overcome U.S.-led aggression to find peaceful co-existence in a multilateral world.
This Time There Were Multiple ‘Zapruder’ Films
Don’t be surprised if there aren’t satisfying answers to the myriad questions raised by the shooting of Donald Trump on Saturday despite the emergence of dozens of “Zapruder” movies, writes Joe Lauria.
JOE LAURIA: Why the US Let Assange Go
The Consortium News editor examines the cumulative factors that led to the United States releasing WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from prison.
WATCH: Melbourne Welcomes Assange Home
Julian Assange was born and raised in Queensland but made Melbourne his home as an adult, where his return to Australia was celebrated on July 3, his 53rd birthday.
NATO SUMMIT: Collectively Losing Their Minds
Soon after Russia entered Ukraine, the Pentagon corrected Antony Blinken for saying Kiev would get NATO fighter jets. Blinken was applauded at the NATO summit yesterday for saying F-16s would soon arrive in Ukraine. What changed? asks Joe Lauria.
WATCH: Roger Waters — The Case Against Genocide
Roger Waters spoke in Blackburn, England on Wednesday with Craig Murray. Consortium News was there.
WATCH: ‘This Is Not a Dream’ (UPDATED)
Supporters of Julian Assange gathered at the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney on Sunday to celebrate his release from prison and arrival in Australia.
Biden: ‘I’m Running the World’
The comment by the sitting U.S. president in Friday’s interview has been ignored by the mainstream, but its megalomania is at the heart of why Joe Biden is defying his party and remaining in the race, writes Joe Lauria.