UPDATE: The new Australian PM met Joe Biden Tuesday with no sign he raised Julian Assange, while committing Australia to U.S. security policy in the Pacific, reports Joe Lauria.
New Australian PM Squandering Leverage on Assange
Category: American Empire
Caitlin Johnstone: On Russians ‘Raping Babies’
You can be sure that these obscene, unverified charges against Russian forces won’t attract the social-media censors who are supposedly rooting out “disinformation.”
Caitlin Johnstone: Bush’s Freudian Confession on Iraq
In their less-guarded moments, even the worst empire managers know deep down what is true and let it slip out.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The New Iron Curtain
The Ukraine crisis proves to be Europe’s crucible and Europe proves a profound disappointment.
UKRAINE: Foolish for Finland & Sweden to Join NATO
This is not the time to make decisions in a moment of historical hysteria and panic, writes Jan Oberg.
US Air Force’s British Expansion
Amid Ukraine tensions, Matt Kennard provides an overview of the U.S. Air Force’s growing presence in the U.K.
Five Reasons for Washington’s War Addiction
When the Soviet Union collapsed, the U.S. military-industrial complex recognized a giant business opportunity, writes William J. Astore.
UKRAINE: US Gas & Europe’s Decarbonization Hit
Energy profit not climate change action takes precedence in U.S. foreign policy, writes Michael Davies-Venn.
Caitlin Johnstone: If the US Wanted Peace in Ukraine
Washington could have helped Zelensky pursue peacemaking with Russia — as he was elected to do — and prevented this war. But of course, that didn’t happen.
Mexico Rebukes Biden on Invite List to Americas Summit
Speaking from Havana on Sunday, López Obrador also vowed to continue pushing the U.S. to lift its 60-year embargo on Cuba.