U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon are permitted to use force in several circumstances, including self-defense and prevention of hostile action in its area of deployment, writes Joe Lauria.
UN Troops in Lebanon Can Shoot Back at Israel
Category: Analysis
WATCH: Whistleblower McBride Wins Leave to Appeal
Former military lawyer David McBride has won the right to appeal his conviction for blowing the whistle on Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. Cathy Vogan reports from Canberra for Consortium News.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Assange Appears as Mideast Burns’
Craig Murray and Richard Medhurst join CN Live! to discuss Julian Assange’s appearance in Strasbourg and to lend their expert analysis to the blow up in the Middle East.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘What Assange Said’
CN Live! speaks to Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis and attorney Marjorie Cohn about Julian Assange’s appearance before the Council of Europe today. Watch the replay.
Assange: ‘My Naivete Was Believing in the Law’
UPDATED: Read all of Julian Assange’s remarks, including Q&A, in Strasbourg Tuesday morning, on the plea deal, WikiLeaks work, the Espionage Act, the C.I.A.’s retribution and more.
VIPS MEMO: Advice to US Vice Presidential Candidates
As the two major candidates for the U.S. vice presidency prepare to debate Tuesday night in Manhattan, veteran U.S. intelligence officials have some firm advice for them on Ukraine.
WATCH: Anti-Nuke War Rally
Roger Waters, Scott Ritter, Andrew Napolitano, Randy Credico, Joe Lauria and Gerald Celente spoke live from Kingston, New York on Saturday. Watch the full replay.
WATCH: Ritter & Celente on Anti-Nuclear War Rally
Scott Ritter, former weapons inspector, intelligence officer, author and journalist, and Gerald Celente, publisher of Trends Journal, discuss Saturday’s major anti-war rally in Kingston, N.Y. with CN‘s Joe Lauria.
Coming: CN Book on Reporting of Assange Case
Consortium News provided the most detailed and comprehensive coverage of the Julian Assange case. CN is now preparing a collection of its reporting on the case for a new book.
WATCH: New York Celebrates Assange’s Liberation
Assange supporters in Manhattan reflected on Julian Assange’s captivity and cheered his release. With Margaret Kunstler, Margaret Kimberley, Aaron Maté, Katie Halper, Joe Lauria, Jim Kavanagh and more.