CNLive! speaks to Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files and WikiLeaks research collaborator on the ‘Detainee Assessment Briefs’, about the history of the U.S. torture camp and the suffering of its forever prisoners.
The World Court on Friday ordered that Israel immediately halt its assault on the city of Rafah in Gaza after a request from South Africa, which brought genocide charges against Israel, reports Joe Lauria.
Two rare occurrences this week raise questions about the effects of political pressure on the established order.
Mentioning “what is at stake here” was the first real acknowledgement of the major issues in this case from the judiciary in over a decade of proceedings. It did feel like something had changed.
On Monday, Julian Assange’s fate may be determined by the High Court: it could allow his extradition, grant him an appeal or even free him, reports Cathy Vogan.
CN Live!‘s Cathy Vogan discusses the case of Australian whistleblower David McBride, who will be sentenced tomorrow in Canberra, with lawyer Eddie Lloyd.
In a blow to the U.S., the U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to give Palestine, whose statehood it has already acknowledged, full U.N. membership, forcing the U.S. into another embarrassing veto at the Security Council, says Joe Lauria.
Imperial spinmeisters have been churning out talking points about radicalization and nefarious support because it’s the narrative bludgeon they plan on using to stomp out the burgeoning antiwar movement.
The media’s job is to create uncertainty, doubt and confusion. Our job is to explode that lie, denying them and the political class an alibi, Jonathan Cook told a peace rally in Bristol on the weekend.
