Richard Norton-Taylor looks at Britain’s latest military intervention in the most volatile region in the world.
RAF’s Support for Israel Stretches Concept of Self Defence
Category: Commentary
Caitlin Johnstone: US Doesn’t Want ‘2-State Solution’
As the vote on full U.N. membership for Palestine shows, the only way to understand the U.S.-centralized global power structure is to watch what its officials do, not say.
US & UK Again Fail Palestine
Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares on the two powers that have done the most to wreck the Middle East.
Assange Case Moves Forward as CIA Covers Its Tracks
Caitlin Johnstone on moves by U.S. authorities to shield the system from political fallout over the Assange case.
Nicaragua’s Case Against Germany Arming Israel
Unlike Washington, Berlin — Israel’s second-largest arms supplier — has consented to full jurisdiction of the ICJ so it is an easier target for Nicaragua’s lawsuit, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Craig Murray: The Farce of US Diplomatic Assurances
The assurance that Julian Assange will be allowed to rely on the First Amendment in his defence is a blatantly weak piece of sophistry.
Opening the Devil’s Door in Asia-Pacific
Mick Hall on indications that New Zealand, Japan and the Philippines are moving towards greater integration with the U.S.-led military bloc in the region.
Chris Hedges: Requiem for The NYT
Reality rarely penetrates the Byzantine and self-referential court of the paper, which was on full display at the recent memorial for Joe Lelyveld, who died earlier this year.
Israel Has a Choice
A military that initiated a conflict with an extreme act of aggression obviously has a choice about whether to escalate, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Could the Russians Seize Congress?
The Russians have been coming, off and on, for seven-plus decades. While these conjured imaginings may be laughable, the consequences of a culture of Cold War fear are far from funny.