Queen Elizabeth II of England advised the governor-general he could overthrow the elected government of Australia 50 years ago today – and he did, Jenny Hocking and Peter Cronau report.
The Queen’s Coup
Category: Intelligence
CN at 30: JOHN PILGER: The Forgotten Coup
Today is the 50th anniversary of the C.I.A./Buckingham Palace coup against Australia’s government on Nov. 11, 1975. As part of our 30th anniversary commemoration, we republish this article by the late John Pilger.
WATCH: Epstein and ‘Nobody’s Girl’
CN Live! talks to journalist Nick Bryant about the recently released book Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.
VIPS MEMO: What Wider War in Venezuela Would Bring
Russia, and possibly even China, would feel obligated to enhance military support in response to a missile, air, or even drone strike on sovereign Venezuelan territory. Escalation would be almost inevitable.
VIPS on Dick Cheney: Intelligence Unglued
The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) sent this memo to George W. Bush about Dick Cheney’s deceptive role in the Iraq invasion, published by Consortium News in 2003.
CN at 30: CN Launches 30th Anniversary Fall Fund Drive
Consortium News was born on Nov. 15, 1995. We are celebrating three decades of a strictly non-partisan, non-ideological approach to the news. It has made us enemies on both the left and the right.
Hedges Report: Drug Trafficking, Murder & US Special Forces
Shadowy forces sent to do the dirty work of the United States overseas are wreaking havoc at home, says Seth Harp.
Did the US Participate in a Gaza Massacre?
The role last year of a U.S. Navy helicopter when Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinians during a hostage rescue operation is questioned by Abdullah Farooq and Griffin Mahon.
WATCH: A Time of Grave Peril
Israel-U.S. relationship examined: Ex-C.I.A. officer John Kiriakou, former U.S. Green Party V.P. candidate Ajamu Baraka and CN Editor Joe Lauria joined host Danny Haiphong on his webcast Sunday.
WATCH: A Rally for Sanity
Ray McGovern, Dennis Kucinich, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Scott Ritter, Gerald Celente, Garland Nixon, Roger Waters (video) and Joe Lauria addressed a rally in Kingston, NY Saturday in defense of sanity in a world gone mad.