Category: Britain

The Queen’s Coup

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. 

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: 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.