Mark Curtis details why a 1941 document might still be so sensitive in 2019 that the British government is refusing to release it.
What the Latest Secret Government File Says About UK Middle East Policy
Category: International
More Good News for Assange: Swedish Court Blocks Extradition; US Says No Vault 7 Indictment
A Swedish court has blocked prosecutors’ request for a European Arrest Warrant forcing an interview with Assange in London, and Politico reports there will be no indictment of Assange on Vault 7.
Abuses Show Assange Case Was Never About Law
Jonathan Cook says 17 glaring legal anomalies provide overwhelming evidence that the WikiLeaks publisher has been the victim of political persecution.
UN Torture Report: ‘Demonized’ Assange Has Faced ‘Psychological Torture’
The UN special rapporteur on torture has blasted four nations for imposing psychological torture on Julian Assange.
UN Says Assange Tortured: Watch the Webcast
Julian Assange was “psychologically tortured” by four nations ganging up on him, said the UN special rapporteur on torture. Watch the replay with Pentagon Papers whistle blower Dan Ellsberg, and other guests.
Grenfell, Windrush & Skripal: Theresa May’s Tainted Legacy
The next UK prime minister inherits a divided nation, a reduced standing in the world and one of the worst periods in British-Russian relations, writes Johanna Ross.
US ‘Emergency’ Arms Sales
The UN held a session that highlighted the humanitarian crisis in Yemen last week and the next day the White House announced a large weapons sale to the Saudi-led coalition, Thalif Deen reports.
US Versus the Palestinian Refugee Agency
The Trump administration’s malevolence towards the UN relief group is a proxy attack on multilateralism and Palestinians’ right to self-determination, critics tell Thalif Deen.
King Coal Rules in Australian Vote
It was one of the most shocking results in decades. Labor appeared poised for victory but a coal mine in Queensland played an outsized role in the Liberals maintaining power in Canberra, reports Catherine Vogan.
A Poet and What She Saw in El Salvador
Edward Curtin reviews Carolyn Forché’s “What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance.”