Israel continues to isolate itself diplomatically after the IDF throws its weight around with U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon, writes Mick Hall.
IDF in ‘Outrageous Threat’ to Irish UN Troops in Lebanon
Category: International
Chris Hedges: Burn the Planet & Lock Up the Dissidents
The imprisoned Roger Hallam believes that resistance is not, ultimately, about what we can or cannot achieve. It is about a “re-enchantment of the world,” he says. “It is about our spirit taking center stage.”
WATCH: Whistleblower McBride Wins Leave to Appeal
Former military lawyer David McBride has won the right to appeal his conviction for blowing the whistle on Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. Cathy Vogan reports from Canberra for Consortium News.
Hurricane Season Rips Into US War-Spending
With another major storm bearing down on Florida, Elizabeth Vos reports on distressed survivors of Helene and tight federal disaster relief funding amid a flood of U.S. money for foreign proxy wars.
Caitlin Johnstone: Meta Steps Up Aggressive Censorship
Facebook and Instagram, when combined, have 5 billion users worldwide. It’s impossible to overstate how their regulation of speech in pro-U.S. direction can impact human communication.
Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel
Leaked cables and emails show how the agency’s top officers dismissed internal evidence of Israelis misusing U.S.-made bombs and worked to supply more as the Gaza death toll mounted, Brett Murphy reports.
The Observer’s Defense of Genocide
A phalanx of the U.K.’s most influential journalists has decried as a “blood libel” the reporting of Israel’s killing of thousands of children in Gaza, writes Jonathan Cook.
Patrick Lawrence: Powerlessness
America’s political elites are not powerless to restrain the rogue Israeli regime: They are powerless to act against the grotesque lobby, led by but not limited to AIPAC, to which they have sold themselves.
Hamas, Israel, & the Fog of October 7
While the overall picture of Oct. 7 has become clearer, an independent investigation is necessary to fully understand the events, writes Robert Inlakesh.
Israel Steps Up Pounding of Gaza & Lebanon at 1-Year Mark
Israel has announced a new phase of its war on Gaza while simultaneously conducting the most severe strikes so far on Beirut.