Two rare occurrences this week raise questions about the effects of political pressure on the established order.
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘A Turning Tide? Assange & Netanyahu’
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New: Consortium News Introduces International Editions
Consortium News on Wednesday formally launches separate international editions of its publication in 103 languages, including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Swahili, Arabic, Hindi, Russian and Chinese.
VIPS MEMO: To Biden — Avoid a Third World War
No experience of the failure of policy can shake belief in its excellence, even though foreign adventures drained the treasury and led to imperial decline.
The Myth That Israel Has ‘No Choice’
In 2004, train bombings in Madrid resulted in Spain withdrawing from Iraq — and peace for Spain, argues Sam Husseini.
Chris Hedges: Why Mass Movements Fail
The wave of global popular protests that erupted in 2010 and lasted a decade were extinguished, meaning new tactics and strategies are required, as Vincent Bevins explains in his book If We Burn.
The UN & War in Ukraine
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies highlight a few of the numerous speeches urging diplomatic resolution of the war at this year’s General Assembly.
The UN’s Growing Counterterrorism Office
Arthur Bassas speaks with an UNCTO director about human-rights, oversight and transparency concerns about the office, which in June opened a program hub in Madrid, the 11th worldwide.
El Pais: CIA Spied on Ecuador’s Former President
Security company UC Global SL spied on Rafael Correa after he left office and passed information about his private meetings with several Latin American leaders to the C.I.A. and his successor Lenín Moreno, the Spanish newspaper reports.
WATCH: The CIA Suit & New Proof It Spied on Assange
NOW WITH TRANSCRIPT! New files found in a Spanish court confirm C.I.A. spying on Julian Assange in Ecuador’s embassy. Watch press conference here by plaintiffs who’ve sued the C.I.A. for also spying on them while visiting Assange.
NYT Catches Up to Parry But Still Falls Short on October Surprise
No matter how much evidence Robert Parry produced over the years poking holes in the official story, the establishment media declined to re-examine the case or treat it seriously, writes Nat Parry.