Japan was ready to surrender, making the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki two days later, totally unnecessary and morally indefensible, say a panel of scholars in two video discussions.
Amy Cooter has been tracking developments within the U.S. domestic militia movement during the nation’s uprisings.
Britain’s Ministry of Justice is blocking the release of basic information about the judge who is to rule on Julian Assange’s extradition, reports Declassified UK.
Catholic bishops in Brazil are also accusing the government of systematically using “unscientific arguments.”
Revelations by a former police spy upend the official story blaming Iran for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, and suggest a cover-up, reports Gareth Porter.
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Pepe Escobar says revelations of major money laundering in Brazil give the former president an opening to go for broke.
Craig Murray says he’s been asked to testify in the case of illegal spying against Julian Assange.
Dwanna L. McKay outlines the historic injustice that was corrected by the Supreme Court.
The superseding indictment by the U.S. against Julian Assange has left the UK extradition process in a state of absolute farce, argues Craig Murray.