The former CIA lawyer was the unapologetic godfather of the agency’s torture program, a monstrous crime against humanity that he defended unabashedly until his death.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: The World is Rid of Rizzo
Category: Torture
WikiLeaks & the Crimes of the West in Afghanistan
Fabian Scheidler says so much suffering — including Assange’s imprisonment for exposing war criminals — buries the idea of “humanitarian intervention.”
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Assange on the Brink’ — Now With Full Transcript
WikiLeaks Editor Kristinn Hrafnsson; ex-Icelandic interior minister Ögmundur Jónasson; Stundin journalist Bjartmar Alexandersson; and Australian MP Julian Hill discuss major developments in the U.S. case against Julian Assange. Watch the replay and read the transcript.
A Wide World of War Porn
While I don’t have a human skull in my closet, my atrocity collection is arguably far more gruesome, writes Nick Turse.
George W. Bush’s Shameful Legacy in Afghanistan
If there is any justice, the name of the former president will live in infamy, writes James Bovard.
Chris Hedges: Don’t Be Fooled By Joe Biden
John Kiriakou Joins CN Live! as Co-Host
John Kiriakou, a columnist for Consortium News, will now be a guest, co-host on CN Live! on a regular basis. Please support Consortium News so we can continue bringing you our in-depth video journalism.
WATCH: A Decade of Arbitrary Detention & Torture
A UN body determined five years ago today that Julian Assange was being arbitrarily detained in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Watch this live simulcast about that assessment & Assange’s current status as he awaits a U.S. appeal in his…
Trump Impeached Amid Efforts to Silence Him
Trump has been impeached again and this time the Republican-controlled Senate may convict to keep him from running in 2024, as Democrat-aligned big tech moves to shut him up, reports Joe Lauria.
US & UK May Not Will Assange’s Death, But Everything They Are Doing Makes It More Likely
If Washington presses an appeal, the WikiLeaks founder faces many more months in Covid-infested prison conditions he may not survive, writes Jonathan Cook.