Creating conditions that threaten the survival of all or part of a given population is part of the very definition of genocide under international law, writes Phyllis Bennis.
Defunding UNRWA Makes US Complicit in Genocide
Category: War Crimes
Caitlin Johnstone: He Burned Himself Alive to Turn Eyes to Gaza
We each have own our personal response to Israel’s incineration of Gaza. This was Aaron Bushnell’s.
A Blueprint for Counter-Insurgency in the West – Pt 1
Britain’s General Sir Frank Kitson, who died in January, left a terrible legacy in Ireland and a model for countering subversion and insurgency elsewhere, writes Mick Hall. First of an article in two parts.
Minister Suspected UK War Crimes in Afghanistan
Richard Norton-Taylor reports on an inquiry in London examining the conduct of elite Special Forces troops in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013, including the killing of 33 people in 11 night raids in 2011.
Chris Hedges: Julian Assange’s Grand Inquisitor
The prosecution lawyers in the High Court seeking to ensure Julian’s extradition to the U.S. rely almost exclusively on the judicial opinions of Gordon Kromberg, a highly controversial U.S. attorney.
DAY TWO: US Reinforces Grand Assange Deception
A delusory tale that turns journalism into a unique evil because it exposes secret U.S. crimes was heard in a London courtroom on Wednesday with Julian Assange’s fate yet to be determined, reports Joe Lauria.
WATCH: Facing Injustice
Chris Hedges interviewed Stella Assange, Jen Robinson and Kristinn Hrafnsson Monday about the hearing this week in Julian Assange’s extradition case.
US Deceptions at the Heart of Assange Case
Lawyers for the WikiLeaks publisher charge that while British courts looked the other way, the U. S. has been distorting and withholding evidence to engineer his extradition, Cathy Vogan reports.
Chris Hedges: Julian Assange’s Final Appeal
The WikiLeaks publisher will make his final appeal this week to the British courts. If he is extradited it is the death of investigations into the inner workings of power by the press.
The Tory Appointee Holding Assange’s Life in Her Hands
Mark Curtis provides an introduction to Dame Victoria Sharp, who will rule next week on the WikiLeaks publisher’s bid to stop his extradition to the U.S.