Many people now mourn Nasrallah’s death, in Lebanon and elsewhere, but Hezbollah’s existence is nowhere near in question.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Nasrallah Is Dead But Bibi Hasn’t Won
Analysis, Campaign 2024, Commentary, Election 2024, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Russia, Ukraine, VIPS, VIPS Memos
VIPS MEMO: Advice to US Vice Presidential Candidates
As the two major candidates for the U.S. vice presidency prepare to debate Tuesday night in Manhattan, veteran U.S. intelligence officials have some firm advice for them on Ukraine.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, Commentary, History, Human Rights, Israel, Media, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine, Politics, Press Freedom, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, WMD
WATCH: Anti-Nuke War Rally
Roger Waters, Scott Ritter, Andrew Napolitano, Randy Credico, Joe Lauria and Gerald Celente spoke live from Kingston, New York on Saturday. Watch the full replay.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Election 2024, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Pentagon, Protest, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
Scott Ritter: Life, Preempted
Policymakers in both the U.S. and Europe are undertaking increasingly brazen acts of escalation in Ukraine designed to bring Russia to the breaking point.
WATCH: Assange to Speak
CN Live! discusses Julian Assange’s upcoming public appearance, his first since his plea deal, as well as proposed changes to the Espionage Act, with former Australian diplomat Alison Broinowski, interviewed by CN‘s Elizabeth Vos and Cathy Vogan.
American Empire, Analysis, Biden Administration, CN Live!, Cold War, Commentary, Foreign Policy, History, Israel, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine, Politics, Protest, Russia, Ukraine, WMD
WATCH: Ritter & Celente on Anti-Nuclear War Rally
Scott Ritter, former weapons inspector, intelligence officer, author and journalist, and Gerald Celente, publisher of Trends Journal, discuss Saturday’s major anti-war rally in Kingston, N.Y. with CN‘s Joe Lauria.
Vijay Prashad: When You Suffer for Your Sanity
The antidote to many of our mental health crises must come from re-building society and forming a culture of community rather than a culture of antagonism and toxicity.
Censorship, Commentary, Constitution, Legal, Press Freedom, Russia, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept., U.S. Supreme Courrt, Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
A Brief History of Free Speech in America
When the feds claim that articulating views of the war in Ukraine from a Russian perspective is somehow criminal they ignore the core purpose of the First Amendment, writes Andrew P. Napolitano.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Terrorism, U.N. General Assembly, U.S., United Nations, War Crimes
Exploding Pagers Add to Israel’s War Crimes
As it continues its genocidal campaign in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Israel is demonstrating its capacity to commit war crimes in Lebanon as well, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Palestine, Racism, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. State Department, War Crimes
Blinken Lied to Congress
The U.S. secretary of state ignored evidence of siege warfare against civilians in Gaza because he knew he would face no consequences, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
American Empire, Biden Administration, History, Israel, Lebanon, Media, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, Palestine, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations
Rally to Revive Anti-Nuclear War Movement
Saturday in Kingston, New York an impassioned plea to mobilize an anti-nuclear war and pro-peace movement will be launched with Scott Ritter, Max Blumenthal and Judge Andrew Napolitano among the speakers.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Australia, Biden Administration, Books, Britain, Constitution, History, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Politics, Press Freedom, Protests, Secrecy, U.S. Justice Dept., Uncategorized, War Crimes, WikiLeaks
Coming: CN Book on Reporting of Assange Case
Consortium News provided the most detailed and comprehensive coverage of the Julian Assange case. CN is now preparing a collection of its reporting on the case for a new book.
A Rude Greeting for Netanyahu’s Coming UN Visit
New York demonstrators intend to denounce the prime minister’s visit to the U.N., where members last week demanded that Israel end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Media Complicit in the Crimes of Israel
The pro-Israel bias in Western reporting makes the media utterly complicit in Israel’s war crimes, writes Jonathan Cook, including when Israeli soldiers throw Palestinians off a roof.
Hezbollah Warns Israel Dropping Leaflets With ‘Very Dangerous’ Barcodes in Bekaa
The Lebanese resistance group urged anyone in Lebanon who comes across a leaflet to “destroy it immediately.”
Assange extradition, Britain, Europe, Human Rights, International, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, WikiLeaks
Assange to Testify at Council of Europe
The freed publisher will appear in person in Strasbourg on Oct. 1 to address the Council of Europe, WikiLeaks said today.
Caitlin Johnstone: Israel’s War on Journalism
Israel keeps attacking Al Jazeera, assassinating journalists and bombing press offices for the same reason the mafia kills witnesses. They want to commit their crimes in the dark.
Biden Administration, Commentary, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Legal, Militarism, Palestine, U.S., United Kingdon, United Nations
Craig Murray: Netanyahu Plays Chicken
Israel plans to humiliate Iran and its allies to an extent that a full-on regional war, in which the United States will fight alongside them, becomes inevitable.
Chris Hedges: To the Israeli Soldier Who Murdered Her
Shooting unarmed people is not bravery. It is not courage. It is not even war. It is a crime.
Biden Administration, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Militarism, Palestine, Pentagon, U.S., United Nations
‘US Weapons Still Flow’ as Israel Strikes Lebanon
Israel’s airstrikes on Monday came a day after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in what the group called an “initial” response to last week’s device attacks.