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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Psyops
Behind Colin Powell’s Legend – My Lai
From the Archive: Colin Powell’s role as a military adviser in Vietnam during the My Lai massacre has continued to elude scrutiny, Robert Parry and Norman Solomon said in 1996.
Britain, China, Commentary, France, Germany, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Media, Middle East, Militarism, Russia, United Nations
JOE LAURIA: Powell & Iraq—How One Resignation May Have Stopped the Disastrous Invasion
An article in the NYT Magazine tells us how the CIA helped cook the evidence to invade Iraq and why Colin Powell should have resigned rather than go along with it.
Commentary, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Middle East, Military, The Bush-43 Administration, United Nations
SCOTT RITTER: Powell & Iraq—Regime Change, Not Disarmament: The Fundamental Lie
Regime change, not disarmament, was always the driving factor behind U.S. policy towards Saddam Hussein. Powell knew this because he helped craft the original policy.
American Empire, Cold War, Commentary, History, Intelligence, International, Iran, Iraq, Pentagon, Politics, The Bush-43 Administration, Vietnam, War Crimes
Colin Powell: An Appraisal
Robert Parry, the founding editor of Consortium News, wrote this profile in 2004 of Colin Powell, who died at 84 of Covid-19 on Monday.
American Empire, Assange extradition, Britain, Commentary, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Legal, WikiLeaks
What Baraitser Thought About the Plot to Kill or Abduct Assange
In her ruling in January against extraditing the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, Magistrate Vanessa Baraitser expressed a high degree of understanding for the CIA wanting to rub out Assange, writes Joe Lauria.
WATCH: Stand-Ups for Assange
An English Village’s Dirty Secret
Matt Kennard and Phil Miller’s new film about a BAE factory town features an ex-government adviser on Saudi arms sales speaking on camera with a journalist for the first time.
Are You Being Lied To?
Gaslighting 1.1 Billion Africans
It is generally easier for countries that offer development finance for energy projects to make low-carbon rules for others, not for themselves, write Benjamin Attia and Morgan Bazilian.
Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International, Latin America, Militarism, Police Brutality, Propaganda, Right Wing, United Kingdon
British ‘Perception Management’ in Colombia
The U.K. embassy in Bogotá has launched an environmentally-focused public relations project while Britain trains the country’s repressive security forces, Matt Kennard reports.
American Empire, Assange extradition, Commentary, Film, Julian Assange, Media, Propaganda, U.S., WikiLeaks
Netflix Re-Launching Assange Smear Days Before Court Date
Caitlin Johnstone responds to Netflix’s revival of a 2013 documentary that WikiLeaks, at the time, refuted as irresponsible libel.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Analysis, Commentary, Film, Intelligence, Iraq, Julian Assange, Militarism, Propaganda, Sweden, U.S., WikiLeaks
The Assassination of Julian Assange
In 2013, Jonathan Cook encountered a master class in propaganda when he watched We Steal Secrets, Alex Gibney’s documentary about WikiLeaks and its founder.
Food as a Spearhead for Gentrification
Longtime residents find themselves forced to compete against the “urban food machine,” writes Pascale Joassart-Marcelli.
On Pausing Acknowledgement of Indigenous Land
Three anthropologists explain why land acknowledgments and the related welcoming ritual can help erase history.
Billionaires Eye Robot Weapons to Protect Themselves From the Rest of Us
Caitlin Johnstone warns of a not-too-distant future in which unmanned weapons systems are sought out by wealthy civilians.
The Benefits of Becoming a Consortium News Member
Consortium News is offering special benefits to members of the first independent news site on the Web, founded by legendary investigative journalist Bob Parry in 1995.
Advanced Technologies, American Empire, Canada, Intelligence, Militarism, Military, Pentagon, Propaganda, Social Media, U.S.
NATO’s Plans to Hack Your Brain
NATO is spinning out an entirely new kind of combat it has branded cognitive warfare, Ben Norton reports.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Rifaat Al-Asad Returns to Syria
The regime’s mouthpiece, Al-Watan, simply said that the president forgave him for “all that he had done,” writes As`ad AbuKhalil.