If a grand bargain can be reached between Riyadh and Tehran, it could de-escalate several wars in the region, writes Vijay Prashad.
Being a Child in Yemen Is the Stuff of Nightmares
Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Middle East, Pentagon, Propaganda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Trump Administration, Tunisia, U.S., United Arab Emirates
THE ANGRY ARAB: Biden’s Mideast Policy No Better Than Trump’s
The current U.S. administration has thus far endorsed (or tolerated) two coups: one political in Tunisia and a blatant military overthrow last week in Sudan, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
Analysis, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Propaganda, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
30 Years On: The Middle East Peace-Process Ruse
The limitation of Palestinian autonomy was embedded in U.S.-brokered negotiations from the start, writes Inès Abdel Razek. That cycle must be broken.
Denouncing Israel’s Crackdown on Palestinian Rights Groups
U.S.-based social justice groups tell Antony Blinken that smearing human-rights promotion as “terrorist” is a well-worn tactic of authoritarian regimes.
American Empire, Assange extradition, Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Manufacture of Decline
Americans suffer the same disabilities as the Europeans of 1919: They cannot think. They cannot speak plainly among themselves.
JOHN PILGER: Justice for Assange Is Justice for All
In the land of Magna Carta this disgraceful case ought to have been hurled out of court long ago.
Textile Workers & the ‘8×5’ Fight in Italy
Morganne Blais-McPherson recounts a victory by immigrant workers and a growing, independent union that represents them.
Analysis, Biden Administration, China, Climate Change, History, International, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration, U.S. Congress
COP26: US Brings Sorry Climate Record to Glasgow
President Joe Biden wants to lecture other countries to make huge commitments to combat climate change while he brings a poor U.S. record to the Glasgow conference, writes Joe Lauria.
Cold War, Gulf States, History, Intelligence, International, Militarism, Secrecy, Torture, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdon
Stealing a Nation: Secret SAS Mission to Capture Mideast Oil Artery
British files seen by Declassified-UK reveal details of torture from 1970, when special forces invaded and annexed the Persian Gulf’s most important oil route, Phil Miller reports.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Biden Administration, Britain, Intelligence, Legal, Trump Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks
WATCH: Hedges & Lauria on Assange Hearing
On his show On Contact, journalist Chris Hedges interviews CN Editor Joe Lauria on the two-day U.S. appeal hearing seeking to overturn an order not to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to Virginia.
US Appeal in Assange Case Is Over: Thank You For Your Support.
Consortium News ran wall-to-wall coverage this week of the U.S. appeal of the decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the United States. Thank you for your support.
Varoufakis Says Zuckerberg Is Stealing ‘Meta’ Name
In a tweet Friday, the Greek economist and Progressive International co-founder called out the tech giant for taking the moniker of a global anti-capitalist think tank.
From Press Freedom to Prison Systems, Everything Assange Touches Gets Illuminated
The bombshell revelations of the imprisoned journalist were arguably small potatoes compared to the criminality Assange exposed by simply standing his ground, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Afghanistan, Assange extradition, Commentary, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Julian Assange, Militarism, Torture, U.S.
Instead of Facing Extradition, Assange Should Have Won the ‘Nobel War Prize’
The work of the imprisoned WikiLeaks founder could have world-changing consequences leading to harmony among nations, writes Karen Sharpe.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Commentary, Intelligence, Julian Assange, Legal, Surveillance, U.S., War Crimes, WikiLeaks
Chris Hedges: The Most Vital Battle for Press Freedom in Our Time
If Assange is extradited and found guilty of publishing classified material it will set a legal precedent that will effectively end national security reporting.
DAY TWO — ‘CIA Tried to Kill Assange;’ US: ‘He’s Only Moderately Depressed & Won’t Go to Isolation’
The two-day U.S. appeal against the denial of extradition of Julian Assange has ended in London with the U.S. promising humane prison conditions and Assange’s lawyers saying the CIA tried to kill him.
DAY TWO: Assange Lawyer Presses Parallels With Love Case
Edward Fitzgerald sought to compare Julian Assange’s case with that of Lauri Love’s before the judge who overturned Love’s extradition order to the United States.
WATCH: CN Video Report Assange Hearing Day One
DAY ONE: Assange Lawyer in Fiery Rebuttal at Day’s Conclusion
Edward Fitzgerald QC, a lawyer for Julian Assange, ended the first day of the U.S. appeal with a thunderous response to the case put forward by a prosecutor for the United States.
DAY ONE: US Lays Out Appeal Against Assange Judgement
The U.S. appeal hearing against the ruling not to extradite Julian Assange began in Courtroom 4 at the Royal Courts of Justice. Consortium News has video access to the court.