BREAKING: A vindictive judge in Canberra has thrown the book at a man who revealed war crimes by the Australian military in Afghanistan.
Whistleblower McBride Sentenced to 5 Yrs., 8 Mos.
US-China Rivalry Riles Tiny Solomon Islands
Inside the Pacific power cauldron: Mick Hall reports on controversial allegations of attempted U.S. meddling in the election of a prime minister seen as friendly to China.
WATCH: CN Live! — Whistleblower David McBride ‘Followed the Law’ But Will Be Sentenced Tuesday
CN Live!‘s Cathy Vogan discusses the case of Australian whistleblower David McBride, who will be sentenced tomorrow in Canberra, with lawyer Eddie Lloyd.
The Secret History of Israel’s Role in Genocide in Colombia
As a diplomatic row erupts between the former allies, Dan Cohen republishes his 2021 MintPress News exposé on the role of Israeli agents in training death squads and devising plans for genocide in Colombia.
Don’t Get Played
Whistleblowers Further Expose Israel’s Torture of Detainees
The details provided to CNN are consistent with those that a doctor at the field hospital of the Sde Teiman prison camp included in a recent letter to top Israeli officials.
Analysis: 97% of Campus Gaza Protests Nonviolent
The most significant violence since April 18, according to the The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, was an attack by a pro-Israel mob at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Analysis, Commentary, History, Israel, Media, Middle East, Palestine, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Security Council, U.S., United Nations
UN Vote Was for Palestinian Membership, Not Statehood
In a blow to the U.S., the U.N. General Assembly voted Friday to give Palestine, whose statehood it has already acknowledged, full U.N. membership, forcing the U.S. into another embarrassing veto at the Security Council, says Joe Lauria.
Caitlin Johnstone: An Empire Fears Its Students
They understand that if they lose control of the narrative, they won’t be able to deploy their armies anymore.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Israel, Media, Middle East, Militarism, Palestine, Pentagon, Politics, Protests, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, War Crimes
A Culture of War That Hates Youth
The movement to stop Israel’s murderous oppression of Palestinians is up against the entire military-industrial-congressional complex, writes Norman Solomon.
Africa, Biden Administration, Burkina Faso, Colonialism, Commentary, France, Libya, Mali, NATO, Niger, Russia
Vijay Prashad: Africa to France: ‘Get Out!’
After decades of brewing anti-imperialist sentiment in the Sahel, events in the region are now unfolding at a rapid pace.
Chris Hedges: The Nation’s Conscience
The courageous stance of students across the country in defiance of genocide is accompanied by a near total blackout of their voices. Their words are the ones we most need to hear.
Column, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Protests, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: History of US Activism for Palestine
While their ultimate impact should not be exaggerated, the protests for Palestine taking place on U.S. college campuses are historic.
Listen to the Students
Marjorie Cohn hopes the political movement on American college campuses will be a game changer in stopping Israel’s U.S.-backed genocide.
Majority of Democratic Voters Believe It’s ‘Genocide’: Poll
One political strategist called the party’s establishment “dysfunctionally out of touch with its voters on this issue.”
Israel’s Brutality Draws on British Rule
Britain’s “mandate” over Palestine from 1920-48 left an apparatus of repression which Israel inherited and still uses today in its ferocious war on Palestinians, writes A. Bustos.
Britain, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International, Israel, Legal, Media, Middle East, Militarism, Palestine, War Crimes
Blackout Imposed on Israeli Military Aircraft in U.K.
The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence is refusing to give any new information about Israeli military aircraft landing in Britain, possibly to protect ministers from prosecution, reports Matt Kennard.
Caitlin Johnstone: Gaza’s Demise Should Be Radicalizing
Imperial spinmeisters have been churning out talking points about radicalization and nefarious support because it’s the narrative bludgeon they plan on using to stomp out the burgeoning antiwar movement.
Whistleblower David McBride to Be Sentenced
Australian whistleblower David McBride was back in court Monday for his sentencing hearing in a case in which his disclosures revealed Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.
Analysis, Britain, Censorship, Disinformation, Foreign Policy, Israel, Media, Middle East, Palestine, Press Freedom
Why Media Have Failed Gaza
The media’s job is to create uncertainty, doubt and confusion. Our job is to explode that lie, denying them and the political class an alibi, Jonathan Cook told a peace rally in Bristol on the weekend.