The Israeli prime minister has chosen this moment to mount a go-for-broke attempt to bring the U.S. into some kind of once-and-for-all conflict that would leave Israel supreme in the region.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Netanyahu Goes for Broke
Africa, Belgium, China, Colonialism, Commentary, Human Rights, Income Inequality, Rwanda, United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Vijay Prashad: The Congo War Will End
The Congolese people do not control their wealth. There is an urgent desire for a project that would bring people together around the shared interests of the majority.
Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Denmark, Militarism, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Trump Administration, Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, WMD
SCOTT RITTER: ‘My Life’s Work Melting Before My Eyes’
As was the case in June 1982, people of the United States need to send a collective signal that they will not tolerate policies that lead toward nuclear war.
WATCH: Roger Waters — The Case Against Genocide
Roger Waters spoke in Blackburn, England on Wednesday with Craig Murray. Consortium News was there.
Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, CN Live!, Commentary, Consortium News, Julian Assange, Legal, Press Freedom, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
WATCH: ‘This Is Not a Dream’ (UPDATED)
Supporters of Julian Assange gathered at the Harold Park Hotel in Sydney on Sunday to celebrate his release from prison and arrival in Australia.
American Empire, Analysis, Ancient World, Commentary, Israel, Palestine, Politics, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
Biden: ‘I’m Running the World’
The comment by the sitting U.S. president in Friday’s interview has been ignored by the mainstream, but its megalomania is at the heart of why Joe Biden is defying his party and remaining in the race, writes Joe Lauria.
Advanced Technologies, Commentary, Militarism, Nuclear Weapons, U.S., United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Keir Starmer’s Red Button
The new U.K. prime minister controls a nuclear arsenal capable of killing millions of people, writes Richard Norton-Taylor. History suggests it should be scrapped.
Afghanistan, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Europe, Militarism, NATO, Russia, U.S., Ukraine
NATO’s War Summit in Washington
NATO leaders should conduct a clear-eyed review of how the organization that claims to be a force for peace keeps escalating unwinnable wars and leaving countries in ruins, say Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
Asia, Australia, Biden Administration, Canada, China, Commentary, Foreign Policy, France, Intelligence, Israel, Militarism, New Zealand, New Zealand, Palestine, Russia, South Africa, Surveillance, Ukraine, United Kingdon, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Washington’s Exclusive Trust in the ‘Five Eyes’
The Anglo-Saxonization of American foreign and military policy has become a distinctive — and provocative — feature of the Biden presidency, writes Michael Klare.
Ex Biden Officials: ‘Undeniable’ US Complicity in Gaza
Twelve former members of the Biden administration are calling its policy in Gaza a failure and a threat to U.S. national security.
Biden Administration, Column, Commentary, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The Chances of an Israel-Lebanon War
There are prospects for and against full-scale war breaking out. Here are some factors to consider.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, CN Live!, Commentary, Legal, U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
WATCH: CN Live! — Assange: The Road to Freedom
Consortium News spoke with three of the leaders of the friends of Assange group in the Australian Parliament about their efforts to free Assange, who is now safely back in Australia.
Caitlin Johnstone: A Former Israeli Leader’s Admission
Israel’s complete dependence on U.S. support means the Biden administration has all the leverage it needs to force an end to Israel’s aggressions at any time.
Patrick Lawrence: 90 Min That Shook the Liberal World
CNN’s spectacle made it clear that Biden and Trump present no sensible choice and stand as insults to those who persist in the act of voting.
RAY McGOVERN: Will Putin Attack Poland & the Baltics?
Given their lack of information about the Ukraine-Russia deal scuttled by Boris Johnson early in the war, many Americans will be inclined to believe Biden’s evidence-free claims in last week’s CNN debate.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, CN Live!, Commentary, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Politics, Press Freedom, U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
WATCH: CN Live! — Assange: The Price of Freedom
WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is free after a plea deal with the United States. But at what price? Watch the replay with Alexander Mercouris, Marjorie Cohn & Bruce Afran.
Afghanistan, Civil Rights, Commentary, Constitution, Iraq, Julian Assange, Legal, Obama Administration, Press Freedom, Secrecy, The Bush-43 Administration, Torture, U.S. Justice Dept., War Crimes, WikiLeaks
Assange Is Free: Here’s What He’s Given Us
Contrary to U.S. government claims, WikiLeaks’ revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for accountability from Washington, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Julian Assange, Press Freedom, Russiagate, Trump Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks
Patrick Lawrence: The State Failed to Break Assange
The WikiLeaks founder consistently displayed strength and endurance as the machinery of two sovereign states attempted to destroy him.
