Trump doesn’t give a farthing about Venezuela and is letting his underlings let slip the dogs of war in so long as it secures Florida’s electoral votes for Trump 2020, says Lawrence Wilkerson.
Commentary, Cuba, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, International, International News Analysis, Latin America, Trump Administration, U.S., Venezuela
Venezuela: Failed Coup Argues for New Approach
The Trump administration should set aside its disinformation campaign and start looking at reality, says Fulton Armstrong.
Democratic Triumph for Catalan Separatists
Given all they were up against, Craig Murray underscores the importance of their victory in Spain’s general election.
VIPS: Extradition of Julian Assange Threatens Us All
Retaliation against Julian Assange over the past decade plus replicates a pattern of ruthless political retaliation against whistleblowers, in particular those who reveal truths hidden by illegal secrecy, VIPS says.
Commentary, Ecuador, Europe, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, International, Russiagate, Secrecy, Trump Administration, U.S.
Dear Social Media Judges: Don’t Forget the Fundamentals of a Fair Trial
Julian Assange’s Australian lawyer and his EU advisor say the publisher should not be tried in social media and must be given a fair hearing in court.
A Warning to Non-Citizen Soldiers & Vets
Even after honorable discharge, foreign-born veterans who get arrested run the risk of deportation, writes Colonel Ann Wright.
Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, International, International News Analysis, Iran, Trump Administration, Turkey, U.S., United Nations
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The US Moves on Iran’s Oil Market as an Expression of an Irrational Foreign Policy
Patrick Lawrence gauges the backfiring potential of Pompeo’s withdrawal on Thursday of U.S. sanction waivers from eight major importers.
Consortium News and the Establishment
Consortium News stands outside the extreme partisan thinking that now dominates American politics.
CN on Lee Camp’s Redacted Tonight
Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria was interviewed by Lee Camp on his RT program Redacted Tonight about press freedom under threat.
View 27th Vigil, a Fortnight After Assange’s Arrest
Consortium News brought live coverage of the 27th Vigil. Watch the replay of a spirited discussion about the importance of public protest and the fate of Assange’s extradition here.
Assange’s Imprisonment Arguably Reveals Even More Corruption Than WikiLeaks Did
By locking up Assange, the U.S, its allies and corporate media have inadvertently exposed themselves for what they are, and we’re now able to point that out for everyone to see, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Campaign 2016, Constitution, Human Rights, Intelligence, Media, Obama Administration, October Surprise, Politics, Trump Administration
Consortium News’ Record on Russiagate—How CN Covered the ‘Scandal’: No. 7: ‘Russiagate Is No Watergate or Iran-Contra’
Many comparisons have been made between Russiagate and the earlier scandals of Watergate and Iran-Contra, but the similarities are at best superficial, explained Robert Parry on June 28, 2017.
Commentary, Great Britain, Human Rights, International, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Trump Administration
UK Israel Lobby Adds Muscle as US Lobby Weakens
British politics are being plunged into a stifling silence on the longest example of mass human rights abuses sanctioned by the West in modern history, writes Jonathan Cook.
Britain, Campaign 2016, Commentary, Intelligence, International, Russia, Russiagate, Trump Administration
Special Counsel Mueller: Disingenuous and Dishonest
Larry C. Johnson sees real meat on the bone for Barr’s upcoming investigation of spying by law enforcement and intelligence on the Trump campaign. And Trump has tweeted about it.
Column, Commentary, Egypt, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International, International News Analysis, Israel, Palestine, Propaganda, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
THE ANGRY ARAB: Deal of the Century? Which Century?
As’ad AbuKhalil explains why Palestinians will see through the latest U.S. illusion of a Middle East “peace process.”
PEPE ESCOBAR: War on Iran & Calling America’s Bluff
Vast swathes of the West seem not to realize that if the Strait of Hormuz is shut down a global depression will follow, writes Pepe Escobar.
Afghanistan, Intelligence, International, Iraq, Media, Obama Administration, Secrecy, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration, U.S., WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks Series
New CN Series: The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 1—The Video that Put Assange in US Crosshairs
“Collateral Murder” created a media sensation in 2010 and led to Chelsea Manning’s imprisonment and to a DOJ investigation of Julian Assange, reports Elizabeth Vos. But the war crimes the video exposed got no one else in trouble.
Foreign Policy, Intelligence, International, International News Analysis, Media, Obama Administration, Secrecy, Trump Administration, Ukraine
The Buried Maidan Massacre and Its Misrepresentation by the West
The new Ukrainian government is faced with reopening an inquiry into evidence of an organized mass killing in Kiev that Poroshenko stonewalled. Ivan Katchanovski investigates.
Another Thing That Distinguishes Us From Corporate Media
Commentary, Intelligence, International, Obama Administration, Russia, Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, WikiLeaks
Ukraine: Why ‘OU’ Lost by a Landslide
The answer is clear if you read U.S. documents published by WikiLeaks in 2006, writes Kevin Zeese.