U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon are permitted to use force in several circumstances, including self-defense and prevention of hostile action in its area of deployment, writes Joe Lauria.
The former C.I.A. director and secretary of state ridiculed the U.S. Military Academy, his alma mater, by dissing the cadets’ honor code in one of his most infamous remarks, writes Joe Lauria.
Israel’s bombing of Beirut mirrors its harsh attacks on Gaza and symbolises the disdain for human life that characterises both Israeli and U.S. warfare.
The U.S. State Department did not hold a press briefing on Thursday, which is understandable, given the difficulty of keeping up with — much less justifying — the criminality of its ally Israel.
The government knows how to evade an uncomfortable constitutional provision or High Court opinion, writes Andrew P. Napolitano regarding a case involving Donald Trump, Jack Smith and Elon Musk.
Israel continues to isolate itself diplomatically after the IDF throws its weight around with U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon, writes Mick Hall.
The imprisoned Roger Hallam believes that resistance is not, ultimately, about what we can or cannot achieve. It is about a “re-enchantment of the world,” he says. “It is about our spirit taking center stage.”
Former military lawyer David McBride has won the right to appeal his conviction for blowing the whistle on Australian war crimes in Afghanistan. Cathy Vogan reports from Canberra for Consortium News.
With another major storm bearing down on Florida, Elizabeth Vos reports on distressed survivors of Helene and tight federal disaster relief funding amid a flood of U.S. money for foreign proxy wars.
Facebook and Instagram, when combined, have 5 billion users worldwide. It’s impossible to overstate how their regulation of speech in pro-U.S. direction can impact human communication.
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A year ago, Israel was sitting in the catbird seat. Today, it stares into the face of its demise.
Leaked cables and emails show how the agency’s top officers dismissed internal evidence of Israelis misusing U.S.-made bombs and worked to supply more as the Gaza death toll mounted, Brett Murphy reports.
A phalanx of the U.K.’s most influential journalists has decried as a “blood libel” the reporting of Israel’s killing of thousands of children in Gaza, writes Jonathan Cook.
America’s political elites are not powerless to restrain the rogue Israeli regime: They are powerless to act against the grotesque lobby, led by but not limited to AIPAC, to which they have sold themselves.
While the overall picture of Oct. 7 has become clearer, an independent investigation is necessary to fully understand the events, writes Robert Inlakesh.
Israel has announced a new phase of its war on Gaza while simultaneously conducting the most severe strikes so far on Beirut.
The Israeli government waged a decade-long campaign to protect its officials from criminal proceedings in Britain, leaked files show, John McEvoy reports.
The maniacal alliance between the U.S. and Israel has exposed the sham of Western democracy and the illusion of international law, writes Margaret Kimberley.
