In his State of the Union address, Biden was the face of the U.S. imperium as it insists on prolonging itself. This is not a role with any originality or vision.
Patrick Lawrence: Old Man Shouting
Commentary, Israel, Palestine, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Security Council, United Nations, War Crimes
World Is Watching UN’s Response to Israel’s Crimes
Mona Ali Khalil lists Israel’s crimes from A to Z and says the U.N. must fulfill its responsibility to protect the civilians in Gaza and hold all perpetrators of mass atrocities accountable.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Election 2024, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine, Politics, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Biden’s Pier-for-Gaza Is Hollow Gesture
The U.S. president could get aid into Gaza much faster, if he wanted to, writes Jonathan Cook. His timetable for helping Palestinians is dictated by the schedule of the presidential election.
Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Legal, Politics, Russia, U.S., U.S. Congress, U.S. Justice Dept., Ukraine
IMPEACHMENT: A Rapid Succession of Events
Patrick Lawrence on the indictment of key witness Alexander Smirnov; the under-reported testimony of Jason Galanis from a federal prison; and Hunter Biden’s testimony under oath.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Human Rights, Israel, Legal, Militarism, Palestine, U.N. General Assembly, U.N. Security Council, U.S., United Nations, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
To Save Israel, US Destroys International System it Built
The coming years shall prove that the crisis in international legitimacy, resulting from the abuse of power, will hardly be rectified with superficial changes and reforms, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Australia, Biden Administration, Commentary, International Criminal Court (ICC), Israel, Legal, Palestine, United Nations
Australian PM Learns He’s Not Above International Law
The Albanese government can continue to ignore calls for national independence in foreign policy, or it can start to seriously examine the allegations of complicity, writes Margaret Reynolds.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: Hamas’ Official Account
Hamas speaks for the frustration and disenchantment by Arabs toward the notion of international justice. Second of two-part article.
‘No Comment’ by UK on Israeli Flights Into Britain
The government’s withholding of all information about nine Israeli military jets raises suspicions about further British complicity in war crimes in Gaza, Matt Kennard reports.
South Africa Urgently Appeals to ICJ on Gaza Famine
Describing the situation in Gaza as “now so terrifying as to be unspeakable,” Pretoria is asking the World Court to take further measures to stop Israel’s genocide.
The Real Gaza Death Toll
Ralph Nader says it matters greatly whether the aggregate toll so far, and counting, is three, four, five, six times more than the Gaza Health Ministry’s undercount.
Indian Foreign Minister’s Maverick Stance on Israel
Although a large section of the ruling BJP is pro-Zionist, S. Jaishankar’s ideology of neutral pragmatism prevails, writes Ullekh NP.
The Myth of Israel as ‘US Aircraft Carrier’ in Middle East
If Israeli apartheid were to disappear, oil and trade would still flow from the Middle East towards the West, write Jean Bricmont and Diana Johnstone.
AIPAC’s Dark Money Arm Unleashes $100 Million
Amid the Netanyahu government’s assault on Gaza and intensifying repression in the West Bank, AIPAC is showing zero tolerance for even the mildest criticism of Israel during the 2024 U.S. elections.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Russians in Ukraine
Recent disclosures provide an incomplete inventory of the West’s covert activities in Ukraine. There is more than we have been told, surely.
WATCH: Mr. Galloway Goes to London
After his election last week, George Galloway returned to Parliament Monday. On Tuesday he backed a local candidate from his Workers’ Party, a movement that is spooking the British establishment. Two videos.
SCOTT RITTER: The Minds of Desperate Men
France’s Emmanuel Macron last week suggested the suicidal idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine to confront Russia militarily.
Australian PM Referred to ICC as ‘Accessory to Gaza Genocide’
The complaint includes the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel and provision of military surveillance through the Joint Defense Facility Pine Gap in Australia’s Northern Territory.
The Horrors a Rafah Invasion Would Bring
An Israeli invasion of Rafah will not alter the battlefield in favor of the Israeli army, but it will be horrific for the displaced Palestinians, writes Ramzy Baroud.
Commentary, Israel, Palestine, Protest, Religion, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, War Crimes
Chris Hedges: Aaron Bushnell’s Divine Violence
Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation was ultimately a religious act, one that radically delineates good and evil and calls us to resist.
Assange extradition, Biden Administration, Commentary, Julian Assange, Legal, U.S. Justice Dept., United Kingdon, War Crimes, WikiLeaks
Craig Murray: US Case & Assange Rebuttal
On the second day, Feb. 21, the U.S. and Home Office responded to Assange’s legal team in rather disjointed fashion, essentially just reiterating the accusations.