No experience of the failure of policy can shake belief in its excellence, even though foreign adventures drained the treasury and led to imperial decline.
VIPS MEMO: To Biden — Avoid a Third World War
ICJ to Rule Friday on South Africa v Israel Genocide Case
The International Court of Justice said it would reveal its decision on provisional measures in the case of South Africa accusing Israel of genocide on Friday at 1pm, 7 am EST.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Israel, Middle East, Militarism, Palestine, Pentagon, U.S., U.S. State Department, War Crimes, Yemen
Biden’s War on Yemen
The unspoken premise for U.S. airstrikes against the Houthis’ is that an active genocide should be permitted to continue, argues Caitlin Johnstone.
Analysis, Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, Commentary, Julian Assange, Legal, Media, Secrecy, WikiLeaks
JOHN PILGER: Justice for Assange Is Justice for All
John Pilger, whose funeral was in London on Tuesday, wrote this account of the extradition trial of his friend Julian Assange in November 2021.
The UK’s New Security Pact With Ukraine
The agreement will benefit U.K. arms exporters, open Ukraine further to Western investors and increase “counter-disinformation” operations against Russia, writes Mark Curtis.
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The Roots of Israel’s Purge & Purify Strategy
Religion tied to state power can breed a murderous ideological impulse, writes Lawrence Davidson.
New York Times Spins Lemkin’s Work on Genocide
Raphael Lemkin’s application of the term genocide to the Ottoman Turk’s systematic mass slaughter of the Armenians predated the Holocaust, write Mischa Geracoulis and Heidi Boghosian.
US Supreme Court Defends Free Speech on Palestine
The dismissal marks the third consecutive time a federal court has dismissed the Jewish National Fund’s case against the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
American Empire, Biden Administration, BRICS, China, Column, Commentary, Iran, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Russia’s Turn From the West
Sergei Lavrov’s recent comments are a case of the subtext being vastly larger than the text.
Chris Hedges: Four Horsemen of Gaza’s Apocalypse
Joe Biden relies on advisors who believe in the West’s civilizing mission to the “lesser breeds” of the earth to formulate his policies towards Israel and the Middle East.
Guardian’s ‘Hamas Mass Rape’ Story Doesn’t Add Up
Jonathan Cook addresses the latest in a continuous cycle of stories about the events of Oct. 7.
Caitlin Johnstone: Welcome to the Empire
Ever the victim of unprovoked attacks from the people it has been strangling. Ever the shining city on a hill of human corpses. Ever the defender of the poor, helpless plutocrats of Wall Street.
Advanced Technologies, Intelligence, Israel, Military, Palestine, Secrecy, Surveillance, United Kingdon
UK Has Flown 50 Spy Missions Over Gaza
The flights have taken off from Britain’s controversial air base on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri, and averaged around one a day since the beginning of December, Matt Kennard reports.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Decoding Iran’s Missile & Drone Strikes
Tehran just sent a big message about Washington’s stratagem of creating a coalition of terror groups in the region, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
Global South Takes Israel to Court
The Ukraine War and Israel’s genocide in Palestine have both accelerated the decline in the authority of NATO countries, writes Vijay Prashad.
UK Chief Rabbi Blesses War Crimes in Gaza
Jonathan Cook reflects on Ephraim Mirvis and his religious incitement to crimes against humanity.
John Pilger: Assange Arrest a Warning From History
Consortium News this month pays tribute to the life and work of John Pilger, an all-time great journalist who died Dec. 30. Today we republish his essay from April 2019 just after Julian Assange’s arrest.
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Patrick Lawrence: The End of Global Leadership
This president’s signature project — America will lead democratic nations in a crusade against the world’s authoritarians — is virtually nowhere taken seriously.
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Biden Exceeds Worst Fears About Trump
None of Trump’s misdeeds rise to the level of single-handedly facilitating a genocide in Gaza or taking the world closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
Journalists Rebel Over Gaza Coverage
The contested concept of “impartiality” lies at the heart of running battles between unionised staff and news organisations in Australia, writes Mick Hall.