Ukraine is being destroyed by U.S. arrogance, proving again Henry Kissinger’s adage that to be America’s enemy is dangerous, while to be its friend is fatal.
Jeffrey Sachs: NATO Expansion & Ukraine’s Destruction
Afghanistan, American Empire, Biden Administration, BRICS, China, Commentary, Germany, Iraq, Militarism, NATO, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, U.S., Ukraine, Vietnam
US Can’t Deal with Defeat
In the U.S., the strongest collective memory of America’s wars of choice is the desirability – and ease – of forgetting them. So it will be when we look at a ruined Ukraine in the rear-view mirror, writes Michael Brenner.
Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, Julian Assange, Legal, Politics, Press Freedom, U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
WATCH: Australian MPs at DOJ After Assange Talks
A delegation of six Australian members of Parliament are in Washington this week lobbying for the release of Julian Assange. Watch their press conference today outside the Department of Justice. (W/Transcript)
British Press Sides with Power Against Assange
Peter Oborne contrasts the free-press cause celebre that arose after the British phone-hacking scandal to the silence and hostility engulfing the far more consequential case of the WikiLeaks publisher.
WATCH: High-Level UN Security Council on Ukraine
The U.N. Security Council meets Wednesday with national leaders, including Volodymyr Zelensky, Antony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov, debating the war in Ukraine.
Assange extradition, Australia, Biden Administration, Civil Rights, Julian Assange, Press Freedom, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept.
Australian MPs Endorse ‘Bring Assange Home’ Delegation
“The prosecution and incarceration of the Australian citizen Julian Assange must end,” states a letter signed by 64 Australian politicians and published in The Washington Post. Six MPs are in Washington today lobbying for Assange’s freedom.
Consortiumnews.com, History, Iran, Iraq, Media, October Surprise, Robert Parry, Russia, Russiagate, Syria, U.S., Ukraine
Get Bob Parry’s Book & Help Consortium News
Get a paperback copy of American Dispatches: A Robert Parry Reader as a thank you for a contribution to Consortium News‘ 2023 Fall Fund Drive.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Question About Biden
In the wake of Zelensky’s wildly provocative statements, it is time to question whether the U.S. president has a personal interest in prolonging the war in Ukraine.
Climate Change, Commentary, Human Rights, Iraq, Libya, NATO, Pentagon, Propaganda, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, WikiLeaks
Chris Hedges: R2P Caused Libya’s Nightmare
NATO’s military 2011 intervention, which overthrew the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, resulted in a chaotic and murderous failed state. Libyans pay a horrific price for this catastrophe.
Africa, Biden Administration, China, Commentary, Foreign Policy, India, Russia, U.S., Ukraine, Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, Vietnam
Patrick Lawrence: Unsweet Dreams
The Ukraine question hung over the recent G20 summit even though members have repeatedly signaled their wish to avoid the new cold war that Biden and his foreign-policy people are building.
Biden Administration, Commentary, Europe, European Union, Germany, Iran, Militarism, Military, NATO, North Korea, Pentagon, Romania, Russia, U.S., Venezuela
The ‘Biden Phase’ of the Ukraine War
Zelensky’s visit to the White House this week comes at a defining moment, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, as the war in Ukraine has intertwined with the problems of the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
Historian Rashid Khalidi’s concise and at times personal take on a century of colonial conquest and resistance in Palestine is a highly accessible read that focuses on key events and themes.
As British Schools Crumble
As the summer holidays ended in England and Wales, the Department for Education ordered over 100 school buildings to be fully or partially closed due to the dangers caused by a collapse-prone form of concrete.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Animal-Grade Prison Food Indicts US Society
Prisoners in the U.S. face chronic hunger and illness due to substandard and disgusting food, as new Bureau of Prisons director Collette Peters reportedly battles bureaucracy to reform the system.
UAW Strike Spotlights CEO-Worker Pay Gap
Last year, the CEOs of the Big Three U.S. automakers received staggering pay packages, fueling workers’ ongoing push for better wages and benefits.
Afghanistan, Biden Administration, Commentary, Disinformation, Intelligence, Iraq, Russia, Ukraine, Yemen
Westmoreland Revisited
Given the official U.S. optimism over Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Barbara Koeppel concludes that Washington has not learned any lessons from failed wars in Vietnam, and later Iraq and Afghanistan.
Murray Blocked from Assange Courthouse in Virginia
The former British diplomat sought to visit the courtroom where Julian Assange would be tried if he is extradited to Virginia. He was told he could not enter.
Assange extradition, Australia, Britain, Commentary, Julian Assange, Legal, Politics, Press Freedom, U.S., U.S. Justice Dept., WikiLeaks
WATCH: A US Tour for Assange
Former British diplomat Craig Murray has been touring the U.S. ahead of the possible extradition of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. Watch these events with Chris Hedges, Scott Ritter and other supporters.
American Empire, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Commentary, Cuba, History, Human Rights, Intelligence, International, Latin America, Militarism, New Zealand, U.S.
CHILE 50 YRS: Allende Grandson Tells CN: US Empire ‘Is Going Down’
The grandson of Salvador Allende, the democratically-elected president of Chile who was overthrown by a U.S.-backed, fascist junta 50 years ago on Sept. 11, 1973, spoke with CN at a conference in Australia remembering the coup. (w/Spanish transcript).
American Empire, Chile, Human Rights, Mexico, Militarism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, Venezuela
CHILE 50 YRS: Allende Lives in Santiago Vigil
Zoe Alexandra reports on the commemorations in Chile of the 1973 coup, including a centerpiece candle light vigil at the National Stadium in Santiago, one of the largest centers of torture and detention during the Pinochet dictatorship.