In retrospect, it becomes clear that the Cold War “communist threat” was only a pretext for great powers seeking more power.
DIANA JOHNSTONE: D-Day 2024
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The Debate Over Israel as ‘US Aircraft Carrier’
Diana Johnstone responds to readers’ comments on “The Myth of Israel as ‘US Aircraft Carrier,” an article she recently co-authored with Jean Bricmont.
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.
DIANA JOHNSTONE: Genocide Meets French Devotion to Israel
French support to Israel is longstanding and political, but tinged with semi-religious devotion rooted in recent history.
WATCH: CNLive! — Global Greens: War or Peace? (in Gaza & Ukraine)
Peace was among the worldwide Green movement’s founding principles. But with wider wars threatening in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Green movement is divided over peace and war.
A Different Take on Ukraine
CN has been ahead of the news on Ukraine, from reporting the coup and warning of nuclear catastrophe as far back as 2015, to news of the current phase of the conflict. Help us to continue our coverage.
DIANA JOHNSTONE: A Voice Heard in the Land
Planned obsolescence has been the dominant policy of the Western elite toward the working class since the neoliberal power seizure of the 1980s, a message that comes through in a new song suddenly sweeping the world.
DIANA JOHNSTONE: Germans Down & Russians Out
On the purpose of NATO: “To keep the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down” — saying attributed to Lord Hastings Ismay, the secretary general of NATO 1952-1957.
DIANA JOHNSTONE: Demonstrate Together
If the Feb. 19 rally to end the war in Ukraine fails it will not be a success for other antiwar organizations that disagree with the Libertarian Party. It will only show that internal divisions can unravel every hope.
Our Coverage of the Ukraine War
CN has been ahead of the news on Ukraine, from reporting the coup and warning of nuclear catastrophe as far back as 2015, to news of the current phase of the conflict. Help us to continue our coverage.