The bombing of Afghanistan was not legitimate self-defense under the UN Charter because Afghanistan did not attack the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Biden Threatens More Illegal War in Afghanistan
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Rapid Taliban Takeover Shows How Little US Understood Afghanistan
Though the Taliban may be unpopular with many Afghans at least they are Afghans and not a propped-up government under foreign occupation, writes Joe Lauria.
WATCH: A Fiery Defense of Assange
Gareth Porter on the Pentagon deceiving and manipulating civilian leaders in the Cold War; Lori Wallach on greed hindering the global vaccine rollout; and Joe Lauria on the myths that mislead many on Julian Assange.
In Pre-Sentencing Letter, Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Says Crisis of Conscience Motivated Leak
The former U.S. Air Force intelligence analyst is the first person to face sentencing for an Espionage Act offense during the administration of President Joe Biden.
Migration Is Not the Crisis
Aviva Chomsky says the recycled policies of Biden and Harris are destined to spark yet more crimes in Central America such as Berta Cáceres’ murder.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Why the Crumbling Computer Conspiracy Case Is So Vital to the US
Since the U.S. is on shaky constitutional ground with the espionage indictment, the computer intrusion charge has served as a hook to try to get Assange, by portraying him not as a journalist, but as a hacker, writes Cathy Vogan.
COVID-19: Biden-Merkel Meeting: No Vaccine Patent Waiver
Public health campaigners dubbed the summit a major blow to efforts to end the pandemic as infections continue to surge across the globe.
Hidden Hand of US Blockade Sparks Cuba Protests
The protests should be understood in the context of a brutal economic war waged by the United States against the island nation for more than 60 years, write Medea Benjamin and Leonardo Flores.
The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — 6: Assange in the Dock
Merkel Is Sent Letter on Assange Before Her Visit to Biden
On her way to the White House, the German chancellor has a received a letter from Bundestag members, journalists and artists telling her to bring up Assange with the U.S. president.