There were Egyptian elections before Mohammed Morsi, who underestimated the anti-democratic impulses of Arab tyrannies, and assumed Western governments wouldn’t stand for an overthrow of a democratically-elected president. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News The death of Mohamed Morsi,…Read more →
With Julian Assange facing possible extradition from Britain to the U.S. for publishing classified secrets, Elizabeth Vos reflects on the parallel but divergent case of a notorious Chilean dictator. By Elizabeth Vos Eight months from now one of the most…Read more →
Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is as big a hawk as any member of the Trump administration, says John Kirikaou. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News Neoliberal, fake progressive Rep. Adam Schiff (D-C)…Read more →
The American paper of record just provided a major example of the symbiotic relationship between U.S. corporate media and the government, Ben Norton writes for Grayzone.By Ben Norton Grayzone The New York Times has publicly acknowledged that it sent a story to…Read more →
The agency is trying to get a pass on crimes even before they’re committed and it represents a threat to press freedom. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News The CIA has quietly asked the Senate Intelligence Committee to include a…Read more →
Given the example being made out of Chelsea Manning, silence must be spreading fast, writes Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is now being slammed with $500 fines for every single day that she remains imprisoned in contempt of…Read more →
The Intercept‘s bombshell about Brazilian corruption is being ludicrously spun by the country’s media and military as a “Russian conspiracy,” writes Pepe Escobar By Pepe Escobar in Paris Special to Consortium News It was a leak, not a hack. Yes: Brazilgate,…Read more →
Clarity emerges around the political persecution of Lula, Brazil’s former president. But what is still blurry for many is the actual case against him, writes Vijay Prashad. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula…Read more →
Insurge — The Trump administration has released a range of photographic and video evidence in support of its claim that
Protesters in the Sudan and Algeria have learned from the counter-revolutions and know it is not enough to oust a single tyrant, writes As`ad AbuKhalil. Leaders May Fall But US Maintains Tyrannies By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News The…Read more →
