The indictment of 12 Russian ‘agents,’ which included no collusion with Trump’s team, is essentially a political and not legal document because it is almost certain the U.S. government will never have to present any evidence in court, reports Joe Lauria. …Read more →
In its reporting of supposed North Korean “violations”, the corporate media is once again found to be pushing a political agenda, as Gareth Porter explains. By Gareth Porter In late June and early July, NBC News, CNN, and The Wall Street…Read more →
Donald Trump’s bluster at the NATO summit only has to do with money, not whether the alliance serves any genuine security purpose, says Jonathan Marshall. By Jonathan Marshall Special to Consortium News The usual NATO summit begins and ends with…Read more →
With Donald Trump about to meet Vladimir Putin in their first summit on July 16, prominent academics, journalists, politicians and activists call for a lessening of dangerous tensions between the two nuclear powers. An Open Letter: Common Ground For Secure…Read more →
Trump’s policies are shaping America’s relationship with the world in major ways even if those policies don’t exhibit a consistent strategy, observes Paul Pillar. By Paul Pillar The urge within the commentariat to describe every president’s foreign policy in terms…Read more →
In the midst of tepid Western criticism, Israel is finally realizing its decades-old goal of splitting the West Bank in two, while putting an end to the fiction of a two-state solution, observes Jonathan Cook. By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth…Read more →
A survivor of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 U.S. sailors has joined the Freedom Flotilla headed towards Gaza, as Joe Lauria reports. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Joe Meadors, a survivor of the…Read more →
John Pilger asks where the spirit of rebellion has gone that once led to numerous uprisings at a female prison factory in Australia where his great-great grandmother was once interned. By John Pilger Like all colonial societies, Australia has secrets.…Read more →
The Supreme Court majority ignored two treaties and customary law in upholding Donald Trump’s latest travel ban, which the president himself said targeted Muslims, reports Marjorie Cohn. By Marjorie Cohn The Supreme Court’s opinion last month in Trump v. Hawaii, affirming Donald…Read more →
Le 23 juin dernier se tenait à Bruxelles une conférence pour l’organisation de la mobilisation du 31 juillet prochain, afin d’exiger la libération de Simone Gbagbo, femme politique ivoirienne de premier plan et épouse de l’ancien président ivoirien Laurent Gbagbo, emprisonnée en Côte d’Ivoire depuis 2011, alors que son mari est emprisonné lui à La Haye en Hollande.
