Commentary – Consortium News

Deception & Politics From Washington to Tel Aviv

corinna barnard — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 02:45:20 +0000

U.S.-Israeli supremacist intentions, papered over and buried for decades, are now clear for all to see, writes M. Reza Behnam. By M. Reza Behnam Z-Network In these difficult times, the voice of the late Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said is ever…

Good & Bad War Criminals

corinna barnard — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:00:34 +0000

Tony Blair sent special forces to hunt down suspected Bosnian war criminals in the 1990s who were accused of lesser abuses than Netanyahu and Gallant, writes Mark Curtis. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK Very little is known about Operation Tango,…

WATCH — Catastrophe

corinna barnard — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:00:41 +0000

“Has Jolani changed his spots?” George Galloway interviews Chris Hedges about the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on the Mother of All Talk Shows (MOATS). By George Galloway George Galloway: It’s the one and only, Chris Hedges up…

Chris Hedges Report: How Fascism Came

corinna barnard — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:54:36 +0000

The loss of basic democratic norms began long before Trump, which paved the road to an American totalitarianism. He is the symptom, not the disease. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost For over two decades, I and a handful of others —…

‘Cop City’ Leads US Buildup in Police-Training Bases

corinna barnard — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:00:35 +0000

Elizabeth Vos reports on a vast law enforcement training facility in Atlanta that defies the defund-police movement and sets the stage for Israel-linked militarized policing across the U.S. By Elizabeth Vos Special to Consortium News After years of intense opposition…

JOHN KIRIAKOU: Cellphone Seizures & the Courts

corinna barnard — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:27:47 +0000

We cannot trust that federal agents will just be looking for child pornographers or international drug traffickers when they demand access to our electronics at the border. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News After years of conflicting decisions by…

Israel, Not the ‘Liberators,’ Will Decide Syria’s Fate

corinna barnard — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:53:29 +0000

Syria’s future under al-Qaeda spin-off HTS will come in two flavours only, writes Jonathan Cook. Either submit and collude like the West Bank, or end up wrecked like Gaza. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net There has been a flurry of “What…

Caitlin Johnstone: Where the Aggression Really Begins

corinna barnard — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:30:13 +0000

The empire’s favorite trick is to begin the historical record at the moment its enemies retaliate against its abuses. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley reading this article. New York prosecutors have charged Luigi Mangione with “murder as…

Putin Thinks Al-Qaeda in Syria Is Reformed Too

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:21:45 +0000

The Russian president has said Russia actually won in Syria because the jihadist threat is apparently ended, which was Moscow’s goal all along. But he ignored what he’d previously said was the West’s role in that conflict, writes Joe Lauria.…

JOHN KIRIAKOU: The FBI Deserves Kash Patel

corinna barnard — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:05:29 +0000

After all the bureau’s crimes, Americans need somebody who is willing to tear this organization down to its bare studs. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News On the surface of things, Kash Patel is the kind of person most…