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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,…

What Russia Feared in Syrian Conflict Has Come True

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:46:28 +0000

Three years before it intervened in Syria, Russia feared an Islamist takeover in Damascus would lead to widespread chaos in the region, like a new Afghanistan in the Levant, reported Joe Lauria in 2012. This article was originally written for…

NATO SUMMIT: Not a Shield But a Bloodied Sword

corinna barnard — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:37:45 +0000

When leaders of the military pact’s member states pontificate about its invaluable role in defending democracy, you can almost hear history guffawing in the background, writes John Wight. By John Wight Medium The current and ongoing conflict in Ukraine reminds…

KOSOVO AT 25: Britain’s Covert Propaganda Over Kosovo

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 03 May 2024 21:00:05 +0000

Tony Blair’s government coordinated a secret campaign to convince the public NATO’s 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia was a just cause, writes Patrick O’Reilly. By Patrick O’Reilly Declassified UK Recently declassified files reveal Britain’s covert propaganda in support of NATO’s bombing…

KOSOVO AT 25: When Tony Blair Bombed Montenegro

Consortiumnews.com — Thu, 02 May 2024 15:00:38 +0000

Britain’s direct involvement in the NATO raid that killed a Montenegrin civilian can be revealed for the first time, Phil Miller reports. By Phil Miller Declassified UK Twenty five years ago this week, NATO bombed Montenegro’s main airport. It came amid…

Vijay Prashad: Violating Diplomatic Missions

corinna barnard — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 15:00:07 +0000

From Israel’s bombing of Iran’s embassy in Damascus to Ecuador’s raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, leaders feel emboldened by the impunity granted by the Global North. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research We live in dishonest times,…

WATCH: CNLive! — Global Greens: War or Peace? (in Gaza & Ukraine)

Consortiumnews.com — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:59:38 +0000

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. CN Live! – Season 5, Episode 12 – ‘Global Greens: War or…

It’s Happening Here — A US Version of Fascism

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 11:30:18 +0000

Fascism is always the bastard child of bankrupt liberalism. This was true in Weimar Germany. It was true in Italy. And it is true in the United States, writes Chris Hedges. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost The parting gift, I expect,…

UN or NATO?

corinna barnard — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 20:27:06 +0000

The communique from the summit in Vilnius earlier this month underlined Ukraine’s path into the Western military alliance and sharpened NATO’s self-defined universalism, writes Vijay Prashad. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ‘s communiqué…

Blair’s Former Allies on Trial for War Crimes

corinna barnard — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 15:56:54 +0000

During the 1999 conflict over Kosovo, the KLA was seen by the U.K. as terrorist, but was covertly and overtly supported by the Labour government, Mark Curtis reports. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK Blair’s Foreign Secretary Robin Cook was in direct touch…