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‘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…

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…

Shoot the Drones!

corinna barnard — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:00:48 +0000

Congress has made us helpless before whoever is terrifying the populace in New Jersey, writes Andrew P. Napolitano. This is contrary to the reason for which we have government. By Andrew P. Napolitano The skies over New Jersey have been…

UK Prison Abuse of Palestine Activists

corinna barnard — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:00:40 +0000

Young protesters face more than a year in prison before going on trial over a break-in at an Israeli arms factory near Bristol, Daniel Tester reports. By Daniel Tester Declassified UK Clare Rogers found out that her 21-year-old daughter Zoe…

New Zealand Bill Would Smear ‘Foreign Tools’

corinna barnard — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:45:48 +0000

New Zealand is set to introduce potentially repressive sedition and espionage laws similar to those of other Western states now gearing up for war with Russia and China, Mick Hall reports. By Mick Hall in Whangarei, New Zealand Special to…

Vijay Prashad: US to ICC: FU

corinna barnard — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:50:04 +0000

The United States confirms it has no regard for international law or a genuine rules-based order. By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Before history ends, the International Criminal Court (ICC) finally issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin…

Some Questions to Ask on Thanksgiving

corinna barnard — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:28:11 +0000

Andrew P. Napolitano expresses gratitude for what he considers under governmental assault: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and the exercise of free will and human reason. By Andrew P. Napolitano “Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is…

Legislating Silence

corinna barnard — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:00:20 +0000

Robert Inlakesh reports on how U.S. Congress plans to target critics of Israel. By Robert Inlakesh MintPress News A coalition of civil rights groups is sounding the alarm over three proposed bills that, they argue, represent an audacious attempt to…

Chris Hedges Report: Surveillance Education

corinna barnard — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:26:06 +0000

Allison Butler and Nolan Higdon discuss the “ed-tech” systems eroding minors’ privacy rights and discriminating against students of color. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost Any technology created by the U.S. military industrial complex and adopted by the general public was always…