Militarism – Consortium News

‘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…

Can You Handle the Truth?

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:16:39 +0000

Consortium News is a publication for adults who are prepared to put away their adolescent notions of America’s exceptional goodness and are instead ready to face the ugly realities of the United States abroad. It ain’t pretty. A government by,…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Blinded to Syria

Consortiumnews.com — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:12:47 +0000

Decades after deploying mass violence and rendering citizens grotesquely ignorant of the world, U.S.-led powers appear willing to risk world war, while reinventing a terrorist to lead what was a secular nation until last week. By Patrick Lawrence Special to…

Support CN’s Middle East Coverage

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:39:51 +0000

Seven-year old Consortium News in 2002 was one of the first outlets to reject the politicized intelligence for the disastrous Iraq invasion and has run circles around corporate media on Syria, from 2011 until today. But only with your help.…

Assad’s Legacy

corinna barnard — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:00:12 +0000

As the former Syrian president settles into the luxury of exile in Moscow, John Wight says his country is left facing the challenge of a new sectarian disaster. By John Wight Medium When states implode as suddenly as Syria just…

WATCH: No Nuclear War — A Call to Reason

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:54:39 +0000

Live from the National Press Club in Washington three panels, moderated by Scott Ritter and Medea Benjamin, examined the danger of nuclear conflict and ways to resist it. Watch the replay. Watch the panel discussions moderated by Scott Ritter and…

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…

CN Launches Drive in Time of Crisis

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:45:20 +0000

With several Mideast wars threatening to ignite the whole region; Ukraine in its most dangerous phase yet, and Consortium News fighting its own battles to continue, CN urges your support at this turbulent time. By Joe Lauria The crises that…

South Korea’s 6-Hour Martial Law

corinna barnard — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:00:09 +0000

Yoon does not want to lose power, writes Kiji Noh, but more importantly the U.S. cannot allow Yoon to lose power. He is key to the Asian force posture against China. By Kiji Noh Special to Consortium News South…

JOE LAURIA: A History of Humiliation

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:06:45 +0000

After a history of U.S. bullying and humiliation — from a broken promise not to expand NATO to deceit over Minsk — it can’t be assumed Moscow is bluffing when it warns of nuclear war. By Joe Lauria Special to…