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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…

US Congress Revives Cold War Tactics With New Anti-Communism School Curriculum

corinna barnard — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:00:19 +0000

Alan MacLeod on the “Crucial Communism Teaching Act,” which is now being read in the U.S. Senate, where it is all but certain to pass. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News Congress has just passed a bill that will see the…

Trump Says No to ‘Foolish’ US Missile Attacks on Russia

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:21:12 +0000

UPDATED: The incoming president told Time he “vehemently disagrees” with firing U.S. missiles into Russia, words that could soothe nuclear tensions between Washington and Moscow, reports Joe Lauria. UPDATE: Adds new last paragraph. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News…

Will Trump Stop Domestic Spying?

corinna barnard — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:00:43 +0000

Hacking a computer without consent or a search warrant is a crime, no matter where the computer is located, or by whom, writes Andrew P. Napolitano By Andrew P. Napolitano During the course of an F.B.I. written response to a…

WATCH: How to Stop a Nuclear War

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:59:11 +0000

Dennis Kucinich, Scott Ritter and Medea Benjamin met with citizens in Washington to discuss how they can get Congress to put a roadblock in the path towards nuclear annihilation. The former Congressman, former chief U.N. weapons inspector and Code Pink…

WATCH: Ritter Lobbies at Capitol to Avert Nuclear War

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:05:55 +0000

Scott Ritter joined Medea Benjamin and Code Pink to urgently lobby members on Capitol Hill to do what they could to stop the U.S. from starting a nuclear war. By Joe Lauria on Capitol Hill, Washington Special to Consortium News…

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…

US Bill Would Reverse ATACMS Order

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:37:24 +0000

A bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, if it were law, would reduce the danger of nuclear war over Ukraine by stopping U.S. ATACMS attacks on Russia, reports Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria on Capitol Hill in Washington Special…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Biden Family of Liars

corinna barnard — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:00:20 +0000

Given Joe Biden’s apparently intimate involvement in Hunter’s dealings, it follows that his intent in pardoning his son is effectively to secure a pardon for himself. By Patrick Lawrence Special to Consortium News This is the sixth in Consortium News’s…

SCOTT RITTER: Congress Must Prevent Nuclear War

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:30:31 +0000

Today is the gravest danger of nuclear war than at any time in the nuclear era. This is a reality so stark and intimidating that many people feel powerless to do anything about it. But something can be done. A Call…