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Patrick Lawrence: The Center the Centrists Can’t Hold

corinna barnard — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 18:10:03 +0000

What is unfolding now in France and Germany is happening one or another way across the Western powers that form the walls of the neoliberal fortress. By Patrick Lawrence in London ScheerPost “Turning and turning in the widening gyre The…

UK Snubs Council of Europe Over Assange Inquiry

corinna barnard — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:03:24 +0000

Politicians across Europe want Britain to investigate why the WikiLeaks founder spent five years in jail, writes Mark Curtis. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK Britain’s Home Office is making a “grave mistake” by ignoring a call from the Council of…

Craig Murray: A Very Peculiar Triumph

corinna barnard — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:17:09 +0000

PACE’s designation of Julian Assange as a political prisoner was the only part of the European Council’s resolution on which the Atlanticists even attempted to mount a rearguard action. By Craig Murray CraigMurray.org.uk At the end of Julian Assange’s testimony…

Assange: ‘My Naivete Was Believing in the Law’

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:00:45 +0000

UPDATED: Read all of Julian Assange’s remarks, including Q&A, in Strasbourg Tuesday morning, on the plea deal, WikiLeaks work, the Espionage Act, the C.I.A.’s retribution and more. Julian Assange’s address Tuesday morning to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human…

WATCH: Assange to Speak

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:30:01 +0000

CN Live! discusses Julian Assange’s upcoming public appearance, his first since his plea deal, as well as proposed changes to the Espionage Act, with former Australian diplomat Alison Broinowski, interviewed by CN‘s Elizabeth Vos and Cathy Vogan. Please Donate To CN’s Fall Fund…

Assange to Testify at Council of Europe

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:22:28 +0000

The freed publisher will appear in person in Strasbourg on Oct. 1 to address the Council of Europe, WikiLeaks said today. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, who was released from prison in June, will address…

Patrick Lawrence: ‘Brain Dead’ & Dangerous, NATO Proceeds

corinna barnard — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:24:53 +0000

The trans–Atlantic alliance’s true purpose of global dominance is too objectionable to profess. Instead, it operates on the basis of fantastic conjurings, which no member questions. By Patrick Lawrence ScheerPost It is now five years since Emmanuel Macron, in one…

75 Years of NATO = 75 Years of Denial

corinna barnard — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 07:12:24 +0000

German parliamentarian Sevim Dagdelen says for NATO, denial of its true nature is part of the essence of the organization. By Sevim Dagdelen World BEYOND War The following is an abridged version of speech that Dagdelen, a member of the…

NATO’s War Summit in Washington

corinna barnard — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:00:49 +0000

NATO leaders should conduct a clear-eyed review of how the organization that claims to be a force for peace keeps escalating unwinnable wars and leaving countries in ruins, say Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.…

Patrick Lawrence: Europe’s Elections as US Mirror

corinna barnard — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:30:26 +0000

Voters in last week’s European Parliament elections delivered a severe blow to mainstream parties and the Brussels technocrats from whom they are virtually inseparable. By Patrick Lawrence ScheerPost Ah, those elections last week to the European Parliament, in which voters…