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Deception & Politics From Washington to Tel Aviv

corinna barnard — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 02:45:20 +0000

U.S.-Israeli supremacist intentions, papered over and buried for decades, are now clear for all to see, writes M. Reza Behnam. By M. Reza Behnam Z-Network In these difficult times, the voice of the late Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said is ever…

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,…

WATCH — Catastrophe

corinna barnard — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:00:41 +0000

“Has Jolani changed his spots?” George Galloway interviews Chris Hedges about the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on the Mother of All Talk Shows (MOATS). By George Galloway George Galloway: It’s the one and only, Chris Hedges up…

Happy Holidays From CN & CN Live!

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:20:58 +0000

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Chris Hedges Report: How Fascism Came

corinna barnard — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:54:36 +0000

The loss of basic democratic norms began long before Trump, which paved the road to an American totalitarianism. He is the symptom, not the disease. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost For over two decades, I and a handful of others —…

‘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…

Vijay Prashad: The Change in Syria

corinna barnard — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:00:53 +0000

The fall of Damascus and rise of HTS signal a dangerous shift in Syria, deepening regional instability and isolation for Palestine. From Israel to Africa’s Sahel region, what comes next? By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research One of the…

Israel, Not the ‘Liberators,’ Will Decide Syria’s Fate

corinna barnard — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:53:29 +0000

Syria’s future under al-Qaeda spin-off HTS will come in two flavours only, writes Jonathan Cook. Either submit and collude like the West Bank, or end up wrecked like Gaza. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net There has been a flurry of “What…

Don’t Leave CN Off Your Xmas List!

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:05:44 +0000

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