Blair's government aided forces against Yugoslavia whose leaders are now on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, writes Mark Curtis.




By Mark Curtis
Declassified UK
On 28 April 1999, prime minister Tony Blair’s adviser John Sawers wrote…

The Supreme Court for the first time in the modern era lets police demand to see your papers. To colleagues in media, law and academia who love liberty, Judge Andrew Napolitano asks, "Where is your outrage?"




By Andrew P. Napolitano


“The right…

America’s rebranded Department of War promises a new era of endless death and violence, says William Astore. 




By William Astore
TomDispatch
A rebranded Department of War, President Donald Trump recently suggested, simply sounds tougher (and more…

Trump wants RICO charges against CODEPINK looked into after D.C. restaurant protest, escalating crackdown on dissent and free speech, writes Natalia Marques.



By Natalia Marques
Peoples Dispatch
Activists from the anti-war group CODEPINK confronted…

As of now, we have only our questions about the who and the why of the murder of Charlie Kirk. But questions, the right ones, have a power all their own.




By Patrick Lawrence 
ScheerPost
So many questions arise since a sniper with demonstrated skill…

Alan Macleod assesses Trump’s claims regarding Venezuelan drug trafficking and assesses the history of U.S. efforts to overthrow the Venezuelan government.




By Alan MacLeod
MintPress News
The United States is building up its military assets, sparking…

Time to cancel the AUKUS military alliance between Australia, the UK and the US? Speakers include Professor Richard Tanter from the University of Melbourne and Emma Shortis from the Australia Institute. Moderated by Joseph Camilleri, social scientist and…

With the Trump 2.0 sanctions, the U.S. has left India facing the difficult task of protecting its financial stake while managing relationships with Washington, Tehran, and other regional partners.



By M.K. Bhadrakumar
Indian Punchline
God giveth and…

“President Trump has no legal authority to launch strikes or use military force in the Caribbean or elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere,” said Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.





By Julia Conley
Common Dreams
With 14 people killed in the Caribbean in…

We have lost that connection between reason and morality .... We have decisively lost our idea of the commonweal as the anchor from which reason will make its case.



By Patrick Lawrence
Special to Consortium News
Remarks delivered in late August at…

Heads of state and government spoke at the U.N. assembly on the recognition of the state of Palestine and the Gaza war in a meeting chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.
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High-Level International Conference for Peaceful Settlement of Question of Palestine…

A Eurocentric perspective on the war dominates, while the conflict in Asia is little known in the West. Historical memory of WW II fades as generations of participants and witnesses pass away, says Uroš Lipušcek.










This year marks the 80th…

Donald Trump is among heads of government and state addressing the 80th general debate of the United Nations General Assembly as Gaza burns.
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Plenary Meetings for the General Debate of the Eightieth Session…

The admission that the U.K. government has provided aid to a proscribed terrorist group, while arresting citizens for the support of an anti-genocide group similarly proscribed is the height of hypocrisy.




By Craig Murray
CraigMurray.org.uk
The…

A coalition of University of California faculty, students, staff, and labor unions are suing the Trump administration for violating their free speech and academic freedom. 





By Marjorie Cohn
Truthout
Outrage flared last week about the University…

Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, accused in court of antisemitism because of her reporting critical of Israel, was among the speakers at this rally in Melbourne covered by CN.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIep5hFApXU

The designation of the amorphous group antifa as a terrorist organization allows the state to brand all dissidents as supporters of antifa and prosecute them as terrorists.



By Chris Hedges
The Chris Hedges Report
Trump’s designation of the amorphous…

A government that can silence the speech you hate today can silence the speech you love tomorrow, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano.



“It does me no injury for my neighbor
to say there are 20 gods or no God.
It neither picks my pocket nor
breaks my…

The AUKUS military alliance between Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. poses a threat of war with China.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzKSKnqZ_og&t=10s
The NO AUKUS Coalition of Victoria, Australia argues that the AUKUS military alliance between Australia…