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LISTEN: The Two Puppets

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:39:15 +0000

There are parallels between their roles in Syria and Ukraine. But can Abu Mohammad Jolani be as easily controlled by the U.S., Israel and Turkey (who may have conflicting interests) as Volodymyr Zelensky? https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wbai.org.archive.audio/live-on-the-fly_2024-12-13_15-00_02-00.mp3 Former C.I.A. analyst Larry Johnson and…

US & Israel Destroyed Syria & Called it Peace

corinna barnard — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:00:47 +0000

Netanyahu’s ambition to transform the region through war, which dates back almost three decades, is playing out in front of our eyes, writes Jeffrey Sachs. By Jeffrey D. Sachs Common Dreams In the famous lines of Tacitus, Roman historian, “To…

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…

Indigenous Australian to Take ex-Netanyahu Spox to ICC

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 06:39:17 +0000

After Australian prosecutors dropped the case for “advocating genocide” against Israeli official Mark Regev, the plaintiff says the matter will now be sent to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Video by Cathy Vogan (12m, 14s) By Joe Lauria in…

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.…

The Day the Media Decided Militant Jihadism Is OK

corinna barnard — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:27 +0000

Jonathan Cook on the sudden capacity of the Western press — in the case of Syria — to distinguish between jihadists and Islamic nationalists. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net Here is a very strange thing. For years, Western media outlets and…

Chris Hedges Report: Letter to Refaat Alareer

corinna barnard — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:00:14 +0000

A year ago on Dec. 6, 2023, Israel murdered Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer in Gaza. His poems, however, remain, condemning his killers and beseeching us to honor our shared humanity. By Chris Hedges ScheerPost Dear Refaat, We are not silent.…

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…

Will Trump Step Up Attacks on Venezuela?

corinna barnard — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:00:24 +0000

With Trump’s cabinet full of hawks, Alan MacLeod assesses the potential for the president-elect’s second administration to cause more trouble for the Maduro government. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News The re-election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United…

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…