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Power Versus the Press: The Extradition Cases of Pinochet & Assange
Power Versus the Press: The Extradition Cases of Pinochet & Assange With Julian Assange facing possible extradition from Britain to the U.S. for publishing classified secrets, Elizabeth Vos reflects on the parallel but divergent case of a notorious Chilean dictator. Eight months from now one of the most consequential extradition hearings in recent history will […]
JOHN KIRIAKOU: CIA Seeking More Impunity
JOHN KIRIAKOU: CIA Seeking More Impunity The agency is trying to get a pass on crimes even before they’re committed and it represents a threat to press freedom. The CIA has quietly asked the Senate Intelligence Committee to include a provision in its next authorization bill that would vastly expand the definition of a “covert agent” whose identity […]
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Accelerating Imperial Decline
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Accelerating Imperial Decline Washington’s foreign policy towards Iran is driven by desperation rather than a reasoned understanding of a world in historically significant flux. That can lead only to a continuing succession of failures. The kinetic events of the past week in Washington, Tehran, and the Persian Gulf were nothing if not revealing. President […]
Ten Minutes to War
Ten Minutes to War Donald Trump pulled back from igniting a potentially disastrous war in the Persian Gulf on Thursday night with just 10 minutes to spare, but the super-hawks he surrounded himself with will probably try again, writes Joe Lauria. The commander-in-chief acted like one, if only briefly, on Thursday night when he said […]
The Ugly View of Western Democracy
The Ugly View of Western Democracy From flimsy false flags in the Gulf to the signing of Assange’s extradition warrant, Craig Murray reviews the abuses of power made obvious in the past two weeks. Standing back a little and surveying the events of the last couple of weeks, gives a bleak view of the current […]
Tide of Public Opinion is Turning in Assange’s Favor
Tide of Public Opinion is Turning in Assange’s Favor Corporate media & some politicos who opposed Assange after the 2016 election have radically changed their tune, favorably influencing public opinion after the Espionage Act indictment of the WikiLeak‘s founder, reports Joe Lauria. The indictment of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act has profoundly affected press coverage […]
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 3—The Most Extensive Classified Leak in History
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 3—The Most Extensive Classified Leak in History The “Iraq War Logs” disgorged an unprecedented profusion of documents, military reports and videos. ***** For WikiLeaks, 2010 was an exceptionally eventful year. In April the transparency organization released “Collateral Murder,” the video of U.S. Army helicopters as they shot more than a dozen Iraqis in […]
ROBERT PARRY: All Investigative Journalists Do What Julian Assange Did
ROBERT PARRY: All Investigative Journalists Do What Julian Assange Did The U.S. has indicted Julian Assange for encouraging his source to give more information and for trying to protect his source’s identity, what all journalist routinely do, said one of the greatest investigative journalists of our time. Parry is writing here about the Obama […]
VIPS Urge Trump to Avoid War in Venezuela
VIPS Urge Trump to Avoid War in Venezuela VIPS warn that Trump’s policies regarding Venezuela appear to be on a slippery slope that could take us toward war in Venezuela and military confrontation with Russia. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Avoiding War with Russia over Venezuela Mr. President: Your Administration’s policies regarding […]
A Year of Silencing Julian Assange
A Year of Silencing Julian Assange One year ago Thursday, Ecuador’s government under President Lenin Moreno silenced Julian Assange. WikiLeaks wrote on Twitter Wednesday: “… March 28, marks one year that WikiLeakspublisher Julian Assange has been illegally gagged from doing journalism—any writing that expresses a ‘political opinion’? even on his own treatment, after pressure from the U.S. on […]
