On Aug. 9, 1945, as Japan’s high command met on surrender plans, the U.S. dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki killing 74,000 people instantly, a decision that's never been adequately explained, writes John LaForge. By John LaForge “The rights and wrongs of Hiroshima are debatable,” Telford T| Consortium News
An all-Christian American crew used the steeple of Japan’s most prominent Christian church as the target for an act of unspeakable barbarism, writes Gary G. Kohls. What Imperial Japan Couldn't Do in 250 Years American Christians Did in Nine Seconds By Gary G. Kohls Eighty years ago today, a| Consortium News
Author and attorney Jennifer Harbury describes the "Silent Holocaust" in Guatemala and its links to the genocide in Gaza, using "any methods of barbarity necessary." By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report Known as the “Silent Holocaust,” the genocide in Guatemala is seldom mentioned in modern| Consortium News
Taking a cue from the Declaration of Independence, M. Reza Behnam submits facts "to a candid world" that impel the dissolution of a destructive liaison. By M. Reza Behnam Z-Network It has become abundantly clear that after 250 years, a second American revolution is necessary. Thomas Jeffer| Consortium News
Now the countless images of starving Palestinians — men, women, children, ordinary people, doctors, nurses, aid workers — have pushed matters to the point we can now call genocide by its proper name. By Patrick Lawrence ScheerPost Correct nomenclature, as I have long argued, is essential for o| Consortium News
Mick Hall covers the upgrade of the U.S. intelligence agency's Wellington operation to "counter the CCP" as another milestone of U.S. meddling in the Asia-Pacific. By Mick Hall in Whangarei, New Zealand Special to Consortium News The opening of a Federal Bureau of Investigations standal| Consortium News
Palestinians and all supporters of justice worldwide should urgently seize this critical opportunity to decisively defeat the Israeli Hasbara for good, writes Ramzy Baroud. By Ramzy Baroud Common Dreams I rarely visit Rome without stopping at the Campo de' Fiori to pay homage to Giordano| Consortium News
This outcome adds to a growing list of union-led actions across Europe in solidarity with Palestine and against the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Ana Vracar reports. By Ana Vracar Peoples Dispatch Italian port workers secured a significant win last week in their ongoing resistance to milit| Consortium News
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were acts of premeditated mass murder unleashing a weapon of intrinsic criminality. It was justified by lies that form the bedrock of 21st century U.S. war propaganda, casting a new enemy, and target — China. By John Pilger When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, t| Consortium News
The first atomic bomb burst at 8:15 a.m. over the city of Hiroshima leaving its impression on a watch that disappeared 44 years later, reports Joe Lauria. On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Joe Lauria retells the story of Akiko Mikamo and her father Shinji, who was just 15| Consortium News
