A dark secret behind the Hiroshima bomb is where the uranium came from, a spy-vs.-spy race to secure naturally enriched uranium from Congo to fuel the Manhattan Project and keep the rare mineral out of Nazi hands, reports Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Since the firs| Consortium News
The conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism is the test in the Zionist lobby case against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis for her Gaza reporting and the outcome will be of great international significance, says Joe Lauria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY360nnv-wY The above is an add| Consortium News
Mary Kostakidis was in federal court in Adelaide on Tuesday defending herself against racial discrimination charges for her reporting and commentary on Gaza, reports Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Mary Kostakidis, the Australian journalist accused in a civil action b| 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
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
With his talk about providing ballistic missiles to Ukraine, Friedrich Merz, Germany's warmongering new chancellor, is toying with a tripwire for Moscow. By Patrick Lawrence ScheerPost Friedrich Merz has been in office as Germany’s new chancellor a matter of weeks, and already he has the Ge| Consortium News