Author Archives: Keld Bach
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks — Story of a Whistleblower
The decision not to extradite Julian Assange to the US is unlikely to be the end of his struggle. For the past 10 years, a team of reporters has followed Assange and the WikiLeaks network. In their first film in … Continue reading
Another War Criminal has Met His Maker
Former U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as being the architect of the war in Iraq (nicknamed ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’), for his introduction of an advanced torture program (known as ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’), and the killing of more … Continue reading
The Great G7 Summer Excursion 2021
Oxfam activists wearing papier mache heads depicting G7 leaders perform during a protest at Swanpool Beach near Falmouth, during the G7 summit, in Cornwall, Britain, June 12, 2021. Photo by Reuters (click image to enlarge).
Mapping Israeli Occupation
For the fourth time in 13 years, Israel has launched a major military offensive on the Gaza Strip. In its latest assault that began on May 10, at least 220 Palestinians, including 63 children, have been killed in Gaza. At … Continue reading
Washington Has Enabled Israeli Extremism
Two weeks ago, Jerusalem was rocked by violence as bands of Jewish Israeli extremists rampaged through Palestinian neighborhoods of East Jerusalem chanting “death to Arabs.” Making their way through the city, mobs hurled rocks at Palestinian homes and assaulted passersby … Continue reading
American Hypocrisy and Complicity
American political language does not have the capacity to address Palestine because it is disabled by white supremacy. By Mariam Barghouti Over the past few weeks, as the Israeli colonial forces escalated their brutal violence against the Palestinians of occupied … Continue reading
The Psychology of Fact-Checking
Distortions and outright lies by politicians and pundits have become so common that major news outlets like the Associated Press, CNN, BBC, Fox News, and Washington Post routinely assign journalists and fact-checkers to verify claims made during stump speeches and … Continue reading
Sometimes Justice Prevails
The jury in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin found the former Minneapolis police officer guilty on Tuesday in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in a decision US President Joe Biden said he hoped would become a … Continue reading
Afghanistan – Another Lost War
After what was supposed to be a snap military operation to capture Usama bin Laden in 2001, the war in Afghanistan has turned out to be the longest in American history. Finally, after 20 years of occupation and fighting, President … Continue reading
Laptop from Hell: Hunter Biden, Big Tech, and the Dirty Secrets the President Tried to Hide
Book review by Tucker Carlson: The inside story of the laptop that exposed the president’s dirtiest secret. When a drug-addled Hunter Biden abandoned his waterlogged computer at a Mac repair shop in Delaware in the spring of 2019, just six … Continue reading
