Chelsea Manning Says She’ll Never Testify Against WikiLeaks, Seeks Release From Jail
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been held in detention in Alexandria, VA for the last two months on “contempt” charges for refusing…
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Trump Pardons Soldier Convicted of Murder As Julian Assange Rots in Prison for Journalism
By Matt Agorist Ali Mansur Mohamed was shot and killed in 2008. The man who killed him, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, was found…
Condemning Assange Condones The War Crimes He Exposed
By Joziah Thayer Most of the people applauding the arrest and imprisonment of journalist Julian Assange are either still salty about Hillary Clinton losing to…
US Navy SEALs Were Warned by Commanders Not to Report War Crimes
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — US war crimes in Iraq in general are a well-substantiated fact. Navy SEALs say they saw some “shocking” things, which other SEALs…
US Threatens to Veto UN Resolution Combating Rape as Weapon of War
By Jake Johnson In what critics denounced as the Trump administration’s latest attack on women’s rights across the globe, U.S. officials are reportedly threatening to veto a…
Over 70,000 Killed in Yemen War Since 2016
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — Official figures on the deaths in the Yemen War have been virtually unavailable, or at least years out of date. The database…
What are War Crimes?
By Arjun ap. War crimes include genocide, crimes against humanity, and mistreatment of civilians or combatants during war. Genocide is the most severe of these…
US-Backed Coalition Bombs Another Yemen School, Killing Mostly Children
By Jake Johnson (CD) — With a War Powers resolution that would end U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s assault on Yemen currently on President Donald Trump’s desk,…
UN Human Rights Council Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza
By Jason Ditz (ANTIWAR.COM) — In a 23-8 vote, the UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to endorse a report on Israel’s treatment protests along the Gaza…
Trump Administration Imposes Visa Ban on ICC Staff Probing US War Crimes
By Jessica Corbett Human rights defenders expressed outrage on Friday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed that the Trump administration is revoking or denying visas for…
Chelsea Manning Faces Contempt Charge After Refusal to Answer Grand Jury Questions
By Julia Conley (CD) – Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning expressed no regrets Thursday when she revealed that she faces a contempt hearing— and possible jail time—after declining…
Former Presidents Come Together for Photo-Op As Internet Forgets They’re ALL War Criminals
By Rachel Blevins Five former presidents of the United States came together for a hurricane relief benefit, and their photo-op with musician Lady Gaga led…
Blackwater Murder Case Overturned By U.S. Appeals Court
By Aaron Kesel A U.S. appeals court on Friday dismissed the first-degree murder charge against a former Blackwater employee, Nicholas A. Slatten, and ordered re-sentencings for three…