June 2020

'All lies': how the US military covered up gunning down two journalists in Iraq

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Former Reuters journalist Dean Yates was in charge of the bureau in Baghdad when his Iraqi colleagues Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh were killed. A WikiLeaks video called Collateral Murder later revealed details of their death

For all the countless words from the United States military about its killing of the Iraqi Reuters journalists Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh, their colleague Dean Yates has two of his own: “All lies.”

Julian Assange indictment fails to mention WikiLeaks video that exposed US 'war crimes' in Iraq

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‘Shameful’ Collateral Murder footage shows Apache helicopter mowing down 11 civilians – including two Reuters journalists – in Baghdad

US prosecutors have failed to include one of WikiLeaks’ most shocking video revelations in the indictment against Julian Assange, a move that has brought accusations the US doesn’t want its “war crimes” exposed in public.

The toppling of statues overseas might give Australia pause to reconsider who we celebrate | Paul Daley

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Across the country are university buildings and monuments dedicated to killers of Indigenous people

Indigenous Australians and their supporters have for over a century been perplexed about some statues and place names that make false assertions about white European achievement and celebrate the murderers and murder of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Scott Morrison should use Cook's 250th anniversary to insist Britain return the Gweagal shield | Paul Daley

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The artefact, held by the British Museum, is a symbol Indigenous survival, resistance and endurance

Depending on where you stand, an upside of Australia’s coronavirus lockdown has been the abandonment of some of the more public and political elements of national celebrations to commemorate the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s arrival.