Friday, April 07, 2017

Steve Lendman Blog

Today

Premeditated US Aggression on Syria
Premeditated US Aggression on Syria by Stephen Lendman Putin called Trump’s overnight attack on Syria “aggression against a sovereign country, violating the norms of international law,” according to his spokesman Dmitry Peskov, adding: “(I)t is unequivocal that (Friday’s aggression was) launched…in the interests of Daesh, al-Nusra Front and other terrorists.” Sergey Lavrov called Trump’s action “
Cheerleading US Aggression
Cheerleading US Aggression by Stephen Lendman Journalism is the first casualty of wars, propaganda substituting for truth-telling. Whenever America goes to war or plans one, media scoundrels march in lockstep - cheerleading aggression, ongoing or coming. A culture of deceit persists, wars glorified in the name of peace. Propaganda wars precede hot ones, one nation after another targeted for regim
Gulf of Tonkin Redux: Trump Launches Naked Aggression on Syria
Gulf of Tonkin Redux: Trump Launches Naked Aggression on Syria by Stephen Lendman April 7, 2017, a date which will live in infamy - the Syrian Arab Republic was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval forces of the American empire - with attribution to Franklin Roosevelt’s congressional address following Japan’s December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Based on a false flag CW attack, wrongfu

Yesterday

Russia Trying to Prevent Escalated War in Syria
Russia Trying to Prevent Escalated War in Syria by Stephen Lendman In response to Tuesday’s Khan Sheikhoun CW attack, Moscow rejected the US/UK/French draft resolution, calling it “unacceptable.” No vote was taken, whether coming is unknown. It was introduced to wrongfully blame Assad for Tuesday’s attack, despite no evidence suggesting it - or any other CW incident throughout over six years of O
NYT v. Russia on Tuesday's Syria CW Attack
NYT v. Russia on Tuesday’s Syria CW Attack by Stephen Lendman Who’s more credible? Simple to know for anyone paying attention to imperial war on Syria and in other US war theaters. The Times claimed holes in Russia’s explanation of what happened in Khan Sheikhoun, substituting fiction for facts. The attack occurred in territory controlled by US-supported terrorists. Anti-Assad witnesses reported
McCain/Graham Madness
McCain/Graham Madness by Stephen Lendman Russophobic/Islamophobic neocon Senators John McCain (R. AR) and Lindsey Graham (R. SC) support imperial madness - endless wars of aggression against invented enemies. They want all sovereign independent nations eliminated, their governments replaced by pro-Western puppet regimes - wars of aggression their strategy of choice. They’re not alone. Lots more l
Headed for Escalated War in Syria?
Headed for Escalated War in Syria? by Stephen Lendman Peace talks are on life-support - no breakthroughs achieved, none likely after Tuesday’s Kahn Sheikhoun chemical weapons (CW) attack. It had all the earmarks of a false flag incident aimed at perpetuating war, likely escalating it for the same objective as earlier - destroying Syrian sovereign independence, replacing it with pro-Western puppet
The NYT War on Truth-Telling
The NYT War on Truth-Telling by Stephen Lendman The self-styled newspaper of record is a lying machine, especially on geopolitical issues - notably when America goes to war or plans one. Syria is Exhibit A, its coverage deplorable, managed news misinformation substituting for truth-telling - propaganda and fake news instead of credible information and analysis. Its editors automatically declared
Israel Accuses Assad of Tuesday's CW Attack
Israel Accuses Assad of Tuesday’s CW Attack by Stephen Lendman Israel seeks regional hegemony along with America, wanting regime change in Syria and Iran. It’s waging intermittent war on Syria, aiding ISIS, al-Nusra and other terrorist groups, eager for escalated US aggression - Assad automatically blamed for Tuesday’s Khan Sheikhoun CW attack, despite no evidence proving it. On Thursday, ultrana

Apr 05

Deplorable US Rush to Judgment in Syria
Deplorable US Rush to Judgment in Syria by Stephen Lendman On Wednesday, Security Council members discussed Tuesday’s CW attack in Kahn Sheikhoun - Washington, Britain and France irresponsibly blaming Assad. Neocon US UN envoy Nikki Haley said if Security Council members fail “to act collectively…we are compelled to take our own action” - a deplorable comment, suggesting possible US terror-bombin
North Korea Key When Xi and Trump Meet
North Korea Key When Xi and Trump Meet by Stephen Lendman On April 6 and 7, China’s leader Xi Jinping will meet with Trump face-to-face for the first time at his Mar-al-Lago Florida estate. They have lots to discuss, including bilateral differences on trade, Beijing’s South China Sea policy, Washington’s provocative deployment of THAAD missiles in South Korea, along with Pyongyang’s nuclear and b
Neocon US Lobbyist Accuses Russia and Syria of Supporting ISIS
Neocon US Lobbyist Accuses Russia and Assad of Supporting ISIS by Stephen Lendman Molly K. McKew is a (John) Podesta lobbyist. From 2009 - 2013, she was a registered agent for the US-installed Georgian putschist regime, headed by illegitimate president Mikheil Saakashvili - a ruthless thug, America’s kind of guy. The neocon/CIA-connected Washington Post-owned Foreign Policy magazine published her
Syria Again Falsely Accused of Chemical Weapons Use
Syria Again Falsely Accused of Chemical Weapons Use by Stephen Lendman Throughout over six years of conflict, Syria was accused of using chemical weapons (CWs) numerous times - no evidence presented proving it. None exists. US-supported terrorists conducted numerous CW attacks. These elements, Washington or its coalition partners were likely responsible for Tuesday’s Khan Sheikhoun incident - kil
The Scoundrel Media Lying Machine in Action on Syria
The Scoundrel Media Lying Machine in Action on Syria by Stephen Use As expected in the aftermath of Tuesday’s chemical weapons attack in Khan Sheikhoun, killing scores, injuring many more, media scoundrels pointed fingers the wrong way. Despite no evidence suggesting it, Assad was falsely blamed for what happened - declared guilty by accusation, ignoring what’s most obvious. Dark forces wanting h
Rogue State Israel Falsely Accuses Assad of Chemical War
Rogue State Israel Falsely Accuses Assad of Chemical War by Stephen Lendman In three preemptive wars of aggression on Gaza since December 2008, Israel used banned weapons - ruthlessly targeting defenseless civilians. Doctors treating victims reported injuries never before seen. Norwegian trauma surgeon Mads Gilbert described “maimed and torn-apart people.” He explained daily Israeli atrocities, i

Apr 04

Dirty Rotten Politics
Dirty Rotten Politics by Stephen Lendman Trump was right tweeting: “Wow, @FoxNews just reporting big news. Source: ‘Official behind unmasking is high up.’ “ “ ‘Known Intel official is responsible. Some unmasked…not associated with Russia. Trump team spied on before he was nominated.’ “ “If this is true, does not get much bigger. Would be sad for US.” Fox News said “(o)ur sources, who have direct
Trump Reneges on Making Trade Deals Worker Friendly
Trump Reneges on Making Trade Deals Worker Friendly by Stephen Lendman In his first 10 weeks in office, he reneged on one promise after another. Instead of draining the swamp, he filled it with neocon generals and billionaires. He escalated ongoing wars, perhaps intends news ones, instead of curbing US interventionism as promised, along with prioritizing more US resources for long-neglected vital
Media Reaction to St. Petersburg Blast
Media Reaction to St. Petersburg Blast by Stephen Lendman Anything related to Russia is treated differently from similar events in the West. Reaction to Monday’s St. Petersburg blast was far less compassionate than for similar incidents in Western cities - dominating feature news coverage for days. A day after Monday’s St. Petersburg blast, it was yesterday’s news in America, not today’s. No Tues
Trump Welcomes Egypt's Pinochet at White House
Trump Welcomes Egypt’s Pinochet at White House by Stephen Lendman Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is an illegitimate president, usurping power illegally. A brutal despot, he’s a US War College graduate, maintaining close Pentagon ties. He rules by iron-fisted brute force. Democracy is pure fantasy. Sweeping crackdowns continue against opposition elements opposing his viciousness. He’s Washington’s man in Ca
NYT Complicit in Coverup of US War Crimes
NYT Complicit in Coverup of US War Crimes by Stephen Lendman Most readers don’t get past media headlines. Some read opening comments, few any more detail. Scoundrel media take full advantage. Headlines willfully deceive. So does content that follows. The New York Times is complicit in US coverup of horrendous crimes of war and against humanity - again on April 1 in reporting on Iraq and Syria. It
Syria Falsely Blamed for Sarin Gas Attack in Idlib Province
Syria Falsely Blamed for Sarin Gas Attack in Idlib Province by Stephen Lendman Numerous times before, Syria was falsely blamed for toxic chemical weapons attacks by US-supported terrorists. On Tuesday, Reuters said “(a) suspected gas attack by Syrian government or Russian jets killed at least 35 people, including nine children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday” - citing the pro-We

Apr 03

US Wants Russia/Belarus Alliance Severed
US Wants Russia/Belarus Alliance Severed by Stephen Lendman Since Soviet Russia’s 1991 dissolution, Washington broke its pledge not to expand NATO east. It wants all former Soviet Republics and Warsaw Pact countries incorporated into the alliance - Russia marginalized, weakened, contained, surrounded and isolated, its sovereign independence destroyed by color revolution or war. US Cold War strate
Likely Terrorist Attack in St. Petersburg
Likely Terrorist Attack in St. Petersburg by Stephen Lendman On Monday, an explosion occurred between two city metro stations, killing at least 10 people, dozens more injured. Evidence later discovered showed these type incidents in American and European cities were false flags, innocent patsies blamed for state-sponsored crimes. Monday’s St. Peterburg blast has all the earmarks of terrorism - wh
Trump Threatens North Korea
Trump Threatens North Korea by Stephen Lendman North Korea threatens no one. It’s very much threatened by decades of US hostility. Is Trump spoiling for another US Asia war, again on the Korean peninsula, pitting two nuclear-armed countries against each other? In an interview with the Financial Times , he said he’ll discuss North Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an April 6 and 7 summit
Russia Slams US Coverup of Mosul Carnage
Russia Slams US Coverup of Mosul Carnage by Stephen Lendman Previous articles explained Pentagon-orchestrated responsibility for mass slaughter and destruction in Mosul - since terror-bombing and Iraqi ground operations began last October. Thousands of civilians in harm’s way were massacred. Carnage continues daily - suppressed by the Pentagon and media scoundrels. On April 2, Tass said the US-le
Social Justice Advocate Triumphs in Ecuador
Social Justice Advocate Triumphs in Ecuador by Stephen Lendman With around 97% of votes counted, ruling social justice Alianza PAIS candidate Lenin Moreno leads right-wing Western favorite Guillermo Lasso by a 51.11 - 48.89 per cent margin, according to Ecuador’s National Electoral Council (CNE) - calling the process fair and transparent. Moreno claimed victory as Ecuador’s next president. As exp
NYT Fake News About Cornerstone of Peace at Risk
NYT Fake News About Cornerstone of Peace at Risk by Stephen Lendman Falsely accusing Russia of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is part of longstanding Times misinformation. No violations occurred. Obama administration claims otherwise were false. So was Joint Chiefs vice chairman General Paul Selva in March House Armed Services Committee testimony. The Times : “(

Apr 02

The Pentagon Unleashed
The Pentagon Unleashed by Stephen Lendman Trump delegated warmaking to hawkish generals in charge of defense and national security - James Mattis and HR McMaster respectively. The Clintons, Bush/Cheney and Obama militarized US foreign policy, a disastrous agenda pursued by Trump - in some war theaters escalating conflicts, not resolving and ending them. Generals and admirals pursue wars, not peac
Ecuadoreans Vote
Ecuadoreans Vote by Stephen Lendman Ruling Alianza PAIS former vice president Lenin Moreno is vying with right-wing banker/businessman Guillermo Lasso to be Ecuador’s next president. Moreno barely fell short of a 40% threshold to win in first round February 19 voting - 39.4% to Lasso’s 28.1%. Finishing third, conservative candidate Cynthia Viteri urged her supporters to back Lasso. In round one v
Netanyahu Planning Goodwill Gestures for Palestinians
Netanyahu Planning Goodwill Gestures for Palestinians? by Stephen Lendman According to Haaretz , he intends making goodwill gestures to Palestinians at Trump’s request. Earlier rhetorical offers during Obama’s tenure never materialized. Daily occupation harshness continues, ongoing for half a century. In its latest weekly report through March 29, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) rep
US War Plans: Destroy, Partition, Occupy and Control
US War Plans: Destroy, Partition, Occupy and Control by Stephen Lendman Since the 1990s rape of Yugoslavia, US wars were waged to replace independent governments with pro-Western puppet ones. Strategy involves raping, destroying, partitioning, occupying and controlling one country after another. Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo is America’s largest European military base since the Vietnam War era - estab
Gratuitous Trump Bashing Ignores Hillary's Crimes
Gratuitous Trump Bashing Ignores Hillary’s Crimes by Stephen Lendman Valid criticism is warranted. Media scoundrels focus on unjustifiable Trump and Russia bashing. Facts don’t interfere with their agenda. What’s most important to explain is suppressed. Presstitution substitutes for responsible journalism. Today’s NYT and Washington Post editions resemble all other days, featuring deplorable rubb
Syria Peace Talks Failing Like Earlier
Syria Peace Talks Failing Like Earlier by Stephen Lendman Three earlier rounds of talks in Geneva failed. Current ones in Astana, Kazakhstan and Geneva achieved no breakthroughs so far - none expected because Washington wants endless war, not resolution. Syria’s delegation head to ongoing talks Bashar al-Jaafari expressed frustration over how things are going. In a Friday press conference from Ge

Apr 01

Phony US Accusations of Aggressive Russian Behavior
Phony US Accusations of Aggressive Russian Behavior by Stephen Lendman So-called “Russian aggression” is a US-invented canard, a Russia bashing tactic, a malicious Big Lie. At NATO headquarters in Brussels, Secretary of State Tillerson falsely accused Moscow of “agitation” and “aggression,” saying NATO is committed to counter it. In London, Defense Secretary Mattis lied, saying “(w)e have seen Ru
Zionist Zealots Inside and Outside AIPAC Conference
Zionist Zealots Inside and Outside AIPAC Conference by Stephen Lendman A rogue’s gallery of Zionist zealots addressed attendees at the Washington Convention Center, including numerous congressional members - proceedings held from March 26 - 28. Protesters called the conference an AIPACalyse, outside as well as inside this year. The Jewish Defense League (JDL), founded by Meir Kahana, supports ant
Venezuela's Controversial High Court Ruling Reversed
Venezuela’s Controversial High Court Ruling Reversed by Stephen Lendman What’s it all about? On March 29, Venezuela’s Supreme Court (TSJ) ruled the National Assembly in contempt of court for continuing to allow three anti-Bolivarian politicians to be seated in the body despite elections they won declared null and void - because of irregularities discovered. The High Court ordered them re-re-run.
Diabolical Russia Bashing
Diabolical Russia Bashing by Stephen Lendman Russia is vilified for its sovereign independence, Putin’s multi-world polarity advocacy, his opposition to imperial wars, refusal to be subservient to US interests, and support for mutual cooperation among all nations. Conservative senior Weekly Standard editor Christopher Caldwell said “he rescued (Russia), and gave it coherence and purpose.” He “ref
Neocon Fury Over Trump's Syria Policy
Neocon Fury Over Trump’s Syria Policy by Stephen Lendman Neocon senators John McCain (R. AR) and Lindsey Graham (R. SC) likely believe war is peace. Freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength - with attribution to George Orwell. They’re furious about Secretary of State Tillerson, saying “the longer-term status of President Assad will be decided by the Syrian people.” Separately, US UN envoy Ni
Trump a Russian Mouthpiece?
Trump a Russian Mouthpiece? by Stephen Lendman The suggestion is spurious on its face. It would be laughable if the diabolical agenda of his opponents wasn’t so menacing. Neocon CIA/connected Washington Post editors accused his administration of “derail(ing) (the) House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into (accusations of) Russia’s interference in the presidential election” - no evidence p

Mar 31

No Investigation of Clinton Foundation Uranium Deal with Russia
No Investigation of Clinton Foundation Uranium Deal with Russia by Stephen Lendman Judicial Watch earlier investigated a controversial Clinton Foundation 2010 uranium deal with Russia. As secretary of state, Hillary used her position for profit-making. In his book “ Clinton Cash ,” Peter Scheweizer raised questions about the deal and others, involving millions of dollars of Clinton Foundation don
Iran Key Player in Combating Terrorism in Syria
Iran Key Player in Combating Terrorism in Syria by Stephen Lendman Iran is falsely accused by Washington, Israel, AIPAC and other dark forces of being the world’s “biggest sponsor of terrorism” - a despicable Big Lie. It’s the price it pays for 38 years of sovereign independence, free from US dominance, refusing to serve its imperial interests. On Thursday, Sergey Lavrov praised Iran as a “powerf
Netanyahu's Phony New Settlement Construction Policy
Netanyahu’s Phony New Settlement Construction Policy by Stephen Lendman The new policy replicates the existing one - unrestrained construction on stolen Palestinian land. On the one hand, Israel said it’ll “significantly rein in the footprint” of settlement construction, limiting it “wherever possible” in new areas - a meaningless statement, intending unrestrained longstanding policy. Netanyahu p
Russia Bashing Senate Hearing
Russia Bashing Senate Hearing by Stephen Lendman Thursday’s hearing on Russia was reminiscent of the Spanish Inquisition - a nation and its leadership on trial, spurious accusations featured, made-for-television witch-hunt proceedings. McCarthyism is back on steroids. Intense bipartisan Russia bashing risks possible military confrontation. Fabricated claims about Russian US election hacking persi
US Phony War on Terror
US Phony War on Terror by Stephen Lendman America seeks global conquest and dominance, a diabolical agenda threatening humanity’s survival. Its so-called war on terror is a fabricated hoax - state-sponsored terror to advance its imperium by smashing one sovereign independent state after another. Democracy and humanitarian intervention are Washington’s most destructive exports, aiming to be the wo
Nikki Haley's Historical Revisionism
Nikki Haley’s Historical Revisionism by Stephen Lendman In March 29 remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations, Haley called America “the moral conscience of the world.” Orwellian dystopia more accurately describes the horrors of US policies. Haley’s disinformation fell flat. “(H)uman rights are at the heart of” America’s UN mission, she blustered, ignoring its rape, destruction and plunder of o

Mar 30

Slim Chances for Improved US/Russia Relations
Slim Chances for Improved US/Russia Relations by Stephen Lendman According to the Wall Street Journal , the White House “pushe(d) off the Kremlin’s proposals for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin and takes an increasingly skeptical view of reaching a grand bargain with Moscow.” In mid-April, Tillerson will meet with Sergey Lavrov in Moscow for the first time since a brief get-to-know-you me
Brazil's Coup Plotter Convicted on Corruption Charges
Brazil’s Coup Plotter Convicted on Corruption Charges by Stephen Lendman Former Brazilian Chamber of Deputies president Eduardo Cunha was convicted on corruption and related charges in connection with Operation Car Wash, a scandal involving state-owned oil company Petrobras. Last May, Brazil’s Supreme Court suspended him as lower house speaker for attempting to intimidate members of Congress and
Neocon US General Urges War on Iran
Neocon US General Urges War on Iran by Stephen Lendman Iran threatens no one. It’s a leading global advocate for peace, stability, and mutual cooperation among all nations. Russia’s geopolitical agenda fosters the same objectives. US policies are polar opposite, waging endless wars of aggression against sovereign independent countries - wanting pro-Western puppet regimes replacing their legitimat
CENTCOM Commander on Phony Regional Threats
CENTCOM Commander on Phony Regional Threats by Stephen Lendman America’s rage for endless wars is the greatest threat to world peace, stability and security. Russia justifiably fears possible preemptive US nuclear attack on its territory. According to its General Staff deputy head of operations Gen. Viktor Poznikhir, “(t)he presence of American ABM sites in Europe and ABM-capable ships in the sea
Hillary Unleashed
Hillary Unleashed by Stephen Lendman She’s back. She never went away. In a St. Patrick Day address, she suggested she’ll return to politics - despite a Suffolk University poll showing her popularity at 35%, an all-time low. Asked after an earlier Wellesley College address (her alma mater) what she’d change about her disastrous 2016 campaign, she said: “I’d win.” Anyone so widely reviled should re
Genocide in Mosul
Genocide in Mosul by Stephen Lendman America’s rage for global dominance is responsible for raping and destroying Mosul - the same pattern as in all US wars of aggression, civilians harmed most, massacred in cold blood. At her weekly press briefing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said humanitarian crisis conditions in Mosul “soared to an unprecedented degree.” “It’s time to

Mar 29

Anti-Russia, Saber-Rattling NATO Commander
Anti-Russia, Saber-Rattling NATO Commander by Stephen Lendman US belligerence seems heading inevitably toward confrontation with Russia - despite no threat from its government or any others. In Tuesday testimony to House Armed Services Committee members, US NATO commander General Curtis Scaparrotti said he needs more combat troops, increased naval strength, and greater numbers of heavy weapons to
Marine Le Pen Peacenik?
Marine Le Pen Peacenik? by Stephen Lendman Her anti-establishment-sounding comments rankle Western politicians. Her March 24 meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow reflected support for closer ties with Russia. With first round presidential voting scheduled for April 23, she hopes her meeting and calls lifting sanctions will boost her popularity among undecided French voters. “The fight against te
US War Without Mercy in Mosul
US War Without Mercy in Mosul by Stephen Lendman The battle for Mosul began last October - conducted by Iraqi ground forces and US-led warplanes. Relentless terror-bombing killed thousands of civilians, war crimes by any standard. Residents told to remain inside were buried under the rubble of their destroyed homes. US-installed Iraqi puppet president Haider al-Abadi lied, calling civilian deaths
US War Crimes in Iraq and Syria
US War Crimes in Iraq and Syria by Stephen Lendman Wherever US forces show up, mass slaughter and destruction follow - notably ongoing in Iraq and Syria. Russia requested a special Security Council session so members can be briefed on US terror-bombing of Mosul, specifically the March 17 strike, massacring hundreds of civilians. Sergey Lavrov criticized what’s ongoing, harming noncombatants most,
Online Privacy Protections Gone
Online Privacy Protections Gone by Stephen Lendman Last Thursday, majority Senate Republican members passed SJ Res. 34, a joint resolution, rescinding FCC broadband privacy rules. On Tuesday, House members followed suit, Trump sure to sign the measure into law, letting telecommunications and cable companies sell private customer information for profit without their permission - an infringement of
Trump's Energy Independence EO
Trump’s Energy Independence EO by Stephen Lendman America already is energy independent. According to the American Petroleum Institute, it has enough oil and natural gas reserves alone to provide US energy needs for many decades to come, along with vast amounts of coal. So why was an energy independence EO issued? It has nothing to do with “promot(ing) clean and safe development of our Nation’s v

Mar 28

Deplorable Western Hypocrisy
Deplorable Western Hypocrisy by Stephen Lendman A previous article discussed orchestrated Sunday street protests in Moscow and other Russian cities - staged to create the illusion of anti-Putin sentiment. Convicted embezzler, pro-Western stooge Alexey Navalny was involved - arrested, fined and ordered detained for 15 days for participating in an unauthorized rally. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
Nikki Haley at AIPAC
Nikki Haley at AIPAC by Stephen Lendman Instead of an address, she was interviewed by neocon Dan Senor, Foreign Policy Institute member (formerly the Project for the New American Century). PNAC/now FPI shuns diplomacy. It promotes endless imperial wars, waged for US global dominance, raping and destroying one independent country after another the best strategy, it believes. Together with Senor at
Lies and Coverup of US War Crimes in Syria and Iraq
Lies and Coverup of US War Crimes in Syria and Iraq by Stephen Lendman Early in his administration, Trump is guilty of horrendous crimes of war and against humanity in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere - governing lawlessly like his predecessors, escalating aggression, not ending it. Delegating authority for military operations to Defense Secretary Mattis, National Security Advisor McMaster, Joint Chiefs
Mike Pence Represented Trump at AIPAC
Mike Pence Represented Trump at AIPAC by Stephen Lendman Last March, candidate Trump addressed AIPAC, saying he came “as a lifelong supporter and true friend of Israel.” Its high crimes and threat to world peace didn’t matter then or now. Railing against the Iran nuclear deal he hadn’t read or understood, he lied calling the Islamic Republic is “a problem in Iraq, a problem in Syria, a problem in
Settlements Opponent Challenges Israel
Settlements Opponent Challenges Israel by Stephen Lendman Israeli ruthlessness harms Jews and non-Jews alike. The late Palestinian/American scholar/activist Edward Said once called its agenda “refined viciousness” against Occupied Palestine and Arab Israeli citizens. Its sordid history reflects a pattern of appalling high crimes - why BDS activism flourishes, important resistance against what’s t
Dick Cheney on Nonexistent Russian Act of War
Dick Cheney on Nonexistent Russian Act of War by Stephen Lendman Cheney represents the worst of America’s dark side, guilty of genocidal high crimes against peace. Throughout his public life, he showed contempt for rule of law principles as a congressman, defense secretary and vice president. A special place in hell awaits him! Speaking at the Economic Times’ Global Business Summit in New Delhi,

Mar 27

Sergey Lavrov's Geopolitical Worldview
Sergey Lavrov’s Geopolitical Worldview by Stephen Lendman Lavrov is a world-class diplomat, a tireless pursuer of world peace and stability - shaming his Western counterparts. In a March 23 address , he said misfortunes affecting Russia for centuries were “almost always” Western-sponsored. Yet the nation today remains resilient, maintaining “an independent foreign policy,” part of what sovereignt
Netanyahu Addresses AIPAC
Netanyahu Addresses AIPAC by Stephen Lendman He’s a world-class thug, an unindicted war criminal. His deplorable remarks whenever delivered give demagoguery a bad name. Via satellite, he addressed AIPAC participants, ignoring Israeli apartheid ruthlessness, its high crimes of war and against humanity, its opposition to peace, equity and justice. “We must ensure that the forces of militant Islam a
Jews Challenge AIPAC
Jews Challenge AIPAC by Stephen Lendman AIPAC is Israel’s key US lobby organization, supporting its apartheid ruthlessness, its high crimes of war and against humanity - operating illegally as an unregistered foreign agent. Few congressional members dare confront it. Doing the right thing is a career-ender. AIPAC exerts enormous political influence to assure whatever Israel wants it gets. One rog
Pentagon Heads Toward Escalating Genocide in Yemen
Pentagon Heads Toward Escalating Genocide in Yemen by Stephen Lendman Yemen is Obama’s war, now Trump’s, complicit with Saudi terror-bombing, massacring civilians indiscriminately, causing vast destruction, human suffering and starvation. A previous article explained millions of Yemenis face slow, painful deaths from lack of food needed to survive, blockaded coastal areas preventing it from enter
US Terror-Bombing Killing Thousands of Civilians
US Terror-Bombing Killing Thousands of Civilians by Stephen Lendman AirWars.org calls itself “a journalist-led transparency project. It “(m)onitor(s) and assess(es) civilian casualties from international airstrikes in Iraq, Syria and Libya (from) open-source reports and military claims by nations.” From August 2014 - March 21, 2017, it estimates up to nearly 9,800 civilian deaths from US-led terr
Iran Sanctions 15 US Companies
Iran Sanctions 15 US Companies by Stephen Lendman The symbolic act came days after Washington imposed sanctions on 30 foreign companies and individuals - allegedly for violating export controls on Iran, Syria and North Korea, along with selling technology aiding Tehran’s legitimate missile program. Its government also acted in response to Congress introducing the “Countering Iran’s Destabilizatio

Mar 26

Orchestrated Protests in Russia
Orchestrated Protests in Russia by Stephen Lendman They aim to weaken Putin’s overwhelming popularity - acts of futility, always failing. Yet they erupt sporadically, again on Sunday. More on this below. Over 80% of Russians want no one else leading them. He’ll likely run for reelection next year, easily winning overwhelmingly. When occasional politically motivated protests erupt, foreign interfe
NYT Editors Support Endless US Wars
NYT Editors Support Endless US Wars by Stephen Lendman All US wars in multiple theaters are illegal - naked aggression against nations threatening no one, waged without Security Council authorization. Without it, wars are a high crime against peace, Nuremberg-level criminality, America guilty repeatedly, immune from accountability. The Times supports all US wars of aggression and others planned,
US Support Lets Global Terrorism Flourish
US Support Lets Global Terrorism Flourish by Stephen Lendman America created ISIS, al-Qaeda, al-Nusra and other terrorist groups. It maintains support for the scourge it claims to oppose. Its so-called war on terrorism is a fabricated hoax. The way to defeat it isn’t by terror-bombing cities to rubble on the phony pretext of combating it. It’s by ending support. Without it from America, NATO, Isr
Trumpcare Postmortems
Trumpcare Postmortems by Stephen Lendman House failure to pass Trumpcare wasn’t an administration Waterloo, but it complicates its plans for tax cuts, infrastructure spending and other issues. Healthcare savings by repealing and replacing Obamacare were counted on to help finance Trump’s other major programs. Friday’s defeat cost him political capital and momentum. His touted dealmaking prowess f
Is Israel Provoking More War on Gaza?
Is Israel Provoking More War on Gaza? by Stephen Lendman Throughout its sordid history, Israel got away mass murder and targeted assassinations repeatedly, flagrant international law violations, committed unaccountably. On Friday, senior Hamas member Mazen Fuqahaa was assassinated in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood. According to eyewitnesses, unknown assailants shot him four times in the hea
Netanyahu Rejects Curbing Settlement Construction
Netanyahu Rejects Curbing Settlement Construction by Stephen Lendman After four days of talks between US and Israeli officials in Washington, nothing was achieved on slowing or curbing illegal settlement construction - entirely on stolen Palestinian land. No US administration ever made concerted efforts to restrain Israeli lawlessness. On Friday, a joint statement by both sides was more double-ta

Mar 25

Trump Approves Environmentally Destructive Keystone XL Pipeline
Trump Approves Environmentally Destructive Keystone XL Pipeline by Stephen Lendman Supplying America’s energy needs at the expense of environmental destruction is a bad tradeoff. Trump ignored certain adverse consequences of his actions. In February, he approved completion of Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction, endangering sacred Standing Rock Sioux Tribe ancestral land, water and wildlif
The NYT Downplays Indiscriminate US Mass Slaughter of Civilians
The NYT Downplays Indiscriminate US Mass Slaughter of Civilians by Stephen Lendman On Saturday, Turkey’s Anadolu (news) Agency cited Iraqi General Thaer Mosawi, saying over 22,000 Mosul residents were wounded since US-orchestrated combat operations began last October, based on hospital admissions - nearly 4,000 killed since mid-February alone. Civilians able to flee the city to relative safety re
Trumpcare Down But Not Out?
Trumpcare Down But Not Out? by Stephen Lendman On Friday, one of Trump’s signature domestic programs was defeated, at least for now. Acknowledging defeat, House Speaker Paul Ryan said “Obamacare is the law of the land.” It’ll remain so “for the foreseeable future…until it’s replaced,” suggesting AHCA’s Friday defeat isn’t the end of the story, what’s next yet to be decided. A scheduled Friday Hou
Millions in US War Theaters Face Starvation
Millions in US War Theaters Face Starvation by Stephen Lendman According to the ICRC , about 20 million people in Yemen and Somalia face starvation without vitally needed food aid, mostly not forthcoming, saying: “This is not business as usual.” Crisis conditions in both countries need to be addressed “now.” Cholera “on the rise in Somalia (alone is killing about) 20 people…each day.” US drone wa
Marine Le Pen in Moscow
Marine Le Pen in Moscow by Stephen Lendman French presidential candidate Le Pen’s far-right agenda warrants plenty of criticism. So does the deplorable way France is now run. The same goes for America and other Western countries - responsible for enormous harm to millions domestically and abroad, a nightmarish assault on humanity. Le Pen’s meeting with Putin in Moscow deserves praise, not critici
Inventing Reasons to Bash Russia
Inventing Reasons to Bash Russia by Stephen Lendman Washington remains hostile toward Russia for its sovereign independence. Along with China, it’s an obstacle to America’s aim for unchallenged global dominance. Both countries are formidable nuclear powers, giving bipartisan US hawks pause about engaging either militarily. It doesn’t stop them from fabricating reasons to bash them, America’s fail

Mar 24

Bipartisan US Senators Introduce New Illegal Sanctions on Iran
Bipartisan US Senators Introduce New Illegal Sanctions on Iran by Stephen Lendman A rogue’s gallery of bipartisan Zionist neocons infesting Congress want hardened adversarial relations with Iran - inching toward direct confrontation, wanting the Islamic Republic toppled, pro-Western puppet rule replacing it. On Thursday, the Orwellian-named “Countering Iran’s Destabilization Activities Act of 201
Israel's Oppressive Apartheid Regime
Israel’s Oppressive Apartheid Regime by Stephen Lendman Israel was created as an apartheid regime - masquerading as democratic, in name only. Palestinians are viciously persecuted, Israeli Arabs denied rights afforded Jews alone. Last Sunday, BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti and his wife were lawlessly arrested, detained and interrogated for hours - an effort to harass and intimidate them. After rel
Mosul Operation: A Medieval Massacre
Mosul Operation: A Medieval Massacre by Stephen Lendman Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova described it this way weeks after US-led terror-bombing and Iraqi ground operations began last October - long before the worst horrors ongoing now. US-orchestrated operations are being conducted under “conditions of absolute information blockade,” Zakharova explained. Nothing was done to p
Trump Demands Friday Healthcare Plan Vote
Trump Demands Friday Healthcare Plan Vote by Stephen Lendman Late Thursday, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told GOP House members Trump is done negotiating. He wants a Friday vote. If his American Health Care Act (AHCA) is defeated, he’ll move on to other issues, leaving Obamacare in place. Is he bluffing? We’ll see. As far as publicly known, House GOP support is short of enough votes
NYT Editors Support White House Regime Change
NYT Editors Support White House Regime Change by Stephen Lendman Times editors refuse to accept Hillary’s defeat, continuing a relentless anti-Trump campaign. They consider his main offenses triumphing last November, challenging Obama’s deplorable legacy, and rhetorically wanting improved relations with Russia - reasons enough to want him weakened or removed from office, a shocking indictment of
Michael Moore: Anti-Trump Coup Supporter
Michael Moore: Anti-Trump Coup Supporter by Stephen Lendman His irrational anti-Trump rage lost him credibility months ago. He’s either deranged, a Democrat party plant, funded by Trump-hating extremists like Soros, prematurely senile, or all of the above. Throughout last year’s presidential campaign, he openly supported war criminal, racketeer, perjurer Hillary. After her defeat, he called for h

Mar 23

GOP Hardliners Want Third-World Healthcare for America's Most Vulnerable
GOP Hardliners Want Third-World Healthcare for America’s Most Vulnerable by Stephen Lendman House GOP leaders scheduled a March 23 Trumpcare vote. Democrats unanimously reject it. So do enough Republican hardliners to defeat it unless 11th hour arm-twisting turns things around. Or perhaps this evening’s vote will be postponed. Trumpcare as introduced is abominable, more nightmarish than Obamacare
GOP Hardliners Want Third-World Healthcare for America's Most Vulnerable
GOP Hardliners Want Third-World Healthcare for America’s Most Vulnerable by Stephen Lendman House GOP leaders scheduled a March 23 Trumpcare vote. Democrats unanimously reject it. So do enough Republican hardliners to defeat it unless 11th hour arm-twisting turns things around. Or perhaps this evening’s vote will be postponed. Trumpcare as introduced is abominable, more nightmarish than Obamacare
US Intends Illegal Safe Zones in Imperial War Theaters
US Intends Illegal Safe Zones in Imperial War Theaters by Stephen Lendman Addressing members of America’s imperial war coalition in Washington Wednesday, Rex Tillerson said Washington intends establishing “interim zones of stability” in Syria and Iraq - without further elaboration. US-installed Iraqi puppet leader Haider al-Abadi was pressured to let US forces operate in Iraqi territory. He’s sil
London Attack: Terrorism, Other Type Street Violence of False Flag?
London Attack: Terrorism, Other Type Street Violence or False Flag? by Stephen Lendman Each time violent incidents occur in Europe or America, they’re automatically called terrorism - despite no credible evidence proving it. Wednesday’s incident in London left five dead, numerous others injured. Police lethally shot the alleged attacker. Dead men tell no tales. Weeks earlier, Britain’s senior cou
Tillerson Promises Endless Imperial Wars
Tillerson Promises Endless Imperial Wars by Stephen Lendman No US enemies existed anywhere since Nazi Germany, fascist Italy and imperial Japan were defeated in WW II. Yet imperial wars rage endlessly, enemies invented to justify them. Fear-mongering enlists public support. Vital homeland needs go begging to feed America’s war machine - benefitting profiteers at the expense of social justice. Ear
Trump and Transition Team Spied On
Trump and Transition Team Spied On by Stephen Lendman On Wednesday, House Select Committee on Intelligence chair Devin Nunez (R. CA) issued a statement, saying “on numerous occasions, the Intelligence Community incidentally collected information about US citizens involved in the Trump transition.” “Details about US persons associated with the incoming administration - details with little or no ap
John Podesta Linked to State-Run Russian Company
John Podesta Linked to State-Run Russian Company by Stephen Lendman It should be a non-issue. Doing business in Russia and most other countries is legal, nothing out-of-the-ordinary about it unless laws are broken. It matters for Podesta because Trump is irresponsibly bashed for alleged ties to Russian investors, banks and officials - besides fabricated claims of Moscow US election hacking, helpi

Mar 22

US Terror-Bombing Massacres Civilians
US Terror-Bombing Massacres Civilians by Stephen Lendman US terror-bombing in the battle for Mosul has nothing to do with liberating the city, everything to with destroying it. A similar strategy is employed in Syria, smashing vital infrastructure on the phony pretext of combating ISIS. America created and/or supports terrorist groups in both countries and elsewhere - waging war OF terror, not on
Master Spider David Rockefeller Passes
Master Spider David Rockefeller Passes by Stephen Lendman On March 20, billionaire predatory banker David Rockefeller died in his sleep at age 101. Financial commentator Hans Schicht earlier said “(w)hat has been good for (David) Rockefeller has been a curse for the United States. Its citizens, government and country are indebted to the hilt, enslaved to his banks.” “The country’s industrial forc
America and Israel Threaten World Peace
America and Israel Threaten World Peace by Stephen Lendman Multiple global flashpoints should terrify everyone. They’re hugely dangerous along Russia’s border with Eastern European countries, in the South China Sea, in Ukraine, in Syria, Iraq, and other US war theaters, and possible Israeli war on Lebanon and/or Gaza. America and Israel perpetuate endless wars, related violence, chaos and repress
Netanyahu Vows Continued War on Syria
Netanyahu Vows Continued War on Syria by Stephen Lendman War in Syria isn’t civil as falsely reported. It’s US launched aggression, aided by NATO, Israel and other rogue regional allies. Its aim is regime change. Washington wants another imperial trophy. It wants Iran’s government toppled. It wants regional control along with Israel, weakening or eliminating Russian and Chinese influence in the M
Washington's Little Known Spy Agency
Washington’s Little Known Spy Agency by Stephen Lendman US spying is institutionalized - on anyone, anywhere for any reason or none at all. Invented national security threats, targeting dissent and whistleblowers, along with challenging press freedom undermine fundamental rights. In Palko v. Connecticut (1937), the Supreme Court called "(f)reedom of thought the matrix, the indispensable condition
Fox News Legal Analyst Silenced
Fox News Legal Analyst Silenced by Stephen Lendman Former law professor, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano was legal analyst for Fox News until silenced over allegations of Obama using Britain’s GCHQ spy agency (its NSA equivalent) to monitor Trump - meaning his phone and online communications. Whether true or not, it’s possible, arguably likely. London’s Guardian earlier reported
Fox New Legal Analyst Silenced
Fox News Legal Analyst Silenced by Stephen Lendman Former law professor, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano was legal analyst for Fox News until silenced over allegations of Obama using Britain’s GCHQ spy agency (its NSA equivalent) to monitor Trump - meaning his phone and online communications. Whether true or not, it’s possible. London’s Guardian earlier reported GCHQ “secretly g

Mar 21

Russia Combats Terrorists America Supports
Russia Combats Terrorists America Supports by Stephen Lendman Russia’s agenda is polar opposite America’s. It’s effectively combating terrorists in Syria. The dynamic on the ground dramatically changed after it intervened in September 2015 at Assad’s request. America created and supports ISIS, al-Nusra and other terrorist groups - why they exist. Washington feeds the monster it claims to oppose.
Lying Machine NYT Calls Trump a Liar
Lying Machine NYT Calls Trump a Liar by Stephen Lendman In hurling pejoratives around like manhole covers against targeted nations, groups and individuals, The Times notoriously lies - especially in vilifying Russia and Trump, its two favorite targets. All politicians lie. It goes with the territory - not according to The NYT , outrageously claiming “George W. Bush didn’t lie when he said Iraq ha
Trump v. Televised Congressional Hysteria
Trump v. Televised Congressional Hysteria by Stephen Lendman Americans are ill-governed and ill-served by officials at all levels of government - federal, state and local. On Monday, clear evidence showed it. Disgraceful witch-hunt McCarthyism was on display for viewers tuning in to see. Hysterical House Select Committee on Intelligence members disgraced themselves during tediously long testimony
Deplorable Trumpcare
Deplorable Trumpcare by Stephen Lendman On March 23, House members will vote on the so-called American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) - Trumpcare, the proposed Obamacare replacement measure with little debate. Instead of providing healthcare on the basis of need, politicized Trumpcare makes it dependent on the ability to pay, legislating enormous harm on the nation’s most vulnerable if enacted in
Bernie Sanders: America's Most Popular Con Man
Bernie Sanders: America’s Most Popular Con Man by Stephen Lendman He’s been saying one thing and doing another for over 30 years in public life, proving he’s a self-serving dirty politician like virtually all others. Rare exceptions prove the rule. His revolutionary, man-of-the-people rhetoric is empty, his soul for sale at the right price. He’s more demagogic rabble rouser than straight talk pub
NYT Editors Lied Suggesting Sabotage Undermined Hillary's Campaign NYT Editors Lied Suggesting Sabotage Undermined Hillary’s Campaign by Stephen Lendman The Big Lie persists. The Times is a lying machine - along with other media scoundrels refusing to accept Trump’s triumph last November. Plenty about his agenda warrants criticism. Claiming electoral theft is

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