Trump U-Turning on Syria Pullout? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Whether Pentagon forces stay or leave Syria, whether some stay, others redeployed cross-border to Iraq or elsewhere, Washington’s regional and overall imperial agenda remains unchanged – under Republicans and undemocratic Dems. Post-9/11, US wars, as well as post-war violence and chaos, […]

America’s Deplorable State Revisited by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Departing White House chief of staff John Kelly reportedly told aides a number of times that Trump isn’t up to the task of being president and commander-in-chief of America’s military. Who is? Nothing prepares anyone to serve as head of state for […]

Putin’s Futile Yearend Diplomatic Outreach to the US and UK by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) If diplomacy worked with Washington, Britain, and their imperial partners, world peace and stability would replace endless wars. They rage with virtually no prospects for resolution, things likely to worsen in the new year. On Sunday, […]

WaPo’s Distorted Year in Review by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A year ago I asked if 2018 would bring greater US-led fire and fury. Raging endlessly, it didn’t let up, the same likely for the year ahead. Looking back over the past 12 months, it’s hard finding anything positive about Washington’s […]

Russia and Turkey on Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) They’re strange bedfellows – Putin-led democratic Russia v. fantasy democracy Turkey under tinpot despot/wannabe sultan Erdogan. The aims of both countries in Syria are world’s apart, squaring the circle between them no simple task. Last September, Putin let Erdogan deceive him […]

Russia’s Fence Along Its Crimea/Ukraine Border by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Walls are about exclusion, not inclusion, often falling way short of security they’re built to provide. The Great Wall of China fortifications is best known, construction begun over 2,000 years ago, most of it dating from the Ming dynasty (1368 […]

The NYT: Apologist for the US/Israeli Killing Machines by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Times supports the US/Israeli imperial partnership, their so-called special relationship, their declared and undeclared wars, their high crimes of war and against humanity, US worldwide imperial rampaging, Israeli apartheid ruthlessness – while pretending its reporting is even-handed. […]

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria, Ukraine, and Phony Kremlin Meddling by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Endless US war on Syria continues. Trump’s announced troop pullout leaves Washington’s regime change objective unchanged – why war was launched on the country in the first place. Commenting on US militarized control over Syria’s Rukban […]

US and Israel Partner in Each Other’s Wars by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The special relationship began before establishment of the Jewish state. In March 1948, Harry Truman met secretly with Chaim Weizmann (Israel’s first president). He pledged support for the future Jewish state.  Minutes after midnight on May 15, 1948, […]

Headlines Over Trump’s Border Wall Dispute, Silence on Endless US Wars by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Building or not building Trump’s harebrained wall will have no effect on the nation’s domestic or geopolitical policies – what’s most important left unaddressed. Endless US wars of aggression threaten world peace and life on […]