Middle East Destabilized Over Khashoggi’s Murder? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US war secretary James Mattis gently blamed Saudi Arabia for regional destabilization over the Khashoggi murder, an incident the Trump regime is going all-out not to let alter US/Saudi relations. Mattis shifted blame to the kingdom for what Washington’s imperial […]

Despotic Saudi Regime a Regional Vision of Light? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Among numerous Arab world despotic regimes, Saudi Arabia ranks worst of the worst by far – using its enormous wealth for pure evil, not good. Last February at the Davos World Economic Forum, Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir […]

Fascism Triumphs in Brazilian Presidential Election by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)  In Sunday’s runoff presidential election, hardline Social Liberal Party (PSL) candidate Jair Bolsonaro defeated Workers Party (PT) aspirant Fernando Haddad with 55% of the vote. He’ll succeed US-installed Michel Temer, serving as interim president after the Obama regime’s orchestrated coup […]

US Holds Thousands of Syrian Refugees Hostage by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Syria is Washington’s war, launched by Obama in March 2011, escalated by Trump, no end of it in prospect. It’s all about wanting pro-Western puppet rule replacing Syrian sovereign independence, isolating Iran, ahead of a similar scheme to topple […]

Massacre in Pittsburgh by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Saturday, alleged shooter 46-year-old Robert Bowers killed 11, wounding six others inside Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue before surrendering to police. Police said he exchanged gunfire with officers, wounding four, one reportedly in critical condition. He was shot, hospitalized, and remains in […]

Istanbul Summit on Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russia’s Putin, Germany’s Merkel, France’s Macron, and Turkey’s Erdogan met in Istanbul’s Vahdettin Pavilion. It’s an official residence of Turkey’s president, including a state guest house. Joint four-party and bilateral talks were held. Discussions focused on achieving a political solution to endless […]

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Syria, Afghanistan, and US INF Treaty Withdrawal by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) continues to call conditions in Syria “tense.” Conflict is far from resolved. Russia/Turkey agreed on Idlib province demilitarized zone terms were rejected by US-supported al-Nusra and allied […]

The Trump Regime Launched a Nuclear Arms Race by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In response to the Trump regime’s unilateral Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty pullout, former Soviet Russia President  Mikhail Gorbachev said the move signals the beginning of a nuclear arms race, saying: “Over 30 years ago, President Ronald Reagan […]

Harmless Mail Bomb Scare Suspect Arrested by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Is the targeted individual a legitimate suspect or a convenient patsy? Most likely the latter, but it remains to be seen. How could an ordinary person access mailing addresses of prominent Trump critics sent harmless mail bombs? On Friday, Justice […]

Israel Terror-Bombs Gaza Ahead of 31st Straight Bloody Friday by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Palestinian rights don’t matter – not since UK Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour’s 67-word letter to British Zionist Federation’s Lord Rothschild. His infamous declaration gave Britain administrative control of Palestine, accepted by the League of Nations in July […]