Defending Venezuelan Sovereignty by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Dire economic and financial conditions in the country were made in the USA, not Caracas. Bipartisan US dark forces and their media echo chamber falsely claim otherwise. On Friday January 10, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in for another six-year term. […]

Russia Warns About US Imprisoning Its Nationals by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman Countless thousands of political prisoners language in America’s global gulag, the world’s largest prison system domestically, along with countless facilities abroad in numerous countries. Torture and other forms of abuse remain official US policy, political prisoners especially harmed, including […]

Does the Trump Regime Intend War on Iran? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump and regime hardliners running his geopolitical agenda are hellbent for replacing Iranian sovereign independence with US-controlled fascist tyranny. Bush/Cheney neocons prepared war plans to attack Iran, updated over time, not implemented so far. Covert US/Israeli anti-Iran destabilizing […]

Nonexistent US Border Crisis by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) No border crisis exists, no justification for partially shutting down government. What’s going on is a bipartisan political standoff unrelated to national security. Trump, the GOP, and undemocratic Dems share blame. There’s plenty of it to go around in Washington, mostly on […]

Nonexistent US Border Crisis by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) No border crisis exists, no justification for partially shutting down government. What’s going on is a bipartisan political standoff unrelated to national security. Trump, the GOP, and undemocratic Dems share blame. There’s plenty of it to go around in Washington, mostly on […]

Mixed Results from Latest Sino/US Trade Talks by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Three days of talks in Beijing ended Wednesday afternoon local time, details so far not released by either side. Media reports are mixed. Increased Chinese purchases of US products and cutting import duties, reportedly offered, leave major differences between […]

Pompeo Threatens Increased US Toughness on Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Longstanding US plans call for regime change in Iran. War plans were drawn long ago, ready to be implemented if other ways aren’t able to topple its government – Israel’s top geopolitical priority. Last May, Pompeo threatened the toughest […]

Turkey’s Erdogan, a Regional Menace by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Erdogan operates like Washington. He has interests, not allies, seeking whatever he can gain from dealings with other countries in return for empty promises – the way all rogue state leaders operate. He used a NYT op-ed for managed news disinformation […]

Russian Meddling in Israeli Elections? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Monday, head of Israel’s Shin Bet security service Nadav Argaman claimed foreign intervention is planned against Israeli April elections. Without naming a foreign threat, by implication he likely meant Russia, saying cyberattacks from abroad will occur. “I know what I’m […]

Israel Seeks Compensation Related to Stealing Historic Palestine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Jewish state gives chutzpah new meaning. It seeks $250 billion from seven Arab states and Iran in connection to its theft of historic Palestine – one of history’s great crimes. It took 78% in 1948, the Palestinian […]