Trump Regime’s Syria/Afghan Moves Leave US Imperial Agenda Unchanged by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US wars have nothing to do with combating terrorism Republicans and undemocratic Dems support – using ISIS, al-Qaeda, its al-Nusra offshoot, and other jihadists as proxy foot soldiers in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, and elsewhere. Whatever […]

CNN’s Journalist of the Year Featured Fake News by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) All major media pseudo-journalists do the same thing, some honored for deception and Big Lies – truth-telling on major issues considered verboten. More on this below. In 2014, Der Spiegel reporter Claas Relotius was CNN’s “Journalist of the […]

The Notion of Grown-Ups Deserting Trump Is Utter Nonsense by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) There’s nothing “grown-up” about hawkish militarism and belligerent wars of aggression – or letting Wall Street run US domestic policymaking. America’s three leading broadsheets are enraged over Trump’s announced withdrawal of US forces from Syria and partial […]

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria, Ukraine, and Nord Stream II by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Whether Trump follows through on pulling US forces out of Syria or U-turns on his announcement won’t change Washington’s imperial rage to transform all countries worldwide into US vassal states, including Syria, why US naked aggression […]

Holiday Season US Government Shutdown by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump, other Republicans, and undemocratic Dems share blame for the latest government shutdown, especially over the holiday period – a bah humbug message to ordinary Americans, especially hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers. Shutdowns occur when Congress fails to pass […]

Trump Regime Indicts Chinese Nationals on Alleged Cyber Espionage Charges by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Were charges evidence-based or politically motivated? Most likely the latter. More to develop on this ahead. Hostile US political, economic, and financial actions against China, Russia and Iran risk developing into something much more serious than […]

Latest DNI Big Lie About Foreign US Election Meddling by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Throughout the post-WW II era, the CIA notoriously interfered in scores of foreign elections worldwide – along with countless successful and failed attempts to topple foreign governments by coups and other dirty tricks. The late William Blum […]

Ceasefire in Yemen on Verge of Collapse by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington calls the shots on war or peace in Yemen (and all other active US war theaters) – not other NATO countries, Israel, the Saudis, or warring sides in Sweden earlier this month. As long as dominant bipartisan US […]

Mattis Out as Trump Regime War Secretary by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Did Mattis quit or was he pushed? He once said he wouldn’t resign as war secretary. He’d have to be sacked. According to major media reports, he clashed with Trump over his announced pullout of US forces from Syria […]

Congressional Legislation Criminalizes Boycotts of Israel and Other US Allies by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Speech, media, and academic freedoms are protected by international and US constitutional law under the First Amendment. Free expression of ideas and opinions are guaranteed in all relevant international human rights treaties, conventions and agreements. America […]