30th Straight Bloody Friday in Gaza by Stephen Lendman Gazans show no signs of ending their liberating struggle against Israel’s illegal blockade and overall occupation harshness. Since March 30, countless thousands put themselves in harm’s way, demonstrating peacefully, Netanyahu-ordered snipers attacking them with live fire, toxic tear gas, terror-bombing by warplanes and drones, along with […]

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria, Crimea Violence, and White Helmets by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) As in past reports, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) called conditions n Syria “complicated” – conflict resolution far from achieved because Trump regime hardliners reject it. Implementation of the Russian/Turkish agreed on Idlib […]

Trump Regime Closes Jerusalem Consulate Serving Palestinians by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Trump regime’s one-sided support for Israel is deplorably hard-edged. Earlier this year, it cut off most US funding for Palestinians. All funding through UNRWA for its refugee population ended, a flagrant assault on their rights and welfare. In […]

Shifting Blame for Khashoggi’s Saudi Regime Ordered Murder by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Make no mistake. Eliminating Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent insider Saudi national/turned critic self-exiled to America, clearly was ordered by the regime’s de facto highest authority – crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) in charge of kingdom policymaking. No […]

Reactions to Saudi Explanation for Khashoggi’s Death by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The official kingdom cover story discussed in a same day article clearly was fabricated, insulting and unacceptable. Khashoggi was a neocon/CIA-connected Washington Post columnist – murdered by Riyadh to punish and silence him for criticizing Saudi policies.  On Friday, […]

Saudi King Salman Intervenes to Handle Khashoggi Incident Fallout by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) According to Reuters, the furor over what happened to Jamal Khashoggi got king Salman involved to handle things – “check(ing) his son’s power,” according to “five (unnamed) sources with links to the royal family.” Nine days after […]

Putin’s Remarks at the Valdai International Discussion Club by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Established in 2004, Putin addressed the forum for the 15th time on Thursday. Other participants included 130 professionals from 33 countries, discussing Russia’s political and socioeconomic prospects as well as social and cultural development, along with its place […]

Coverup in Crimea? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Moscow and Crimean authorities are suspiciously calling Wednesday’s Kerch Polytechnic College mass shootings, responsible for scores of casualties, a lone gunman incident. Twenty deaths and around 50 injuries were reported. How can one gunman be responsible for this number of mass casualties, likely […]

Budget Deficit Explodes, Trump Vows Big Cuts by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The US FY 2018 budget deficit rose to $779 billion, a $113 billion year-over-year increase, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director Mick Mulvaney, saying: “This fiscal picture is a blunt warning to Congress of the dire consequences of […]

Netanyahu Regime Orders IDF to Attack Gaza if Demonstrations Continue by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Weekly Great March of Return demonstrations in Gaza since March 30 have been peaceful. They’ve been met by extreme IDF violence, crimes of war and against humanity by any standard. The Netanyahu regime bears full responsibility […]