Illegal Collective Punishment Against Venezuelan DC Embassy Protectors  by Stephen Lendman  Dozens of embassy protectors have been living in Venezuela’s DC embassy since mid-April, holding out against an unlawful Trump regime order to leave. The facility is sovereign Venezuelan territory. Activists protecting it from an unlawful US takeover were thanked by Bolivarian officials in Caracas, […]

Do EU Nations Side with the US Over Iran on the JCPOA? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) As long as the US was onboard, Iran nuclear deal signatories Britain, France, and Germany supported its implementation and provisions — no longer after Trump’s withdrawal. Their rhetoric says one thing, their actions another. […]

The Fake April 30 Coup Plot in Venezuela: What’s Next? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Guaido’s so-called Operation Freedom, orchestrated by his Trump regime handlers, was a coup plot that wasn’t, explained by Brazil-based journalist Michael Fox and others on the ground, witnessing events as they unfolded. The scheme was head […]

Slamming Russia for Supporting Venezuelan Sovereignty by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Pompeo demanded that Russia get out of Venezuela. “We don’t want anyone messing around with” the country, he roared. Bolton made similar remarks, falsely accusing Moscow and Cuba of taking over Venezuela, warning there’s a “cost” to pay. Trump regime […]

Netanyahu Threatens Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He’s done it time and again before, lots more times to come, ignoring his regime’s high crimes against Palestinians and neighboring Syria. The US/NATO/apartheid Israel axis of evil represents the greatest threat to world peace and stability. Throughout its odious history, Israel has […]

Is the Iran Nuclear Deal Doomed? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Wednesday, Iran announced the suspension of some of its JCPOA commitments, short of withdrawing from the nuclear deal altogether. More on this below. Trump’s year ago pullout greatly jeopardizes the deal’s sustainability over the longterm, what its hardliners aim […]

Trump Regime’s Middle East Saber Rattling by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hardline extremists Pompeo and Bolton in charge of Trump’s geopolitical agenda are itching for greater wars than already — their actions a threat to world peace and stability. On Sunday, Bolton said the following: “In response to a number of […]

Political Prisoner Chelsea Manning: A Redoubtable Profile in Courage by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Time and again, the US honors its worst, persecutes its best, denying their fundamental rights, locking them in cages for political reasons, often in solitary confinement, flagrantly violating international and US constitutional law. Political injustice in America […]

WSJ Rage Against Venezuelan Social Democracy by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Journal’s lead Latin America propagandist Mary O’Grady once called Hugo Chavez a threat to world peace, a jaw-dropping example of her vitriolic hate-mongering and serial lying — evident in all her disinformation pieces. It doesn’t get any worse than […]

Will the Trump Regime Attack Venezuela and Iran? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Imperial madness defines US geopolitics under Republicans and undemocratic Dems, seeking dominion over planet earth, its resources and populations. Naked aggression and other hostile actions are its favored strategies. Trump delegated his geopolitical agenda to hardline extremists Pompeo […]

CIA Dirty Hands All Over the US Coup Plot Against Venezuela  by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Operating like a global Mafia, CIA dirty hands are behind all post-WW II coup plots by the US. The late William Blum documented its actions against sovereign states. US policies are “worse than (most people) […]

Russia and Syria Initiate the Battle to Liberate Idlib Province  by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s long overdue, the only part of Syria infested with many thousands of US armed, trained, funded and directed terrorists — along with Pentagon controlled northern and southern parts of the country, jihadists trained on and […]

Russia May Increase Its Military Presence in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Tass and AP News reported the same story, picked up by the neocon/CIA house organ Washington Post, the Miami Herald, and other Western media.  At a Monday news conference in Moscow, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said Caracas […]

Lavrov and Pompeo Meet, Discuss Venezuela, Resolve Nothing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Both officials met in Rovaniemi, Finland on the sidelines of an Arctic Council ministerial meeting. They last met at the July 2018 Putin/Trump summit in Helsinki, Finland. Ahead of their meeting, Pompeo demanded Russia “get out” of Venezuela. […]

Pompeo Claims US Aggression Against Venezuela Would Be Lawful by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) According to Pompeo, US presidents have constitutional authority under Article II to preemptively attack other nations. The article states the following: “The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States…” […]

Trump Tweets on China Roil Markets by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Overnight Sunday, Dow futures dropped over 500 points after China indicated it might cancel the next round of trade talks, following Trump’s tweets, saying: “For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion […]

Israel Considers Premeditated Mass Slaughter and Destruction in Gaza Self-Defense by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Israeli state terror against Palestinians is longstanding, official policy throughout its history. Terrorizing Hamas began after its triumph in Palestinian January 2006 legislative elections — winning majority Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) control, a largely non-functioning body […]

Opposition to Trump Regime’s Sanctions War on Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Activists for peace, equity and justice everywhere oppose the Trump regime’s war on Venezuela by other means — flagrantly violating international and US constitutional law. In a letter to Congress last month, dozens of organizations denounced what’s going […]

Will US Dark Forces Kill Guaido to Blame Maduro? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Eliminating him, if planned, would be the latest in a long line of false flags, a US specialty for launching wars and other hostile actions to achieve imperial aims. More on this below. Guaido was chosen for […]

WaPo: Imposter Guaido’s Press Agent by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) At the expense of the general welfare, virtually all establishment media provide press agent services for corporate America and the US imperial agenda, its war on humanity at home and abroad, along with backing despots the US supports and wannabe ones […]