Deputy FBI Director Steps Down by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Monday, NBC News broke the story, saying Andrew McCabe resigned his post effective immediately. NBC cited “multiple (unnamed) sources,” saying he’ll remain on the FBI payroll until he is eligible to retire with full benefits in mid-March.” A four-page classified […]

US Rejects Turkish Demand to Withdraw Its Forces from Manbij by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Trump administration’s plan for a 30,000-strong northern Syria security force, comprised of Kurdish and anti-Assad Arab fighters, infuriated Turkey. It’s part of Washington’s aim to partition the country, along with occupying as much of its […]

Israel’s Mossad Behind Lebanese Car-Bombing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Israel’s Mossad and the CIA operate like global Mafia hit squads – on the phony pretext of combating terrorism and defending national security. Targeted killings are US and Israeli specialties, indefensible cold-blooded murder, various methods employed. Car-bombings a favorite tactic – […]

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria, Yemen, Israel/Palestine and Afghanistan by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) At her weekly press briefing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) explained “Syria is at a crossroads.” Russian airpower played a vital role in eliminating most US-supported ISIS fighters in the country. They’re down but […]

John Kerry and Abbas Confidant Meet in London by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Kerry is hostile to Trump, a staunch Israeli ally, no friend of long-suffering Palestinians. They never had a legitimate peace partner, especially not in Washington under Republicans or undemocratic Dems. While Obama’s secretary of state, Kerry’s shuttle diplomacy […]

Sochi Peace Conference Off to a Bad Start by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s being held Monday and Tuesday, over 1,500 delegates participating, around 1,300 from Syria, including pro-and-anti-Assad elements. US/Saudi-backed High Negotiation Committee members aren’t coming. They want endless war and regime change, not diplomatic conflict resolution. Syrian Kurds are […]

Iran’s Legitimate Ballistic Missile Program by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman None of its missiles, including ballistic ones, are designed to carry nuclear warheads Iran doesn’t have or want. Their missile development, production and testing comply with Security Council Resolution 2231 – affirming the JCPOA  nuclear deal. They’re solely for defense, not […]

The NYT Suppresses Reality on Afghanistan by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US war on Afghanistan was planned long before 9/11, a false flag pretext for waging multiple wars of aggression, raging in multiple theaters. The Times maintains the fiction that America went to war in Afghanistan to “(s)et up a government, […]

Upcoming Venezuelan Presidential Election by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) I’ll be held in April, the date yet to be announced, likely at end of month. Venezuelan presidents serve six-year terms. Anyone can be popularly elected for an indefinite number of times. They must be at least age-30, be a natural-born citizen, […]

Palestinian Political Prisoner Dies from Untreated Cancer by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Human rights groups call Israeli medical negligence and mistreatment of imprisoned Palestinians a deliberate policy of neglect. At any time, scores or hundreds of ill prisoners are denied vital care, including some suffering from cancer, other serious diseases, disability […]