Washington’s Forever War in Afghanistan by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington bears full responsibility for nightmarish conditions in Afghanistan – over 16 years of endless war, millions of casualties, and no end of it in sight. Bush/Cheney launched it four weeks after 9/11, planned months before that mother of all false […]

An Evening of Obama Dissembling  by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On January 24, he spoke at New York’s Temple Emanu-El – promoted as “An Evening with President Barack Obama.” He gets 6-figure fees for addresses. It’s unknown what he received from Temple Emanu-El. Attendees were charged $225 to hear him. The […]

The NYT Wants Alleged Russiagate FISA Abuses Suppressed by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) They come from a four-page memo released to House members – discussed in previous articles. Investigative journalist Sara Carter’s sources called the memo’s classified revelations shocking and explosive – possibly “lead(ing) to the removal of senior officials in […]

Netanyahu Wants Trump to Reject Diaspora Palestinians’ Right of Return by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) International law affirms the right of return for all people – under Fourth Geneva, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, along with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Everyone has the right to leave […]

Canadian MP Slams Israeli Mistreatment of Palestinian Children by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Canada is as hostile to Palestinians as America – MP Helene Laverdiere a rare exception, pressing her government to comply with international law in defense of Palestinian child detainees. In a letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, […]

Turkey’s War of Words with Washington by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) What’s bluster and serious remains to be seen. In early January, Erdogan said he intended cross-border operations in northern Syria’s Afrin and Manbij regions. On January 18, cross-border shelling of Kurdish fighter positions in Afrin began, followed by terror-bombing, then […]

New Illegal US Sanctions on Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Unilaterally imposed sanctions by one country on others have no legal standing. The world community should declare them null and void. US pressure, bullying, bribes and threats get other nations to bend to its will – an unacceptable situation. Yet […]

Trump’s Hollow Holocaust Remembrance Day Statement by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)  Holocaust Remembrance Day ignores overall Nazi Germany’s untermenschen (sub-human) exploitation and extermination campaign, Slavs affected most of all, mainly Russians, Poles and Serbs. Others targeted included Gypsies, Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, Blacks, the physically and mentally disabled, communists, and other regime […]

Trump in Davos by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The World Economic Forum is an annual billionaire’s ball for the super-rich and powerful invited to attend. Trump arrived on Wednesday ahead of his Friday address. His remarks didn’t surprise, his usual display of hubris and arrogance – filled with disinformation and Big […]

Turkish Aggression in Syria Massacring Children by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Ankara lied claiming its military operation in northern Syria is doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties. Just the opposite! Turkish forces are massacring them in cold blood, notably children, according to UNICEF’s representative in Syria Fran Equiza. On Friday, […]