Inadequate Pope Francis Apology for Pedophile Priests by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Longstanding Vatican tradition opposes Marxism, liberation theology, liberal morality, ordaining women, social justice, permitting priests to marry, gay, lesbian and transgender sexuality, birth control, stem cell research, and diluting Holy See authority no matter how wrongheaded and offensive. Pontiffs […]

Lavrov Slams US and UN Chief by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US regimes under Republicans and undemocratic Dems are mortal enemies of world peace and stability. Sergey Lavrov slammed the Trump regime for refusing to help reconstruct Syria – what US-led naked aggression destroyed, he failed to explain. On August 18, […]

The Myth of Foreign Meddling in US Elections by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US elections are farcical when held – a contest between two right wings of the one-party state. Dirty business as usual always wins. Foreign meddling in the process would accomplish nothing if it occurred – unable to change […]

ISIS Sex Slaves: Condoned by Washington? by Stephen Lendman Washington created and controls ISIS. CIA operatives and US forces trained them in the art of committing gruesome atrocities. They include beheadings, use of chemical and other banned weapons, mass slaughtering civilians, taking countless numbers captives, women brutalized as sex slaves. In 2014, 20-year-old Nadia Murad […]

Bolton and Netanyahu Plot Anti-Iran Strategy by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Trump and Netanyahu regimes want pro-Western puppet rule replacing Iranian sovereign independence. Arriving in Israel on Sunday, John Bolton is meeting with Netanyahu and other regime officials, his first trip to the country as national security advisor. On arrival, […]

Message of Iran’s Supreme Leader to Hajj Pilgrims by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Islam teaches love, not hate; peace, not violence; charity, not selfishness; and tolerance, not terrorism.  Its five pillars include profession of faith, prayer five times daily, fasting during Ramadan, charity, and performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca at […]

Israel’s On-and-Off Reopening of Gaza’s Border Crossings by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR) affirms the right to life and human dignity; equality before the law; freedom of speech, assembly, and association (including he right to demonstrate or protest peacefully; religious freedom and privacy; […]

World Humanitarian Day Ignores Crimes of War and Against Humanity by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) First observed in 2009, August 19 is World Humanitarian Day.  It honors humanitarian workers worldwide, including those killed in the line of duty, along with fostering greater understanding of their work. The day is a 2008 […]

Shed No Tears Over Kofi Annan’s Passing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Appointed by the Clinton co-presidency in 1997, he served US imperial interests for 10 deplorable years. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize – despite failing to fulfill the mandate he was sworn to uphold: “to save […]

Torture and Abuse in America’s Global Gulag by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Societies are best judged by how they treat children, the elderly, the infirm, their most disadvantaged and prisoners.  America fails on all counts under Republicans and undemocratic Dems – a ruthless nation, a serial violator of core international and […]