Russian Foreign Ministry Briefing on Syria, Pentagon Shenanigans and Ukraine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In her press briefings, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) provides updated information on major topics for reporters. Her remarks are always refreshingly straightforward and candid, polar opposite how Washington and other Western capitals operate. […]

Ominous Russophobia in America by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It infests America like a malignant tumor, exceeding the worst of the post-WW I “Red Scare” and its repeat following WW II. Beginning in 1938, House Un-American Activities Committee witch-hunt hearings into alleged disloyalty and subversive activities became headline news. Starting in […]

Putin Tells Trump No Russian US Election Meddling Occurred by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Despite repeated claims of Russian US election meddling by Washington’s intelligence community, undemocratic Dems, and deplorable media scoundrels, operating as press agents for US power, no evidence proves any – NONE! Plenty of evidence reveals no Russian […]

Uproar Over Trump’s Comments About Putin by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) At the Danang, Vietnam APEC summit, Trump and Putin met several times briefly, no formal meeting. Putin told Trump that no Russian US election meddling occurred last year – an indisputable fact! Trump asked Putin about it, explaining “(h)e said […]

Saudis Terror-Bomb Yemeni Capital by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Striking Sanaa followed a Houthi missile fired at Saudi territory.  Riyadh lied claiming Iran supplied the weapon in question. Land, sea and air blockade conditions prevent weapons getting in from abroad, and everything else after  things were tightened, including vitally needed humanitarian […]

Mass Rally in Barcelona for Release of Political Prisoners by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hundreds of thousands of Catalans rallied on Saturday, denouncing the illegal imprisonment of the republic’s officials, demanding their release. According to local police, around 750,000 participated under the slogan “Libertat presos politics, some republica (Freedom for political […]

Putin’s APEC Summit Press Conference by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In public remarks and answering questions, Putin says what he means and means what he says – polar opposite duplicitous Western politicians, especially US ones. After the summit’s completion, Putin answered questions from journalists, mostly Russian ones attending his Q & […]

oint Putin/Trump Statement at APEC Summit by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Despite no formal meeting between them, Putin and Trump released a joint statement (JS below), revealing nothing already known, reflecting no change in dismal bilateral relations, saying: JS: “President Trump and President Putin today, meeting on the margins of the […]

Putin and Trump at APEC Summit by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Friday they met, shock hands, chatted briefly, and stood side-by-side, posing for the traditional “family photo” at the Danang, Vietnam APEC summit. Trump didn’t attend the Business Advisory Council session held earlier in the day. He and Putin met […]

Iranian Missile Fired from Yemen on Saudi Arabia? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US-instigated Middle East violence and chaos appear heading for greater turbulence. On Friday, US Central Command Air Force General Jeffrey Harrigan falsely claimed the Houthi missile fired on Saudi territory had “Iranian markings,” adding “(t)o me, that connects […]