Last Major ISIS Stronghold in Syria Liberated by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) At peak strength, ISIS controlled up to 70% of Syrian territory, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu.  Its remnants are now confined to smaller areas, especially near Damascus and southwestern Daara. US-supported ISIS was mostly defeated by Syrian […]

Outrageous Wealth Disparity in America by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) According to an Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) report titled “Billionaire Bonanza 2017,” America’s 400 richest individuals have more total wealth than the nation’s bottom 64%. The three richest billionaires are wealthier than the bottom 50%. The bottom 1% of Americans […]

Venezuelan Catholic Bishops Oppose Bolivarian Laws by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Vatican supports privileged interests over popular ones worldwide, hostile to equity and social justice in Venezuela like elsewhere else, pretending otherwise. President Maduro’s government aims to be leading efforts worldwide in combating hate crimes, National Constituent Assembly (ANC) President […]

Saudis Tighten Blockade on Yemen by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Saudis halted all humanitarian supplies to Yemen, including three UN aircraft set to deliver essentials to life. Millions in the country are suffering under dire conditions, including severe malnutrition and starvation. According UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief […]

US Saber-Rattling Drills During Trump’s Asia-Pacific Visit by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Three US carrier strike groups are involved, the Nimitz, Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, a rare show of combined force in one part of the world at the same time outside of a war theater. North Korea calls provocative […]

Tuesday’s US Gubernatorial Elections by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Virginia and New Jersey elections attracted national interest, why they got mine, along with how anti-Trump sentiment might affect them.  State and local races are largely off my radar, except in my own state and city, especially Chicago politics, among the […]

NATO Ministerial Meeting: Preparing for War on Russia? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America controls NATO policymaking. The alliance serves as its global imperial arm – warmaking its mission, not fostering world peace and stability.  Nor does it have anything to do with defense at a time the only threats alliance […]

Trump Addresses South Korean National Assembly by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He reinterpreted the 1950s war on the Korean peninsula – Truman’s naked aggression, falsely blamed on the DPRK. Honoring US combat troops involved, he ignored millions of North Koreans massacred, along with turning most parts of the north to rubble […]

Are Saudis and Israel Colluding for War on Iran and Lebanon? by Stephen Lendman Is Washington involved, comprising a hugely dangerous axis of evil? Endless Middle East wars rage. Attacking Iran and Lebanon would be high-risk for nations involved, potentially catastrophic for the region. Last Saturday’s resignation of Lebanese PM Saad Hariri, along with Saudi […]

ISIS Chemical Weapons Found in Deir Ezzor by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Does it surprise? It shouldn’t. No evidence links Syria’s military or allied forces to CW use any time during years of conflict. Plenty of evidence proves US-supported terrorists used them many times, incidents falsely blamed on Damascus. According to […]