Is US War on Iran Likely? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington has been militantly hostile toward Iran since its 1979 revolution – ending a generation of US-installed tyranny. During his presidential campaign and after taking office, Trump’s hostile rhetoric on Iran is great cause for concern. He alone was unacceptably […]

US Ground Invasion of North Korea Considered? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Sound deranged? If US officials devoted the same time, effort and resources for world peace, equity and justice, all Americans could benefit in ways unimaginable now. So could countless millions abroad, freed from the scourge of US belligerence.  No […]

The NYT Perpetuates the Myth of America Battling ISIS by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In its reporting on US wars, the Times is a virtual Pentagon press agent – publishing what it wants revealed, suppressing everything else, especially its high crimes, Nuremberg-level ones. ISIS, al-Qaeda, its al-Nusra offshoot and other terrorist […]

Weekend Announced Saudi Arrests All About Consolidating Power by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Crown prince Muhammed bin Salman awaits his ascension to head the kingdom, purging elements he wants out of the way in advance, consolidating power by eliminating potential rivals, why arrests of princes and ministers were made over the […]

Trump and the Saudis Falsely Accused Iran of Involvement in a Missile from Yemen Fired at the Kingdom by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The joint accusation was a bald-faced lie, accusers knowing they turned truth on its head. Trump finds new ways of disgracing himself. “A shot was just taken by […]

Police State Mistreatment of Illegally Jailed Catalan Ministers by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Spain is a fascist police state, PM Rajoy a tinpot despot, Spaniards nationwide abused by his ruthlessness. Illegally jailed Catalan ministers are enduring abusive practices, according to lawyers representing them. They filed a complaint citing “unjustifiable vexatious” mistreatment. […]

What’s Behind Resignation of Lebanese PM? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Things aren’t always as they seem. Unrevealed motives usually lie behind them. Future Movement leader Saad Hariri, current Lebanese PM, is the son of former PM Rafic Hariri, assassinated by Israel in February 2005, his killing falsely blamed on Hezbollah. […]

US War on Somalia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Somalia is located on the Horn of Africa, near the Bab el-Mandeb strait chokepoint separating Yemen from Eritrea. Millions of barrels of oil flow through it to the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. The country is strategically important for Washington, significantly […]

Spurious UN Report on Civilian Death Toll in Mosul by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The UN provides cover for US imperial wars, failing to condemn them, supporting them through silence about high crimes committed in one country after another, suppressing information about millions of casualties. Mosul was raped and destroyed, not […]

Putin/Trump Meeting at APEC Summit in Vietnam? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It should be a no-brainer. A formal bilateral summit should have been held months ago. Co-opted by America’s military/industrial complex, Trump is hostage to its agenda, prevented from normalizing ties with Russia – relations more dismal than any time […]