US/Taliban Talks: Real or Illusory Progress? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US Afghan aggression and occupation of parts of the country remain largely unchanged after over 17 years. Afghanistan reflects what CIA officials once called Vietnam – “the grand illusion of the American cause,” a conflict impossible to win. Yet it […]

Pompeo Declares Energy War on Russia and Other US Adversaries by Stephen Lendman Pompeo’s remarks at the Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) conference in Houston on Wednesday provided more clear evidence of the following: The US republic founded long ago no longer exists, replaced by the imperial state, military Keynesianism, and ruinous military spending while […]

Trump Regime Wants $500 Million for Intervention in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) At his Monday press conference, Mike Pompeo said “we’ve asked (Congress to appropriate) up to $500 million…to restore the economy of the Venezuelan nation (sic) (and) help Juan Guaido.” He failed to explain the ongoing Trump regime […]

UK Parliament Rejects No-Brexit/Brexit Deal for Second Time by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On January 15, Theresa May’s no-deal/deal was overwhelmingly defeated by a 432 – 202 margin – the greatest rejection of a UK leader’s legislative aim in modern times. As expected on March 12, parliamentarians again rejected her no-Brexit/Brexit […]

Algerian President Drops Bid for Fifth Term, Suspends New Election by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On February 16, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika since 1999 announced his candidacy for a fifth term – despite unable to perform the duties of his office since becoming ill in 2005, especially after a debilitating 2013 […]

WaPo Anti-Bolivarian Propaganda by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The neocon/CIA-connected broadsheet serves Langley’s interests, supporting its involvement in the Trump regime’s coup plot to eliminate Bolivarian social democracy in Venezuela. It published several anti-Bolivarian propaganda pieces by pseudo-journalist Francisco Toro. His Caracas Chronicles blog features disinformation, Big Lies and fake news […]

Trump’s Dystopian Budget Proposal by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump’s dead on arrival budget proposal to Congress is all about funding greater militarism and belligerence, along with serving corporate interests and high-net worth households – while gutting vital social programs. It’s a proposal only Wall Street, the military, industrial, security complex, […]

Greater Trump Regime Intervention in Venezuela Coming? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Monday, Pompeo hinted at the Trump regime upping the stakes in Venezuela, saying “(t)he United States is drawing a clear line between those who aid (the Bolivarian Republic) and those” supporting US aims in the country. He falsely […]

Reinventing the Trump Regime’s Coup Plot in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A coup by any other name doesn’t change things. Falsely claiming what’s going on is democracy building turns reality on its head. There’s nothing democratic about wanting a sitting government forcibly toppled, wanting it replaced with US-controlled puppet […]

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria, Venezuela and Cuba by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) called conditions in Syria “stable” – despite endless US war, including its support for ISIS, al-Nusra, and other jihadists, wanting Assad toppled, its objective unchanged. MZ explained that the situation […]