Four Palestinians Killed, Hundreds Injured on Friday by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The death toll now stands at 12, well over 2,000 Palestinians injured, scores, maybe hundreds, arrested, brutalized during interrogations and detention. Following Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem have been protesting daily. Israel […]

FCC Votes to Kill Digital Democracy by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) That’s what Net Neutrality is all about – the principle that ISPs must treat online content equally, the essence of a free and open Internet, the last frontier of digital democracy. Without equal access online, ISP giants Comcast, Charter, AT&T, […]

Phony US Evidence Pretends to Show Iran Supplies Yemeni Houthis with Weapons by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A US/Saudi naval blockade prevents weapons and most humanitarian supplies from entering Yemen. On Friday, neocon US UN envoy Nikki Haley held a by invitation only press conference at Joint (US Air Force/Naval Support) […]

No Joy in Occupied Palestine This Holiday Season by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump is the grinch that stole Christmas, one of his many deplorable acts, betraying the public he swore to serve equitably, proving he’s like other dirty politicians. His holiday season lumps of coal include the great GOP tax […]

Torture Continues at Guantanamo by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It never ended under Obama at US torture prisons worldwide, Guantanamo the tip of the iceberg. The practice continues under Trump. He believes it works. Clear evidence proves otherwise. He believes if it doesn’t work, detainees deserve it anyway. The vast majority […]

WaPo Keeps Pounding the Nonexistent Russian Threat by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) WaPo is a virtual CIA house organ, reporting what Langley wants published, mocking what legitimate journalism is supposed to be, abandoned for the imperial state, saying: “Nearly a year into his presidency, Trump continues to reject the evidence that […]

Hundreds of Palestinian Protesters Tortured and Abused by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Torture and abuse of Palestinians is longstanding Israeli practice, children and women treated as abusively as men. America and Israel operate by their own rules, brutalizing detainees during interrogations and detentions, subjecting them to beatings, painful binding and shackling, […]

US Military Presence in Syria Prevents Peace by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Most Russian forces were withdrawn. Some combat aircraft and support personnel remain in the country.  It’s unclear for how long. Overnight, Russian warplanes struck terrorist positions in the Idlib countryside. Thousands of US troops remain in illegally occupied northern […]

US Ready for Talks with North Korea? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump threatened to “totally destroy” the country, unleashing “fire and fury like the world has never seen.”  He called diplomacy a waste of time, rejecting it while holding provocative military exercises with South Korea and Japan – Pyongyang calls […]

Israel Invites Saudis to Broker Peace While Terror-Bombing Gaza by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Truth is stranger than fiction. Israel and Saudi Arabia deplore peace and stability – perhaps a tie that binds them, along with uniting against Iran, the main reason for their alliance. According to Saudi state-run media, Israel […]