Was Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration Prelude to Greater Regional Wars? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) They continue in multiple theaters. Washington hasn’t backed off from wanting regime change in Syria, its same agenda for Iran, and defeating the Houthis in Yemen – always supporting Israeli aggression against Palestinians. West Bank and Gaza […]

Inventing Another Phony North Korean Threat by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Throughout its post-WW II history, no North Korean threats existed. So they had to be invented to justify US hostile actions against the country. Media scoundrels conspire with Washington to denigrate Pyongyang, the latest from the neocon/CIA-connected Washington Post, the […]

Putin’s Annual Tour de Force News Conference Underway by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Nothing in the West matches it, unimaginable for a US or other Western leader to spend hours answering scores of questions. Putin does it annually in  televised events, answering questions from journalists and others, his straightforward style always […]

Istanbul Summit More Bark Than Bite by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Leaders and/or other top officials from 57 Islamic countries met in Istanbul, Turkey – invited by President Erdogan for an emergency session on Trump’s unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Erdogan called East Jerusalem the “occupied capital of the […]

US Secrecy on Military Operations by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America’s only enemies are invented ones to maintain a permanent state of war – so war-profiteers can gorge at the public trough, a deplorable state of affairs worsening, not improving. Militarism and warmaking define America’s agenda, social justice on the chopping […]

Establishment Candidate Defeats Right-Wing Extremist in Alabama Senate Race by Stephen Lendman stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Democracy in America is farcical, illegitimate, more fantasy than real. Voting is an exercise in futility. Dirty business as usual always wins. Most federal, state and local office holders in the country represent establishment interests, not the […]

Venezuelan Municipal Elections: Chavistas Score Overwhelming Triumph by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Sunday, President Maduro’s United Venezuelan Socialist Party (PSUV) candidates won 308 of 335 municipal elections, a 92% triumph, including 21 of 23 state capitals and the Caracas Capital District. “We have triumphed. Now we advance towards the triumph […]

Israel Uses Palestinian Land for Treatment of Toxic and Other Waste by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A new report by B’Tselem is titled “Made in Israel: Exploiting Palestinian Land for Treatment of Israeli Waste,” saying: Israel’s “resource consumption per capita is high and it generates waste accordingly.” Most of its waste […]

Blasting Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration in Cahoots with Netanyahu by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US neocons support the move, ignoring its illegality and disruptiveness. Israel already controls the city. Palestinians demand East Jerusalem as their capital. Chicago-based Jewish Voices for Peace said “Not In Our Name” on Jerusalem.  “The Jewish United Fund […]

US/Israeli Complicity on Jerusalem: White House Absolves Trump by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump and Netanyahu conspired to declare Jerusalem Israel’s capital, flagrantly violating international law.  They share full responsibility for days of protests, continuing for a sixth day, including hundreds of Palestinian children on Tuesday, condemning Trump’s declaration. Israeli soldiers […]