War in Iraqi Kurdistan by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On September 25, Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelming for independence. A 93% majority spoke for itself, Kurdish officials calling the results binding. Turnout was around 80%. Voting was easy, enforcing the results another matter entirely. Baghdad followed through on its threat to send […]

Madrid Arrests Two Catalan Separatist Leaders by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Spain is a fascist police state, masquerading as democratic governance. Its High Court is a tool of the despotic Mariano Rajoy regime. Established in May 2011, the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) is a political organization, championing independence from Spain. Omnium […]

Catalan Interior Minister Says Independence Approved by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy gave Catalan President Carles Puigdemont until October 16 at 10:00AM local time to clarify his position on independence – a simple yea or nay. Instead, Puigdemont asked for dialogue with Madrid, refusing to comply with Rajoy’s […]

America and France Reject Democratic Venezuelan Regional Election Results by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s no surprise. Venezuela is the hemisphere’s leading democracy. America and France are fascist police states, partnering in imperial wars of aggression, serving their privileged class exclusively, repressing nonbelievers. On Monday, the Latin American Council of Electoral […]

North Korean UN Envoy Warns of Possible Nuclear War by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The danger of Washington launching it is real, not Pyongyang. Trump’s rage for warmaking threatens everyone. Addressing the General Assembly’s disarmament committee on Monday, DPRK UN envoy Kim In-ryong said things “reached the touch-and-go point and a […]

Russian Defense Minister in Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Monday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu arrived in Tel Aviv in the wake of Israel’s earlier in the day aggression in Syria. Its warplanes terror-bombed an anti-aircraft battery 50 km east of Damascus – a phony pretext given each time […]

NYT Disinformation on Venezuelan Regional Elections by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Since Hugo Chavez was first elected Venezuelan President on December 6, 1998, ushering in Bolivarian social democracy, The Times supported the fascist opposition. A same day article explained Chavistas on Sunday won 17 out of 22 gubernatorial elections, a sweeping […]

Deplorable US Public Ignorance by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Americans are the most over-entertained, uninformed people on the planet – despite 84% of households having a computer, 73% with broadband Internet access, according to Pew Research.    Instead of relying on credible information sources easily available online, too many Americans apparently […]

Catalan Leader Fails to Meet Madrid’s Deadline by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Catalan President Carles Puigdemont is more equivocator than decider, failing to formally declare independence from fascist Spain – the overwhelming will of the autonomous region’s voters. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy gave him until 10:00AM Monday local time to say […]