Trump Calls US Rape of Raqqa Liberation by Stephen Lendman Whatever geopolitical agenda he might have wished to pursue if elected president went out the window after inauguration. As Trump organization head, he was boss with final say on policymaking. As US president, dark forces in Washington co-opted him straightaway. He serves their interests, not […]

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What’s Going on in Niger? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Few Americans know anything about the country. They’re minimally knowledgeable geographically about nations only when Washington goes to war – testimony to public ignorance, a national disgrace in a nation where it’s simple to stay informed by following reliable independent online […]

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Venezuelan Anti-Social Justice Catholic Bishops by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) They’re a deplorable bunch, at least the leadership and other vocal ones, supporting fascist rule over Bolivarian social justice.  They were hostile to Hugo Chavez throughout his tenure, now denigrating President Maduro and Venezuela’s electoral process, the world’s best. Chavez often […]

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Daily Israeli Atrocities Against Palestinians by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Ruthless daily Israeli oppression reflects life in Occupied Palestine. The world community pretends not to notice.  Media scoundrels are silent, ignoring Palestinian rights, supporting Israeli high crimes by failing to condemn them. It’s a daily ordeal, including assaulting peaceful demonstrators, terrifying […]

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Deplorable NYT War on Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Times gives yellow journalism a bad name. It’s shameful vilification of Russia never quits – operating like a State Department arm, delivering press agent reports, not legitimate ones. It sounded apoplectic over RT becoming the first global news operation to […]

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Catalan Separatist MPs to Defy Madrid? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Catalans have a legitimate right to self-determination. Spanish law otherwise can’t deny them – only ruthless state power, if ordered, perhaps coming ahead. On Thursday, Catalan parliamentarians will hold a plenary session, a day before Spanish senators vote to strip […]

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immy Carter’s Notable Post-Presidency by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He’s cut from a different cloth than other former US presidents. The Clinton co-presidency, Bush/Cheney and Obama use their former positions for self-enrichment. Not Jimmy Carter, at age-93 still using his persona for public service and charitable causes. In 1982, his Carter […]

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Catalan Regional Government Coup? Images of Police Violence Fake? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) You can’t make this stuff up! Madrid appears desperate to justify its unjustifiable imposition of direct rule over Catalonia, suspending its autonomy, effectively eliminating it, intending to install subservient puppet governance through rigged elections when held – […]

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Mike Pompeo at a Neocon National Security Conference by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) CIA director Pompeo was a featured guest at the so-called Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), an undemocratic far-right advocacy group. It’s leadership council and executive team are stacked with pro-war, anti-peace, equity and justice extremists, including founder […]

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ISIS Helps Other US-Backed Terrorists Seize Syrian Oilfields by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Terrorist-infested US-supported Syrian (Un)Democratic Forces (SDF) advanced near the Al-Omar oilfields in eastern Deir Ezzor – after US-supported ISIS fighters joined their ranks. On Saturday, Syrian forces drove ISIS fighters out of the oilfields. A counteroffensive let SDF […]

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