Congressional Disaster Relief Legislation Ignores Puerto Rico by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hurricanes Maria and Irma caused vast destruction in Puerto Rico, creating humanitarian crisis conditions for millions. Instead of massive amounts of vitally needed aid and debt relief, the Trump administration requested House and Senate members authorize a $4.9 billion […]

Washington Pretends to be Combating ISIS in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Syria’s Foreign Ministry released video and other evidence, showing US and Israeli arms and munitions ending up in the hands of ISIS, al-Nusra and other terrorists. It’s well known this has been going on throughout years of conflict, […]

Trump EOs Aim to Undermine Obamacare by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Wednesday and Thursday, Trump signed two anti-consumer executive orders, aiming to wreck Obamacare instead of seeking to improve affordable coverage for all Americans. His actions made dysfunctional Obamacare much worse if they stick. One EO permits buying health insurance […]

Madrid Rejects Dialogue with Catalonia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was given until Monday to clarify whether he’ll formally declare independence or not. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy rejected his call for dialogue between what he called “democratic law and disobedience (sic)”.  On Thursday, he began the process […]

Trump Withdraws America from UNESCO by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) UNESCO is the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural organization. It stresses “building peace in the minds of men and women.”  It “works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values.” Through […]

Fascist Madrid’s Ultimatum to Catalonia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Rogue regimes don’t negotiate. They demand, offering no significant concessions.  Spain is no democracy. It’s a political dictatorship, exploiting its people to benefit its privileged class – why Catalans want independence, freeing them from despotic rule. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy gave […]

US Northeast Asia Saber-Rattling by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Tuesday, two US strategic bombers overflew the Korean peninsula, the second time this happened in recent weeks, saber-rattling intimidation, encouraging Pyongyang to accelerate its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Provocative Tuesday US overflights occurred as Trump met with top administration and […]

Trump Expected to Decertify, Not Derail, Iran Nuclear Deal by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He’ll announce his decision on Friday – ahead of an October 15 deadline to report to Congress on whether Iran is complying with the nuclear deal or not. The IAEA certified its full compliance multiple times. Trump […]

The NYT: An American Pravda by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) That’s how Project Veritas characterized the Times, PV an organization exposing public and private wrongdoing. It said The Times operates like Soviet Russia’s Pravda (not its polar opposite modern-day reporting), featuring all propaganda and fake news all the time on issues […]

Hamas/Fatah Agreement: Hold the Cheers by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Numerous previous Hamas/Fatah reconciliation agreements failed after being announced. Will this one fare better? Not likely given tough unresolved issues. On Thursday, Hamas leader Ismail Haniya issued a brief statement, saying “(a)n agreement was reached today between Hamas and Fatah under […]