How to Become NATO Secretary-General by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Aspirants must be willing to swear allegiance to Washington’s imperial agenda, its wars of aggression, its rape and destruction of one country after another – on the phony pretexts of democracy building and humanitarian intervention. They must abandon their morals, ethics, […]

Catalonia Declares Independence by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and majority parliamentarians declared Catalonia’s right to be a sovereign independent state. A 92% referendum “yes” vote demanded it. For democracy to have meaning, it’s essential to enforce the will of the people. “It is not a personal decision,” […]

The NYT’s Anti-Russia Jihad by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Times goes out of its way to bash Russia, inventing reasons to vilify its government, shaming how deplorably Washington operates. Times editors, columnists and contributors turn a blind eye to US imperial high crimes, bipartisan governance serving privileged interests exclusively and […]

Trump’s Racist Immigration Plan by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Earlier he banned travel to America from targeted countries, majority Muslim ones plus North Korea and Venezuelan officials. He absurdly claims America is the only country, putting “the needs of other nations ahead of our own” when it comes to immigration. He […]

Corker’s Anti-Trump Rant Lacked Credibility by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In late September, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker announced he’d leave politics “when my term expires at the end of 2018.” In August, he said Trump “has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the […]

Another Phony Russia Conspiracy  by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) They keep coming, new ones fabricated like others, part of longstanding Russia bashing, blaming the country for almost everything. The latest one was concocted by Oxford University researchers, a study claiming Moscow exploits social media to target current and former US military […]

Putin, Jimmy Carter, Trump and Mattis on North Korea by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Avoiding conflict on the Korean peninsula is an urgent priority of our time. Possible nuclear war would be too catastrophic to risk. Days earlier, Vladimir Putin said “(w)e are witnesses to another confrontational spiral over North Korea’s […]

Fascist Madrid v. Catalan Independence by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Tuesday is the moment of truth – Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and parliamentarians to meet to decide yea or nay on independence, or possibly delaying a decision by renewing a call for mediation and dialogue. Madrid vows secession won’t be allowed, […]

Russia Accuses US of Waging Phony War on ISIS by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russia largely holds back blasting US involvement in Iraq and Syria instead of exposing its phony war on terror, mincing no words about it. When it comes, criticism is welcome. On Monday, Russia’s Defense Ministry accused Washington […]