Madrid to Suspend Catalan Autonomy? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Following Catalan President Carles Puigdemont’s tiptoeing toward independence from Spain – on Tuesday declaring, then suspending it, hoping for talks with Madrid to try resolving differences – Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy inched toward suspending the region’s autonomy. If he invokes Article […]

Columbus Day Honors a Genocidist by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Columbus Day was commemorated on Monday. The US federal holiday should have been abandoned long ago. It never should have been established in the first place. The arrival of Columbus in what’s now the Bahamas and Hispaniola was followed by the […]

What Next for Catalonia? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Tuesday, Catalan President Carles Puigemont and majority regional parliamentarians declared independence from Spain – then suspended it to pursue dialogue with Madrid. The document signed said in part:  “We establish the Catalan Republic as an independent and sovereign, legal, democratic and […]

Renegotiating NAFTA by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Many NAFTA terms are non-negotiable. Chapter 11 promotes offshoring, companies building plants abroad getting special protections – including private enforcement through the so-called Investor State Dispute Settlement. US, Canadian and Mexican companies can sue governments before a tribunal of three corporate lawyers.  They can […]

Hezbollah Intending to Attack America? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Sound absurd? The phony accusation is part of hostile US/Israeli propaganda, vilifying anti-imperialism groups, inventing nonexistent threats, using them as pretexts for war and other hostile actions. Rogue states operate this way, none more menacing than America and Israel, a true […]

Russia Sues US for Return of Its Diplomatic Properties by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Last December, the Obama administration illegally seized Russian compounds in Maryland and New York – along with irresponsibly expelling 35 of its diplomats. At the time, Sergey Lavrov said “Obama accusing Russia of all mortal sins, trying […]

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 […]