Vladimir Putin Turns 65 by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Saturday, October 7, was Putin’s 65th birthday. Numerous leaders and others sent good will messages. Happy birthday Vladimir Vladimirovich. Wishing you many more. If you tire of running Russia, maybe you’d consider straightening things out in America – a peace president urgently […]

DPRK Leader Justifies Development of Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missiles by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Saturday, Kim Jong-un addressed North Korea’s Second Plenum of the Seventh Central Committee of the Workers Party. According to Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), he said “nuclear weapons of the DPRK are a precious […]

Britain to Criminalize Reading Online Extremist Content by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Like America, Britain is unfit and unsafe to live in – both countries police states, serving privileged interests exclusively, allied in waging wars OF terror in multiple theaters, along with abolishing fundamental homeland freedoms. The latest civil rights abuse […]

Pompeo to Replace Tillerson? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A previous article explained Tillerson is frustrated over disagreements with Trump on Iran, deep State Department cutbacks, and other issues, including his differing views with the president on North Korea. He’s out of the loop on warmaking, delegated to hawkish administration and […]

Trump’s Latest Warning by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) His rage for war makes any announced warnings sound especially ominous – even if they’re only bluster. With him it’s hard to tell, the latest one coming after discussing Iran and North Korea with Pentagon officials. During a photo-op with them assembled before […]

Catalan President and Parliament Obliged to Declare Independence by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Pre-election polls and referendum results showed Catalans overwhelming want independence from fascist Spain – the Mariano Rajoy regime a political dictatorship, much like Fransciso Franco’s military one. Madrid-sponsored police state violence against Catalan voters last Sunday unified popular […]

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria and RT America by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) There’s good news and bad in Syria. Despite attempts to disrupt the Astana peace process, talks continue making incremental progress – short of a significant breakthrough, Washington the main obstacle, continuing to stoke conflict, opposing resolution. Russian aerial […]

Israel Wants Iran Nuclear Deal Rescinded by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Netanyahu devoted most of his September UN address to reinventing Israeli apartheid policies and vilifying Iran. “Iran vows to destroy my country,” he roared. False! “Iran is conducting a campaign of conquest across the Middle East, and Iran is developing […]

Jimmy Carter Explains What North Korean Leaders Told Him by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The neocon/CIA-connected Washington Post gave him feature op-ed space to discuss one of the vital issues of our time – the urgency of avoiding another Korean war, potentially with nuclear weapons, devastating the peninsula and beyond if […]

ISIS Operating from US-Controlled Southern Syrian Territory by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) ISIS exists because of support provided by Washington, NATO, Israel and their rogue regional allies. Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman General Igor Konashenkov blasted what he called a southern Syria “black hole” on the country’s border with Jordan, thousands of […]