US in Direct Contact With North Korea: Hold the Cheers by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) According to Rex Tillerson in Beijing ahead of Trump’s November visit, Washington is in direct contact with Pyongyang. “We are probing, so stay tuned,” he said. “We ask(ed) “(w)ould you like to talk? We have lines […]

Russia Effectively Smashing US-Supported Terrorists in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russia’s military intervention in Syria at the request of its government began two years ago today – September 30. It dramatically changed the dynamic on the ground, turning sure defeat into eventual triumph.  Thousands of square miles of Syrian […]

ACLU v. Trump Regime Constitutional Violations by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Constitutionally protected rights are fast disappearing in America, police state injustice replacing them. On Thursday, the ACLU sought to block enforcement of search warrants, targeting Facebook accounts of three activists – unjustly arrested for nonviolently protesting Trump’s January 20 inauguration. […]

HHS Secretary Tom Price Sacked by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In response to Health and Human Services Secretary Price spending hundreds of thousands of dollars at taxpayers’ expense on at least 24 private charter plane flights, Trump expressed outrage, saying he’s “very very unhappy” about it. Asked if he’d fire Price, […]

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria and US Threats Against RT and Sputnik News by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s weekly press briefings are refreshingly straightforward and candid – polar opposite State Department baloney, ducking tough questions, suppressing hard truths. Despite significant progress in freeing Syria from […]

Trump’s Tax Cut Plan Is No “Middle Class Miracle” by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s a bonanza for corporate America, high net-worth households, and real estate tycoons like himself – a disaster for everyone else. It’ll balloon the deficit and slash social benefits to help pay for it – another deplorable […]

Deplorable US Envoy to Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Zionist zealot, unlimited settlement construction and annexation of Palestinian land supporter David Friedman is a longtime close Trump ally. In an interview with the Hebrew language publication Walla, he disgracefully lied, claiming Israel only occupies 2% of West Bank land. Israel […]

Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Referendum by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The referendum held on September 25 received overwhelming 93% support, Kurdish officials in northern Iraq calling the results binding. Turnout was around 80%. Demonstrators celebrated in Irbil, the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) capital, chanting “Bye bye Iraq!” Not so fast! Baghdad […]