London Commuter Train Bombing: Terrorism or False Flag? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Suspicions of state-sponsored foul play are warranted because so many previous false flags occurred in Europe and America – though it’s too soon to know if Britain staged Friday’s incident.  ISIS claiming responsibility is meaningless. They do it […]

America Continues Supplying Anti-Syria Terrorists with Weapons by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington didn’t wage war on Syria to quit. US cooperation with Russia on resolving years of conflict is more illusion than real. On Thursday, Rex Tillerson and Sergey Lavrov discussed Syria by phone, a Russian Foreign Ministry statement saying: […]

Hostile US Actions Against RT and Sputnik News by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman)  The latest US hostile action against Russia requires a company providing services for RT America to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), along with an FBI probe of Sputnik News to check for FARA violations. Enacted […]

North Korea Responds to Unacceptable Sanctions by Stephen Lendman The right of self-defense is sacrosanct. International law affirms it, including in the UN Charter. North Korea is threatened by possible US aggression. Without powerful deterrent weapons, it’s defenseless, an unacceptable situation no responsible leadership would permit. That’s why it continues developing its nuclear and ballistic […]

More Illegal US Sanctions on Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington has waged political and economic war on Iran for 38 years, Trump and neocons in Washington especially hostile. On Thursday, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted 11 Iranian individuals and entities. Phony accusations included “engaging […]

Fake News Proliferator NYT Criticizes RT and Sputnik News by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The deplorable NYT features daily disinformation, Big Lies and fake news, instead of the real thing.      RT and Sputnik News are polar opposite, journalism the way it’s supposed to be – why their operations are […]

Longstanding US Hostility Toward Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Bilateral relations were frosty under Obama, despite the nuclear agreement, breached by his administration straightaway, according to an Iranian complaint filed with the IAEA. Washington used the nuclear deal to justify expanding its regional military footprint, increase aid to Israel, and […]

Toxic Pollution from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hurricanes cause more than flooding, damage, and economic hardships for affected people. They unleash huge amounts of harmful to health toxins, taking a toll long after recovery from storms. The Texas Gulf coast suffers from millions of pounds of […]

Israeli De-Development of Occupied Palestine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A new UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report strongly criticized Israeli “de-development” of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza – the deplorable legacy of 50 years of occupation harshness, persecuting, brutalizing and exploiting beleaguered Palestinians. Longstanding poverty and […]