CIA Director Hears Audio Evidence of Khashoggi’s Murder by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), the kingdom’s de facto ruler, personally ordered or approved Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. There’s no ambiguity about it. Saudi officials, including its foreign minister, lied claiming otherwise, shifting blame to lower level […]

Erdogan’s Hypocrisy Over Khashoggi’s Murder by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Turkey under Erdogan’s leadership is a fascist dictatorship, masquerading as democratic. Criticizing Riyadh for Khashoggi’s murder is like the pot calling the kettle black. Both countries commit horrendous human rights abuses. Neither tolerates criticism of their ruling authorities. In 2016, Erdogan […]

Ecuador to Hand Over Assange to US? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Earlier reports suggested Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno wants Assange removed from his country’s London embassy – conspiring with Britain to extradite him to America. In December 2017, he was granted Ecuadorian citizenship, an attempt to resolve the impasse over […]

Unbending US Hostility Toward Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) John Bolton’s two-day trip, meeting Putin, Sergey Lavrov, and other top Russian officials, did nothing to soften US hostility toward the country. Bilateral relations continue deteriorating, not improving. Nothing in prospect suggests positive change under Republicans or undemocratic Dems. Both parties […]

US Slap on the Wrist Response to Khashoggi’s Murder by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) There’s virtually no doubt that Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal abduction and murder. No lower level regime officials would dare order elimination of a prominent figure within or outside kingdom borders […]

Illegal US Presence in Syria Assures Endless War by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Wherever US forces show up, mass slaughter, destruction, and human misery follow – the same thing happening in all its war theaters, endless violence continuing, what imperial rage is all about. Syria risks becoming another Afghanistan. US aggression […]

Is Russia Curbing Israeli Aggression in Syria? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Following advanced Russian S-300 air defense systems delivered to Syria, Netanyahu vowed to continue Israeli aggression against the country, falsely claiming he’s acting against Iranian forces threatening the Jewish state’s security. Islamic Republic military advisors alone are in Syria, […]

Russia Committed to Eliminating Terrorist Threat in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Friday, Russia’s presidential envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentyev, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin, and Defense Ministry officials met with Assad to assess condition in the country after years of US-launched aggression. According to Russia’s Foreign Ministry, a […]

Khashoggi’s Body Parts Found? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) UK-based Sky News reported the latest twist in the Jamal Khashoggi incident – claiming his body parts were found “cut up,” his face “disfigured” in the garden of the Saudi consul general’s home – located around 500 meters from the consulate.” It’ll […]

Erdogan’s Naked Truth Revelations Fall Short by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Addressing Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday about Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal abduction, torture and murder inside the Saudi’s Istanbul consulate, Erdogan’s revelations fell far short of promised “naked truth.” He failed to hold crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) responsible for what […]