Trump Withdraws America from UNESCO by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) UNESCO is the UN’s educational, scientific and cultural organization. It stresses “building peace in the minds of men and women.”  It “works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values.” Through […]

Fascist Madrid’s Ultimatum to Catalonia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Rogue regimes don’t negotiate. They demand, offering no significant concessions.  Spain is no democracy. It’s a political dictatorship, exploiting its people to benefit its privileged class – why Catalans want independence, freeing them from despotic rule. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy gave […]

US Northeast Asia Saber-Rattling by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Tuesday, two US strategic bombers overflew the Korean peninsula, the second time this happened in recent weeks, saber-rattling intimidation, encouraging Pyongyang to accelerate its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Provocative Tuesday US overflights occurred as Trump met with top administration and […]

Trump Expected to Decertify, Not Derail, Iran Nuclear Deal by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He’ll announce his decision on Friday – ahead of an October 15 deadline to report to Congress on whether Iran is complying with the nuclear deal or not. The IAEA certified its full compliance multiple times. Trump […]

The NYT: An American Pravda by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) That’s how Project Veritas characterized the Times, PV an organization exposing public and private wrongdoing. It said The Times operates like Soviet Russia’s Pravda (not its polar opposite modern-day reporting), featuring all propaganda and fake news all the time on issues […]

Hamas/Fatah Agreement: Hold the Cheers by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Numerous previous Hamas/Fatah reconciliation agreements failed after being announced. Will this one fare better? Not likely given tough unresolved issues. On Thursday, Hamas leader Ismail Haniya issued a brief statement, saying “(a)n agreement was reached today between Hamas and Fatah under […]

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 […]