Catalan Voters Face Police State Violence by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Self-determination is a universal right, affirmed by the UN Charter and other international law – rejected by despotic states like Spain, masquerading as democratic. On Sunday, Catalans trying to vote in their independence referendum are being assaulted by thuggish police […]

Neocons Want Trump Acting Tougher on Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Bipartisan neocons infesting Washington want Russia marginalized, weakened, contained and isolated. They’re recklessly heading things toward possible nuclear war, unthinkable madness if launched.  Endless Russia bashing persists, things invented to vilify the country and its leadership. US imperialism works […]

PA-Hamas Reconciliation Talks Going Nowhere by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The UN, US, EU and Russia (the Middle East Quartet) urged both sides to “take concrete steps to reunite Gaza and the West Bank under the legitimate Palestinian Authority,” Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk saying: “We received information…confirming that the US […]

Federal Judge to Review Unredacted Hillary Emails by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Her high crimes have gone unpunished since the 1990s, serving as co-president with husband Bill, New York senator and secretary of state – culpable for war crimes, racketeering and perjury, major offenses. Expect no judgments against her no matter […]

Positive Steps Against Israeli Unaccountability by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) compiled a database of international companies, lawlessly operating in illegal Israeli settlements – in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Syria’s Golan, stolen land for exclusive Jewish development and use. It’ll be published in […]

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 […]