US Definition of a Russian Agent, Asset or Troll by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Anyone for world peace over endless wars, as well as supporting cooperative Russian/US relations is vulnerable to character assassination attacks. For Republicans, undemocratic Dems, and press agent media supporting the nation’s imperial agenda and monied interests over […]

Trump Caving on Syria Troop Pullout? by Stephen Lendman Ignore what politicians say. Follow only what they do. Time and again their actions and rhetoric diverge greatly. Previous articles explained that US forces came to Syria and virtually everywhere else they’re deployed to stay indefinitely. US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) head General Raymond Thomas earlier […]

Right-Wing Regimes Support US Attempted Coup in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Italy vetoed EU recognition of US-designated puppet Juan Guaido as interim Venezuelan president, preventing the body from formally supporting him. Separately, around half of EU member states formally endorsed  him, ignoring his illegitimacy, including Britain, France, Germany, Spain, […]

Venezuelan Presidency Legally Vacant? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) There’s no ambiguity about President Nicolas Maduro’s legitimacy. US-designated convenient puppet/usurper in waiting Guaido has none. Nor does Wall Street Journal paranoid propagandist Mary O’Grady – paid by Rupert Murdoch to lie and denounce Latin and Central American governments refusing to sell […]

Trump’s Low Approval Rating by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) If January 30 was election day in America, Trump would likely lose overwhelmingly to an undemocratic Dem opponent. His approval rating is at or around its lowest point since taking office, the 35-day partial government shutdown largely responsible for dropping it below […]

Raging Cold War 2.0 by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) There’s no ambiguity about what’s going on, US waged Cold War 2.0, the greatest danger since WW II ended of things turning hot between the world’s dominant nuclear powers – a potential armageddon scenario. Yet addressing the issue on Monday, Russia’s Foreign […]

Trump Saber Rattles on Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Like his predecessors, Trump was co-opted straightaway in office into being the latest in a long line of US warrior presidents – waging war on humanity at home and abroad. Candidate Trump said “(w)e will stop racing to topple foreign (governments) […]

International Opposition to Attempted Trump Regime Coup in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Nicolas Maduro is Venezuela’s democratically elected president, the process judged open, free, and fair by international monitors.  The country’s political process reflects what democracy is supposed to be all about – a model for other nations, polar […]

Marzieh Hashemi on Her Abduction by the FBI by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Press TV journalist/anchor Marzieh Hashemi is a joint US/Iranian citizen.  In the US last month to film a documentary for Black Lives Matter and visit family members, she was illegally arrested, detained, and horrifically mistreated by the FBI, […]

Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers on US Treaty Breaches by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On February 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minuster Sergey Shoigu briefed Vladimir Putin on the  history of US Treaty breaches – since the Clinton co-presidency. It’s nothing new, ongoing for the past 20 years […]