NewsGuard: Defending Fake News Over Truth-Telling by Stephen Lendman War on journalism the way it should be rages in the West, especially in America where major media feed news consumers a daily diet of managed news misinformation and disinformation.  Junk food news is also featured, shifting attention from vital issues to low-grade entertainment, along with […]

Israeli Aggression Against Syria in the New Year by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Partnered with the US and NATO, the Netanyahu regime is waging war on Syria without declaring it – naked aggression by any standard. On Saturday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) cited a military source, saying “Syrian Air […]

US Economic War on China by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) For Republicans and undemocratic Dems, China poses an existential threat to US global economic dominance, including the advancement of its Indo-Pacific military footprint. Washington wants China checked politically, economically, financially and militarily, Russia and Iran targeted the same way. It’s what […]

Reports of US Syria Pullout Greatly Exaggerated  by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Since Trump announced the pullout of US forces from Syria on December 19, not a single Pentagon military personnel was withdrawn. All that’s happened so far is the movement of equipment around on the Middle East chessboard, redeploying it, […]

The Great US Border Crisis Hoax by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Friday, partial shutdown entered its 21st day, matching the longest previous one in 1995-96. Unlike then, there are no signs of imminent resolution. Both sides of the aisle share blame for what’s going on. Things could go on much […]

Trump Regime’s No-Pullout/Pullout from Syria by Stephen Lendman US forces deployed worldwide came to stay, especially in war zones and nations of greatest strategic importance – except where ruling authorities prohibit deployment of foreign forces on their territory. Pompeo and Bolton run the Trump regime’s geopolitical agenda, along with the Pentagon’s joint chiefs of staff. […]

Turkish and Israeli Aggression in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump’s pullout announcement changed nothing. The US came to Syria to stay – 18 or more Pentagon bases built for permanent occupation, new ones being constructed, including cross-border in Iraq.  Israel continues its undeclared war on the Syrian Arab Republic […]

Pompeo in Cairo by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) After meeting with Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt’s strongman illegitimate president, a despot ruling by iron-fisted brute force, tolerating no criticism or opposition, Pompeo gave an Orwellian address, titled “A Force for Good: America’s Reinvigorated Role in the Middle East” – a […]

Soft Coup Ongoing Against Trump? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Turkey’s Daily Sabah broadsheet believes a soft coup is ongoing to oust Trump. It’s been brewing since his triumph over Hillary and inauguration in January 2017 – my view, not the newspaper’s. Last year, I said pro-Hillary dark forces and other […]

Sino/US Statements on Latest Trade Talks by Stephen Lendman Following January 7 – 9 Sino/US trade talks in Beijing, statements by both countries indicated no breakthroughs on tough issues. China’s Ministry of Commerce said the following: “From Jan. 7 to 9, China and the US held discussions in Beijing at a vice-ministerial level over the […]