Turkey Opposes Peace in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Tinpot despot Turkish President Erdogan masquerades as democratic. He’s part of the problem in Syria, not the solution. Throughout the war, he supported ISIS, al-Nusra, and other terrorist groups, pretending otherwise, granting them safe haven. He continues facilitating their movement back […]

Rewarding Jihadists for Terrorism by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Even ideological extremists need monetary and other incentives to carry out CW and other atrocities. According to ISIS documents obtained by RT Arabic, their fighters were paid for their services – in silver for CW attacks wrongfully blamed on Damascus, gold for […]

Multi-Billion Dollar Giveaway to Amazon by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Seattle-based Amazon is like corporate predator Walmart, exploiting communities, along with harming local businesses and workers for maximum productivity and profits. The company’s $100 billion dollar CEO Jeff Bezos didn’t get super-rich by being worker and community friendly – just the […]

Medicare for All: An Idea Whose Time Has Come by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Marketplace medicine prioritizes profits over human health. In America, it leaves growing millions uninsured. Most others are way underinsured because exponentially rising costs of coverage are unaffordable for most US households, double the cost in other developed […]

Ceasefire in Gaza? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Ceasefires in Gaza come and go. They’re followed by repeated Israeli instigated violence and naked aggression. It’s been the pattern of the last decade in the Strip, along with Israeli policy throughout its history against Palestinians and regional countries. Nothing suggests a change […]

Israel’s Undeclared War on Occupied Palestine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Throughout its history since 1948, Israel has been at war on defenseless Palestinians – an entire population terrorized by a ruthless, illegal occupier in the Territories.  Israeli Arab citizens are denied their fundamental rights – afforded only to Jews. Apartheid […]

Israeli War Minister Resigns by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Ultranationalist Avigdor Lieberman represents Israel’s belligerently racist hard right – endless war and apartheid ruthlessness his favored way of brutalizing long-suffering Palestinians, especially besieged Gazans. According to Israeli media, he and three other Netanyahu regime security cabinet members rejected halting two days […]

Israel Always Initiates Violence in Occupied Palestine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) When violence erupts anywhere in the Occupied Territories, it’s always Israel’s doing – except for isolated incidents too minor to matter. Yet Palestinians are always wrongfully blamed for what happens. Western regimes and supportive media go along with the […]

Israel’s Rage for War on Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Iran is Israel’s main regional rival – yet poses no threat to the Jewish state or any others. Fabricated claims by Israel, the US, or other Western states otherwise have no credibility. Israel’s only enemies are invented ones. Real ones […]

Idlib, Syria Demilitarized Zone Agreement Collapsing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In mid-September, Russia and Turkey agreed on establishing a 15 – 20 km-wide demilitarized zone in Idlib province along the Turkish border – the only remaining US-supported terrorist stronghold in Syria. Liberating the province was put on hold, a mistake […]