No Ceasefire/Ceasefire in Yemen by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Endless US launched and sustained war in Yemen continues. Days of ceasefire talks in Sweden achieved no breakthroughs. Claims otherwise were and remain rhetorical rubbish, ignoring reality on the ground and US imperial objectives. Make no mistake. What’s going on is Washington’s […]

Saudi Crown Prince Aiming to Reinvent Himself? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Caught in the act red-handed, Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) likely wants to change the subject, shifting attention away from Jamal Khashoggi’s murder he ordered. As de facto Saudi ruler, the buck stops with him on all kingdom policymaking – […]

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria, Ukraine, and Phony US Election Meddling by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Endless war in Syria continues despite most parts of the country liberated from US-supported terrorists. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (MZ below) said work continues to implement “the Russian-Turkish Memorandum on Idlib of September […]

US War by Other Means by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The US is permanently at war to achieve and sustain dominance over planet earth, its resources and populations.  Republicans and undemocratic Dems want all nations colonized as US vassal states – no exceptions. They want ruling regimes bending to Washington’s will. […]

Hardliner Mick Mulvaney Appointed White House Chief of Staff by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Tea Party extremist,Mulvaney’s public disservice represents what governance of, by, and for privileged interests exclusively is all about. He’s hostile to virtually everything ordinary people value most. His appointment deepens the Trump regime’s swamp. A former congressman, […]

Israeli Apartheid Viciousness the Root Cause of Violence by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Time and again, Israeli soldiers, police, or other security forces assault, wound or kill Palestinians with impunity. At times, incidents like December West Bank shootings and similar violence are state-sponsored Israeli provocations for preemptive war on Gaza, earlier […]

Sham High-Mindedness of Former US Senators by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Their collective op-ed remarks warrant sharp criticism, not support or praise. See below. Rare exceptions aside, US executive, congressional, judicial, intelligence, and military officials represent pure evil. Their rage for unchallenged global dominance is humanity’s greatest threat. The US by […]

Obama Regime Tried to Undermine Trump Straightaway in Office by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Harry Truman reportedly once said “(i)f you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”  The city is a swamp too deep to drain, reflecting the its corrupt state, too debauched to fix, rigged to serve powerful […]

The Trump Regime’s Predatory Africa Agenda by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The US under Republicans and undemocratic Dems aim to co-opt, exploit, and control other countries – polar opposite how China and Russia operate worldwide. Their ruling authorities seek cooperative relations with other nations, waging war on none. The US pressures, […]

Breakthrough in Yemen Peace Talks? Hold the Cheers by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Peace talks between Houthis and US-installed Yemeni regime representatives began on December 6 in Sweden. Reports of a major breakthrough after a week of talks are way overblown. Rhetorical agreements aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. Things […]