Madrid Imposes Direct Rule Over Catalonia by Stephen Lendman As expected, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy suspended Catalan self-governance after a Saturday morning cabinet meeting. A regime statement said “(a)t an emergency meeting on Saturday, the cabinet will approve measures to be put before the senate to protect the general interest of Spaniards, including the citizens […]

Draft GOP Bill Breaches Iran Nuclear Deal by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) International treaties can’t be changed without the consent of all signatories. None may legally act unilaterally, a notion the Trump administration and congressional GOP hardliners reject. They aim to undermine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal […]

EU Summit Discusses Catalonia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Though not officially on the agenda in Brussels, crisis in Catalonia was one of the main topics discussed. European Council President Donald Tusk ruled out “mediation or international initiative or action.” His remarks came shortly after Madrid said it was beginning the […]

US Travel Warning on Syria Admits Terrorists Use CWs by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Dated October 18, the travel warning states: “No part of Syria is safe from violence. Small arms fire, improvised explosives, artillery shelling, airstrikes, kidnappings, arbitrary arrests, and the use of chemical weapons transpire with little or no […]

Extent of Referendum Day Violence in Catalonia Revealed by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Madrid ordered police state violence on October 1 was worse than earlier reported. According to Catalonia’s Ministry of Health, 1,066 people needed medical treatment from injuries sustained – 23 over aged-79. Two were children under age-11. Scores of […]

The NYT Obsesses Over Nonexistent Russian US Election Hacking by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) No evidence suggests last year’s US presidential election or any others were hacked, by Russia or anyone else – at the federal, state or local levels. Plenty of evidence shows election-rigging in America is longstanding, foreign powers […]

Dickenson, TX Residents Told No Hurricane Harvey Relief Funds if Support Boycotting Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Israel’s sinister influence over US policy extends to tiny Dickenson, TX, population around 19,000, ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, residents needing help. Getting any requires certifying in writing the following on signed applications: “(T)he […]

Senate Passes Deplorable Budget Bill by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Class war rages in America, escalated under Trump and congressional Republicans, most hardline.  Thursday Senate budget bill passage provided more clear evidence of America’s deplorable state, sinking deeper into the abyss than earlier. Americans for Tax Fairness spokesman TJ Helmstetter said […]

ISIS and Al-Qaeda Planning a 9/11-Type Attack? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Acting US Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke claimed it’s coming. Did she announce a major US state terrorism attack in the works, on the order of another 9/11-type false flag – to be wrongfully blamed on “crazed Arabs” like […]

Trump Official Kills Israeli/Palestinian Peace Process by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Does it matter? Not at all. Each time Israeli/Palestinian peace talks are initiated, they’re dead on arrival – this time no different than earlier. Jason Greenblat is Trump’s lead international negotiator, his point man on sham Israeli/Palestinian peace talks. This […]