Trump Ups the Stakes in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump is a businessman, a geopolitical no-nothing. Delegating warmaking to hawkish generals was a reckless act. He doesn’t immerse himself in details, largely stays disengaged from policymaking complexities, lets others handle them. Generals love wars, how they advance in rank […]

Trump’s Deplorable Agenda by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In his first eight months in office, Trump escalated US wars of aggression in multiple theaters, risks nuclear war on the Korean peninsula, possible direct confrontation with Russia and China – while serving Wall Street, war-profiteers, other corporate favorites and wealthy Americans exclusively […]

Graham-Cassidy’s Demise by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) GOP senators could only lose two votes from their ranks. Rand Paul and John McCain publicly opposed the measure earlier. On Monday, Susan Collins drove a stake through its heart, saying she’ll vote against the bill, effectively killing it. More on this below. Senator […]

Cuban Foreign Minister’s Truth-Telling UN Address by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America has been hostile to Cuba since its 1950s revolution, replacing mafia-infested despotism with responsible rule. Hardliners in Washington want it transformed back to its former status. Trump slammed the door on improved relations, hardening the decades-old illegal embargo, restricting […]

US Terror-Bombs Civilian Areas, Not Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In all its wars of aggression, US forces attack civilian areas indiscriminately, massacring defenseless people – many thousands in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere. In pursuing its imperial agenda, the human toll doesn’t matter to US warmakers. Pentagon terror-bombing massacred civilians […]

PLO Request for ICC to Investigate Settlements Going Nowhere by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established to prosecute culpable individuals for crimes of war, against humanity and genocide. Its mandate calls for “end(ing) impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern.” Around two-thirds […]

Trump Extends Travel Ban to Eight Countries by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump’s original January and revised March travel ban is improper, offensive, racist, politically motivated, and unconstitutional. It’s unrelated to border control and keeping the nation safe from foreign terrorists – ISIS, al-Qaeda, its al-Nusra offshoot and others Washington created […]

Satellite Images Show US-Supported Forces With ISIS in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) This and other incriminating evidence clearly reveal US support for ISIS – the scourge it pretends to combat, arming its fighters, providing other material support. Silence by media scoundrels makes them complicit with US high crimes, a […]

Election Results in Germany by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Angela Merkel’s fourth term as chancellor was marred by the rise of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, winning 13% of the vote on Sunday, entering parliament for the first time post-WW II. Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) alliance […]

The NYT Gives Feature Op-Ed Space to a Russophobe by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Russophobic NYT unsurprising featured an anti-Russia commentary by hardline Wilson Center fellow Nina Jankowicz – discussing Russian media truth-telling she disgracefully called “information war.” Operating as a press agent for wealth, power and privilege, The Times […]