Spain’s Political Dictatorship by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Monday arrests of key Catalan separatist activists Jordi Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart made world headlines, sparking widespread outrage. Catalan President Puigdemont tweeted: “Spain jails Catalonia’s civil society leaders for organizing peaceful demonstrations. Sadly, we have political prisoners again.” Catalan parliament president Carme […]

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Republicans Dismiss Temporary Healthcare Subsidy Fix by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) By executive order, Trump ended federal healthcare subsidies for low-income households, wanting Obamacare wrecked, part of Washington’s war on social justice. In fiscal year 2017, Washington paid around $7 billion to insurers for subsidies, according the the Congressional Budget Office […]

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Ziofascists and Saudis Influenced Trump on Iran: Tehran Official by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In St. Petersburg, Russia at the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference, Iranian parliament Speaker Ali Larijani accused Israel and Saudi Arabia of “play(ing) a major role in” influencing Trump’s hostile Friday address on Iran, decertifying the nuclear deal, warning […]

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War in Iraqi Kurdistan by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On September 25, Iraqi Kurds voted overwhelming for independence. A 93% majority spoke for itself, Kurdish officials calling the results binding. Turnout was around 80%. Voting was easy, enforcing the results another matter entirely. Baghdad followed through on its threat to send […]

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Madrid Arrests Two Catalan Separatist Leaders by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Spain is a fascist police state, masquerading as democratic governance. Its High Court is a tool of the despotic Mariano Rajoy regime. Established in May 2011, the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) is a political organization, championing independence from Spain. Omnium […]

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Catalan Interior Minister Says Independence Approved by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy gave Catalan President Carles Puigdemont until October 16 at 10:00AM local time to clarify his position on independence – a simple yea or nay. Instead, Puigdemont asked for dialogue with Madrid, refusing to comply with Rajoy’s […]

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America and France Reject Democratic Venezuelan Regional Election Results by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s no surprise. Venezuela is the hemisphere’s leading democracy. America and France are fascist police states, partnering in imperial wars of aggression, serving their privileged class exclusively, repressing nonbelievers. On Monday, the Latin American Council of Electoral […]

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North Korean UN Envoy Warns of Possible Nuclear War by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The danger of Washington launching it is real, not Pyongyang. Trump’s rage for warmaking threatens everyone. Addressing the General Assembly’s disarmament committee on Monday, DPRK UN envoy Kim In-ryong said things “reached the touch-and-go point and a […]

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Russian Defense Minister in Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Monday, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu arrived in Tel Aviv in the wake of Israel’s earlier in the day aggression in Syria. Its warplanes terror-bombed an anti-aircraft battery 50 km east of Damascus – a phony pretext given each time […]

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