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 […]

Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill: A Death Sentence for Thousands Annually by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump loves it, calling it “a great bill.” If enacted, millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions will be forced to pay exorbitantly higher premiums for coverage. Pregnant women will have to pay over $17,000 more. Anyone ill […]

Bernie Sanders on Israel and Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He’s a longstanding con man. His deplorable voting record belies his lofty rhetoric, consistently supporting undemocratic Dem party politics. His support for war goddess/racketeer Hillary after she virtually stole her nomination alone exposed his duplicity – saying one thing, doing […]

Syrian Foreign Minister’s Impassioned UN Address by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Syria and its people are victims of US aggression – ISIS and likeminded terrorists used as imperial foot soldiers, along with Pentagon-led terror-bombing since September 2014, massacring tens of thousands of civilians, destroying vital infrastructure on the phony pretext of […]

Trump at War With Dissent by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump continues finding ways to disgrace himself, the latest episode Friday evening, criticizing legitimate dissent.  It’s the highest form of patriotism, the comment attributed to Thomas Jefferson, whether or not he actually said it. In 1961, The Use of Force in […]

Can a Nation Be Mentally Deranged? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Apparently so. America is Exhibit A, run by recklessly dangerous lunatics no matter which right wing of its duopoly governance holds power. Clear proof is overwhelming.  Madness defines US policy. The nation is permanently at war on humanity, naked aggression […]

Escalating Korean Peninsula Brinksmanship by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Reckless US threats against North Korea, along with military exercises simulating war on the country and ruling out diplomatic outreach, risk embroiling the region in conflict. Longstanding US hostility toward Pyongyang bears full responsibility, letting an uneasy armistice persist for decades instead […]