Iran to Give “Fitting Response” to Hostile Trump Actions by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said “(a)fter Mr. Trump declares his views, (virtually) clear what he wants to say, the Islamic Republic of Iran will give a fitting response at an appropriate time,” adding: […]

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How to Succeed in Western Media Without Really Trying by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Most important is loyalty to monied interests, war-profiteers, and the imperial state – serving as their press agents, abandoning fundamental journalistic principles, learning how to lie well, along with leaving honesty and integrity at home when heading […]

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Catalan Declaration of Independence Imminent? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Sunday on Catalonia’s TV3, the region’s leader President Carles Puigdemont announced the following: “The declaration of independence, that we don’t call a ‘unilateral’ declaration of independence, is foreseen in the referendum law as an application of the results. We will apply […]

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Is Trump the World’s Most Dangerous Man? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) His words and mannerisms are telling. His deplorable actions explain best. “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump,” published this week, includes opinions from over two dozen mental health experts. They found “overwhelming evidence of profound sociopathic traits,” along with […]

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Kosovo v. Catalonia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Following US-led NATO’s dismemberment and rape of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, its Albanian-majority parliament saying: “Observing that Kosovo is a special case arising from Yugoslavia’s non-consensual breakup and is not a precedent for any other […]

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Syrian Forces Enter ISIS Stronghold in Deir Ezzor by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Friday, according to Syrian Al-Khabar television, government and allied forces entered Al-Mayadeen, ISIS’ stronghold in the country after Washington redeployed most of its fighters from Raqqa. Al-Mayadeen News reported the same thing, a major government achievement. Reportedly, […]

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UN Armed Conflict Report Downplays Saudi Atrocities in Yemen by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Over two-and-a-half years of US-orchestrated/Saudi aggression in Yemen created the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis. Millions of lives are threatened by war, untreated diseases including the worst cholera epidemic expected to affect up to one millions Yemenis […]

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Vladimir Putin Turns 65 by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Saturday, October 7, was Putin’s 65th birthday. Numerous leaders and others sent good will messages. Happy birthday Vladimir Vladimirovich. Wishing you many more. If you tire of running Russia, maybe you’d consider straightening things out in America – a peace president urgently […]

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DPRK Leader Justifies Development of Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missiles by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Saturday, Kim Jong-un addressed North Korea’s Second Plenum of the Seventh Central Committee of the Workers Party. According to Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), he said “nuclear weapons of the DPRK are a precious […]

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Britain to Criminalize Reading Online Extremist Content by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Like America, Britain is unfit and unsafe to live in – both countries police states, serving privileged interests exclusively, allied in waging wars OF terror in multiple theaters, along with abolishing fundamental homeland freedoms. The latest civil rights abuse […]

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