Spanish Troops Deployed to Catalonia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Catalan President Carles Puigdemont prefers a mediated solution with Madrid, nothing acceptable offered so far, nothing likely satisfying both sides. Catalan pro-independence MP Mireia expects separation from Spain to be announced following a Monday parliamentary session, tweeting: “We know that there […]

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Putin Addresses Russia’s Energy Week Forum by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s ongoing from October 3 – 7 in Moscow and St. Petersburg, attended by representatives of hundreds of international energy companies, officials from 70 foreign countries, leading experts in the field participating. Topics discussed include global energy needs, fuel and […]

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The NYT Gives Rogue Saudi UN Envoy Feature Op-Ed Space by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Times deplorably gave Abdallah Al-Mouallimi a platform to lie and deceive readers, the self-styled newspaper of record complicit in his deceit. Saudi Arabia is a fascist/religious fundamentalist dictatorship, the Arab world’s leading human rights abuser, […]

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White House Talking Points on Las Vegas by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) NBC News and the Washington Examiner obtained them. Were they written ahead of Sunday’s incident, knowing what was coming? The talking points aim to quell arguments for gun control, useless against state-sponsored gun violence. They stress “gather(ing) facts before…mak(ing) […]

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Was Las Vegas Another False Flag? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The official narrative leaves much to be desired – conclusions drawn much too quickly, a disturbing red flag. Even Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade and Columbo needed time to solve murder mysteries. On October 1, a mass shooting targeted […]

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Trump Expels 60% of Cuban Diplomats by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Frosty bilateral relations got frostier. In August, on the pretext of harmful physical symptoms experienced by US embassy personnel in Havana, the Trump administration expelled two Cuban diplomats from the country’s embassy in Washington. At the time, Cuba’s Foreign Ministry […]

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Sergey Lavrov on War in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Interviewed by the Asharq Al-Awsat pan-Arab newspaper, Lavrov highlighted Russia’s key role in combating US-supported terrorist invaders. He stressed the importance resolving things diplomatically, Astana peace talks moving things incrementally in this direction, de-escalation zones established, others to come. He […]

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Russia Won Catalonia’s Referendum? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Responsible editors wouldn’t touch this accusation, disgraceful rubbish, not truth-telling. Neocon CIA-connected Washington Post editors featured it, headlining “Catalonia held a referendum. Russia won.” Ahead of Sunday’s vote, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman issued the following statement: “We believe that the situation in […]

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General Strike and Mass Protest in Catalonia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Tuesday, strike action along with hundreds of thousands of Catalans taking to the streets in Barcelona, protesting against police state viciousness last Sunday made headlines. Normal activity in the city ground to a halt, people chanting “Independence!” and […]

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Putin Calls for Improved Relations with US: An Unattainable Goal by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US/Russia relations are deplorable, things worsening, not improving. Nothing in prospect suggests positive change. Russia’s future is East, not West. Its good faith efforts for normalized bilateral relations are consistently rebuffed. US hostility remains unrelenting. Bipartisan […]

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