Pompeo to Replace Tillerson? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A previous article explained Tillerson is frustrated over disagreements with Trump on Iran, deep State Department cutbacks, and other issues, including his differing views with the president on North Korea. He’s out of the loop on warmaking, delegated to hawkish administration and […]

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Trump’s Latest Warning by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) His rage for war makes any announced warnings sound especially ominous – even if they’re only bluster. With him it’s hard to tell, the latest one coming after discussing Iran and North Korea with Pentagon officials. During a photo-op with them assembled before […]

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Catalan President and Parliament Obliged to Declare Independence by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Pre-election polls and referendum results showed Catalans overwhelming want independence from fascist Spain – the Mariano Rajoy regime a political dictatorship, much like Fransciso Franco’s military one. Madrid-sponsored police state violence against Catalan voters last Sunday unified popular […]

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Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria and RT America by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) There’s good news and bad in Syria. Despite attempts to disrupt the Astana peace process, talks continue making incremental progress – short of a significant breakthrough, Washington the main obstacle, continuing to stoke conflict, opposing resolution. Russian aerial […]

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Israel Wants Iran Nuclear Deal Rescinded by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Netanyahu devoted most of his September UN address to reinventing Israeli apartheid policies and vilifying Iran. “Iran vows to destroy my country,” he roared. False! “Iran is conducting a campaign of conquest across the Middle East, and Iran is developing […]

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Jimmy Carter Explains What North Korean Leaders Told Him by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The neocon/CIA-connected Washington Post gave him feature op-ed space to discuss one of the vital issues of our time – the urgency of avoiding another Korean war, potentially with nuclear weapons, devastating the peninsula and beyond if […]

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ISIS Operating from US-Controlled Southern Syrian Territory by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) ISIS exists because of support provided by Washington, NATO, Israel and their rogue regional allies. Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman General Igor Konashenkov blasted what he called a southern Syria “black hole” on the country’s border with Jordan, thousands of […]

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House Passes Draconian Budget by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America already is thirdworldized. Majority House members deepened it. On Wednesday, the Senate Budget Committee began marking up its version, likely similar to House legislation when completed. Budgets represent a step toward congressional work on cutting taxes. If achieved, it’ll look nothing […]

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Trump Expected to Decertify Iran Nuclear Deal by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A previous article suggested decertification is coming before the October 15 recertification deadline. If he acts as expected, it’ll automatically trigger a 60-day window for Congress to decide whether to reimpose harsh sanctions on Iran – an effort by […]

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CIA-Connected Google Aims to Weaken RT by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Google transformed itself from a search engine to online censor. Last July, the World Socialist Web Site reported “changes to its search service to make it harder for users to access what it called ‘low-quality’ information such as ‘conspiracy theories’ […]

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