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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Slaughter in Las Vegas by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Sunday, reportedly at least 59 people were killed, another 527 injured in a mass shooting incident during a concert near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Police blamed a lone gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, called a “local resident,” reportedly firing from […]

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Self-Determination: A Universal Right by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It’s a fundamental principle under international law, regarded as jus cogens, a higher or compelling law.  Nations with constitutional or statute laws in violation of this principle are illegal – including Article 155 of Spain’s constitution, authorizing Madrid to suspend Catalonia’s autonomous […]

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Madrid Vows to Block Catalan Independence by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) State-sponsored street violence tried preventing Sunday’s referendum from taking place. It may have been prelude for harsher measures ahead. Fascist PM Mariano Rajoy announced his intention, saying “(i)f anyone plans to declare the independence of part of the territory of […]

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US-Supported Terrorist Blasts Hit Damascus by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington supports ISIS, al-Nusra and likeminded terrorist groups – bearing full responsibility for their high crimes, easily ended by no longer recruiting, funding, arming, training and directing them. On Monday, multiple blasts in the Damascus Midan district killed at least 15, […]

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Russian and US Objectives in Syria Worlds Apart by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Russian aerial operations are smashing terrorists in Syria. Washington supports them, massacring civilians instead, along with destroying vital infrastructure. Over the 10-day September 19 – 29 period, Russian warplanes killed over 2,350 US-supported ISIS and al-Nusra terrorists, according […]

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