“The Most Criminal Empire in the History of Mankind” by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America qualifies for this dishonor hands down – at war on humanity at home and abroad for 241 years, exterminating its native people, working on everyone else it opposes.  Nazi Germany lasted 12 years, Stalin for 30, […]

Interpol Backs Palestinian Statehood by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The international police organization’s General Assembly voted to admit the “State of Palestine and the Solomon islands (as) member countries” – 75 nations in favor, 24 against, 34 abstaining. US/Israeli pressure to prevent Interpol recognition of Palestinian statehood failed. PA Foreign Minister […]

US Terror-Bombing Syria With Chemical Weapons by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington notoriously uses chemical, biological and radiological weapons in waging war – flagrant violations of international law, yet never held accountable for its high crimes. On Wednesday, Syrian media reported US-led coalition warplanes terror-bombed a Deir Ezzor province village, al-Suwar, […]

Trump’s Tax Plan for the Rich by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Tax cuts for business and high-net-worth households don’t create jobs or stimulate growth, as Trump and others around him falsely claim.  Saying they’ll spur a hiring boom and boost the economy is baloney. Helicopter money for ordinary people makes sense. […]

Severe Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) It was nearly a week after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico for Trump to notice, tweeting: “Texas & Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure & massive debt, is in deep trouble.” In […]

The UN Stinks of Sulfur With Trump’s Presence by Stephen Lendman stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez always expressed his views candidly on vital issues, a hallmark of his governing style. He once said “(t)he grand destroyer of the world, and the greatest threat…is represented by US imperialism.” “Let the dogs […]

Deporting Palestinians? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The scheme keeps resurfacing – deporting families of Palestinian activists for justice to Syria or Gaza. In November 2014, months after Israeli Protective Edge aggression on Gaza, Knesset legislation was drafted to revoke the citizenship or residency of Palestinian freedom fighters falsely called “terrorists,” […]

Pentagon Wants Greater Military Spending, Claims Nonexistent Russia Threat by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Washington spends around as much as the rest of the world combined on militarism and warmaking, with all so-called defense categories included. It’s at a time when the nation’s only enemies are invented ones to keep things […]

UN Russia Bashing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A shameful UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report on Russia’s Crimean republic and Sevastopol reads like it was written by Washington’s intelligence establishment – an exercise in disinformation. Self-determination is a universal right – recognized by the UN Charter and other international […]

Canada’s Shame: Banning Chelsea Manning’s Entry by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) O Canada needs a rewrite, the nation’s national anthem, redesigning its national flag as well, a skull and crossbones or perhaps swastika replacing its traditional maple leaf. The Trudeau government permanently banned Chelsea Manning from entering the country, she revealed […]