Longstanding US Hostility Toward Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Bilateral relations were frosty under Obama, despite the nuclear agreement, breached by his administration straightaway, according to an Iranian complaint filed with the IAEA. Washington used the nuclear deal to justify expanding its regional military footprint, increase aid to Israel, and […]

Toxic Pollution from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hurricanes cause more than flooding, damage, and economic hardships for affected people. They unleash huge amounts of harmful to health toxins, taking a toll long after recovery from storms. The Texas Gulf coast suffers from millions of pounds of […]

Israeli De-Development of Occupied Palestine by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) A new UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report strongly criticized Israeli “de-development” of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza – the deplorable legacy of 50 years of occupation harshness, persecuting, brutalizing and exploiting beleaguered Palestinians. Longstanding poverty and […]

Jimmy Carter Blasts US Domestic and Foreign Policies by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) As president, the Carter Doctrine pledged Middle East military intervention if US interests were threatened. His administration considered invading Iran and seizing its oil fields. He encouraged Saddam Hussein to attack Iran. He supported Salvadoran and Nicaraguan fascists, […]

Scores of Bomb Threats in Russia Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Wednesday, around 190 sites were evacuated in Moscow and 16 other Russian cities following bomb threats. Emergency services remain on alert in schools and universities, shopping malls, railway stations, airports, hotels, cinemas and other locations. Moscow’s emergency services received over […]

Another Deplorable GOP Healthcare Plan by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Proposed by neocon Republican Senators Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham, so-called Cassidy-Graham is similar to earlier GOP marketplace medicine plans – focused on profit-making, not providing all Americans with adequate healthcare coverage. Along with co-sponsors Dean Heller and Ron Johnson, Cassidy […]

Deplorable American Values by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) So-called American values have done more harm to more people worldwide over a longer duration than any other nation in world history – a legacy of endless wars of aggression, predatory corporate empowerment and post-9/11 tyranny, nothing to be proud of. Not for […]

New White House Communications Director by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hope Hicks is Trump’s third communications director in less than eight months, following Mike Dubke and Anthony Scaramucci – fired after 10 days. Hicks is likely to fare better, assuming a role she’s had for years. She’s Trump’s longest-serving political aide. […]

America: Imperial Bully Threatening World Peace by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America’s rage for unchallenged global dominance represents the greatest threat to world peace, security and humanity’s survival. It’s geopolitically out-of-control,  both warrior wings of its duopoly governance hellbent on forcing its will on all other nations. Naked aggression is its […]