Observing High Holidays in Israel at Expense of Palestinian Rights by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Jews in Israel and elsewhere commemorate the Rosh Hashanah new year for two days, beginning on September 20 at sundown – followed by Yom Kippur on September 29.  Both are solemn periods, including a 10-day repentance […]

The Nation I grew Up in No Longer Exists by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) America was never beautiful, but the way things were during my early years was world’s different from today’s dismal and hugely dangerous state. Long ago, I felt safe and secure, unlike today, threatened by bipartisan lunatics in […]

Trump’s Deplorable UN Address by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) His bombastic raving was a shameless demagogic exercise. Whoever wrote it should be sacked.  No responsible leader would touch it. He should have slept in late Tuesday morning, instead of showing up on time. The address was an embarrassment to the office […]

Senate Approves Massive Funding for Endless US Wars of Aggression by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Monday, the Senate overwhelmingly passed its version of the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Only four undemocratic Dems and four Republicans voted against it. The bipartisan Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved it […]

Reactions to Trump’s Disgraceful UN Address by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Only likeminded rogues would tolerate his hate-filled rant, contemptuous of everything righteous, an embarrassment for anyone to deliver. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted: “Trump’s ignorant hate speech belongs in medieval times – not the 21st Century UN – […]

Netanyahu’s UN Demagoguery by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He’s Trump’s alter ego, two despicable rogue actors, threatening world peace, belonging in prison, not high office. Their deplorable UN General Assembly addresses made painful listening, remarks responsible leaders wouldn’t touch, disgraceful hate-filled demagoguery. Netanyahu failed attempting to portray rogue state Israel as […]

The Deplorable Committee to Investigate Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) In the 1970s All in the Family television sitcom, Rob Reiner was Archie Bunker’s “meathead.” In real life, he’s the same thing, still a meathead, teaming up with neocon David Frum and others to launch the Committee to Investigate Russia, […]

Hurricanes Maria and Jose by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Tuesday, Maria was elevated to Category 5. Meteorologist Eric Holthaus called it “one of the fastest intensifying hurricanes in history with maximum sustained winds of 160 MPH.” Jose is minor by comparison, forecast to remain off the US northeast coast. At […]

Fallout from Harvard’s Mistreatment of Chelsea Manning by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Harvard’s Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf’s deplorable rescindment of Manning’s fellowship and disinvitation to speak didn’t go unnoticed on campus. Sharp criticism followed his reprehensible action, letting CIA director Mike Pompeo and former deputy agency director Michael Morell influence […]

Trump Again Threatens Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Monday evening in New York, Trump threatened Venezuela at a dinner he hosted for hardline right-wing Latin American officials. Ones invited included Brazil’s coup d’etat president Michel Temer, Colombian narco-terrorist president Juan Manuel Santos, corporatist Panamanian president Juan Carlos Varela, and […]