Illegal Collective Punishment Against Venezuelan DC Embassy Protectors  by Stephen Lendman  Dozens of embassy protectors have been living in Venezuela’s DC embassy since mid-April, holding out against an unlawful Trump regime order to leave. The facility is sovereign Venezuelan territory. Activists protecting it from an unlawful US takeover were thanked by Bolivarian officials in Caracas, […]

Do EU Nations Side with the US Over Iran on the JCPOA? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) As long as the US was onboard, Iran nuclear deal signatories Britain, France, and Germany supported its implementation and provisions — no longer after Trump’s withdrawal. Their rhetoric says one thing, their actions another. […]

The Fake April 30 Coup Plot in Venezuela: What’s Next? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Guaido’s so-called Operation Freedom, orchestrated by his Trump regime handlers, was a coup plot that wasn’t, explained by Brazil-based journalist Michael Fox and others on the ground, witnessing events as they unfolded. The scheme was head […]

Slamming Russia for Supporting Venezuelan Sovereignty by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Pompeo demanded that Russia get out of Venezuela. “We don’t want anyone messing around with” the country, he roared. Bolton made similar remarks, falsely accusing Moscow and Cuba of taking over Venezuela, warning there’s a “cost” to pay. Trump regime […]

Netanyahu Threatens Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) He’s done it time and again before, lots more times to come, ignoring his regime’s high crimes against Palestinians and neighboring Syria. The US/NATO/apartheid Israel axis of evil represents the greatest threat to world peace and stability. Throughout its odious history, Israel has […]

Is the Iran Nuclear Deal Doomed? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) On Wednesday, Iran announced the suspension of some of its JCPOA commitments, short of withdrawing from the nuclear deal altogether. More on this below. Trump’s year ago pullout greatly jeopardizes the deal’s sustainability over the longterm, what its hardliners aim […]

Trump Regime’s Middle East Saber Rattling by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hardline extremists Pompeo and Bolton in charge of Trump’s geopolitical agenda are itching for greater wars than already — their actions a threat to world peace and stability. On Sunday, Bolton said the following: “In response to a number of […]

Political Prisoner Chelsea Manning: A Redoubtable Profile in Courage by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Time and again, the US honors its worst, persecutes its best, denying their fundamental rights, locking them in cages for political reasons, often in solitary confinement, flagrantly violating international and US constitutional law. Political injustice in America […]

WSJ Rage Against Venezuelan Social Democracy by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The Journal’s lead Latin America propagandist Mary O’Grady once called Hugo Chavez a threat to world peace, a jaw-dropping example of her vitriolic hate-mongering and serial lying — evident in all her disinformation pieces. It doesn’t get any worse than […]