The NYT: Imperial Cheerleader by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) The self-styled newspaper of record never met a US war of aggression, color revolution, or old-fashioned coup it didn’t wholeheartedly endorse and cheerlead – ignoring UN Charter principles, other international law, and the US Constitution, forbidding aggression under its Supremacy Clause (Article […]

Mike Pence’s Security Council Rage Against Venezuelan Social Democracy by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) US imperial arrogance was front and center Wednesday at the Security Council as it is whenever the self-styled indispensable nation tries to force its will on other nations. Trump regime hardliners are desperate. Neocon hardliner, imperial war […]

Rex Tillerson Was Right About Trump by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Replacing Tillerson with neocon extremist Pompeo smoothed things for waging war on Iran and Venezuela by other means, along with escalating hot wars in multiple theaters – raging endlessly with no prospects for resolution. Geopolitical know-nothing Trump is manipulated by […]

Longstanding US Russia Bashing by Stephen Lendman Except during WW II, the neoliberal 90s when Boris Yeltsin was Kremlin leader, and end of the Reagan era, Russia bashing has been intense since its 1917 revolution – notably throughout Vladimir Putin’s tenure, especially since Trump triumphed over media darling Hillary. US history is pockmarked with hostile […]

Police State Britain: UK Police Forcibly Arrest Julian Assange by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) What’s going on is a developing story. Events are fast moving. Here’s what’s known so far. Days earlier, WikiLeaks accused Ecuadorian embassy personnel in London of “extensive spying” on Assange, according to its editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson, saying: […]

Dead Heat in Farcical Israeli Elections by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) With over 97% of votes counted, Netanyahu and leading challenger Benny Gantz each won 35 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, according to the unofficial tally. Apartheid right wing parties won a super-majority on Tuesday, results similar to recent past elections. […]

Trump Regime Sabotage Causes New Blackout in Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Trump regime war on Venezuela by other means failed, continuing what hasn’t worked a sign of desperation. More on this below. Washington’s permanent war agenda is waged to achieve global dominance. It’s also to enrich the nation’s military/industrial/security […]

US/Israel Planning Syria-Type War in Lebanon? Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Hezbollah forces are a significant counterweight to US/Israeli aims for unchallenged regional dominance – why both countries aim to neutralize them. According to Russian envoy to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin, conflict between Israel and its northern neighbor is possible – despite how […]

UN Official on Assange by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) Concerned about reports of Julian Assange’s expulsion from Ecuador’s London embassy, UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer expressed alarm, intending to get involved in what’s going on.  In cahoots with the US and UK, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno unjustifiably seeks justification […]

US Military: A Terrorist Organization by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org – Home – Stephen Lendman) 18 US Code § 2331 defines a terrorist organization as follows: The term refers to “activities that involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life…(that)  intimidate or coerce a civilian population…influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion…(and engage […]