Opposing Russia/US Aims in Syria by Stephen Lendman Russia seeks conflict resolution, Syrian sovereignty and territorial integrity protected, and the right of its people to decide who’ll lead them, free from foreign interference. Washington seeks regime change, why Obama launched aggression in 2011.  Generals delegated warmaking authority under Trump seek the same objective, wanting the... Continue Reading →

US Pursues Everything but the Right Things by Stephen Lendman Churchill was wrong once saying “(y)ou can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they’ve tried everything else.” In modern times especially, it’s consistently and recklessly on the wrong side of vital issues - notably on war and peace and responsible... Continue Reading →

Endless Russia Bashing by Stephen Lendman Most Americans know little or nothing about modern-day Russia, how its governed, its geopolitical policies and most everything else. They’re brainwashed to believe the opposite of what’s true. If all nations were run like Russia, they’d get along with each other cooperatively. They’d be global peace and stability, not... Continue Reading →

Comey’s Firing an Excuse to Bash Trump for the Wrong Reasons by Stephen Lendman The NYT is the lead player waging media war on Trump, bashing him for the wrong reasons, not the right ones. In a Monday broadside, it accused him of “baffling, outrageous, unfathomable…bizarre behavior,” indicating there’s “something (he) knows about the investigations... Continue Reading →

Trump Administration Shakeup Coming? by Stephen Lendman The world’s most powerful position can be its most lonely, frustrating, unrewarding and dangerous when US dark forces oppose the chief executive’s agenda, key parts thereof - or if the incumbent is perceived to be too independent. The “mess” Trump said he inherited is America’s debauched system, its... Continue Reading →

PFLP Leadership on Mass Palestinian Hunger Strike by Stephen Lendman Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) leader Ahmad Saadat is one of hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners hunger striking for justice. In 1967, he founded the organization, dedicated to liberating Palestine from Zionist colonial occupation. In 2002, he was politically imprisoned for 30... Continue Reading →

Cold-Blooded Murder, Official Israeli Policy by Stephen Lendman Nuclear-armed and dangerous Israel is a global menace, Palestinians enduring the brunt of its ruthlessness - unwanted and unsafe under brutal occupation. Since 2000 alone, Israel killed over 10,000 Palestinians, including over 2,000 children. The Occupied Territories are a virtual free-fire zone, Palestinians murdered with impunity. Fatimah... Continue Reading →

Revving Up War on Trump by Stephen Lendman Instead of criticizing him for the right reasons, media scoundrels bash him for the wrong ones. Dark forces in Washington want him weakened, delegitimized, ousted, and replaced by neocon Pence, an easily controlled establishment figure, their sinister agenda in good hands with him as president. Acting as... Continue Reading →

North Korea’s Concern for Self-Defense by Stephen Lendman North Korea’s geopolitical policies and America’s are world’s apart. Pyongyang never attacked another country, threatens none now. America wages permanent wars, raping and destroying one nation after another, threatening all sovereign independent countries with regime change.  Its agenda is humanity’s greatest threat. The DPRK has just cause... Continue Reading →

Macron Sworn in as French President by Stephen Lendman Far from a popular choice, his election was dubious, possibly rigged, discussed in a previous article - assuring continuity, not badly needed constructive change. Falsely called fascist and other pejoratives, Western media savaged Le Pen. Her agenda explains why, wanting French sovereignty restored, ending control by... Continue Reading →