US Recklessly Provoking Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Instead of fulfilling a campaign promise to improve bilateral relations, Trump so far continues acting provocatively. He’s pursuing the same reckless agenda as Obama, pushing the envelope toward possible direct confrontation. Despite neither country wanting war, unfolding events may cause the unthinkable... Continue Reading →

Trump and New Saudi Crown Prince Hawkish Toward Iran by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Newly appointed Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (referred to as MbS) is militantly hostile toward Iran. On Wednesday, Trump congratulated him by phone, saying they share common goals - far different from regional stability, combating terrorism,... Continue Reading →

HRW Mocks Human Rights by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) HRW fronts for wealth, power and privilege. Well-known corporate foundations provide funding. They include Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Soros, and MacArthur among others. Money they supply is dirty. Services rendered in return are required. Conflicts of interest are rife. Information provided is cooked... Continue Reading →

The NYT Cheerleads Reckless Congressional Actions by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Bipartisan neocons infesting Congress risk global conflict. The Times welcomes what it calls House and Senate “assert(ing) itself on national security issues in a mostly constructive manner.” Examples cited include Senate members overwhelmingly voting for tough new (clearly illegal) sanctions... Continue Reading →

Saudi Power Struggle by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) On Wednesday, head of the Saudi family dictatorship king Salman replaced prince Mohammed bin Yayef as heir apparent in favor of prince Mohammed bin Salman, his son. He’s currently chief of the Saudi royal court and council for economic and development affairs head,... Continue Reading →

NYT Disinformation on Terrorism   by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) America’s war on global terrorism is a fabricated hoax. The Times pretends otherwise. It’s silent on US state terrorism, the worst kind by far. It claims Saudi Arabia and other regional countries are punishing Qatar, “ostensibly for fostering and financing Islamist... Continue Reading →

America: Air Force for ISIS and Al-Nusra by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) All wars have dirty secrets, including why they’re launched, their true objectives, and how they fit into the aggressor’s grand scheme of things. America operates like a global Mafia hit squad with nukes, waging wars for power, profits and... Continue Reading →

Sino-US Talks in Washington by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) High-level bilateral security talks take place on Wednesday against the backdrop of US citizen Otto Warmbier’s death - after returning home from North Korean imprisonment on charges of subversion for stealing propaganda material. According to senior US diplomat for East Asia Susan... Continue Reading →

US Massacring Civilians in Syria While Pretending to Combat ISIS by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Civilians suffer most in all wars. In post-9/11 US conflicts, millions perished, were wounded or maimed for life, tens of millions more displaced. For most, their welfare and futures were destroyed on the phony pretext of... Continue Reading →

US Plan for Dealing with Russia Leaves Bilateral Relations Unchanged   by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Given the source of the reported plan, Buzzfeed News, a notorious fake news site, its reliability is questionable. It claims the Trump administration has a new plan for dealing with Russia - quoting an unnamed... Continue Reading →