The Lendman News Hour Guests for January 18 - 22, 2010Dates:Monday, January 18 -Stjepan MestrovicTuesday, January 19 - Ellen BrownWednesday, January 20 - Nora Barrows FriedmanThursday, January 21 - Monday's program repeatedFriday, January 22 - Stephen ZarlengaTime: 10AM US Central timeStjepan Mestrovic is a Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University and author of "The... Continue Reading →

The Big One Devastates Haiti - by Stephen LendmanWith all their woes, the last thing Haitians needed was the calamitous earthquake (the most severe in the region in over 200 years) that struck Port-au-Prince, surrounding areas, and other parts of the country on January 12 at about 5PM (2200 GMT), devastating the capital, possibly killing... Continue Reading →

Israeli Democracy or Hypocrisy - by Stephen LendmanAn October 2007 Haaretz editorial titled "Democracy or hypocrisy" contrasted the "occupying Land of Israel to the democratic Israel" in calling for a "debate about Israel's control over the lives of Palestinians deprived of civil rights," saying its democracy is flawed and not addressing it is hypocrisy.Throughout history,... Continue Reading →

Israeli Prohibitions Against Free Expression and "Enemy Alien" Contacts - by Stephen LendmanAdalah is the legal center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel advocating on their behalf in a nation affording rights only to Jews. In September 2009, its report titled "Prohibited Protest" exposed how Israel's law enforcement authorities restricted free expression protests against Operation... Continue Reading →

The Recession is Over, the Depression Just Beginning - by Stephen LendmanIn late 2009, former Merrill Lynch economist, now with the Canadian firm, Gluskin Sheff, said the following:"The credit collapse and the accompanying deflation and overcapacity are going to drive the economy and financial markets in 2010. We have said this repeatedly that this recession... Continue Reading →

The Lendman News Hour Guests for January 11 - 15, 2010Mickey Huff, Ramzy Baroud, George Katsiaficas and Robert Abele are the featured guests on The Lendman News HourDates:Monday, January 11 - Mickey HuffTuesday, January 12 - Ramzy BaroudWednesday, January 13 - George KatsiaficasThursday, January 14 - Monday's program repeatedFriday, January 15 - Robert AbeleTime: 10AM... Continue Reading →

Israeli Theft of Palestinian Property - by Stephen LendmanAdalah, meaning justice in Arabic, is the legal center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel advocating through Israeli Supreme Court petitions; lawsuits and appeals to the District, Magistrate and Labor Courts; pre-petitions to the Attorney General; and various other ways to serve its constituency in a nation... Continue Reading →

Blocking Freedom Marcher/Viva Palestina Aid to Gaza - by Stephen LendmanSince Israel isolated Gaza under siege in mid-2007, it's blocked essential humanitarian aid from entering, including:-- on December 1, 2008, when its warships stopped a Libyan cargo vessel several kilometers from Gaza, ordering it back to El-Arish, Egypt or be attacked; it was carrying 1,200... Continue Reading →

Israeli Use of Painful Shackling As A Form of Torture - by Stephen LendmanFounded in 1990 to highlight a growing problem, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PACTI - stoptorture.org) "believes that torture and ill treatment of any kind and under all circumstances is incompatible with the moral values of democracy and the rule... Continue Reading →

Obama's War on Yemen - by Stephen LendmanBesides waging direct or proxy wars on multiple fronts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, the Philippines, Sudan, Eastern Congo, elsewhere in Africa, and likely to erupt almost anywhere at any time, Yemen is now a new front in America's "war on terror" under a president, who as a... Continue Reading →