Israel's Lawless Settlement Project by Stephen Lendman Since June 1967, Israel maintained total domination over Occupied Palestine. Lawlessly, it includes controlling essential resources, air space, Gaza's coastal waters, borders, who's allowed to cross them, political, economic, and financial activities, internal movement, public assembly and speech, Palestine's population registry, private property by seizures or demolition, and,... Continue Reading →

Calm Before Greater Storm in Syria by Stephen Lendman Previous articles stressed Washington's longstanding regime change plans in Syria. Independent sovereign states aren't tolerated. Replacing them with pro-Western ones is policy. All means are used. They include punishing sanctions, color revolutions, violent coups, subversion, cyberwar, targeted assassinations, armed insurgencies, and war if other methods failed.... Continue Reading →

Iran Nuclear Talks by Stephen Lendman On April 14 and 15, Istanbul will host so-called P5+1 countries. They include the five permanent Security Council members - America, Russia, China, Britain, and France - plus Germany. According to Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, Baghdad will host more talks at a mutually agreed on date. With... Continue Reading →

Media Scoundrels Promote War by Stephen Lendman Syria is target one, then Iran. The road to Tehran runs through Damascus. Western-backed insurgents can't match Assad's security forces. In 2011, Libyan killer gangs had air force support. Without NATO, they'd have been routed. Expect stepped up intervention in Syria. All signs suggest it. The April 10... Continue Reading →

Israel Declares War on Gunter Grass by Stephen Lendman Grass touched the right nerves. He deserves praise, not condemnation. Nonetheless, he's vilified for discussing Israel's open secret. It's nuclear armed and dangerous. Iran's also threatened. Millions of lives are at risk. Grass explained. Denunciation followed. In America and Israel, whistleblowers are criminalized. Moreover, distinguished figures... Continue Reading →

Justice for Rachel Corrie Delayed by Stephen Lendman Delay may end up denial. More on that below. On March 16, 2003, an Israeli bulldozer driver murdered Rachel in cold blood. Trying to stop a Rafah refugee camp home demolition, eye witnesses said she climbed atop the giant Caterpillar tractor, spoke to the driver, climbed down,... Continue Reading →

The Winds of War by Stephen Lendman When Washington plans regime change, wars are waged if other methods fail. For over a year, Western-generated violence ravaged Syria. Assad remains firmly in control. As a result, expect war. All signs suggest it. Annan's so-called peace plan is sham cover for what's planned. A longstanding imperial tool,... Continue Reading →

Abdulhadi Alkhawaja Near Death by Stephen Lendman Abdulhadi is a heroic human rights activist. A previous article discussed him and his ordeal in detail. April 11 marks his 63rd hunger striking day for justice - if he's still alive. Bahrain won't clarify beyond a short less than reassuring statement. Ruling Al-Khalifa despots keep brutalizing him.... Continue Reading →

Scoundrels Attack Gunter Grass Truths by Stephen Lendman Touching the most sensitive nerves has risks. Nearly always hostile responses follow. Criticizing Israel is the third rail of US politics. It's also largely off limits in scoundrel media managed news, op-eds, and editorials. Gunter Grass took the risks. He acted forthrightly. His new poem "What Must... Continue Reading →

George Soros Targets Syria by Stephen Lendman Soros' Open Society Foundations pretend to be liberal. Their claimed mission is to "work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens." In fact, Soros, like other corporate predators, doesn't tolerate democratic values. He's no populist. He supports everything that smells money. He's... Continue Reading →