John Kerry's Colin Powell Moment by Stephen Lendman All wars are based on lies. Truth prevents them from being waged. America hasn't waged a legal one since WW II.  What's now ongoing bears eerie resemblance to events preceding Bush's Iraq war. Waging them requires pretexts to do so.  When none exists, they're invented. Lies substitute... Continue Reading →

Cheerleading War by Stephen Lendman When America goes to war or plans one, media scoundrels march in lockstep. Might justifies right. Imperial priorities are suppressed. Wars of aggression are called liberating ones. Bombs away is called humanitarian intervention. Nations are destroyed to free them. Plunder is called economic development. So is exploitation.  Unchallenged imperial control... Continue Reading →

War on Syria Looms by Stephen Lendman Russia's gone all out to prevent it. Best efforts aren't working. Last Wednesday's false flag explains. It's pretext for waging war. Dmitry Rogozin is Moscow's former NATO envoy. He's currently Deputy Prime Minister. He said belligerent Western powers treat Muslim countries like a "monkey with a hand grenade."... Continue Reading →

Imperial Madness by Stephen Lendman Benjamin Franklin once said there's no such thing as a good war or bad peace. His advice went unheeded. Big Lies launch wars. One after another follows. Doing so reflects imperial madness. America's a warrior nation. It's addicted to war. It ravages and destroys one country after another.  It does... Continue Reading →

NSA Bugs UN Headquarters by Stephen Lendman Spying is official US policy. It's conducted at home and abroad. It's lawless. Big Brother watches everyone. Even UN headquarters is vulnerable. More on that below. Spying on the world body is illegal. Doing so violates the 1946 UN convention. It states: "The premises of the United Nations... Continue Reading →

Israel Poised to Attack Syria? by Stephen Lendman Israel partners with Washington's regional wars. A separate article said America and Britain may attack Syria in days.  Perhaps other NATO partners and Israel will be involved. Hawkish Israeli comments suggest it. On Sunday, Netanyahu said Israel's "finger is on the pulse" of what's ongoing. It need... Continue Reading →

Pentagon Preparing for War on Syria by Stephen Lendman Washington's rage for war won't quit. It sacrifices truth. Big Lies substitute. Syria bears no responsibility for Wednesday's incident. Convincing evidence blames insurgents. They used chemical weapons multiple times before. They've been caught red-handed. Don't expect media scoundrels to explain. They feature biased reporting. They ignore... Continue Reading →

Selling War on Syria by Stephen Lendman Waging war requires manufacturing consent. Public opinion's manipulated to do so. Big Lies substitute for full and accurate reporting. Truth is systematically avoided. Americans get a steady diet of managed news misinformation. On August 20, Al Jazeera America (AJAM) debuted. Qatar's monarchy controls programming. It's waging war on... Continue Reading →

Progressive Radio News Hour Guests for August 30, 31, and September 1, 2013 Friday, August 30 at 10AM US Central time: Mohammad Marandi Marandi is an Associate Professor at the University of Tehran. He also chairs their North American studies department. Discussion will focus on Iran, Syria and other Middle East issues. Saturday, August 31... Continue Reading →

Britain's Middle East Spy Station by Stephen Lendman It doesn't surprise. Washington operates the same way. It's longstanding imperial policy. It relates to waging war on freedom. On August 23, The Independent headlined "Exclusive: UK's secret Mid-East internet surveillance is revealed in Edward Snowden leaks." Did Snowden provide information to The Independent? He categorically denies... Continue Reading →