Ukraine Provoking Confrontation with Russia by Stephen Lendman Ukraine is a proxy US dagger targeting Russia's heartland - run by fascist putschists, headed by an illegitimate Washington-approved oligarch president. It's waging war on its own people. It tolerates no opposition. Its economy nears collapse. Growing numbers of its population are impoverished, unemployed and angry. In... Continue Reading →

Saudi Arabia: Headed Toward Becoming Nuclear Armed and Dangerous? by Stephen Lendman Saudi Arabia is a radicalized Islamist police state threatening the entire region with terrorism and belligerence. Reports indicate Riyadh wants or intends becoming nuclear armed - on the bogus pretext of countering Iran's known peaceful nuclear program.  Last November, BBC diplomatic and defence... Continue Reading →

Israeli Defense Minister Threatens to Nuke Iran by Stephen Lendman Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon is a holdover from Netanyahu's previous extremist coalition regime. He's part of Israel's lunatic fringe running things. He addressed a Shurat Hadin (Israel Law Center) conference in Jerusalem titled Toward a New Law of War. The organization includes anti-Palestinian Israeli... Continue Reading →

Russia Calls for International Resolution of Yemen War by Stephen Lendman Obama's war on Yemen using Saudi and other regional rogue states as convenient proxies continues after nearly eight weeks. Riaydh's 3-day May 17 - 19 sham peace conference was thinly veiled PR subterfuge. Terror-bombing and offshore shelling slowed. It didn't stop. On Wednesday, it... Continue Reading →

Kiev to Prosecute Two Russian Nationals As Terrorists by Stephen Lendman Perhaps the biggest Big Lie throughout months of Obama's proxy war on Donbass is nonexistent "Russian aggression." Repeatedly, Moscow is accused of arming Donbass freedom fighters and aiding them with Russian combat troops. No credible evidence surfaced at any time proving allegations the whole... Continue Reading →

Kiev Reneges On Its Debt Obligations by Stephen Lendman Kiev's parliamentary debt moratorium authorization suggests impending default. MP Viktor Dondar calls it "technical default." Henceforth, foreign creditors will be scared off, he said. The IMF remains Kiev's sole funding source - on terms no responsible government should accept, loan shark of last resort ones. Bondar... Continue Reading →

Ukraine: A Cancer in Europe's Heartland by Stephen Lendman Ukraine is an example of what happens when lunatics run the asylum. It's a US-installed Nazi-infested fascist police state headed by an illegitimate anointed oligarch mega-crook. It tolerates no opposition. Free expression is banned. Independent journalists risk harassment, assault, arrest, imprisonment, even death. Ukraine is a... Continue Reading →

Netanyahu Appoints Hardline Peace Negotiator by Stephen Lendman So-called Israeli/Palestinian peace talks are farcical when held - the greatest hoax in modern times, dead on arrival every time. Netanyahu deplores peace. He opposes Palestinian self-determination. So does his new chief negotiator - hardline Likudnik Silvan Shalom. He's interior minister and deputy prime minister. Appointing him... Continue Reading →

UK Whistleblower Says Britain's Nuclear Deterrent a Disaster Waiting to Happen by Stephen Lendman Britain's media are all over the story. Royal Navy whistleblower William McNeilly published an 18-page report called "The Secret Nuclear Threat." He's an engineering technician weapons engineer submariner for Britain's Trident II D5 strategic weapons system aboard the HMS Victorious. He... Continue Reading →

Washington Wants War on Donbass by Stephen Lendman John Kerry and Victoria Nuland are warriors, not peacemakers - neocons masquerading as diplomats.  They deplore peace. They live by the sword. They foster violence and instability worldwide.  Last week, Nuland was in Kiev meeting with its illegitimate officials - discussing revved up war on Donbas when... Continue Reading →