Greece’s SYRIZA Party Splits Ahead of Snap Elections by Stephen Lendman Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was widely expected to call snap elections - Greece’s fifth general election in six years.  Twenty-nine anti-austerity SYRIZA party members bolted. They’ll challenge Tsipras despite virtually no chance to prevail. They formed a new Popular Unity party headed by former... Continue Reading →

Iran to Get Upgraded Russian S-300 Missiles by Stephen Lendman In 2007, Russia agreed to supply Iran with five battalions of S-300 medium-range air defense missiles. They designed to defend military, industrial and other strategic sites against enemy air attacks. Russia’s technology is the most sophisticated air defense systems in service, able to destroy targets... Continue Reading →

US Dark Forces Stoke Violence and Instability in Latin America by Stephen Lendman US orchestrated plans to topple Ecuador’s Rafael Correa continue. On August 17, Telesur reported disruptive elements attacked Ecuadorian soldiers and police with live fire. Eleven injuries were reported. Last week, violence rocked Quito. Dozens of police and several journalists were injured. Correa... Continue Reading →

Israel Bombs Syria by Stephen Lendman On Friday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported Israeli warplanes bombed a military post near Quneitra in Syrian controlled Golan killing one soldier, wounding eight others. The pro-Western London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported two deaths - possible military officials close to Assad. It indicated raids struck... Continue Reading →

Greek PM Calls Snap Elections by Stephen Lendman On Thursday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned and announced snap elections, likely in late September - a ploy hoping for enough voter support to remain in power before ordinary Greeks feel the pain of greater austerity he agreed to after pledging no more in January. His SYRIZA-led... Continue Reading →

Jerry Hartfield: Victimized by US Police State Injustice by Stephen Lendman Blacks and other people of color in America are systematically denied due process and judicial fairness. Killer cops murder innocent victims with impunity. African Americans like Hartfield are imprisoned unjustly. In his case, for nearly four decades despite an appeals court in 1980 throwing... Continue Reading →

No Letup in Anti-Russian Propaganda by Stephen Lendman Russia bashing remains intense. Media scoundrels are in lockstep with US policy - irresponsibly blaming Putin for Obama’s war on Donbass, using Kiev foot soldiers as proxies, heading recklessly toward resuming full-scale conflict. Facts on the ground are irrefutable. Kiev forces continue waging naked aggression begun last... Continue Reading →

Horrific Mistreatment of Migrants by Stephen Lendman Refugees fleeing war zones, persecution, or poverty and unemployment are the world’s least welcome people. America bears full responsibility for millions leaving Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Donbass and elsewhere - seeking safe havens in Europe or countries bordering their own. Hungary deployed thousands of police to its... Continue Reading →

Israeli High Court Frees Muhammad Allan by Stephen Lendman The court suspended his illegal detention, a first step toward freeing him. More on this below. Food provides nutrients needed to survive. Without it, energy wanes. Bodily functions break down. Starvation follows, causing disability, organ failure and death, a painful way to die. On Wednesday, Allan... Continue Reading →

Mass Support for Chelsea Manning by Stephen Lendman Manning was wrongfully imprisoned for courageously revealing US war crimes Pentagon officials want suppressed. Kangaroo show trial proceedings sentenced her to 35 years imprisonment. Police states operate this way - persecuting their best, honoring their worst, terrorizing anyone challenging what no one should tolerate. Prison authorities treat... Continue Reading →