Assad Wants Humanitarian Aid For All Syrians in Need by Stephen Lendman Assad is overwhelmingly popular, democratically elected in June 2014, a process independent international observers called open, free and fair. Syrians want no one else leading them for good reason. He gives them hope. Washington and its rogue allies want him ousted, Western-controlled tyranny... Continue Reading →

German MPs Near-Unanimously Approve Armenian Genocide Resolution by Stephen Lendman On June 2, German parliamentarians officially acknowledged the Ottoman era 1915 - 1922 Armenian genocide, massacring around 1.5 million victims - recognized by 29 nations, including 44 US states, not Washington. They passed a resolution with one dissenting vote and one abstention, titled “Remembrance and... Continue Reading →

Religious Fundamentalist Zealotry in Israel by Stephen Lendman Israel abhors democratic values. It’s no fit place for Jews and non-Jews alike. Religious extremists believe non-Jews must either be enslaved, banished or exterminated. Premeditated naked aggression on Gaza three times since December 2008 was called “religious war,” during which it was considered “immoral” to show mercy... Continue Reading →

US Preparing for War on Russia and China? by Stephen Lendman Russian and Chinese sovereign independence are the main obstacles to unchallenged US global dominance. America’s provocative military buildup close to their borders risks a likely inevitable confrontation - how serious the fullness of time will tell. The risk of possible nuclear war should give... Continue Reading →

Dalai Lama Hostile to US Imperial War Refugees by Stephen Lendman The 14th Dalai Lama’s longstanding history of CIA collaboration shows he’s no saint-like human rights champion - earlier supporting the agency’s involvement in arming, training, funding and directing Tibetan fighters against China from his exiled Indian residence. He’s as much a political operative as... Continue Reading →

NATO Needs Enemies to Justify Its Existence by Stephen Lendman NATO was always more about offense than defense, about America controlling the policies of Alliance members, increasing their numbers, pressuring them to stress militarism more than they’d chose otherwise - and selling them lots of US weapons. When founded in April 1949, Soviet Russia was... Continue Reading →

Clinton and Sanders Camps in Talks for Party Unity by Stephen Lendman A previous article called Clinton the most recklessly dangerous president aspirant in US history. Humanity’s fate is up for grabs with her finger on the nuclear trigger.  She’s also damaged goods, vulnerable to indictment on federal racketeering charges, her Clinton Foundation a suspected... Continue Reading →

Beijing May Declare Security Zone in South China Sea by Stephen Lendman So-called Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) imposition by any country involves protecting its national security interests. Foreign aircraft entering it without authorization may be intercepted, ordered out, or forced down if refuse. In the case of the South China Sea, vessels could be... Continue Reading →

Photos Alleging Russian Airstrike Killed Idlib Civilians Six Months Old by Stephen Lendman Propaganda substitutes misinformation and Big Lies for hard truths. Repeated enough gets most people to believe it, especially when credible information is suppressed.  The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) operates as a mouthpiece for Western imperial interests. A previous article... Continue Reading →