Paralympics Should Reflect the Best of the Human Spirit by Stephen Lendman Athletes competing in Olympic or other contests, despite all sorts of physical impairments and disabilities, reflect the best of sport - individuals with courage to go on with their lives, not letting physical or other limitations stop them from being the best they... Continue Reading →
Adolph Trump?
Adolph Trump? by Stephen Lendman Make no mistake. He’s a deplorable choice for president. The problem is Hillary’s worse, a despicable character I call the most ruthlessly dangerous presidential aspirant in US history based on her deplorable public record. Comparisons with Trump aren’t straightforward as he’s never held public office - so it’s only possible... Continue Reading →
Western Propaganda Paid for in Syrian Blood
Western Propaganda Paid for in Syrian Blood by Stephen Lendman In his important book, titled “The Dirty War on Syria” Tim Anderson discusses how US naked aggression on a nonbelligerent country relies on “a level of mass disinformation not seen in living memory.” There’s nothing civil about war in Syria, raped by US imperialism, wanting... Continue Reading →
Latest Hillary Email Scandal Revelation
Latest Hillary Email Scandal Revelation by Stephen Lendman Hillary lied about not having classified State Department material on her personal home server. She lied about turning over to the State Department all emails relating to agency business. On Monday, the FBI announced discovery of 15,000 previously undisclosed emails. Some are personal. Others show foreign officials... Continue Reading →
Pentagon Threatens to Down Russian and Syrian Planes
Pentagon Threatens to Down Russian and Syrian Planes by Stephen Lendman Syrian land and airspace are sovereign state territory. No foreign power may deny its military or other aircraft from operating anywhere within its borders - or Russian planes and ground personnel invited by its government. America and its rogue partners operate illegally in Syria.... Continue Reading →
The Price of US Olympian Arrogance
The Price of US Olympian Arrogance The behavior of gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte and three of his teammates (Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and Jimmy Feigen) in Rio was deplorable - explained in a previous article. They were caught red-handed lying about being robbed. Out of sheer stupidity, arrogance and drunkenness, they caused thousands of... Continue Reading →
New Developments on Russia’s Use of Iran’s Hamadan Airbase
New Developments on Russia’s Use of Iran’s Hamadan Airbase by Stephen Lendman Days earlier, Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehqhan gave Russia permission to use its Hamadan airbase against terrorists in Syria as long as needed. “The decision will remain in place until there is no need in it,” he said. “Reception of Russian aircraft at... Continue Reading →
Pro-Western Syrian Network for Human Rights
Pro-Western Syrian Network for Human Rights by Stephen Lendman UK-based far from Syria’s conflict, the pro-Western, anti-Syria, anti-Russia SNHR calls itself “an independent, non-governmental, nonprofit, impartial organization - run by a man named Fadel Abdul Ghani. Its operation is similar to the UK-based pro-Western Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a notorious propaganda mouthpiece, publishing... Continue Reading →
Aleppo Boy’s Photographer: Ally of US-Supported Terrorists
Aleppo Boy’s Photographer: Ally of US-Supported Terrorists by Stephen Lendman New information on the Aleppo Boy story at the very least gives it the appearance of being an elaborately staged hoax. AP News broke the story. Off-guardian.org reported “of the three journalists credited, one was in Beirut, one in Geneva, and one in Moscow” -... Continue Reading →
US-Supported Genocide in Yemen
US-Supported Genocide in Yemen by Stephen Lendman Yemen is Obama’s war, naked aggression letting Saudis, other rogue Gulf States and Israel do his dirty work - enforcing blockade to restrict humanitarian aid, flooding the region with weapons and munitions, providing intelligence for terror-bombing, designating targets to be struck, civilians being massacred in much larger numbers... Continue Reading →