Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly Elections by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) On Sunday, Venezuelans elected 545 Constituent Assembly members - tasked with revising or rewriting the nation’s constitution. The aim is restoring order after months of street violence - a US-orchestrated plot to replace Venezuelan democracy with fascist tyranny, complicit with internal dark... Continue Reading →

Court Upholds Sentence for Israeli Killer Soldier by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Last March, video evidence showed IDF sergeant Elor Azaria murdered Palestinian ‘Abd al-Fatah al-Sharif in cold blood as he lay helpless, wounded on the ground, threatening no one. He lethally shot him in the head at point-blank range, extrajudicially... Continue Reading →

Putin Slaps Washington by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) It was long overdue, not tough enough, but a justifiable response to hostile US actions toward Russia - flagrantly unacceptable. Washington has 1,210 diplomats and staff in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok - 755 ordered out by September 1, embassy and consular... Continue Reading →

Syria Calls for Ending US-Led Terror-Bombing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) In letters to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and current Security Council president, Syria’s Foreign Ministry called for ending the US-led coalition, operating illegally on its territory without Damascus or SC permission. Since September 2014, US-led coalition warplanes have been... Continue Reading →

Trump Loses it Over Healthcare Debate by Stephen Lendman He’s part of the problem, not the solution, wanting to fatten the bottom line of industry predators at the expense of affording all Americans a fundamental human right. The solution to resolving debate over healthcare is as clear as expanding Medicare to cover everyone. Yet this... Continue Reading →

The NYT Rips Putin’s Response to Illegal US Sanctions by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The Times deplorably called illegal US sanctions on Russia a “civic duty,” ignoring congressional breaching of fundamental international and constitutional law, supporting what demands condemnation. Putin responded by ordering the reduction of Washington’s diplomatic and support staff... Continue Reading →

Russian Propaganda Malarkey by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) US anti-Russian propaganda rages, the most intense since the Cold War’s darkest days - drowning out truth-telling on vital issues. John Kerry disgracefully called RT a “propaganda bullhorn…deployed to promote President Putin’s fantasy about what is playing out on the ground,” he ranted.... Continue Reading →

Trump’s Rage Against North Korea by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) In a Twitter tirade, Trump blustered about no longer letting China “do nothing” about Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. No issue would exist if Washington acted responsibly, ending over 75 years of hostility toward the DPRK. Its government genuinely fears... Continue Reading →

Russia and America Heading Toward War? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) US legislation imposing tough new illegal and unjustifiable sanctions on Russia is further proof of irreconcilable differences between both countries. Moscow pursues world peace, stability, mutual cooperation among all nations, and multi-world polarity. America seeks unchallenged global dominance, wars of... Continue Reading →

Netanyahu’s Apartheid Peace Plan by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Netanyahu represents the hard edge of longstanding racist Israeli policies toward Palestinians. He proposed stripping around 1.6 million Israeli Arab citizens of their citizenship, ethnically cleansing them to Palestinian control as part of a final status agreement in exchange for all valued... Continue Reading →