Russia Effectively Smashing US-Supported Terrorists in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Russia’s military intervention in Syria at the request of its government began two years ago today - September 30. It dramatically changed the dynamic on the ground, turning sure defeat into eventual triumph. Thousands of square miles of Syrian... Continue Reading →

America: A Cesspool of Criminality, Inequity and Injustice by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) America is a plutocracy, not a democracy, designed by its founders to serve privilege, not all its citizens equitably - things far worse today than earlier years. The nation is run by sinister dark forces, a one-party state... Continue Reading →

ACLU v. Trump Regime Constitutional Violations by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Constitutionally protected rights are fast disappearing in America, police state injustice replacing them. On Thursday, the ACLU sought to block enforcement of search warrants, targeting Facebook accounts of three activists - unjustly arrested for nonviolently protesting Trump’s January 20 inauguration.... Continue Reading →

HHS Secretary Tom Price Sacked by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) In response to Health and Human Services Secretary Price spending hundreds of thousands of dollars at taxpayers’ expense on at least 24 private charter plane flights, Trump expressed outrage, saying he’s “very very unhappy” about it. Asked if he’d fire Price,... Continue Reading →

Russian Foreign Ministry on Syria and US Threats Against RT and Sputnik News by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s weekly press briefings are refreshingly straightforward and candid - polar opposite State Department baloney, ducking tough questions, suppressing hard truths. Despite significant progress in freeing Syria from... Continue Reading →

Trump’s Tax Cut Plan Is No “Middle Class Miracle” by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) It’s a bonanza for corporate America, high net-worth households, and real estate tycoons like himself - a disaster for everyone else. It’ll balloon the deficit and slash social benefits to help pay for it - another deplorable... Continue Reading →

Deplorable US Envoy to Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Zionist zealot, unlimited settlement construction and annexation of Palestinian land supporter David Friedman is a longtime close Trump ally. In an interview with the Hebrew language publication Walla, he disgracefully lied, claiming Israel only occupies 2% of West Bank land. Israel... Continue Reading →

Is Jeremy Corbyn UK Prime Minister-in-Waiting? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Addressing Labor Party Members on Wednesday, Corbyn said “(w)e are now the political mainstream…on the threshold of power,” Britain’s “government-in-waiting.” Party members said he “stopped the Tories in their tracks” in last June’s snap election. Theresa May’s strategy backfired. Instead... Continue Reading →

Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Referendum by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The referendum held on September 25 received overwhelming 93% support, Kurdish officials in northern Iraq calling the results binding. Turnout was around 80%. Demonstrators celebrated in Irbil, the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) capital, chanting “Bye bye Iraq!” Not so fast! Baghdad... Continue Reading →

Twitter Finds No Evidence of Mischievous Russian Accounts by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Facebook explained US presidential campaigns spent hundreds of millions of dollars online in political advertising “1000x more than any problematic ads we’ve found” - admitting virtually no evidence of Russian use of the site for improper meddling. Following... Continue Reading →