Israel Postpones Vote on Annexing Illegal Settlements by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Israel’s goal is maximum Jews and minimum Arabs - illegal settlements, ethnic cleansing and ruthless persecution of Palestinians its longstanding strategy. Netanyahu and likeminded Knesset extremists want illegal settlements around Jerusalem annexed, made official Israeli territory, preventing stolen Palestinian... Continue Reading →

The NYT: Inventing Reasons to Bash Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Operating like a ministry of state propaganda, The Times crusades against Russia, disgracefully bashing a sovereign independent nation. Other media scoundrels operate the same way - discarding truth-telling, featuring malicious propaganda. “Russia Uses Its Oil Giant, Rosneft, as a... Continue Reading →

Catalonia in Limbo by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Things are in unchartered waters, crisis conditions a long way from resolved. Both sides have polar opposite values. Pro-independence Catalans want their democratic rights upheld. Madrid wants them denied, forcefully if separatists resist. UK-based lecturer in politics and Spanish Caroline Gray accused pro-independence... Continue Reading →

US Propaganda and Sanctions War on Russia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Propaganda war on Russia rages daily, media scoundrels in the lead role, blasting hideous disinformation, fake news and Big Lies - acting as imperial press agents, journalistic ethics abandoned. America was never beautiful. Today it’s ugly, tyrannical and ruthlessly... Continue Reading →

Mattis in Seoul Threatens North Korea by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) In Seoul ahead of Trump’s visit next week, meeting with his counterpart Song Young-moo, Defense Secretary Mattis accused North Korea of “outlaw behavior, threatening behavior.” He claimed an accelerating “threat that it poses to its neighbors and the world through... Continue Reading →

Ziofascist Wisconsin Governor Bans State Business with Companies Boycotting Israel by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The ACLU strongly opposes legislation criminalizing constitutionally protected boycotts against Israel - a fundamental First Amendment right. The same goes for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s executive order 261, stating the following: “Consistent with existing Wisconsin nondiscrimination... Continue Reading →

A Snapshot of US/Saudi Inflicted Horrors on Yemen by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Of all the dire humanitarian crises worldwide, conditions in Yemen are worst of all. Its people are devastated by US/Saudi aggression ongoing since March 2015, a raging cholera epidemic, untreated diseases, along with blockade-created severe malnutrition and starvation,... Continue Reading →

Public Distrust of US Politics Not Good Enough by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Political opinions without activism are worthless. It’s why America gets away with high crimes of war and against humanity, along with homeland repression and exploitation of ordinary people, the vast majority harmed so privileged elites can benefit. A... Continue Reading →

Catalans Vow Resistance Against Fascist Spain by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) On Friday, Spanish-language elPeriodico said “(t)he Intersindical CSC union has confirmed that it has called a general strike from next Monday, October 30, until Thursday, November 9, and during the weekend will decide whether to keep the call and for... Continue Reading →

Madrid Usurps Control Over Catalonia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) After Catalan MPs declared independence from Spain, Madrid imposed control over the region. The action was illegal, breaching international law, affirming the right of self-determination for all people. Constitutional law is overridden by a higher power. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy is... Continue Reading →