Marzieh Hashemi, an International Role Model by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Released by the FBI after enduring cruel and unusual mistreatment in illegal detention for 10 days, Marzieh, a US and Iranian citizen, was joyously welcomed home by supporters on arrival at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport Wednesday evening. Arrested and... Continue Reading →

US Waging Undeclared War on Venezuela by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Republican and undemocratic Dem dark forces are waging political, economic, financial, sanctions, and hot wars against all independent nations unwilling to surrender their sovereignty to US interests. Oil-rich countries are prime targets, notably Middle East ones and Venezuela because of... Continue Reading →

The Trump Regime Wants Maduro Eliminated by Coup or Assassination by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Coups and assassinations are  longstanding US policies. The late William Blum wrote about successful and unsuccessful US plots. Below is a list he compiled of prominent foreign leaders US regimes targeted for elimination by assassination post-WW... Continue Reading →

Raging Anti-Venezuela Propaganda War by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Whenever the US goes to war, plans one, or aims to topple a sitting government unwilling to bend to its will, major media salute, cheerleading what demands denunciation. The first casualty always is truth-telling, media operating as imperial tools, sticking with the... Continue Reading →

Venezuela’s Supreme Court v. US Attempted Coup by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Venezuela’s Constitution affirms the principles of what democratic governance is all about - based on fundamental freedoms, equity, justice under law, and the nation’s sovereign independence. Under the Constitution’s Article 2, the judicial system is mandated to uphold the... Continue Reading →

Farcical Ceasefire in Yemen Collapsing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Since agreed on last December, ceasefire existed in name only. Fighting never stopped. It just ebbed around the key port city of Hodeidah before escalating, where things stand now. Yemen is Washington’s war, the Trump regime bearing most responsibility for what’s... Continue Reading →

China Preparing for Economic, Financial, Trade and Hot War by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) China seeks cooperative relations with other nations. The US is a global menace, seeking dominance over other countries - sovereign independent governments on its target list for regime change, by war or other means. It hasn’t won... Continue Reading →

The NYT Endorses Endless US Warmaking, Scorns Peace by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) NATO is a US-controlled killing machine, an imperial tool. The alliance operates by Washington rules, serving its interests, waging endless wars of aggression against sovereign independent nations threatening no one. World peace and stability are unattainable as long... Continue Reading →

Venezuelan Military Support for Maduro by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Short of the Trump regime invoking the military option, a possibility given how often the US goes this route, preserving and protecting Bolivarian social democracy in Venezuela depends on Maduro retaining military and majority popular support in the streets. The alternative... Continue Reading →

Trump Regime Illegally Sanctions Venezuela’s Oil Giant by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) On Monday, the Trump regime upped the stakes in Venezuela, imposing sanctions on state-owned oil giant PDVSA, seizing $7 billion of its assets. More on this below. Unilaterally imposed US sanctions against Venezuela and other countries are flagrantly illegal.... Continue Reading →