Police State Bahrain by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Bahrain is a fascist police state, an appendage of Saudi Arabia and Washington’s regional imperial agenda, home to the Pentagon’s 5th Fleet. Run by the Al Khalifa monarchy, the regime is a dictatorship of the island territory, masquerading as a nation-state, population 1.5... Continue Reading →

Trump Replaces DNI Coats with More Extremist Hardliner by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Most often when White House officials step down, they were sacked, usually allowed to submit a resignation letter — likely the fate of former senator/Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats. His departure is effective on August 15,... Continue Reading →

12th Round of Sino/US Trade Talks Falls Flat by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Over a year of Sino/US trade talks failed to resolve major differences because of unacceptable Trump regime demands. On matters of statecraft, China, Russia, Iran, and other countries have outwitted the US. Sino/US disagreements have little to do... Continue Reading →

Russia and Iran Expand Military Cooperation by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Russia and Iran cooperate politically, economically, financially, and militarily. In January 2015, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Dehghan signed a “long term and multifaceted” military cooperation agreement. It aims to counter hostile Middle East meddling... Continue Reading →

US Fingerprints All Over Violent Protest in Russia? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The US imperial playbook calls for destabilizing sovereign independent nations targeted for regime change — Russia, China, and Iran most of all. Weeks of protests in Hong Kong have US manipulated fingerprints all over them. China’s state media... Continue Reading →

Know-Nothing Americans by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Americans are the most over-entertained, uninformed know-nothings on planet earth — despite around 80% of US households having Internet access, making it easy to stay informed with minimal effort. Manipulated by the power of state-sponsored and go-along establishment media propaganda, Americans are ignorant about... Continue Reading →

US Stealing Syrian Oil by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Imperial adventurism is grand theft on a global scale — seizing, controlling, and looting the resources of targeted nations, along with exploiting their people. Operating from illegally constructed military bases in northern and southern parts of Syria, platforms for war and training... Continue Reading →

Geopolitical Know-Nothing Trump by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) His tweets and other public remarks are a dead giveaway.  He and GW Bush are likely the most ignorant US presidents in the nation’s history, embarrassments to the office — along with their high crimes against peace. GW couldn’t put a complete sentence... Continue Reading →

US/UK Militarization of Persian Gulf Waters Risks War by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Britain is an appendage of Washington’s belligerent imperial agenda.  Israel, the Saudis, UAE, and other regional regimes hostile to peace operate the same way. Sending more US and UK warships to Persian Gulf waters has nothing to do... Continue Reading →

Imperial Tool Michelle Bachelet at it Again by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Most UN high commissioners for human rights mock the principles they’re mandated to uphold, largely serving US-led Western interests instead — notably Bachelet and her recent predecessors. Since appointed last August to the post, she echoed hostile Big Lie... Continue Reading →