The Ugliest of Ugly Americans Abroad by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) With attribution to Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, Pompeo is “the very model of a modern” ugly American. Dripping extremism and fostering hate-mongering at home and abroad, he brought his ugly message to India and East Asia. From October... Continue Reading →

Fake News Threat of Foreign Meddling in US Elections by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Days ahead of US federal, state and local elections, phony claims of foreign meddling keep surfacing. No evidence exists beyond unsubstantiated claims. No evidence ever showed meddling by Russia, China, Iran or other nations in the US... Continue Reading →

US v. Russia in Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) At the request of Syria’s government in September 2015, Russia intervened in the country to combat ISIS and other US/NATO/Israeli-backed jihadists. Moscow’s freedom-fighting operations turned the tide of battle, enabling Syrian forces to liberate most parts of the country. Most of... Continue Reading →

China’s Foreign Ministry Responds to Hostile US Actions and Rhetoric by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) US war on China by other means risks direct confrontation between two superpowers if things are pushed too far — what’s been happening since before Trump took office. On Tuesday, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin... Continue Reading →

Sergey Lavrov Straight Talk on Hostile US-Led Western Policies by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Throughout the post-WW II period, both wings of the US one-party state sought and continue to seek transformation of all independent nations into vassal states. On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the US and its... Continue Reading →

NYT War on Nations Free From US Imperial Control by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) On major issues mattering most, especially geopolitical ones, the NYT operates as a weapon of mass deception. Specializing in state-approved managed news misinformation and disinformation, it serves Wall Street, the military, industrial, security complex, and other corporate... Continue Reading →

Trump Regime Approves Large-Scale Taiwan Arms Purchase by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) China considers Taiwan a breakaway province to be eventually reunited with the mainland. Since Jimmy Carter ended US recognition of Taiwan in 1979, one China has been official US policy. What Beijing considers “nonnegotiable…an internationally recognized fact…no one can... Continue Reading →

US Sanctions: Shooting Blanks Against the Resiliency of Targeted Nations by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) As explained many times before, Security Council members alone may legally impose sanctions on nations, entities and individuals. When used by countries against others, they breach the UN Charter, how the US, NATO and Israel operate... Continue Reading →

China to Sanction US Defense Contractors by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) In response to the US announced sale of $1.8 billion worth of weapons to Taiwan — what Beijing considers a breakaway province — China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian issued the following statement: “As China pointed out on multiple occasions,... Continue Reading →

Azerbaijan and Turkey Want War, Not Resolution, in Nagorno-Karabakh by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) When wars occur, restoration of peace and stability depend on equitable compromises and respect for the rule of law. Neither exists in Nagorno-Karabakh (NK below).  Planned well in advance hostilities by Azerbaijan against Armenia in NK continue... Continue Reading →