Obama on the Stump for Hillary by Stephen Lendman If she has a 93% chance of becoming America’s next president, according to the NYT, why isn’t Obama in Washington doing his job, taking care of the nation’s business, instead of campaigning for Hillary? His remarks make painful listening whenever he speaks, a litany of doubletalk,... Continue Reading →

US Threatens Cyberterrorist Attack on Russia by Stephen Lendman On November 4, NBC News reported “US military hackers have penetrated Russia’s electric grid, telecommunications networks and the Kremlin’s command systems, making them vulnerable to attack by secret American cyber weapons should the US deem it necessary, according to (an unnamed) senior intelligence official and top-secret... Continue Reading →

Erdogan’s War on Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Political Leaders and MPs by Stephen Lendman Despite ISIS claiming responsibility for a car-bombing in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakir province, killing at least nine and injuring scores more, Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim blamed the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for the incident. Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic party (HDP) co-chairs Selahattin... Continue Reading →

NYT Hypes Nonexistent Economic Recovery by Stephen Lendman America’s privileged class never had things better. For the vast majority of others, hard times keep getting harder. Commenting on Friday’s Labor Department jobs report, Trump was right calling the numbers “phony.”  America’s economy is weak, he said earlier, burdened by widespread poverty, high unemployment and underemployment,... Continue Reading →

Confrontation Between FBI Agents and Top DOJ Officials on Investigating Hillary Wrongdoing? by Stephen Lendman Infighting in Washington is commonplace. Is something with possible far-reaching consequences now going on below the radar? Former US Justice attorney Joseph DiGenova thinks so, according to an interview with The Daily Caller. His sources within the FBI believe agents,... Continue Reading →

Would a Pre-Election Homeland Terrorist Attack Help or Hurt Hillary? by Stephen Lendman America hasn’t experienced a terrorist attack in modern memory. Innocent patsies were wrongfully blamed for officially announced ones, and others allegedly foiled - 9/11 the mother of all false flags. Would Hillary or Trump benefit from a pre-election incident, proclaimed a terrorist... Continue Reading →

Why Haven’t Bill and Hillary Clinton Been Imprisoned? by Stephen Lendman They’re not the only members of America’s criminal class. They’re most important because likely electoral-rigging may give them a third co-presidential term - humanity threatened by their empowerment. They partner in each other’s high crimes - major offenses too serious to ignore, including Nuremberg-level... Continue Reading →

Maintaining Pressure on Hillary by Stephen Lendman If anointed to succeed Obama, pressure on Hillary’s wrongdoing won’t end. Likely Republican-controlled House committees will target her relentlessly. So will Senate ones if the GOP maintains control. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman Jason Chaffetz (R. UT) called probing Hillary’s public and private record “a... Continue Reading →

Iran’s Supreme Leader Correctly Calls America Arrogant and Untrustworthy by Stephen Lendman Iran’s 1979 revolution ended a generation of repressive rule under US-installed Reza Shah Pahlavi, a despot ruling with an iron fist. On the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the calm and orderly Iranian student takeover of America’s Tehran embassy and its aftermath,... Continue Reading →

Obama Bashes Comey by Stephen Lendman Comey’s October surprise turned Democrat allies into enemies and Republican adversaries into supporters - the way things work in Washington. On Wednesday, Obama weighed in, turning on his FBI director, a highly unusual act, rebuking his October surprise, saying: “There is a norm that when we are investigating. We... Continue Reading →