Irresponsible Iran Bashing by Stephen Lendman The world's number one human rights abuser on a global scale annually publishes individual country reports excluding itself. One-sided bias describes how Washington views independent governments it wants replaced by ones it controls - vilifying them irresponsibly. Its latest 2014 Iran human rights report contains a litany of exaggerations,... Continue Reading →

Some Good News from Palestine by Stephen Lendman There's precious little any time. Vicious Israeli persecution horrifically affects life in Occupied Palestine creating intolerable conditions for millions. In the Negev alone, Israel destroys 1,000 Arabs homes annually on the phony pretext of building without permit permission. Israeli security forces kidnap Palestinians for wanting to be... Continue Reading →

Leaked US-Led Iranian Nuclear Deal Sweeteners Less Than Meet the Eye by Stephen Lendman On June 25, AP News headlined "Iran would get nuclear help in proposed deal." Ahead of a June 30 deadline likely to extend into July, AP reported obtaining a leaked document offering so-called US concessions claiming aid for Iran's nuclear industry.... Continue Reading →

Attempted US Color Revolution in Armenia? by Stephen Lendman On June 19, Armenians began protesting an announced 17 - 22% electricity price increase amounting to about $85 more annually for most Armenians. Utility and other price increases happen often in countries worldwide - not generally a cause for large street protests continuing for days, at... Continue Reading →

Israel Criminalizes Delivering Humanitarian Aid by Stephen Lendman Gazans have been blockaded under siege for over nine years - for political, not security reasons. Claims otherwise are outrageous Israeli lies - repeated to justify the unjustifiable. Efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazans are systematically blocked the way Saudis now slowly starve Yemenis to death... Continue Reading →

Plans for Destroying Greece Stall by Stephen Lendman Monied interests want Greece destroyed - trapped in endless debt peonage. Industry groups said nearly 60 Greek companies shut down daily since January 1 - costing over 600 jobs and 22 million euros in GDP every 24 hours. EU officials complicit with the IMF and ECB (the... Continue Reading →

John Kerry: War Criminal, Profiteering from Stolen Palestinian Natural Gas by Stephen Lendman Kerry's involvement in US imperial wars causing mass slaughter, destruction and human misery makes him one of many unindicted US war criminals. His considerable wealth together with his wife's fortune includes them among the world's billionaires. He had an earlier million dollar... Continue Reading →

Senate Caves on Fast Track by Stephen Lendman It's all over but the impending disaster awaiting US consumers and the environment.  After cloture ended debate on Tuesday, Senate members overwhelmingly caved to corporate predators, giving them the right to plunder freely - their top priority to profit hugely by ripping off consumers, compromising digital freedom,... Continue Reading →

Pentagon Declares Truth-Telling Journalists Unprivileged Belligerents by Stephen Lendman According to the Department of Defense Law of War Manual, journalists aren't just civilians. They "may be members of the armed forces, persons authorized to accompany the armed forces, or unprivileged belligerents." Section 1031 of the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Act replaced the designation "unlawful enemy... Continue Reading →

UN Report on Israel's 2014 Gaza War Postmortems by Stephen Lendman A separate article explained how Israel ducked responsibility for premeditated naked aggression on 1.8 million Gazans - outrageously justifying the unjustifiable as expected. Rogue states blame victims for their high crimes. Occupied Palestinians endured Israeli oppression for nearly half a century with no letup... Continue Reading →