NATO Wants More Troops to Counter Nonexistent Russian Threat by Stephen Lendman New NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg mimics his predecessor. A convenient US stooge. A CIA asset.  Beholden to America's imperial interests. Mindless of rule of law principles. Repeating one Big Lie after another. Wrongfully claiming Donbas democratic elections were unlawful. Shamelessly accusing Russia of... Continue Reading →

Top Retired Israeli Security Officials Support Peace with Palestinians by Stephen Lendman Including 98 retired generals. Two former Mossad directors. Three retired national police chiefs - 103 in all. Some reports said 105. Others 106. Key is scores of former high-ranking Israeli security officials embracing peace. Publicly. Words mean nothing without meaningful action. Former officials... Continue Reading →

Lawless Israeli House Demolitions by Stephen Lendman The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) helps rebuild homes.  It resists Israeli "land expropriation, settlement expansions, by-pass road construction, and policies of 'closure' and 'separation.' "  Opposes demolition of Palestinian homes and other property. Destruction of agricultural land and crops. Militarized occupation harshness. Treating Palestinians like subhumans.... Continue Reading →

Kiev Reneges on Donbas Self-Rule Status by Stephen Lendman On September 9, Ukraine's parliament passed legislation granting Donbas self-rule special status. At the time, state-controlled Ukrainian News Agency reported it as follows: "The Verkhovna Rada has set special status for some districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions for the period of three years…"  "Respective draft... Continue Reading →

Hard Truths v. Obama Big Lies by Stephen Lendman Ahead of Tuesday's mid-term elections, he's mostly shunned. Considered toxic. Damaged goods.  Disgracing the office he holds. A caricature of a leader. Shameless. Lawless. Dishonest. Most Democrat candidates want no part of him. Where he shows up, Big Lies follow. Truth is nowhere in sight. Duplicitous... Continue Reading →

US-Style Democracy by Stephen Lendman Tuesday, November 4, Americans vote. For congressional, state and local officials. An earlier article said vote independent or stay home. Voting Democrat or Republican is like choosing death by hanging or firing squad. Either way you're dead. Duopoly power runs America. Monied interests alone are served. Ordinary people don't matter.... Continue Reading →

Southeastern Ukrainian Elections: Scoundrel Media Misreporting by Stephen Lendman Managed news misinformation is longstanding scoundrel media practice. Truth-telling on issues mattering most is verboten. Big Lies substitute. Western media support Kiev's coup d'etat government. Infested with neo-Nazi putschists. Illegitimate by any standard. At the same time, they oppose Southeastern Ukrainian freedom. Universally recognized self-determination. Democratic... Continue Reading →

Democratic v. Sham Elections by Stephen Lendman Sunday's democratic Southeastern Ukrainian Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics' elections shamed America's sham process. Legitimately choosing leaders and MPs. Observers judging the process open, free and fair. "(W)ell organized. Calm and peaceful. (N)o provocations or violations," according to German monitor Manuel Ochsenreiter.  "We were visiting polling stations. They... Continue Reading →

Serial Killer Netanyahu Calls for Calm by Stephen Lendman On Saturday, Netanyahu called on Knesset members to restore calm. Referring to Temple Mount tensions. Ones he willfully provoked. More on this below. He heads Israel's fascist government. It's most extremist ever. Democracy for privileged Jews alone. Neoliberal harshness for others. No rights whatever for Palestinians.... Continue Reading →

Southeastern Ukrainians Vote by Stephen Lendman Fascist illegitimacy grips Ukraine. Southeastern Donbas People's republics reflect an oasis of freedom. Residents intend keeping it this way. They haven't struggled hard for months to quit. Today they're holding real democratic elections. For leaders and MPs.  Polar opposite Kiev illegitimate process. Limited self-rule permitted under Minsk protocol ceasefire... Continue Reading →