The Sanctions Game: Waging Dirty War by Other Means by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) When imposed by one country on others — a longstanding US specialty — sanctions breach international and US constitutional law. Countries observing them are complicit in lawbreaking. Imposing them is all about suffocating and otherwise immiserating ordinary... Continue Reading →

Initial Iranian Response to Assassination of Its Top Nuclear Scientist by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Iranian parliamentarians responded swiftly to last Friday’s assassination of nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh — more from the country’s ruling authorities highly likely. According to Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, Fakhrizadeh was martyred by at least one explosion and... Continue Reading →

World Community Failure to Uphold the Rule of Law by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) World reactions to likely Israeli responsibility for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh’s assassination were hollow and toothless. The US, other Western countries, Israel, and their imperial partners operate extrajudicially on the world stage with impunity. In breach of its Charter... Continue Reading →

Scandalous US Election 2020 Media Reporting by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Election 2020 media coverage has been some of the most disgraceful in modern memory on any issues. Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline called Election 2020 “one of the most lawless in US history…particularly in (Dem controlled) urban areas, adding:... Continue Reading →

NYT Fake News About an Iranian Bomb by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Longstanding claims about an Iranian nuclear weapons program by Western and Israeli dark forces have always been — and continue to be — fake news. Time and again, they were dispelled by IAEA monitors and annual US National Intelligence... Continue Reading →

Sergey Lavrov Truth-Telling About US-Led Hegemonic Aims by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Russia’s Sergey Lavrov and Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif are models of what top diplomats are supposed to be. They’re giants compared to their pigmy Western counterparts — lawless, self-promoting, serving hegemonic interests over world peace, equity, justice and the... Continue Reading →

Mask-Wearing: Ineffective, Potentially Hazardous. To Be Mandated in the US? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) We’re living through unprecedented times. Covid is another form of seasonal flu/influenza that occurs annually like clockwork. Millions of people are affected worldwide with no fear-mongering mass hysteria, no lockdowns, social distancing and mask-wearing — until... Continue Reading →

Myth of an Iranian Nuclear Threat by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Based on what’s known so far, Israeli dirty hands were all over the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Perhaps the CIA was complicit with Mossad for what happened. US intelligence was clearly aware of the plot in... Continue Reading →

How Will Iran Respond to Assassination of Its Top Nuclear Scientist? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Israel’s Mossad was likely responsible for last week’s assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Iranian authorities will likely retaliate in their own way at a time of their choosing. In a message to honor “prominent and distinguished... Continue Reading →

Trump Regime Plot to Undermine Russia's Nord Stream 2 Continues Unabated by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Throughout its waning days in office, Trump and hardliners surrounding him continue waging all-out war on nations free from US control. Earlier this month, Vladimir Putin said the US sanctioned Russia 46 times since Trump... Continue Reading →