Can the Iran Nuclear Deal Be Saved? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The Trump regime’s unlawful May 2018 JCPOA pullout aimed to kill the deal — based on Big Lies. Chances are it’s doomed because Britain, France, Germany and the EU failed to fulfill their mandatory obligations. Where there’s life there’s... Continue Reading →

Hurricane Dorian Rips the Bahamas by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) With winds reaching 185 mph, gusts much higher, Hurricane Dorian is the second most powerful Atlantic region storm on record. Hurricane Allen in 1980 reached wind speed of 190 mph, Gilbert (1988) and Wilma (2005) had 185 mph winds — Dorian... Continue Reading →

Another US Great Recession Coming? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Hindsight is the best foresight, so clarity will arrive as events unfold. For the vast majority of ordinary Americans, the 2008-09 great recession never ended. Real unemployment is around 21%, based on how numbers were calculated in the 1980s. The so-called... Continue Reading →

Heightened Israeli/Lebanese Tensions by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) September 17 Israeli elections loom. Were late August IDF attacks on Syria, Iraq and Lebanon “fuel for the fire of (Netanyahu’s) campaign,” as Haaretz suggested? Manufacturing nonexistent threats is common US/NATO/Israeli practice. Members of the block and the Jewish state face no threats... Continue Reading →

Trump Regime Creates Anti-Bolivarian Social Democracy Unit in Colombia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) US war on democratic Venezuela by other means continues endlessly. It’s all about wanting Bolivarian social democracy eliminated, along with gaining control of the country’s vast oil reserves, the world’s largest — an objective John Bolton admitted. In... Continue Reading →

US Dirty Hands All Over Hong Kong Violence and Chaos? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The UN Charter and other international laws are clear and unequivocal.  No nation may legally interfere in the internal affairs of others for any reasons at any time — except in self-defense if attacked. The US... Continue Reading →

Media Supported US Stoked Hong Kong Violence and Chaos by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Establishment media are mouthpieces for powerful interests, supporting what benefits them at the expense of peace, equity and justice — notions they abhor. Throughout months of Hong Kong protests turned violent in recent weeks, they support what’s... Continue Reading →

Where is Iran’s Adrian Darya 1 Heading? by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) No nation may legally impede the right of other states to engage freely in commerce with trading partners of their choosing. The US ignores international laws, norms and standards, operating by its own rules exclusively. Iran’s Adrian Dayya 1... Continue Reading →

US/North Korea Talks Undermined by Pompeo and Bolton by Stephen Lendman Trump’s “fire and fury like the world has never seen” remark about North Korea shifted to the appearance of friendship with Kim Jong-un, DJT saying “(h)e wrote me beautiful letters and we fell in love.” Two summits and Trump’s meeting with Kim across the... Continue Reading →

Monster Hurricane Dorian by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Currently at Category 4 strength, defined as having sustained winds of from 130 - 156 mph, gusts up to 30% stronger, Dorian is expected hit Florida’s Atlantic coast on Tuesday, precisely where unclear so far. On August 31, the National Hurricane Center said... Continue Reading →