ISIS Sex Slaves: Condoned by Washington? by Stephen Lendman Washington created and controls ISIS. CIA operatives and US forces trained them in the art of committing gruesome atrocities. They include beheadings, use of chemical and other banned weapons, mass slaughtering civilians, taking countless numbers captives, women brutalized as sex slaves. In 2014, 20-year-old Nadia Murad... Continue Reading →

The Myth of Foreign Meddling in US Elections by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) US elections are farcical when held - a contest between two right wings of the one-party state. Dirty business as usual always wins. Foreign meddling in the process would accomplish nothing if it occurred - unable to change... Continue Reading →

Message of Iran’s Supreme Leader to Hajj Pilgrims by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Islam teaches love, not hate; peace, not violence; charity, not selfishness; and tolerance, not terrorism.  Its five pillars include profession of faith, prayer five times daily, fasting during Ramadan, charity, and performing the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca at... Continue Reading →

Israel’s On-and-Off Reopening of Gaza’s Border Crossings by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR) affirms the right to life and human dignity; equality before the law; freedom of speech, assembly, and association (including he right to demonstrate or protest peacefully; religious freedom and privacy;... Continue Reading →

World Humanitarian Day Ignores Crimes of War and Against Humanity by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) First observed in 2009, August 19 is World Humanitarian Day.  It honors humanitarian workers worldwide, including those killed in the line of duty, along with fostering greater understanding of their work. The day is a 2008... Continue Reading →

Shed No Tears Over Kofi Annan’s Passing by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Appointed by the Clinton co-presidency in 1997, he served US imperial interests for 10 deplorable years. In 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - despite failing to fulfill the mandate he was sworn to uphold: “to save... Continue Reading →

Torture and Abuse in America’s Global Gulag by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Societies are best judged by how they treat children, the elderly, the infirm, their most disadvantaged and prisoners.  America fails on all counts under Republicans and undemocratic Dems - a ruthless nation, a serial violator of core international and... Continue Reading →

US Prison Inmates to Strike for Humane Reforms by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) America’s gulag prison system is one of the world’s harshest - inmates brutally mistreated, harshness amounting to torture. Jailhouse Lawyers Speak are imprisoned human rights activists. Their press release announced a national prison strike from August 21 to... Continue Reading →

The NYT v. Trump on Russiagate by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Trump is a serial liar on most everything. He’s an unindicted war criminal, a front man for dark forces running America, a servant of Wall Street and other corporate interests - hostile to peace, equity and justice. He’s right about... Continue Reading →

Trump Regime Continues Supporting ISIS by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) US support for ISIS is an open dirty secret - undiscussed by media scoundrels, pretending it’s not so. Washington actively arms, funds, trains, and directs ISIS and other terrorists - backing the scourge they pretend to oppose.  Obama and Trump’s vow... Continue Reading →