US Secrecy on Military Operations by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) America’s only enemies are invented ones to maintain a permanent state of war - so war-profiteers can gorge at the public trough, a deplorable state of affairs worsening, not improving. Militarism and warmaking define America’s agenda, social justice on the chopping... Continue Reading →

Establishment Candidate Defeats Right-Wing Extremist in Alabama Senate Race by Stephen Lendman stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Democracy in America is farcical, illegitimate, more fantasy than real. Voting is an exercise in futility. Dirty business as usual always wins. Most federal, state and local office holders in the country represent establishment interests, not the... Continue Reading →

Venezuelan Municipal Elections: Chavistas Score Overwhelming Triumph by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) On Sunday, President Maduro’s United Venezuelan Socialist Party (PSUV) candidates won 308 of 335 municipal elections, a 92% triumph, including 21 of 23 state capitals and the Caracas Capital District. “We have triumphed. Now we advance towards the triumph... Continue Reading →

Israel Uses Palestinian Land for Treatment of Toxic and Other Waste by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) A new report by B’Tselem is titled “Made in Israel: Exploiting Palestinian Land for Treatment of Israeli Waste,” saying: Israel’s “resource consumption per capita is high and it generates waste accordingly.” Most of its waste... Continue Reading →

Blasting Trump’s Jerusalem Declaration in Cahoots with Netanyahu by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) US neocons support the move, ignoring its illegality and disruptiveness. Israel already controls the city. Palestinians demand East Jerusalem as their capital. Chicago-based Jewish Voices for Peace said “Not In Our Name” on Jerusalem. “The Jewish United Fund... Continue Reading →

US/Israeli Complicity on Jerusalem: White House Absolves Trump by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Trump and Netanyahu conspired to declare Jerusalem Israel’s capital, flagrantly violating international law. They share full responsibility for days of protests, continuing for a sixth day, including hundreds of Palestinian children on Tuesday, condemning Trump’s declaration. Israeli soldiers... Continue Reading →

Putin Orders Russian Forces Home from Syria by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Russian aerial operations turned the tide of battle in Syria from defeat to near-triumph, aiding government and allied forces decisively, smashing ISIS Washington supports, combating al-Nusra effectively, defeating America’s imperial agenda in the country. While too early to declare... Continue Reading →

Shameful SC North Korea Bashing Session by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Sunday, December 10, was Human Rights Day, commemorating the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly in Paris. Its 30 articles affirmed fundamental human rights for everyone, embodied in subsequent international laws, treaties and other... Continue Reading →

Farcical Treasury GOP Tax Cut Analysis by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Willy Sutton once said he robbed banks because “(t)hat’s where the money is.” For GOP lawmakers, the money is in the pockets of ordinary Americans to be picked for corporate predators and super-rich households. Their tax cut scheme is a... Continue Reading →

WaPo Urges Increased US Spending for Militarism and Warmaking by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) What’s euphemistically called defense spending is all about funding America’s war machine - always active, never idle, inventing enemies to attack. None existed since imperial Japan formally surrendered in 1945. Yet America is permanently at war directly... Continue Reading →