Russia Combating Terrorism in Syria Effectively by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Russia and America are world’s apart on Syria - Moscow committed to continue combating the scourge of terrorism Washington supports. On Thursday, Sergey Lavrov and Rex Tillerson spoke by phone, the call initiated from Washington. Lavrov told his counterpart it’s... Continue Reading →

Duplicitous Saudi Aid to Fight Cholera in Yemen by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Since the outbreak was first identified on April 27, numbers affected rose exponentially. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), suspected cases now exceed 200,000. Numbers could surpass 300,000 during summer months, the organization said. Over 1,300 deaths... Continue Reading →

Israel Threatens Iran and Hezbollah by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Israel is no democracy, far from it. It’s a ruthless apartheid aggressor state with nukes, threatening world peace and stability. It’s terrorized Palestinians throughout its existence, attacking neighboring states at its discretion - naked aggression by any standard. It’s ruthlessly suffocating... Continue Reading →

Israeli Aggression Against Syrian Tanks by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Israeli warplanes attack Syrian targets at its discretion, each time unaccountably - the latest incident on Saturday. Whenever its acts of aggression occur, Israel tries justifying the unjustifiable, a statement following Saturday’s attack saying: “The IDF will not allow any attempt... Continue Reading →

US Deploys ISIS to Central Asia by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org (Home - Stephen Lendman). America created and supports ISIS, al-Qaeda and other well-known terrorist groups - using their fighters to advance its imperium. In December 1991, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was formed, Russia its leading member, along with eight other nations and two... Continue Reading →

Saudi Arabia and Qatar: Irreconcilable Differences by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Both oil-rich countries are rogue states. They’re family dictatorships, state-sponsors of terrorism, guilty of high crimes against peace, defiant of rule of law principles. Riyadh and its rogue allies (the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt) want Doha transformed into a subservient... Continue Reading →

Trump Shifts View on Nonexistent Russian US Election Meddling by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) The Big Lie refuses to fade away. Even Trump now believes it’s likely true, tweeting: “Just out: The Obama Administration knew far in advance of November 8th about election meddling by Russia. Did nothing about it. WHY?”... Continue Reading →

Vitally Needed Medicare for All by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Thousands of US Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) support the only equitable system - government-sponsored single-payer coverage, Medicare for all, everyone in, no one left out. PNHP co-founder Dr. Steffie Woolhandler discussed Obamacare, Trumpcare and single-payer coverage in a... Continue Reading →

Three GOP Senators Needed to Defeat Trumpcare by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Senate members include 52 Republicans and 48 Democrats. Three GOP lawmakers are needed to oppose the Senate version of Trumpcare only healthcare industry predators and America’s rich can love. All 48 Dems oppose it. Written by industry lobbyists, it... Continue Reading →

Afghanistan the World’s Largest Opium Producer by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org - Home - Stephen Lendman) Opium is used to produce heroin and other illicit opioids. In his book titled "The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade," Alfred McCoy documented CIA and US government complicity in drugs trafficking at the highest official... Continue Reading →