Iran’s Exemplary Refugee Program by Stephen Lendman Trump wants Muslims from designated countries barred from entering America - on the phony pretext of protecting the nation’s borders and national security concerns. Israel only accepts Jewish refugees and asylum seekers.  Brussels, representing 28 EU countries, conspired with Turkey to punish desperate refugees needing help, turning their... Continue Reading →

Escalating East Asia Tensions by Stephen Lendman Trump straightaway in office showed he’s the latest in a long line of US warrior presidents - escalating imperial wars in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Afghanistan is likely next. Will he launch new wars besides ongoing ones? Are Iran and North Korea on his target list? Are China... Continue Reading →

Scotland Independence Referendum 2.0? by Stephen Lendman Ahead of Scotland’s September 2014 independence referendum, most UK and independent polls showed the outcome was too close to call. In the run-up to the vote, pro-independence supporters gained strength. Some analysts believed enough to win. Instead they lost by a 55 - 45% margin. Critics claimed vote-tampering.... Continue Reading →

UN Agency Head’s Forced Resignation by Stephen Lendman Pro-Western UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres showed he’s no different from his disgraceful predecessors.  He acted on orders from Washington. The Palestinian BDS National Committee denounced him for removing from the UN’s web site a report “Israel does not want you to read,” it said. “The real news... Continue Reading →

Tillerson in Beijing by Stephen Lendman Ahead of Tillerson’s visit, Trump bashed North Korea unjustifiably, saying it’s “behaving badly,” ignoring US high crimes, adding “China has done little to help.” Beijing and Moscow strongly object to Washington’s deployment of THAAD missile systems in South Korea, aimed at the DPRK and their countries, threatening their national... Continue Reading →

Angela Merkel in Washington by Stephen Lendman Merkel’s meeting with Trump was strained at best, given his earlier disparaging remarks about her. “What Merkel did to Germany is a shame,” he said. “It is sad, sad shame what’s happened to Germany.” “I have friends in Germany. They want to leave…These are people that two years... Continue Reading →

Trump’s Budget Cuts $10 Billion in Foreign Aid, Israel Unaffected by Stephen Lendman Trump’s proposed budget slashes discretionary spending, except for militarism, warmaking, veterans and Israel. It continues getting $3.1 billion annually in largely military aid, despite facing no threats - the amount increasing to $3.8 billion each year when the current 10-year agreement expires... Continue Reading →

Israel at War with Syria by Stephen Lendman Washington and Israel seek regime change. Both countries want pro-Western puppet governance replacing Syrian sovereign independence. Throughout Obama’s war, launched in March 2011, Trump escalating it, Israel supplied weapons and munitions to ISIS, al-Nusra and other terrorist fighters.  It treats their wounded in Israeli hospitals. It terror-bombs... Continue Reading →

NYT Defends Pentagon Mosque Terror-Bombing by Stephen Lendman The self-styled newspaper of record operates as a press agent for wealth, power and privilege, featuring fake news instead of journalism the way it’s supposed to be. Overnight Thursday, US warplanes terror-bombed a Syrian mosque in al-Jinnah village near Aleppo, a previous article explained.  Hundreds of worshipers... Continue Reading →

Will America Attack North Korea Again? by Stephen Lendman Truman ordered the earlier war, turning most of the country to rubble, killing millions. US warplanes ran out of targets to strike. Is more US aggression coming against a nation threatening no one? Throughout its post-WW II history, it never attacked another country. It justifiably fears... Continue Reading →