Declaring Trump Illegitimate Part of a Coup Plot by Stephen Lendman Whatever his intended domestic and geopolitical agenda, he’s America’s legitimately elected president. That won’t change once in office and begins serving. Calling him illegitimate is contemptuous and extremely dangerous. Rep. John Lewis (D. GA) disgraced himself, destroying his credibility, saying “I don’t see the... Continue Reading →

Yemen: Obama’s Little Reported Dirty War by Stephen Lendman Yemen is Obama’s war, one of endless ones he waged throughout his tenure - complicit with Saudi Arabia, other Gulf states, NATO and Israel. After nearly two years of fighting in Yemen, deaths and injuries far exceed reported numbers, civilians mostly affected. Largely ignored US planned... Continue Reading →

Syria Responds to Israeli Aggression by Stephen Lendman In response to Israel’s overnight Friday terror-bombing of Syria’s Mezzeh military airport, an army spokesman said “Syria(’s) army command and armed forces warn Israel of the repercussions of the flagrant attack and stresses its continued fight against (this) terrorism and amputate the arms of the perpetrators.” Syria’s... Continue Reading →

Extremist Israeli Settlers Invited to Trump’s Inauguration by Stephen Lendman Settlers live illegally on stolen Palestinian land. It’s like you or I taking over a neighbor’s home, expelling its owner, claiming it as our own henceforth - a flagrantly lawless act. Settler leaders and their followers are zionist zealots, members of Israel’s lunatic fringe. Yesha... Continue Reading →

HRW Praises Obama, Denigrates Trump, Putin and Assad by Stephen Lendman Human Rights Watch (HRW) and likeminded groups get Soros, Ford, Rockefeller, Carnegie and other dirty corporate money. It comes with strings to serve powerful Western interests. HRW director Kenneth Roth is a former federal prosecutor. Former HRW head Aryeh Neier left to become Soros’... Continue Reading →

Trump’s Policy on Russia and China? by Stephen Lendman Next week he’ll become America’s 45th president, an awesome responsibility for anyone, especially having to deal with bipartisan neocons infesting Washington - hell-bent for endless wars of aggression, seeking unchallenged US global dominance.  Whatever Trump said on the stump no longer matters. Once in office, his... Continue Reading →

Patterns of Abuse by Chicago Cops by Stephen Lendman Chicago notoriously is called America’s police repression capital - Black and Latino male youths most affected. They’re harassed, abused, beaten, arrested, detained and often murdered unaccountably. An earlier article discussed Gitmo in Chicago, an off-the-books, anything goes interrogation compound - the equivalent of a CIA black... Continue Reading →

Fake News Report Suggests Assad Ordered Chemical Weapons Use by Stephen Lendman An exclusive Reuters report spuriously suggested Assad, his brother Maher, and other high-ranking Syrian officials ordered use of toxic chlorine attacks in 2014 and 2015. A Syrian government official debunked the claim, saying it has “no basis in truth.” It’s part of longstanding... Continue Reading →

Russia Invites Trump’s National Security Advisor to Syria Peace Talks by Stephen Lendman Moscow’s good faith outreach to Washington on resolving conflicts in Syria and Ukraine failed because Obama and neocons infesting his administration want war, not peace. Will Trump’s geopolitical agenda diverge from longstanding US policy? Will he choose peacemaking over endless wars? It’s... Continue Reading →

Disturbing Tillerson and Mattis Rhetoric on Russia and China by Stephen Lendman In his confirmation hearing, secretary of state designee Rex Tillerson provocatively told Senate Foreign Relations Committee members  “(w)e are going to have to send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops and second, your access to those islands also is not... Continue Reading →