White House Sticks to Regime Change in Syria

White House Sticks to Regime Change Demand in Syria by Stephen Lendman In March 2011, Obama launched naked aggression on Syria, creating the illusion of civil conflict, wanting regime change, using ISIS and other imported death squads to do his dirty work. America’s end game is turning the Syrian Arab Republic into another US vassal...

Israeli Killer Soldier Charged with Manslaughter: Wrist-Slap Justice Likely

Israeli Killer Soldier Charged with Manslaughter: Wrist-Slap Justice Likely by Stephen Lendman Israeli soldiers and police kill Palestinians routinely with impunity.  Israel placed a gag order on the identity of the soldier responsible for murdering a Palestinian victim lying helplessly wounded on the ground, claiming “he deserved to die.” Justice demands first degree murder charges....

The Myth of America’s War on Terrorism

The Myth of America’s War on Terrorism by Stephen Lendman It’s a complete hoax - a phony pretext for waging endless imperial wars, wanting whole continents carved up for profit and dominance. Fictitious enemies are created. Premeditated wars of aggression follow. Rules of engagement are changed from rule of law observance to anything goes. America...

Dark Forces Behind Anti-Trumpism

Dark Forces Behind Anti-Trumpism by Stephen Lendman America is a one-party state with two wings, its bipartisan supported rogue state agenda threatening world peace, its money controlled electoral process too corrupted to fix. Democracy is pure fantasy. Voters have no say whatever. Party bosses complicit with Wall Street, war profiteers and other corporate interests decide...

Turkey Complicit with ISIS in Selling Looted Artifact Treasures

Turkey Complicit with ISIS in Selling Looted Artifact Treasures by Stephen Lendman RT International obtained documents revealing Turkey’s involvement with ISIS in selling stolen oil and looted artifacts, saying: “Along with oil smuggling, a lucrative trade in antiquities has become ISIS’ source of income to support its devastating operations, many of which leveled unique historic...

Trump-Bashing Battery Charge Against His Campaign Manager

Trump-Bashing Battery Charge Against His Campaign Manager by Stephen Lendman The underlying theme of this year’s US presidential campaign is stop Trump, no trick too dirty considered out-of-bounds. Expect lots more ahead as July nominating conventions draw nearer, the dirtiest perhaps while Republicans meet in Cleveland from July 18 - 21 - anything to choose...

Congressional Members Want Israel Investigated for Human Rights Abuses?

Congressional Members Want Israel Investigated for Human Rights Abuses? by Stephen Lendman A Politico report reads like an April Fools Day stunt, the story published three days in advance on March 29. It said Senator Patrick Leahy (D. VT) and 10 House members want the State Department to “investigate claims that the Israeli and Egyptian...

Anti-Trump NYT Blasts His Foreign Policy

Anti-Trump NYT Blasts His Foreign Policy by Stephen Lendman He’s a serious presidential contender with unorthodox views on some issues - making him appear anti-establishment, worrying duopoly power brokers and media scoundrels supporting them. Wide-ranging interviews with NYT and Washington Post editors, as well as opinions expressed separately, showed his foreign policy views differ considerably from...

Obama’s War on Yemen Harms Children Most

Obama’s War on Yemen Harms Children Most by Stephen Lendman Obama’s war on Yemen began long before partnering with Riyadh, orchestrating its terror-bombing, choosing targets to strike, supporting its ground forces and terrorist fighters.  US planned and implemented genocide affects millions of Yemenis, Obama’s latest atrocity, another country being raped and destroyed. War in its...

Good News and Bad from Syria

Good News and Bad from Syria by Stephen Lendman Liberating Palmyra was a major achievement - likely facilitating others ahead, opening the way to purging ISIS from Raqqa, its main Syrian stronghold. At the same time, two weeks of so-called peace talks accomplished nothing, intractable differences preventing resolving conflict diplomatically at this time. Assad remains...