US Instigated Cold War 2.0 Risks Getting Hot

US Instigated Cold War 2.0 Risks Getting Hot by Stephen Lendman Intense Russia bashing largely directed at Vladimir Putin seems heading inexorably toward open conflict - unthinkable war between the world’s leading nuclear powers, humanity’s fate up for grabs if instigated. Putin and Sergey Lavrov are the world’s preeminent peace and stability advocates, deploring war,...

US Neocons Promote Escalated War on Syria

US Neocons Promote Escalated War on Syria by Stephen Lendman Earlier this week, I discussed Syria with a retired 92-year-old academic neighbor in my building.  We both expressed dismay about the human species, its flawed nature, nowhere more evident than in America - a nation permanently at war, raping one country after another, advanced technology...

Kerry Blames Russia and Syria for US High Crimes

Kerry Blames Russia and Syria for US High Crimes by Stephen Lendman Here’s an easy, simple to understand and remember definition of a rogue state: the United States of America. None now or earlier matched its viciousness, ongoing globally with plans for wars from space, almost certain eventual nuclear war if the world community doesn’t...

Shimon Peres: Eulogizing a Man of War and Injustice

Shimon Peres: Eulogizing a Man of War and Injustice by Stephen Lendman America, other Western nations and most others notoriously honor their worst while persecuting and punishing some of their best. A Wednesday article discussed Shimon Peres’ passing, calling him an enforcer of Israeli apartheid brutishness, a member of the generation of thugs responsible for...

Sanders Stumps for War Criminal, Racketeer, Perjurer Hillary

Sanders Stumps for War Criminal, Racketeer, Perjurer Hillary by Stephen Lendman He’s on call for occasional cameo appearances for Hillary - mocking what he claimed to stand for while campaigning, proving his lofty rhetoric was phony. He’s like virtually all others in Washington, promising one thing, delivering another - once a con man, always one,...

Latest NYT Ad Hominem Attack on Putin

Latest NYT Ad Hominem Attack on Putin by Stephen Lendman Throughout his tenure as Russia’s president, he’s been viciously and unjustifiably denigrated by US-led Western officials and their media scoundrel echo chamber - making repeated false accusations. The NYT is especially outrageous, attacking him for responsibly challenging America’s hegemonic ambitions along with defending Russia’s sovereign...

Russia Calls War in Syria “A US-Controlled International Terrorist Alliance”

Russia Calls War in Syria “A US-Controlled International Terrorist Alliance” by Stephen Lendman Anyone paying attention to war on Syria, following reliable independent sources for credible information, avoiding media scoundrel propaganda, knows the conflict is Obama’s war, using terrorists as imperial foot soldiers, supported by Pentagon-led “coalition” air power. On Thursday, Russia’s Defense Ministry spokesman...

America Headed for War on Russia

America Headed for War on Russia by Stephen Lendman America’s reckless imperial agenda should terrify everyone, a permanent war policy targeting all nations not serving its interests, wanting pro-Western puppet regimes replacing them - willing to risk destroying planet earth to own it. Imperial madness may kill us all, especially if neocons infesting Washington wage...

NYT Reinvents Reality in Aleppo

NYT Reinvents Reality in Aleppo by Stephen Lendman Liberating Syria from the scourge of US-supported terrorists requires winning the battle for Aleppo, a vital strategic prize. Washington is concerned because it’s incrementally happening, Syrian forces retaking parts of the city long held by US-backed terrorists - Russian aerial support making the difference, essential to continue...

Americans Can Sue Saudis for 9/11 Despite Its Noninvolvement

Americans Can Sue Saudis for 9/11 Despite Its Noninvolvement by Stephen Lendman The Riyadh regime is one of the world’s most despicable, involved in regional wars, related violence and state terrorism against its own people. It’s partnered with Obama’s wars on Syria and Yemen, unaccountable for Nuremberg-level crimes. Its regime had nothing to do with...