Is Obama Trying to Undermine Ceasefire in Syria?

Is Obama Trying to Undermine Ceasefire in Syria? by Stephen Lendman It took effect at midnight local time on December 30. Yet fighting continues in some areas not controlled by ISIS and al-Nusra - UN designated terrorist groups. So-called Free Syrian Army terrorists (allied with al-Nusra) and Jund al-Aqsa (Salafist jihadists) launched an offensive against...

Israel’s Brutal Response to SC Res. 2334

Israel’s Brutal Response to SC Res. 2334 by Stephen Lendman The December 23 Security Council resolution affirmed the illegality of Israeli settlements, well-known for nearly half a century with no world community action taken to stop them. Aside from the shameful bombast of its officials, blasting the resolution, supported by congressional members, Trump and AIPAC,...

Trump’s Praise for Putin’s Moral High Ground Exposed Obama’s Vindictiveness

Trump’s Praise for Putin’s Moral High Ground Exposed Obama’s Vindictiveness by Stephen Lendman In response to Obama’s new sanctions on Russia, illegal by any standard, Trump praised how Putin handled his action, tweeting “(g)reat move on delay (by V. Putin) - I always knew he was very smart.” A follow-up related tweet said “Russians are...

US Dirty Tricks in Syria?

US Dirty Tricks in Syria? by Stephen Lendman With three weeks left in office, Obama apparently intends continued US-led naked aggression on Syria, supporting ISIS, al-Nusra and other terrorist groups - adding more war crimes to his blood-drenched legacy. Days earlier, RT reported Damascus was without water for five days. US-supported terrorists poisoned the Ein...

Israeli Hardliner Urges Annexing Over 60% of West Bank Land

Israeli Hardliner Urges Annexing Over 60% of West Bank Land by Stephen Lendman Extremist Israeli education minister Naftali Bennett urges annexation of most West Bank land, saying “(t)he time has come to say Israel is ours to go from strategic defense to a process of initiating the implementation of Israeli sovereignty over the territories under...

WaPo Bashes Trump on Russia

WaPo Bashes Trump on Russia by Stephen Lendman The neocon/CIA-connected Washington Post is frantic over Trump wanting normalized relations with Russia, including cooperating with Putin in combating terrorism. Its editors blasted him for saying “it’s time for our country to move on to bigger and better things,” days earlier claiming the “whole age of computer(s)...

Facebook Banished Me for Truth-Telling

Facebook Banished Me for Truth-Telling by Stephen Lendman America’s deep state declared war on truth-telling, wanting views opposing its own censored or banished altogether. Perhaps criminalizing writers like myself and others comes next. Google and Facebook are involved, perhaps other social media operations, conspiring with dark forces in Washington in flagrant violation of First Amendment...

Putin’s Response to Obama’s New Sanctions

Putin’s Response to Obama’s New Sanctions by Stephen Lendman Both leaders are polar opposites - a mensch in Moscow on the right side of history compared to a US menace waging war on humanity. In response to Obama’s new sanctions, a same day article quoted Sergey Lavrov, saying Russia “cannot leave unanswered the insults of...

Security Council Session on Syria Ceasefire

Security Council Session on Syria Ceasefire by Stephen Lendman At Russia’s request, Security Council members will meet in closed session Friday afternoon to discuss Syria ceasefire terms - agreed on by Russia, Iran, Turkey and Damascus. According to Reuters, a draft resolution will be considered, announced by Moscow and Ankara on Thursday, a possible Saturday...

Obama Illegally Sanctions Russia for Nonexistent US Election Hacking

Obama Illegally Sanctions Russia for Nonexistent US Election Hacking by Stephen Lendman Throughout his deplorable tenure, thankfully near ending, Obama exceeded Star Wars, going where no previous US president dared go before - for ill, not good. He disgraced the office he holds. His legacy reflects failure domestically and geopolitically, infamy, deceit, moral cowardice, lawlessness...