Sunday’s Catalonia Independence Referendum
Stephen Lendman Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s regime is going all-out to block it. He governs like a tinpot despot, waging class war, enforcing police state repression, arresting Catalan officials, threatening others with criminal prosecution… more »
Economic Sanctions Against Russia Flop: The first comprehensive study of anti-Russia sanctions shows they hit EU much more than Russia.
Eric Zuesse Did U.S. President Barack Obama create the anti-Russia sanctions in order to weaken the EU in its competition against America? If so, the policy has been a huge success — it has enormously damaged the EU’s economy. But, if Russia was the… more »
Jimmy Carter Blasts US Domestic and Foreign Policies
Stephen Lendman As president, the Carter Doctrine pledged Middle East military intervention if US interests were threatened. His administration considered invading Iran and seizing its oil fields. He encouraged Saddam Hussein to attack Iran. He… more »
Trump Set to Ease Restrictions on Terror-Bombing by Drones
Stephen Lendman US terror-bombing by drones, warplanes and attack helicopters largely massacres civilians - on the phony pretext of combating ISIS and other jihadists America supports. Obama’s drone war was lawless and despicable by any standard,… more »
Netanyahu’s UN Demagoguery
Stephen Lendman He’s Trump’s alter ego, two despicable rogue actors, threatening world peace, belonging in prison, not high office. Their deplorable UN General Assembly addresses made painful listening, remarks responsible leaders wouldn’t touch,… more »
How America’s Corrupt Government Wastes Its Taxpayers’ Money
Eric Zuesse First, just look at these billions of dollars of U.S.-taxpayer-purchased weapons being exploded — simply wasted — in Ukraine, instead of killing people there, as America’s aristocracy had intended when it got its President and Congress to… more »
Trump Ups the Stakes in Syria
Stephen Lendman Trump is a businessman, a geopolitical no-nothing. Delegating warmaking to hawkish generals was a reckless act. He doesn’t immerse himself in details, largely stays disengaged from policymaking complexities, lets others handle them.… more »
Iran’s New Ballistic Missile
Stephen Lendman Iran’s ballistic missile program is entirely legitimate, solely for defense, designed to carry conventional warheads, not nuclear ones as US and Israeli hawks falsely claim, vilifying the country disgracefully. On Friday, its new… more »
Police State Repression in Catalonia
Stephen Lendman Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain’s northeast, bordering France and the Mediterranean Sea, Barcelona its capital and largest city. In November 2015, Catalan lawmakers approved a secession plan from Spain by 2017. October 1 is… more »
Bernie Sanders on Israel and Iran
Stephen Lendman He’s a longstanding con man. His deplorable voting record belies his lofty rhetoric, consistently supporting undemocratic Dem party politics. His support for war goddess/racketeer Hillary after she virtually stole her nomination alone… more »
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