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Sino/Russian Unity: What Washington Most Fears
by Stephen Lendman
China is an economic powerhouse. It's the world's second largest economy. It's heading for number one status.
Perhaps sooner than most expect. It's growth way outdistances America. It's multiples greater.
Russia matches Washington's military might. It does so in nuclear weapons strength. With sophisticated delivery systems.
Able to strike global targets accurately. With hugely destructive force. Enough to decimate potential adversaries. Perhaps to discourage potential aggression.
Russia is rich in what China needs most. Oil and gas mainly. Technological expertise. Industrial equipment. Sophisticated weapons.
Kerry at Yale
by Stephen Lendman
On May 18, he returned to his alma mater. He's class of 1966. He was a mediocre student. He barely managed to graduate.
He got four freshman year Ds. His cumulative four-year 76 numerical rating barely avoided failure. Gentlemen C's got him through.
He was Yale's featured Class Day speaker. He addressed graduating students. His mother stressed integrity.
"Integrity, John," she said. His father said "diplomacy was really being able to see the world through the eyes of someone else, to understand their aspirations and assumptions."
Two important lessons Kerry never learned. He's vying for Washington's worst ever Secretary of State dishonor.
He fronts for imperial lawlessness. He's an unindicted war criminal. He represents America's dark side.
Palestinian reconciliation reeling under Israeli pressure
Khalid Amayreh
The reconciliation agreement signed in Gaza last month between the mainstream PLO faction, Fatah, and the Islamic Liberation group, Hamas, is reeling under intense pressure from Israel and her guardian-ally, the United States.
Israel repeatedly threatened to adopt "draconian measures" against the Palestinian Authority (PA) in case the latter dared implement the agreement with Hamas on the ground.
The punitive measures, dubbed blackmailing tactics by PA officials, include halting the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinians as well as a series of other restrictions and harassments.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was quoted as saying on Friday that the PA would have to choose between Hamas and the peace process.
State-Sponsored Terror in Ukraine
by Stephen Lendman
Nazism thrives in Ukraine. US-supported fascists govern this way. Democracy is verboten.
Opposition isn't tolerated. Freedom is a four-letter word. Putin addressed what's ongoing responsibly.
Russia helped defeat Nazism in WW II. Putin sees its reemergence in Ukraine. He called it "utterly dangerous."
"It's evidenced by the present-day tragic events in Ukraine, the rampancy of neo-Nazi forces that unleashed a veritable terror against civilians," he said.
"Of course, we shall continue to resist attempts at falsifying history, at heroizing fascists and their henchmen, and at casting aspersions on the memory and good name of liberation heroes."
"We increasingly often encounter attempts to revise and distort history."
Freedom or Fascism
by Stephen Lendman
Fascist regimes run America and Ukraine. Democracy is pure fantasy. Monied interests control things. People have no say.
Fundamental freedoms don't matter. They're trampled on. They're crushed. Ukraine is Obama's latest imperial trophy. Holding it is another matter entirely.
Democracy was systematically quashed. Washington elevated fascist putschists to power.
They're unelected. They're radicalized ultranationalists. They're overt anti-Semites. They're militant thugs. They have no legitimacy whatever.
They're convenient US stooges. They're puppets. They take orders from Washington.
They masquerade as politicians. They represent mob rule. They make mafia bosses look saintly by comparison.
India's Sham Democracy
by Stephen Lendman
India is like America. Democracy is fantasy. Two major parties dominate.
In India most often. Others compete. At most, some become junior coalition partners.
Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governance control things. They take turns. They're largely two sides of the same coin.
Indian elections ran in nine phases. From April 7 to May 12. The longest election in Indian history. Over 800 million were eligible to vote.
Over 8,000 candidates competed. They did so for India's Lok Sabha. It's House of the People. Its lower house. Parliamentarians represent 543 constituencies.
Turnout exceeded 66%. Highest ever for general elections. On May 16, results were announced.
Ukraine's Fascist Roots
by Stephen Lendman
US-installed putschists are fascist extremists. Elevating them to power should scare everyone.
Ukraine is the epicenter of European fascist reemergence. It's a freedom-destroying cancer.
It threatens world peace. It risks global conflict. It doesn't surprise. Its roots are deep.
Washington offers full support. It's longstanding. It dates from 1945. Svoboda and Right Sector parties are modern-day Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) heirs.
Its Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) leaders were Nazi collaborators. They fought with Hitler's Waffen SS Galician Division.
Their forces massacred hundreds of thousands. Their hero was Stepan Bandera. He headed OUN-B. It terrorized Ukrainian and Polish Jews.
His legacy thrives in Ukraine today. His heirs openly display his OUN-B red and black flag. They enjoy full US support.
Svoboda's slogan is "Ukraine for Ukrainians." Bandera said the same thing. He wanted Ukraine made ethnically pure. Mass extermination followed.
Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkov Opt Out of Sham May 25 Elections
by Stephen Lendman
They mock legitimate ones. Choices exclude democracy. Fascist ones alone will compete.
Results are largely pre-determined. No matter who wins, ordinary Ukrainians lose.
Eastern regions won't participate. Days earlier, Donetsk and Lugansk leaders opted out. On May 18, Kharkov's Yuri Apukhtin said:
His "region will hold a referendum on independence following Donetsk and Lugansk."
"Our task is not to participate in Ukrainian presidential elections in any case."
Sacking NYT Executive Editor Jill Abramson
by Stephen Lendman
In September 2011, she succeeded Bill Keller. On May 14, The Times headlined "Times Ousts Jill Abramson as Executive Editor, Elevating Dean Baquet."
It reflects "an abrupt change of leadership." Times chairman/publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. claimed "an issue with management in the newsroom."
Times staff familiar with her relationship with Sulzberger suggested she was "polarizing and mercurial." She "clash(ed) with (managing editor) Baquet.
He was "angered" over Abramson's "job offer" to senior London Guardian editor Janine Gibson. She wanted her as "co-managing editor."
"Conflict between them arose." Sulzberger got involved. He decided earlier to sack her. On May 15, he appointed Baquet executive editor.
"(N)either side (explained) detail(s) about Abramson's firing," said The Times. She was its first female executive editor in its 160-year history.
Justifying the Unjustifiable
by Stephen Lendman
Navi Pillay is UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She's a reliable imperial tool. She betrays her mandate. She does so consistently.
She disgraces the office she holds. She twists vital truths irresponsibly. She substitutes misinformation rubbish.
She serves Western interests exclusively. She's up to her old tricks again.
Her new report is titled "Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine." It’s infested with lies. It whitewashes what's most important to reveal.
On the one hand, it totally ignores fascist putschists usurping power. Imposing hardline rule. Governing lawlessly.
Targeting all opposition elements for elimination. Bearing full responsibility for nationwide violence. Especially in Eastern Ukraine.
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