Avoiding conflict on the Korean peninsula is an urgent priority of our time. Possible nuclear war would be too catastrophic to risk. Continue reading
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Britain to criminalize reading online extremist content
Like America, Britain is unfit and unsafe to live in—both countries police states, serving privileged interests exclusively, allied in waging wars OF terror in multiple theaters, along with abolishing fundamental homeland freedoms. Continue reading
House passes draconian budget
America already is thirdworldized. Majority House members deepened it. Continue reading
Trump’s latest warning
His rage for war makes any announced warnings sound especially ominous—even if they’re only bluster. Continue reading
Deplorable US envoy to Israel
Zionist zealot, unlimited settlement construction and annexation of Palestinian land supporter David Friedman is a longtime close Trump ally. Continue reading
Puerto Rico: A public health catastrophe
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke deplorably called the federal response to crisis conditions in Puerto Rico a “good news story,” adding she’s “very satisfied.” Continue reading
Trump’s deplorable tax cut scheme
David Stockman thinks it’s going nowhere. He blasted today’s GOP, specifically Mitch McConnell-led senators, saying he and likeminded upper house members “turned the conservative party of Ronald Reagan into essentially a beltway racketeering operation.” Continue reading
US to plunder Afghanistan’s mineral riches
Endless US aggression in Afghanistan has nothing to do with combating terrorism (America supports it), everything to do with controlling the country, using it for oil and gas pipelines, part of encircling Russia and China with US military bases, and plundering vast Afghan mineral riches—likely worth trillions of dollars, a prize corporate predators covet. Continue reading
Can a nation be mentally deranged?
Apparently so. America is Exhibit A, run by recklessly dangerous lunatics no matter which right wing of its duopoly governance holds power. Clear proof is overwhelming. Continue reading
Trump at war with dissent
Trump continues finding ways to disgrace himself, the latest episode Friday evening, criticizing legitimate dissent. Continue reading
Escalating Korean peninsula brinksmanship
Reckless US threats against North Korea, along with military exercises simulating war on the country and ruling out diplomatic outreach, risk embroiling the region in conflict. Continue reading
Mad dog Trump threatens use of nuclear weapons against North Korea
Mattis isn’t the only mad dog in Washington, a city infested with them, waging permanent wars against one country after another, threatening more mass slaughter and destruction. Continue reading
Russia protests US search of its diplomatic facilities
The Trump administration ordered the closure of Russia’s San Francisco consulate, a chancery annex in Washington, and a New York consular annex—effective September 2. Continue reading
Arkema’s Crosby, Texas, plant containers explode
On August 31, two explosions rocked the plant, causing toxic chemical fires, contaminating air and water. Continue reading
Haley to replace Tillerson?
Say it isn’t so. A war goddess Hillary clone, Nikki Haley’s extremism makes her unqualified for any public position—a shameful UN envoy choice, a disastrous one as Washington’s chief diplomat. Continue reading
Trump seeks rigged intelligence to renege on Iran nuclear deal
According to London’s Guardian, “US intelligence officials are under pressure from the White House to produce a justification to declare Iran in violation of a 2015 nuclear agreement”—despite no evidence suggesting it. Continue reading
Trump’s Afghan strategy: Forever war and occupation
Trump’s Monday address on Afghanistan didn’t surprise. What a difference an election makes! Continue reading
Politicized injustice in America
It’s rife in America, thousands incarcerated and abused for political reasons—notably people of color and Muslims, deplorably treated like fifth column threats. Continue reading
Renegotiating NAFTA: Hold the cheers
Trump promised a “stronger and better” deal. The only equitable one is fair, not free, trade benefiting everyone, not business and large investors exclusively. Continue reading
Neocon Pence calls democratic Venezuela a hemispheric and US threat
In Colombia visiting narco-terrorist/Nobel Peace Prize winning President Juan Manuel Santos, Pence threatened Venezuela, saying, “President Trump has made it very clear that we will not stand by while Venezuela collapses into dictatorship.” Continue reading
Heading for US military action against Venezuela?
Washington already is waging political and economic war on the country, along with months of CIA-orchestrated street violence, responsible for scores of deaths, hundreds of injuries and numerous arrests made in an attempt to restore order. Continue reading
War of words between US and North Korea
Illegal sanctions, provocative US military exercises, installation of THAAD missile systems in South Korea, and a war of words between Washington and Pyongyang could be prelude to something much more serious—possible war on the Korean peninsula. Continue reading
Proposed US legislation threatens online free expression
Too often, congressional legislation does far more harm than good, especially since the neoliberal ‘90s—NAFTA and other unfair “free trade” policies noted examples, along with the disastrous 1996 Telecommunications Act discussed below. Continue reading
Would America dare attack North Korea?
In April, Trump warned “[i]f China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all that I am telling you.” Continue reading
Trump illegally sanctions Venezuela’s president
Washington consistently and illegally meddles in the internal affairs of other countries—a flagrant international law violation. Continue reading
Generalissimo White House chief of staff
Former Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is out, Trump tweeting the news. Continue reading
Trump seeking way out of Iran nuclear deal?
It’s an international agreement, involving the five permanent Security Council members plus Germany. Continue reading
Worst on record cholera epidemic in Yemen
Obama’s war on Yemen, escalated by Trump, bears full responsibility for what Oxfam calls the worst outbreak of cholera “ever recorded in any country in a single year.” Continue reading
Criminalizing support for BDS
BDS activism is vital to demand Israel be held accountable for its longstanding high crimes against millions of Palestinians. Continue reading
Ripoff Trumpcare and tax cut schemes
Both Trump plans are schemes to transfer enormous amounts of wealth from ordinary Americans to business and high-net-worth households. Continue reading
UN treaty bans nuclear weapons
On Thursday, 122 UN member states adopted the first ever treaty banning nuclear weapons. It’s legally-binding when taking effect—without an enforcement mechanism to assure compliance. Continue reading
Neocon Nikki Haley the dark force behind Trump’s decertification of Iran nuclear deal?
Posted on October 17, 2017 by Stephen Lendman
Nikki Haley reportedly was Trump’s first choice for secretary of state, a war goddess Hillary clone, a Ziofascist, a recklessly dangerous neocon. Continue reading →