Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

March 22, 2018

According to recent reporting, the US is building another military base in Syria, this time near the Syrian oil fields in the north east of the country. Why does the US want to control Syrian oil production? Is it looking to steal Syrian resources? After all, ISIS is all but defeated and the reason given […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

March 21, 2018

With the impending fall of East Ghouta to Syrian government forces, former President Obama’s project of supporting jihadist rebels in hopes of overthrowing Assad seems to be near death. Will Trump be wise enough to finally change Obama’s disastrous policy? On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & […]

Eric Garris

March 20, 2018

Durbin: The decision to go to war can only be made by Congress From Sen. Dick Durban’s office: WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Senate to pass a bipartisan joint war powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen. The Senate is expected to vote on […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

March 20, 2018

Fifteen years ago today, the US launched its “shock and awe” attack against Iraq. The war was based on lies and propaganda, it cost trillions, and it left perhaps a million dead. To date no one has been punished for this disaster. Have we learned our lesson not to listen to neocon lies? Hardly! On […]

Daniel Larison

March 20, 2018

Originally appeared on The American Conservative. The Wall Street Journal has distinguished itself for promoting pro-Saudi and pro-Emirati propaganda about the war on Yemen, gushing over Mohammed bin Salman, and for credulous reporting on the war and the humanitarian crisis it has created. Now their editors rail against S.J.Res. 54 because it threatens to put […]

John V. Walsh

March 19, 2018

"Public Troubled by Deep State" is the headline that the Monmouth University Polling Institute tags to its recent poll. Polling about the term "Deep State" is problematical, because as the polling report says: "Few Americans (13%) are very familiar with the term "Deep State;" another 24% are somewhat familiar, while 63% say they are not […]

Jason Ditz

March 19, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2018           CONTACT: Sarah Peck, 202-228-1174; Miryam Lipper, 202-365-2176  Kaine Statement On U.S. Involvement In Conflict In Yemen & Sanders-Lee-Murphy Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, released the following statement today announcing his support for the joint resolution to direct the removal […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

March 19, 2018

Former Russian spy-turned-UK-spy Sergei Skripal was apparently poisoned earlier this month in the UK. British Prime Minister Theresa May wasted no time in blaming the Russian government and its president, Vladimir Putin personally. Although signatories of the Chemical Weapons Convention must provide samples and evidence when requesting clarification on such matters — and are given […]

Thomas R. Getman

March 18, 2018

Delivered to The Israel Lobby and American Policy 2018 conference March 2, 2018 at the National Press Club The Israel Lobby and American Policy conference was solely sponsored by the American Educational Trust, publisher of the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, and the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep). This is a rush […]

William Astore

March 18, 2018

Every now and again I look over my dad’s letters from World War II. He was attached to an armored headquarters company that didn’t go overseas, but he had friends who did serve in Europe during and after the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944. Also, he had two brothers, one who served in […]