Ron Paul on The Economic Consequences of Senseless Wars
February 25, 2022
Former Congressman Ron Paul on the economic causes and consequences of war.
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Glenn Greenwald on the War in Ukraine and the War at Home (video)
February 25, 2022
I discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the debate over what role the U.S. Government should play, if any, in its outcome.
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Col. Ann Wright: Invasion Is Wrong: Bush in Iraq and Putin in Ukraine
February 24, 2022
"Invasion" read the headlines in our newspapers. 19 years ago in March 2002, it was the US invading Iraq. Today it’s Russia invading Ukraine. The stupidity of it all. When you heard President Biden today, February 24, 2022, speaking about Russia invading Ukraine, you could’ve substituted the words US and Iraq. It’s the same stupidity.
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Fog of War: What’s Behind Russia’s Ukraine Strike?
February 24, 2022
Russia’s wide-ranging assault on Ukrainian military targets in the early hours of the morning has surprised Western capitals even as they repeatedly predicted an imminent attack. Propaganda machines on all sides are turned up to maximum. In today’s Liberty Report we try to break down the facts and the antecedents with an eye on where […]
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Sheldon Richman asks Why Provoke Putin?
February 23, 2022
No one I know who criticizes America’s post-Cold War policy toward Russia — including the U.S. position on Ukraine — thinks Vladimir Putin is a good guy. Indeed, the case against U.S. bellicosity toward Russia in no way depends on a favorable view of the Russian ruler. On the contrary, it is because Putin is […]
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Aaron Maté and Richard Sakwa on Putin Recognizing Donbas
February 23, 2022
From The Grayzone: Pushback with Aaron Maté After weeks of US claims that a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent, Vladimir Putin instead recognized the breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk. The decision has triggered a new round of US-led sanctions while bringing attention to rebel-held areas, where, according to UN figures on the Donbas […]
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Conflicts of Interest: Putin Takes the Donbas, Biden Responds With Sanctions
February 23, 2022
On COI #237, Kyle Anzalone breaks down the latest updates in Ukraine after Putin recognized the independence of the Donbas. In a speech today, Biden announced new sanctions and troop deployments. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.
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Putin Recognizes Donbas Republics: What Comes Next?
February 22, 2022
This was a comment posted on my website this morning from a reader of my last essay “Meet the new Proactive Russia” posted on 16 February, though in light of the latest developments it now seems ages ago. Yes, indeed, Mr. Putin yesterday moved on from the stalled talks with the USA and NATO over […]
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Invasion…or Not? Biden Administration Unsure on Russia Moves
February 22, 2022
Russian President Putin’s surprise announcement that Russia would recognize two breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine as independent has left the Biden Administration and NATO – as well as the EU – at a loss for how to respond. Is it a war? Limited incursion? Will more sanctions do the trick? Reprinted from The Ron Paul […]
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Ukraine War Possibility Suddenly Heating Up
February 21, 2022
Recent developments in eastern Ukraine are increasingly pointing to the direction of a more direct conflict between Ukrainian and Russian forces. The two breakaway eastern regions have evacuated civilians amid OSCE reports of massively increasing mortar and other military attacks over the line of demarcation. Most, according to OSCE maps, are coming from the Kiev […]
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