Peter Van Buren: Sorry, No War in North Korea
April 21, 2017
I’m so sorry to disappoint so many people, but there is not going to be a war with North Korea. No, no, Trump is not going to start a war there. And, no, Kim Jong Un is not going to start a war there. It is not going to happen, despite a cottage industry of […]
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Ron Paul on Tillerson Threatening Iran: ‘The Great Destabilizer’?
April 20, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson yesterday accused Iran of sending troops to fight in Syria and of destabilizing the region. He did not mention that Iranian troops were invited into the country while US troops are in Syria illegally. Tillerson condemned Iran as a leading human rights abuser while praising Saudi Arabia — the kings […]
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The Democratic Party’s Anti-Bernie Elites Have a Huge Stake in Blaming Russia
April 20, 2017
After Hillary Clinton’s devastating loss nearly six months ago, her most powerful Democratic allies feared losing control of the party. Efforts to lip-synch economic populism while remaining closely tied to Wall Street had led to a catastrophic defeat. In the aftermath, the party’s progressive base – personified by Bernie Sanders – was in position to […]
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More US Troops To Afghanistan: Ron Paul Asks Will A New ‘Surge’ Work?
April 19, 2017
In late 2009, President Obama brought US troop levels in Afghanistan up to 100,000. This “surge” was modeled after the “successful” US surge in Iraq. Ultimately both failed, but the surge planners like General Petraeus are still being listened to as “serious” figures. Now, 16 years into the war in Afghanistan, we are witnessing a […]
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Ron Paul: Tribute To William N. Grigg
April 18, 2017
Last week, the Liberty movement lost one of its most eloquent and courageous voices when William Grigg passed away at the far too young age of 54. William worked as a writer for The New American from 1993-2005, and was a contributor to LewRockwell.com and Antiwar.com. He also published many important articles at his Pro […]
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‘Doing Time Like A Spy’: With Guest John Kiriakou
April 18, 2017
John Kiriakou remains the only CIA officer to be jailed over the Agency’s illegal torture program — and he was the whistleblower who exposed it! But the story of how the FBI was able to send Kiriakou to prison on a 30 month sentence is fascinating, shocking, chilling. We discuss this dark chapter in our […]
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Iraqis Making Freelance Bomb Disposal Into a Lucrative New Business
April 17, 2017
When someone gives you lemons, you make lemonade, right? And so it goes in Freedom Land of Iraq, where for many, now out from under the heels of Islamic State, the Iraqi people have only to clear out all the bombs, IEDs, and unexploded ordnance left everywhere they want to live by all sides in […]
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FBI Agrees to Give Records to Antiwar.com
April 17, 2017
After a four-year court battle, the FBI has agreed to turn over records it created when it spied on Antiwar.com and pay $299,000 to settle our attorneys’ fees. The action only settles a portion of the lawsuit. ACLU attorney Julia Mass said “We will continue to challenge the FBI’s collection and maintenance of descriptions of […]
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What Have We Done: Executive Power, Drones, and Trump
April 14, 2017
The news is rife with President Trump’s threatened and actual military misadventures: in Syria, Yemen, and North Korea. But these military actions take on a new gravity considering the vast and secret powers Trump inherited. Former President Obama escalated the use of drone strikes – including in non-battlefield arenas such as Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, and […]
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Why Did the US Test an Outdated Bomb in Mountains of Afghanistan?
April 14, 2017
The U.S. Military, apparently eager to test a huge out-dated bomb – anacronym “MOAB” for “Mother Of All Bombs” – dropped one for the first time in the sparsely populated mountains of Afghanistan this week. The goal was apparently to fulfill Trump’s earlier campaign promise to ~”Bomb the hell out of ISIS.”
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