Obama Foreign Policy Maxim Actually Not Bad

August 12, 2014

According to Hillary Clinton, the Obama administration’s guiding maxim for foreign policy was “Don’t do stupid shit.” But if that was their lodestar, why did they ever hire Hillary as Secretary of State? Hillary would also have been disqualified for that job if the Obama team relied on Google’s (former) motto: “Don’t be evil.” If the […]

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Glenn Greenwald Speaks at Young Americans for Liberty Convention

August 11, 2014

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Ron Paul: Hey Obama, Leave Ukraine Alone!

August 9, 2014

Will a trade war over Ukraine erupt into a hot war? The face-off between the Russia and the U.S. along with its European followers continues to grow. With the spread of sanctions and retaliations, the forces of trade that are a natural check on the escalation of hostilities are undermined. On this week’s podcast Charles […]

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Obama Bombs Iraq to Mark Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Anniversary

August 8, 2014

This week is the 50th anniversary of the infamous Gulf of Tonkin anniversary.  Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and President Johnson conned Congress into giving a blank check for war. Politicians have been lying the nation into war ever since (and before, for that matter).  President Obama yesterday announced that he was ordering bombing attacks on […]

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Was ISIS Capture of Mosul Dam a ‘Virtual’ Event?

August 7, 2014

Early today we reported, on the basis of reports from other media outlets and a confirmation by Nineveh Governor Atheel Nujaifi, that the Mosul Dam, the largest hydroelectric dam in Iraq, was seized by ISIS from Kurdish forces. The following image appears to have been the basis of the story. Liz Sly from the Washington […]

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Antiwar GOP Congressman Justin Amash Wins Primary Challenge

August 5, 2014

Antiwar Republican Congressman Justin Amash won a very contentious primary challenge from Brian Ellis, who was supported by the GOP establishment for Michigan’s 3rd district. Amash, who was significantly outspent, won with 57% of the vote. Amash has been a leader of the libertarian caucus of the GOP House members. He has led the fight […]

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Conflict Resolution 101: Talking With Hamas

August 5, 2014

The world awaits with bated breath to see if the interim truce negotiated by US Secretary of State John Kerry will lead to a long-term ceasefire. But if US mediation is to be sincere and effective, the American government needs to take Hamas off its terrorist list and allow Hamas to be fully represented at […]

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Obama Continues Psyop Against Russia, Threatens China, in Interview with The Economist

August 5, 2014

Well, look, there’s no doubt that a robust, interventionist foreign policy on behalf of certain principles, ideals or international rules is not a tradition that most countries embrace. And in the 20th century and in the early stages of the 21st century, the United States continues to be the one indispensable power that is willing […]

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Israel and Ukraine: Ridding the Nation of the ‘Undesirables’

August 3, 2014

The military operations undertaken by the Ukrainian and Israeli governments in East Ukraine and Gaza, although frequently being represented as "anti-terror operations", in fact involve the mass killing of civilians on the ground, with US support, under the pretext of the state defending itself. As wars are being waged in both countries, the Ukrainian and […]

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Beware the New York Times’s Michael R. Gordon

August 3, 2014

“There’s an old saying in Tennessee – I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee – that says, fool me once, shame on – shame on you. Fool me – you can’t get fooled again.”  ~ George W. Bush Those in the U.S. who are enthralled by relentless reports of the most demonic acts attributed to […]

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