Daniel Larison

April 17, 2019

Originally appeared on The American Conservative. Rohollah Faghihi reports on the damage that Trump administration decisions have done to the political fortunes of Iranian moderates and reformists and their agenda. One of the practical effects of designating the IRGC as terrorists has been to reduce the chances that Iran will adopt international standards on money […]

Eric Garris

April 17, 2019

The European Parliament Tuesday held a fiery debate on Julian Assange’s fate. Some MEPs argued the matter had no place in their body, others said human rights & press freedom were fundamental European issues. Watch the 27-minute debate on Assange here, captured from the plenary session by Cathy Vogan for Consortium News.

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

April 17, 2019

President Trump has vetoed the second bill of his presidency. Both vetoes have strengthened the Executive Branch at the expense of the Legislative Branch (and the Constitution). Yesterday’s veto of S.J. Res. 7 means there will be no foreseeable end to US participation in the genocidal Saudi war on Yemen. On today’s Ron Paul Liberty […]

Daniel Larison

April 16, 2019

Originally appeared on The American Conservative. As expected, Trump used his veto tonight to reject S.J.Res. 7, the antiwar Yemen resolution passed by both houses of Congress earlier this year: President Trump has just issued the second veto of his presidency, rejecting a resolution from Congress to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

April 16, 2019

On his Latin American “overthrow Venezuela” tour, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hammered China, accusing it of “prolonging” the regime by continuing to trade and invest with the Maduro government. The Chinese shot back at him over the preposterous claim, wondering out loud what many are wondering: has Pompeo lost his mind? Tune in […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

April 15, 2019

The timing was hardly “coincidental.” Not long after a trip by Vice President Pence to “convince” Ecuador to hand over Julian Assange, a $4.2 billion IMF loan appears on the scene. Then Ecuador follows through and delivers the Wikileaks publisher to face the wrath of the US political establishment. Do what Washington says, get a […]

Daniel Larison

April 14, 2019

Originally appeared on The American Conservative. The Venezuelan military has not budged from its support for Maduro: Underpaid, underfed and humiliated by the autocratic turn their once-rich and democratic country had taken, the armed forces were the linchpin of the U.S. administration’s strategy. Some US officials predicted that Venezuela’s military would flip en masse within […]

Daniel Larison

April 12, 2019

Originally appeared on The American Conservative. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge resumes his discrediting advocacy for the Mujahideen-e Khalq: Which is why I include myself among an incredible cadre of men and women from across every spectrum of life and political affiliation, in Europe and here in America, who have decided to embrace publicly […]

Ray McGovern

April 11, 2019

This originally appeared at Consortium News. It is a very sad day for the rule of law. Today’s broad-daylight manhandling and kidnapping of Julian Assange from political asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London demonstrates in bas-relief that in today’s Anglo-America, the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights are now “quaint and obsolete,” to […]

Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams

April 11, 2019

UK Metropolitan Police were allowed into the Ecuadorian Embassy today to violently arrest Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange, after the Ecuadorian government cancelled his asylum. He’s already been convicted in the UK court this morning, but the real show trial awaits him after extradition to the US. On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Reprinted from The […]