UN Sees War Crimes In Yemen… But Mattis Vows Continued War Support
August 29, 2018
A new UN report found possible war crimes committed in the three-plus Saudi-led war on Yemen. While the US has backed the war from the beginning, providing weapons and targeting, the Pentagon claims that its involvement is saving lives rather than taking them. Secretary of Defense Mattis has said that the US will continue to […]
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The Saudi Coalition’s Callous Disregard for Yemeni Lives
August 29, 2018
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. The New York Times also calls for a halt to U.S. support for the war on Yemen: Saudi Arabia and its allies seem to have little compunction about slaughtering children as long as more bombs can be bought, so it’s up to the enablers to call a halt. The […]
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South Korea Seeks Peace With North: Will US Sanction Seoul?
August 28, 2018
Are the neocons running circles around President Trump? His Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has opposed the president’s moves to open dialogue with North Korea from the get-go. Now he has managed to scuttle a visit to Pyongyang by showing Trump a letter from a North Korean official that is reported to be “belligerent.” That […]
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Another False Flag Gas Attack for Syria? Bolton Warns of Massive US Response
August 27, 2018
The neocons are not going to give up on their obsession with “regime change” in Syria. Over the weekend National Security Advisor John Bolton all but called for another “chemical attack” in Syria to justify what he promise would be a massive US strike on Damascus. Sen. McCain may be gone, but his neocon policy […]
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See Ya, John (McCain) by Peter Van Buren
August 26, 2018
It’ll always be too soon, won’t it? Glorifying McCain as a war hero allows us to imagine away the sins of Vietnam by making ourselves the victim. He encouraged unjust war in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria and more as a cornerstone of his career. When given the chance, he sold out and took Sarah Palin […]
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The US Must Stop Enabling Saudi Coalition War Crimes in Yemen
August 25, 2018
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. The Norwegian Refugee Council condemned yesterday’s airstrike on civilians fleeing Hodeidah: We are appalled by conflict that appears entirely ungoverned by the laws of war and astounded at the silence of the many governments enabling it. We cannot comprehend any possible moral justification for killing civilians fleeing to safety […]
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Ron Paul interviews Rep. Thomas Massie on Russia, Sanctions, and Tariffs
August 23, 2018
Why is Congress so obsessed with starting a new Cold War with Russia? Are they all gripped by group-think? Who do sanctions hurt most? And how can people visit with Rep. Thomas Massie and Ron Paul later this month? Tune in to today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report with a very special guest! Reprinted from The […]
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Speech on Afghanistan at the New Jersey Libertarian Party Convention
August 22, 2018
I gave this talk on Fool’s Errand to the Libertarian Party of New Jersey’s state convention back in February. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX6ALDrLYyI
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Elizabeth Warren’s Anti Corruption Specificity Evaporates When Foreign Policy Is Raised
August 22, 2018
On Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed the National Press Club, outlining with great specificity a host of proposals on issues including eliminating financial conflicts, close the revolving door between business and government and, perhaps most notably, reforming corporate structures. Warren gave a blistering attack on corporate power run amok, giving example after example, like Congressman […]
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Stop Comparing Iran to the USSR
August 22, 2018
Originally appeared on The American Conservative. Frederick Kagan invokes U.S. policy towards the USSR under Reagan as the model for a similar policy towards Iran today: The attractiveness of applying to Iran the set of policies that caused the relatively peaceful collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s, often called the […]
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