It is now clear that the preliminary meeting at Geneva this week of Russia, the United States and the United Nations for setting a date for the Geneva-2 conference on Syria ended inconclusively. The meeting couldn’t agree when the Geneva-2 should be held or who would...
Month: June 2013
Ron Paul: Against Neocon Domination
by harley | Jun 29, 2013 | The Liberty Report
RPI Founder and Chairman Ron Paul is interviewed by RPI Board member Lew Rockwell on war, peace, and the neo con domination of US foreign policy.Listen to the interview here.
Will Egypt Implode Tomorrow?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 29, 2013 | The Liberty Report
The Egypt experiment is falling apart. The crisis point may be reached as early as tomorrow, June 30th, when massive demonstrations are expected to rock the rule of Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi. It has been a slow-motion disintegration from the begining,...
Obama’s Syrian Allies
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 28, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Washington Times is reporting that the US shift in favor of overtly arming the Syrian rebels was celebrated by the rebels with an orgy of innocent blood. According to the Times, a Christian priest and another Christian believer were beheaded by the US-allied...
Jeb Presents Hillary Neo Con of the Year Award
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 27, 2013 | Neocon Watch
Neo conservatism does not just cross party lines, it is the party line. Both major US parties share the same foreign policy, which is "humanitarian interventionism," pushing "democracy" at the barrel of a gun, militarized diplomacy, covert and overt support of...
McCain: ‘Vote For Berlin Wall!’
by Adam Dick | Jun 27, 2013 | Congress Alert
Sen. John McCain is promoting the so-called immigration bill (S.744) in the United States Senate by emphasizing it will create "the most militarized border since the fall of the Berlin Wall." Apparently, McCain believes this argument will convince other senators to...
What Can One Person Do Versus the Leviathan?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 25, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Over at Lew Rockwell's blog, RPI Academic Board Member Butler Shaffer has written a thought-provoking piece on how the (thus far) successful escape of NSA leaker Edward Snowden reveals how the individual with his innumerable complex and ever-changing calculations and...
Surprise: Neo Con Calls for Conscription
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 25, 2013 | Neocon Watch
RPI Board Member Lew Rockwell captures the centralizing, totalitarian nature of the neo-conservatives in his well-landed critique of neocon Michael Gerson's big idea for the day: forced conscription! Because nothing makes an 18 year old love his country like being...
Major Drug War Expansion on Senate Agenda This Week
by Adam Dick | Jun 24, 2013 | Congress Alert
The so-called immigration bill the United States Senate is considering this week (S.744) is about much more than immigration laws. As Ted Hesson explains at ABC News, the bill would significantly expand the US Border Patrol's already large role in the US government's...
Breaking! Rep. Massie to Introduce Bill Blocking Syria Rebel Military Aid
by Rep. Thomas Massie | Jun 24, 2013 | Congress Alert
House sources tell RPI that Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) is preparing to introduce legislation to forbid the president from providing military assistance to any of the combatant groups in the current Syrian conflict. Absent a Congressional declaration of war,...
The Death of Daniel Somers
by Ron Paul | Jun 24, 2013 | The Liberty Report
I am reading the heartbreaking suicide note of Daniel Somers, a US combat veteran who spent several years fighting in Iraq. Mr. Somers was only 30 years old when he took his own life, after being tormented by the horrific memories of what he experienced in Iraq. He...
Why Is No One Listening to the US Government?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 24, 2013 | Featured Articles
photo: See-ming Lee 李思明 SMLThe US government is in panic mode over the apparently successful escape of NSA leaker Ed Snowden from Hong Kong. US government officials are swinging wildly at any target in sight while howling at the disintegrating illusion of US...
What We Have Learned From Afghanistan
by Ron Paul | Jun 23, 2013 | The Liberty Report
Last week the Taliban opened an office in Doha, Qatar with the US government’s blessing. They raised the Taliban flag at the opening ceremony and referred to Afghanistan as the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan"—the name they used when they were in charge before the US...
US Military to Egypt?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 21, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
KCEN-TV is reporting (via Drudge) that a group of US soldiers from Fort Hood are preparing to deploy to Egypt in a riot control capacity and to "protect" Egypt's border with Israel. The brief report raises far more questions than it answers, such as why the US...
Farm Freedom: US House Votes for Pro-Hemp Amendment
by Adam Dick | Jun 21, 2013 | Congress Alert
The United States House of Representatives voted 225-220 on Thursday to remove the US government prohibition on colleges and universities growing industrial hemp for research purposes in compliance with state laws. The vote was taken on an amendment offered by Rep....
Now That Syria Door is Open, Neo Cons Marching In
by Chris Rossini | Jun 21, 2013 | Neocon Watch
Now that President Obama has officially opened the Syrian door, neocons are tripping over themselves to pile in and deepen the US commitment. For the neocon warmonger, the toughest battle is getting that initial opening. Neocons have been persistently aggressive...
Nobody is Listening to Our Phone Calls?
by Ron Paul | Jun 21, 2013 | The Liberty Report
Today we learned from the Guardian newspaper that Federal judges and Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on an NSA request to make use of information it “inadvertently” collected on Americans without a warrant. According to the paper, the NSA was given permission...
Obama Chooses Intensified but Strategically Useless Violence over Serious Diplomacy in Syria
by harley | Jun 20, 2013 | Featured Articles
Last week, Hillary Mann Leverett told Al Jazeera’s Inside Story, see here, that the Obama administration’s recent decision to begin providing direct military aid to Syrian rebels is “a signal to the rest of the world, particularly to…those who are looking to deal with...
Government’s Gun Law Ruse to Access Mental Health Records
by Adam Dick | Jun 19, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
photo: grover_netYour appointment with a psychiatrist or admission to a mental health facility may now be included in United States and state government databases. What happened to the protection of medical privacy? The United States government and some state...
A Tipping Point in Syria Conflict
by Melkulangara Bhadrakumar | Jun 19, 2013 | Featured Articles
photo: FreedomHouseThe Guardian newspaper featured on Friday an infinitely sad picture of a Syrian young boy, hardly nine or ten years old, crossing a street holding an old rifle with bayonet. He apparently belongs to the ‘Martyrs of Maaret al-Nuan’ battalion holding...
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