In 2009, Poland and Sweden, ever attentive to the US’s geostrategic goals of isolating Russia and gaining control of China thereafter, initiated the Eastern Partnership program, which its sponsors said was intended to tighten ties with former Soviet Republics, such as...
Month: March 2014
Ron Paul: A New Cold War?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 21, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
This week on the Ron Paul Weekly Podcast, Dr. Paul and host Charles Goyette discuss the US government's bizarre re-igniting of the Cold War through interventionism and hypocrisy in Ukraine.The interventionists try to stoke up another cold -- or even hot -- war with...
New Sanctions on Russia — What's the Endgame?
by harley | Mar 21, 2014 | The Liberty Report
What do the new US sanctions on Russia mean and how far might they go? RPI Executive Director Daniel McAdams is interviewed today on RT to offer some perspective:
Crimean Referendum Ilegal? Nonsense!
by Jeremy R. Hammond | Mar 20, 2014 | Featured Articles
On the question of why the U.S. government considers the Crimean referendum on secession from Ukraine to be illegal, Michael S. Rozeff points to an interview with John B. Bellinger III, Adjunct Senior Fellow for International and National Security Law at the Council...
McCain’s Eleven Point Plan For War
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 19, 2014 | Neocon Watch
Sen. McCain to the rescue. He looks on in horror as the dramatic threats of the Obama administration against Russia on Ukraine are not only undeterring but in fact mocked by the Russians. He has developed an eleven point plan to hoist the administration back up onto a...
RPI's Laughland on the Crimea Referendum
by harley | Mar 19, 2014 | The Liberty Report
RPI Advisor John Laughland weighs in on the Crimea vote to rejoin Russia, the breathtaking hypocrisy of the western governments and the disconnect between US and EU citizens and their governments. Of course the secession is illegal, Laughland says, but that also means...
Simple Stuff About Ukraine
by Philip Giraldi | Mar 18, 2014 | Featured Articles
On March 6th President Barack Obama signed an executive order "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine" which permits Washington to seize the assets of any "United States person" who opposes current US policies vis-à-vis that...
Foiled in Crimea, Is Obama Eyeing Syria Strike?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 18, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
There is danger in making dramatic but idle threats. President Obama and his administration have been given to extremely muscular rhetoric to warn adversaries away from certain actions only to back down when their warnings are not heeded.The neocons pounce on such...
Ron Paul: Crimea Secedes. So What?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 18, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Chairman Ron Paul has an op-ed in Tuesday's USA Today wondering why the US is so eager to saddle up for war over a relatively insignificant piece of land thousands of miles away. Dr. Paul is thankful that the bonds of international trade are tempering the passions...
Ron Paul Gives John Kerry a Reading Assignment
by Adam Dick | Mar 17, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Chairman and Founder Ron Paul presents this week at the Ron Paul Channel a list of seven books Paul suggests Secretary of State John Kerry should be reading to understand foreign policy and American history. Of course, these books would provide solid education for...
If Spying on Senate is So Bad, Why is it OK For Them To Spy On Us?
by Ron Paul | Mar 17, 2014 | Featured Articles
The reaction of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to last week’s revelations that the CIA secretly searched Senate Intelligence Committee computers reveals much about what the elites in government think about the rest of us. “Spy on thee, but not on me!” The hypocrisy of...
Disband NATO!
by Jacob G. Hornberger | Mar 17, 2014 | Featured Articles
In a recent New York Times op-ed, John McCain, the man who hoped to be president, said that Russia’s invasion of Crimea has nothing to do with NATO expansion into Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Oh? Well, now, let’s see how McCain would be responding if the shoe were...
The Use of Force, the Reflexive Resort to Economic Sanctions, and the Trials of America’s Hegemonic Mindset
by Going to Tehran | Mar 17, 2014 | Featured Articles
As negotiations toward a “final” nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran continue, it is important to consider to what extent the world might be witnessing a fundamental change in American foreign policy. We are inclined to think that the Obama administration would not...
Is John McCain Running For The Ukrainian Parliament?
by Chris Rossini | Mar 17, 2014 | Neocon Watch
John McCain has sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution. The results are in, and evidence shows that his swearing into office was nothing but his first "official" lie. No matter how long you stare at the words of the U.S. Constitution, you will never find a single...
After the Referendum…
by Patrick Armstrong | Mar 16, 2014 | Featured Articles
If, as seems to be generally expected, today’s referendum in Crimea produces a substantial majority in favour of union with the Russian Federation, what will Moscow’s reaction be? I strongly expect that it will be…… Nothing. There are several reason why I think this....
Neocons Have Weathered the Storm
by Robert Parry | Mar 15, 2014 | Featured Articles
By the middle of last decade, the storm clouds were building over the neocons: their “regime change” in Iraq was a disaster; President George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” speech was a running joke; news articles were appearing about their “dark side” behavior in...
Judge Napolitano: Congress and CIA Relationship at ‘Turning Point’
by Adam Dick | Mar 14, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Speaking with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business, Judge Andrew Napolitano predicts that Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) strong reaction to Central Intelligence Agency snooping on the Senate Intelligence Committee she chairs “is a turning point in the relationship between the...
The Failure of German Leadership on Ukraine
by Paul Craig Roberts | Mar 14, 2014 | Featured Articles
Washington, enabled by its compliant but stupid NATO puppets, is pushing the Ukrainian situation closer to war. German Chancellor Merkel has failed her country, Europe, and world peace. Germany is the strength of the EU and NATO. Had Merkel said “No” to sanctions on...
Against Ukraine War? Obama May Seize Your Assets
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 14, 2014 | Featured Articles
Do you, like 56 percent of the US population, believe that the US should "not get too involved" in the Ukraine situation? Do you think that the US administration putting us on a war footing with Russia is a bad idea? Are you concerned that the new, US-backed leaders...
McCain: Why Aren’t We At War Already?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 14, 2014 | Neocon Watch
Sen. John McCain is furious with President Obama. Even though the president's bellicosity over a relatively insignificant piece of land more than 5,000 miles away threatens not only our terminally ill economy but actually threatens World War III, McCain still views...
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