When the Commander of NATO says he is a fan of flexible first strike at the same time that NATO is flexing its military muscle on Russia’s border, the risk of inadvertent nuclear war is real. US Air Force Gen. Tod D Wolters told the Senate this week he “is a fan of...
Month: February 2020
No Pardons for War Crimes
by Ilana Mercer | Feb 28, 2020 | Neocon Watch
“How does America change if our intelligence agencies were more accurate in their assessment of Saddam Hussein’s chemical and nuclear weapons programs?” The question was posed, just the other day, in “Make America Competent Again,” by David French, at the Dispatch, a...
Thomas Massie, ‘One of the Most Unusual Members of the US House’
by Adam Dick | Feb 28, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A Thursday profile of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) at the Cincinnati Enquirer declares that “neighbors, colleagues and friends all agree: Massie, who is running this year for a fifth term, is one of the most unusual members of the US House.” You can read the profile here...
The Threat of a Russia-Turkey-NATO Hot War Over Idlib is a Godsend for US Foreign Policy
by Darius Shahtahmasebi | Feb 28, 2020 | Featured Articles
Turkey is calling for NATO’s protection after 33 of its soldiers were killed in an apparent Syrian airstrike in Idlib, allegedly while fighting in terrorist ranks. In the regional chaos that ensues, only one player stands to gain. Speculation over what’s to come next...
Tulsi Gabbard: Presidential candidates must also condemn election interference by US intelligence agencies
by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) | Feb 28, 2020 | Featured Articles
Reckless claims by anonymous intelligence officials that Russia is “helping” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are deeply irresponsible. So was former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s calculated decision Tuesday to repeat this unsubstantiated accusation on the debate stage...
US Troops Back To Saudi Arabia – To Provoke Iran?
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 27, 2020 | The Liberty Report
For the first time in 17 years, US troops are moving back to Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia. The troops were removed in 2003 because they were serving as a recruiting tool for al-Qaeda. The Trump Administration claims they are returning to "deter" Iran...but...
Debunking The Smear That Assange Recklessly Published Unredacted Documents
by Caitlin Johnstone | Feb 27, 2020 | Featured Articles
The prosecution in the Assange extradition trial has falsely alleged that WikiLeaks recklessly published unredacted files in 2011 which endangered people’s lives. In reality the Pentagon admitted that no one was harmed as a result of the leaks during the Manning...
Anonymous sources and the guys and gals who made the Iraq war a reality are now claiming that the Kremlin is at it again!
by Philip Giraldi | Feb 27, 2020 | Featured Articles
Those hapless individuals who run the United States are again slipping into a fantasy world where Americans are besieged by imaginary threats coming from both inside and outside the country. Of course, it is particularly convenient to warn of foreign threats, as it...
Trillion Dollar Nuke ‘Upgrade’ – Not An Arms Race?
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 26, 2020 | The Liberty Report
The Trump Administration continues to spend billions developing and "upgrading" the nuclear weapons arsenal, claiming at the same time that it's in response to Russian moves and that it's "not an arms race." Is there solid evidence to back US claims...or is this just...
Credibility of European Court of Human Rights lies in ruins after judges’ links to Soros revealed
by John Laughland | Feb 26, 2020 | Featured Articles
A study by the European Center for Law and Justice in Strasbourg has revealed several conflicts of interest between judges at the European Court of Human Rights and NGOs funded by George Soros. The European Center for Law and Justice is an NGO which often appears at...
US Foreign Policy Perpetual Perfidy
by James Bovard | Feb 26, 2020 | Featured Articles
The Washington establishment was aghast in October when Donald Trump appeared to approve a Turkish invasion of northern Syria. The United States was seen as abandoning the Kurds, some of whom had assisted the United States in the fight against ISIS and other terrorist...
Let The Assange Show (Trial) Begin
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 25, 2020 | The Liberty Report
As the second day of the extradition hearing for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues in London, the lines of argumentation of both sides are taking shape. While the US tries to argue that Wikileaks publishing harmed individuals who aided the US government,...
Cancel Culture: Its Causes and Its Consequences
by TJ Roberts | Feb 25, 2020 | Featured Articles
The Cancel Culture Mob knows few limitations. While social media has empowered people to speak their minds, it has also empowered the masses to attempt to “cancel” those who express controversial opinions. Victims of cancel culture often end up jobless, friendless,...
Will Jacob Hornberger Sweep Upcoming Libertarian Presidential Primaries and Caucuses? If He Does, How Much Will It Matter?
by Adam Dick | Feb 25, 2020 | Featured Articles
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has been racking up wins in state-level contests of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Much less mentioned in the media is that Libertarian presidential candidate Jacob Hornberger won the February 8 Iowa Libertarian...
Chaos Abounds! Coronavirus; Assange; Financial Markets; Sanders Under Attack
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 24, 2020 | The Liberty Report
Will the "bipartisan consensus" in Washington blame the coronavirus for the coming economic downturn? Why does the US media seem so uninterested in Julian Assange's extradition hearing today? Today's Liberty Report is all about the chaos exploding all around us......
How to Know If America Is Your Enemy
by Eric Zuesse | Feb 24, 2020 | Featured Articles
If your country is friendly toward Russia, China, or Iran, then today’s American Government is probably applying subversion, economic sanctions, or maybe even planning a coup, or (if none of those will succeed) probably is war-gaming now for a possible military...
Trump’s Betrayal of Julian Assange
by Ron Paul | Feb 24, 2020 | Featured Articles
One thing we’ve learned from the Trump Presidency is that the “deep state” is not just some crazy conspiracy theory. For the past three years we’ve seen that deep state launch plot after plot to overturn the election.It all started with former CIA director John...
Intelligence Officials Sow Discord By Stoking Fear of Russian Election Meddling
by Dave DeCamp | Feb 24, 2020 | Featured Articles
Another presidential election year is upon us, and the intelligence agencies are hard at work stoking fears of Russian meddling. This time it looks like the Russians do not only like the incumbent president but also favor who appears to be the Democratic front-runner,...
Marijuana Legalization at State Legislatures and on Voters’ Ballots this Year
by Adam Dick | Feb 21, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
There was much reason for hope that marijuana legalization would be approved in several state legislatures in 2019. In January of 2019, I suggested that such action could be taken that year in any of six states — Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New...
The Rise of Pete Buttigieg: The Man Who Isn’t There
by Martin Sieff | Feb 21, 2020 | Featured Articles
“Yesterday, upon a stair “I met a man who wasn’t there “He wasn’t there again today “I wish, I wish he’d go away.” -Hughes Mearns This year, the Democratic Party caucus-goers of Midwest, prosperous Iowa and the voters of hard-scrabble, post-industrial, impoverished...
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