As the House further debates a resolution restricting President Trump's power to make war on Iran, the House is rushing through a "coronavirus stimulus" bill pumping more billions into the pockets of the well-connected. Meanwhile, President Trump has announced that no...
Month: March 2020
Ukraine: Things Fall Apart
by Daniel Lazare | Mar 12, 2020 | Featured Articles
Volodymyr Zelensky used to play a school teacher on a hit Ukrainian TV show called "Servant of the People." The premise was simple: a video goes viral of the teacher sounding off about corruption and, before you know it, he’s elected president. The program did so well...
US now openly admits its goal in Syria is to make it 'difficult' for Moscow and Damascus to defeat terrorists
by Nebojsa Malic | Mar 12, 2020 | Featured Articles
The State Department’s special envoy for Syria has just admitted that the US aims to defend jihadist militants in Idlib against ‘Russian aggression,’ proving once again that the swamp in Foggy Bottom is alive and well. Russia and the Syrian government “are out to get...
Fake News Starts in Washington: Perception Management and Influence Operations Manipulate Public Opinion
by Philip Giraldi | Mar 12, 2020 | Featured Articles
It is perhaps unusual to have a government that has as much disregard for what most would consider to be the truth as does the current group of rascals running the United States of America. To be sure, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is as shameless a liar as has ever...
Battle Over Idlib – Pompeo Versus Trump
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 11, 2020 | The Liberty Report
President Trump's Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, is driving the US closer to war with Russia over Turkey's land grab in northern Syria. While Trump talks about removing US troops from the Middle East, Pompeo has turned his State Department into a second White House...
Rep. Thomas Massie Rebukes House Leadership for Pushing Lobbyists-and-Deep State-Drafted PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Bill
by Adam Dick | Mar 11, 2020 | Congress Alert
Speaking today on the United States House of Representatives floor, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) discussed how a committee markup of legislation dealing with reauthorization of USA PATRIOT Act provisions was terminated so the final bill could be drafted in a “backroom”...
This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown?
by John W. Whitehead | Mar 11, 2020 | Featured Articles
This is a test. This is not a test of our commitment to basic hygiene or disaster preparedness or our ability to come together as a nation in times of crisis, although we’re not doing so well on any of those fronts. No, what is about to unfold over the next few weeks...
Iraq War Goes On (And On) – Two More US Soldiers Killed
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 10, 2020 | The Liberty Report
After a "Super Tuesday 2" campaign update from Ron Paul, today's program looks at yet more US military deaths in Iraq. The 17 year war continues to take US (and Iraqi) lives even after the Iraqi parliament voted this year to remove foreign troops from Iraqi soil. What...
Old Ideas in New Bottles
by Philip Giraldi | Mar 10, 2020 | Featured Articles
Numerous so-called “front groups” operate in the United States. A front group is very simply an organization that pretends to have a certain program while at the same time using that identity as cover to promote a hidden agenda that is something quite different, often...
Douma Whistleblowers Respond to OPCW’s Attacks
by Dave DeCamp | Mar 10, 2020 | Featured Articles
Two whistleblowers that have been speaking out about a scandal within the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have responded to the organization’s attempts to discredit them. The OPCW has been doing some serious damage control over its...
Making the Best of Running a ‘Sure to Lose’ Libertarian Presidential Campaign
by Adam Dick | Mar 9, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Even most libertarians would probably agree that it is just about a sure bet that none of the current candidates or commonly discussed potential candidates for the Libertarian Party’s 2020 presidential nomination would, if he becomes the party’s nominee, defeat the...
A Military Distraction? US Hands Ukraine $125 Million In Weapons
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 9, 2020 | The Liberty Report
In yet another example of President Trump continuing the bad policies of President Obama, the Administration announced it would grant $125 million in new anti-artillery radar and military patrol ships to Ukraine. Maybe a military distraction will take minds off of...
Joe Biden: Father of the Drug War's Asset Forfeiture Program
by Chris Calton | Mar 9, 2020 | Featured Articles
In 1991, Maui police officers showed up at the home of Frances and Joseph Lopes. One officer showed his badge and said, “Let’s go into the house, and we will explain things to you.” Once he was inside, the explanation was simple: “We’re taking the house.” The Lopses...
Central Banking is Socialism
by Ron Paul | Mar 9, 2020 | Featured Articles
Last week, the Federal Reserve responded to Wall Street’s coronavirus panic with an “emergency” interest rate cut. This emergency cut failed to revive the stock market, leading to predictions that the Fed will again cut rates later this month.More rate cuts would...
The Return of Mayor Kucinich?
by Adam Dick | Mar 7, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
It has been 40 years since Dennis Kucinich completed his term as mayor of Cleveland, Ohio in 1979. Kucinich, who had been tagged as the “boy mayor” given his age and youthful appearance when mayor, went on to later hold elected office in the Cleveland city council...
Lift the US Embargo on Cuba
by Jacob G. Hornberger | Mar 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
The US embargo on Cuba has been in effect for 60 years. It’s time to end it. The embargo makes it a criminal offense for any American to spend money in Cuba or to do business in Cuba. If an American travels to Cuba and spends money there or does business there, he is...
Inside the World Uyghur Congress: The US-Backed Right-Wing Regime Change Network Seeking the ‘Fall of China’
by Ajit Singh | Mar 7, 2020 | Featured Articles
In recent years, few stories have generated as much outrage in the West as the condition of Uyghur Muslims in China. Reporting on the issue is typically represented through seemingly spontaneous leaks of information and expressions of resistance by Uyghur human rights...
New Putin-Erdogan Deal is Sugar-Coating the Turks’ Surrender
by Scott Ritter | Mar 6, 2020 | Featured Articles
This week’s meeting between Presidents Putin and Erdogan in Moscow was cast as preventing a war between Russia and Turkey in Syria. War, however, was never on the horizon. Putin called Erdogan’s bluff, and the Turk folded. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish...
Bye-Bye, Libertarian Party Chairman
by Adam Dick | Mar 5, 2020 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
United States Libertarian Party Chairman Nicholas Sarwark announced at Facebook last night that he will not seek reelection as party chairman at the Libertarian Party national convention in late May. Sarwark’s activities during his time a Libertarian Party chairman...
Patriot Act At 19 Years – Time To Pull The Plug?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 5, 2020 | The Liberty Report
Three provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act are set to expire on March 15th and many in Congress are scrambling to keep government surveillance of innocent Americans alive. Others are pushing for reform. We are pushing for euthanasia. Today we look at what is expiring and...
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