On Friday, US drones killed 34 at an Afghan funeral. US officials claimed they were all terrorists but the locals on the ground disagreed. Will family members of those killed seek revenge on the US? Over the weekend, CIA director John Brennan admitted that this kind...
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CIA Director: Blowback is Real
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 8, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
CIA Director John Brennan is not known as a big defender of the Constitution. He is regarded as a chief proponent of the CIA's torture program and as "Obama's drone warrior." He also lied to the American people with claims that not "a single collateral death" occurred...
Macedonia: Another Color Revolution
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 5, 2015 | The Liberty Report
The current government in Macedonia, elected freely just a year ago, has been under pressure by NGOs financed by the US and European governments as well as George Soros. The problem? Lack of enthusiasm about western sanctions on Russia and an initial agreement to...
Soros Seeks to Expand War in Ukraine…Why?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 3, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Hacked emails show billionaire George Soros is fighting to save the US-backed president of Ukraine. He promised President Poroshenko to call up US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and ask for some more money for Ukraine. He is demanding that the US start supplying weapons...
TSA is The Danger – 95% Fail Rate
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 2, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Just after the acting administrator of the TSA told Congress what a great job his agency is doing at keeping Americans safe, an internal investigation into the TSA found that agents failed to detect mock bombs 95 percent of the time. Perhaps they were too busy...
Breaking: FREEDOM Act Passes Senate, Freedom Dies
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 2, 2015 | Congress Alert
By a vote of 67-32 the Senate today passed the USA FREEDOM Act, just days after the expiration of key elements of the USA PATRIOT Act. The FREEDOM Act is billed as a reform of the unconstitutional and recently-ruled illegal bulk collection of Americans'...
The CIA: Providing Security or Threatening Liberty?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 1, 2015 | Featured Articles
Last night parts of the PATRIOT Act expired, but it is only a matter of days before Congress passes a new PATRIOT Act -- this time called the FREEDOM Act. As the saying goes, the PATRIOT Act was to real patriotism as the FREEDOM Act is to real freedom. The only real...
Lindsey Graham’s Got a Simple Platform: War!
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 1, 2015 | Neocon Watch
Just when the US presidential contest needed a real macho man candidate, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today threw his camouflaged hat in the ring. The Senator is staking it all on the proposition that after 14 years of fighting a global war on terror that has produced...
US Gives ISIS a Billion Dollars In Mosul
by Daniel McAdams | May 31, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Whenever there is a problem anywhere in the world, the first thing US lawmakers and Beltway foreign policy experts do is urge the US to send weapons. Libyan "freedom fighters" want to overthrow Gaddafi? Send weapons. Eastern Ukraine wants to break away from US-backed...
Will Congress Save PATRIOT Act…And Does It Matter?
by Daniel McAdams | May 30, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Portions of the PATRIOT Act are set to expire Sunday at midnight unless Congress finds a way to extend them. What might we expect from the race to maintain the NSA's bulk collection of our telecommunications? And if somehow those provisions expire, does it mean that...
The Hollywoodization Of War
by Daniel McAdams | May 28, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Hollywood has long been content to churn out pro-war propaganda at the behest of the government, but the presentation of war as a risk-free exercise where the US always wins is feeding a dangerous militarism in the United States. The Ron Paul Liberty Report visits...
Who Won’t Fight in Iraq?
by Daniel McAdams | May 26, 2015 | The Liberty Report
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter claimed that the Iraqi army, trained and equipped by the US for a decade or more, lacks the will to fight against the ISIS takeover of their country. The Iraqis and Iranians countered that the US is ineffective in its ten month...
New Evidence US Backed ISIS
by Daniel McAdams | May 25, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Thanks to a lawsuit by Judicial Watch, a 2012 Defense Intelligence Agency assessment has been released, in heavily redacted form, that indicates the US Intelligence Community knew from the beginning that its regime change policy in Syria would boost al-Qaeda and ISIS....
ISIS Gains as Congress Funds War: Week in Review With McAdams and Taylor
by Daniel McAdams | May 24, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The US failure in Iraq and Syria becomes more obvious as ISIS gains ground; new military spending bill funds the president's wars, but forbids debate on them; a color revolution in Macedonia funded by George Soros and the US taxpayer. This and more as RPI's Daniel...
A Military ‘Pivot to Asia’
by Daniel McAdams | May 22, 2015 | The Liberty Report
As China reclaims land in the South China Sea, the US sends in spy planes to buzz the construction. China warns the US to leave them alone. US, with bases all over the South China Sea area, objects to what it views as Chinese military activity in the region. Is this...
US Failure in Iraq and Syria: Troops on the Way?
by Daniel McAdams | May 21, 2015 | The Liberty Report
The US bombing operation against ISIS in Syria and Iraq is all but a failure. A few days ago, Ramadi in Iraq fell to ISIS. More recently, Palmyra in Syria fell. If anything, ISIS seems stronger after US strikes began. Now, the US government is shipping weapons to Iraq...
Cashless Society: More Attacks on Our Privacy
by Daniel McAdams | May 20, 2015 | The Liberty Report
In Louisiana if you want to purchase from a secondhand store with cash, the seller is required to inform the state about your purchase, along with invasive personal information about you. Other states may follow this anti-cash trend. Already several countries overseas...
‘Any Time US Official Visits Ukraine, Some Attack Happens Afterward’
by Daniel McAdams | May 19, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
What a surprise: Viktoria "F- the EU" Nuland visited Ukraine this week and the US-backed government subsequently launched a massive artillery attack against the independence-seeking eastern provinces. This pattern has been repeated numerous times, particularly when a...
US Allies Flee Ramadi, US Weapons to ISIS
by Daniel McAdams | May 18, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province, was captured by ISIS over the weekend. The Iraqi army deserted their posts, leaving scores of US-provided weapons behind. Also, over the weekend US special forces troops conducted a military operation on Syrian soil...
Bin Laden Killing: Who’s Telling The Truth?
by Daniel McAdams | May 16, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Famed investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has written a powerful piece concluding that the Obama Administration's version of the killing of Osama bin Laden was like something out of Wag The Dog -- totally fabricated. Of course the Administration disputes his...
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