When did RPI Director Daniel McAdams first start following the ideas of Ron Paul? How did he come to work for Dr. Paul? When and how did he embrace non-interventionism? How did RPI come about and what are its priorities for 2015? Why is Germany the battered spouse of...
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Congress Demands War in Ukraine!
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 23, 2015 | Featured Articles
US military vehicles in military exercises near Russia's border this week.Just weeks after a European-brokered ceasefire greatly reduced the violence in Ukraine, the US House of Representatives today takes a big step toward re-igniting -- and expanding -- the bloody...
Twelve Years After Start of Iraq War, Neocons Still on Top
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 20, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Obama blames the rise of ISIS and al-Qaeda in Iraq on US military action against Iraq in 2003. So what is his solution? More military action against Iraq! And what if ISIS continues to capture hundreds of millions of dollars of US military equipment to use against the...
RPI’s McAdams on Ukraine’s New Special Operations Law
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 19, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
What are the implications of a new law passed by Ukraine's parliament making it legal for Kiev to undertake special operations in the breakaway east? Will this open the door for assassinations and other covert operations against the secession-minded Lugansk and...
Rep. Walter Jones: No More Dollars for Afghanistan
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
US Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), an RPI Board Member, took to the House Floor yesterday to criticize the new Republican budget for its increased spending in Afghanistan. Spending on that "graveyard of empires," said Walter Jones, is an "absolute waste of taxpayers'...
Sen. Cotton’s Fabric of War
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 17, 2015 | Neocon Watch
Sen. Tom Cotton and Bill KristolFreshman Senator Tom Cotton arrived in the Senate with a real bang. First he authored an unprecedented letter to the leaders of Iran trying to convince them (but really the American public) that the US government is an unreliable...
NATO on Russia’s Borders, Sen. Cotton Letter, Ron Paul’s Coming Book, and More – McAdams and Taylor Week in Review
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 15, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Why is NATO conducting military operations on Russia's border in Latvia? Should US ally itself with ISIS? Senator Cotton is an ill-informed warmonger. Is Venezuela the greatest threat to the United States? RPI's Daniel McAdams and Jay Taylor tackle the foreign policy...
Ron Paul on the ‘Green Light for American Empire’
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 14, 2015 | The Liberty Report
RPI Chairman discusses his new essay on United States' 25 year war in the Middle East, starting with the green light US Ambassador April Glaspie gave Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait, then the first US attack on Iraq in 1990, and up to today with the war in ISIS in...
Roll Call on Ron Paul’s ’76 Swagger
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 13, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
As part of its 60 year anniversary, Roll Call newspaper is looking back on its coverage over the years. Have a look at how they covered Ron Paul when he was first elected to Congress in 1976: Roll Call Question: What freshman lawmaker was described as “somewhat cocky...
Will the US and Israel Send a ‘Thank You’ Note to Iran?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 12, 2015 | The Liberty Report
One would think news this week that the Iranians are helping defeat ISIS in Iraq would be greeted enthusiastically by those who insist we must fight the Islamist extremists. However, neocons like John McCain are furious that the US is not on the ground doing the...
NATO’s Massive Show of Force in Latvia – What’s the Endgame?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 12, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
This week NATO delivered more than 100 tanks and heavy armored units, and several thousand soldiers including US troops, to Latvia, on the border with Russia, in its "Operation Atlantic Resolve." US Army General John O'Conner made no secret that the military operation...
Ron Paul: Why is Libya Going to ISIS?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 11, 2015 | The Liberty Report
The US/NATO invasion of Libya was supposed to be another cakewalk, the interventionists promised. But just like Iraq, it turned out just like Iraq! Now, after "liberation," Islamic radicals like ISIS and al-Qaeda have a strong foothold there. Join Ron Paul and Co-Host...
Al-Qaeda, Our Ally?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 11, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Generally speaking, if one were to argue that the US foreign policy elites secretly back al-Qaeda, that person would be accused of extreme stupidity and of wallowing in the conspiracy theory mud.But what happens when a writer in the flagship journal of the foreign...
Sen. Cotton’s Shocking Ignorance
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 10, 2015 | Neocon Watch
It is often incorrectly assumed that elected officials are better informed about current events than are average American citizens. "I don't have access to the kinds of information they have," is what is often heard. In fact, this is not the case. Members of Congress...
McCain Stands With ISIS?
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 9, 2015 | Neocon Watch
Sen. John McCain has a knack for getting his picture taken with the strangest characters. Though his support for US interventionism is steadfast, does he even know what he is getting himself into when he travels overseas? In the above photograph, we see Sen. McCain,...
German Intel: Breedlove is Bonkers!
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 8, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
What happens when a close friend starts acting so bizarrely that you need to gently extract yourself from his ravings lest you be tarred with the same brush -- or worse? That is the position in which Germany is increasingly finding itself, as the US government's...
Ron Paul: ‘Netanyahu’s US Trip is All About Politics’
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 7, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Why did Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu come to Congress? To bolster his electoral chances back home and to thrill the neocons in Washington D.C. His trip may not have been as successful as he might have liked. As Dr. Paul notes in his newest Liberty Report, there is...
Nuland’s Neocon Lies and McCain’s Agony – McAdams and Taylor Week in Review
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 7, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Victoria Nuland distorts the US role in the Ukraine coup before Congress. Isn't it supposed to be frowned upon to lie to Congress? Also Iran joins the fight against ISIS and John McCain is troubled by the development. He would rather have Americans on the ground...
Neocon Nuland Lies About Ukraine Before Congress
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 5, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland appeared before the House International Relations Committee yesterday to beat the war drums against Russia over Ukraine. Her testimony was full of lies, RPI Director Daniel McAdams told RT, starting with her claim that...
The Netanyahu Speech and the Neocons – A Discussion With Tom Woods and Daniel McAdams
by Daniel McAdams | Mar 5, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
What is the real story behind Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress this week? Who invited him and why? Are critics of the "Israel lobby" just anti-Semites? Why would Congress turn to Netanyahu for advice on foreign policy when he has been so...
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