After a marathon 17 hour negotiation session, the leaders of Russia, Germany, France, and Ukraine agreed on an upgraded ceasefire plan, "Minsk II," that lays out 13 points to be implemented by the west-backed government in Kiev and the independence-seeking regions in...
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Yemen Today: Another ‘Fall of Saigon’ Moment for US
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 11, 2015 | Featured Articles
The US government was forced to flee yet another US facility overseas today, as the last of the US personnel at its embassy in Yemen were whisked out of country and the building was abandoned. With the announcement last week that the rebel Houthi movement would form a...
When Barack Called Vladimir…
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 10, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
It must have been like one of those annoying telemarketing calls, ringing up over and over saying the same thing. Today President Obama called Russian president Vladimir Putin to once again harangue him about the Russian "invasion" of Ukraine.One can even picture...
Burning Jordanians, Total War, Arms for Ukraine, Europe Peace Plan? – McAdams and Taylor Week in Review
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 9, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Will the Europeans put the kibosh on US war plans with Russia? What about Jordan, which has armed the jihadists and then pretends to be outraged at the ISIS burning of an ISIS fighter pilot? Has there been a whistleblower victory in the US? RPI's Daniel McAdams and...
Ron Paul Liberty Report: Behind the Scenes on Vaccines and Ukraine
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 7, 2015 | The Liberty Report
The Ron Paul Liberty Report takes a look at the latest vaccine controversy and the recent European peace efforts in Ukraine:
King Abdullah’s Crocodile Tears Over Burned Pilot
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 4, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Jordan's King Abdullah reacted emotionally to a video showing the apparent immolation of a Jordanian fighter pilot shot down over Syrian airspace. The Jordanian leader promised to fight ISIS, who killed the pilot, until his military ran "out of fuel and bullets." His...
Obama Admits US Role in Ukraine Overthrow
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 2, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Speaking on RT yesterday, RPI executive director Daniel McAdams wonders whether President Obama spoke a bit too freely in his recent CNN interview. In the interview, the president told CNN that the US government had "brokered a deal to transition power in Ukraine."...
Mini-Maidan Picks Up Steam in Budapest
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 2, 2015 | Featured Articles
Hungarians are supposed to be good at math. After all, the father of the hydrogen bomb, the inventor of the Rubik's Cube, and a whole lot of really brilliant mathematicians are all Hungarian. Indeed mathematics and the arts derived from it are seemingly endemic to the...
Oops They Did it Again: ‘Moderate’ Syrian Rebels Join Jihadists
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 2, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
President Obama's plan to send as many as 1,000 US military personnel to train the "moderate" rebels seeking to overthrow Syrian president Assad may have run into yet another rough patch. There has been a steady stream of US-backed "moderates" signing on with either...
Who Started Ukraine? Max Boot’s War. And More. McAdams and Taylor Week in Review
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 1, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ukraine heats up and the US continues pointing fingers away from its own actions. Max Boot and the neocons want us to go harder and faster against Russia. What might we expect from recent developments in Greece - wither the EU? RPI's Daniel McAdams again joins Jay...
Sharia Law in Texas?
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 31, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Addressing the news that a non-profit Muslim organization in Texas is offering to privately settle disputes on a voluntary basis between those who see Sharia law as binding, Judge Andrew Napolitano points out that privatized justice should be welcomed in the United...
Max Boot Wants to Kick Russia
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 29, 2015 | Neocon Watch
Neocon scribbler Max Boot makes his living expressing indignation. How dare the Obama administration not adopt a more confrontational stance toward Iran! How dare the US president not commit more US resources toward fighting Boko Haram! How dare the weak-willed...
China Looks West: What Is at Stake in Beijing’s ‘New Silk Road’ Project
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 28, 2015 | The Liberty Report
(click for full size)Not even two years into what will almost certainly be a ten-year tenure as China’s president, Xi Jinping has already had an impact on China’s foreign policy: standing up for what many Chinese see as their nation’s territorial sovereignty in...
Beware the Two Percent!
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 28, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Why is the Federal Reserve the best friend of the warfare state? Watch Ron Paul lay down the history of this destructive institution:
Yemen Coup and the Week in Review — McAdams and Taylor
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 25, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A quick review of the Sunni vs. Shia split and how that drives violence in the Middle East. What does the ascendence of a Shia insurgency to power in Yemen last week mean for the balance in the region, especially with the death of the Saudi king? More US double-talk...
Foreign Troops in Ukraine? You Bet!
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 23, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
US-backed president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, was among the elites gathering in Davos, Switzerland this week to attend the 2015 World Economic Forum. During his speech he made the remarkable claim that 9,000 Russian troops were currently fighting in Ukraine on...
Breaking the Mold: Rick Sanchez Interviews Ron Paul
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 22, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In his recent appearance on the Rick Sanchez Show, RPI Chairman Ron Paul discussed why the Founders favored liberty and were very skeptical of democracy. Also, is Obama finally starting to get Cuba policy right? Ron Paul made the point that when he was campaigning...
Is The FBI Busting Terror Plots or Creating Terror Plots?
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 20, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Last week's arrest of 20 year old Ohio resident Christopher Lee Cornell for allegedly plotting to shoot up the US Capitol was yet another in dozens of spectacular FBI takedowns of dangerous homegrown terrorists out to do us harm. Or was it? As has been the case at...
Ron Paul: The Real State of Liberty 2015
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 20, 2015 | The Liberty Report
Watch Ron Paul deliver his new speech on the state of liberty in the US. You can find the complete text of his speech here.
Free Speech, Paris, False Flag, US Training to Syrian Rebels – McAdams and Taylor’s Foreign Policy Week in Review
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 17, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Director Daniel McAdams joins Jay Taylor to look back on the week in foreign affairs. The hypocrisy of the Paris "unity" march, the free speech crackdown in France, free speech in the US, the US decision to begin training Syrian rebels with US troops, Ukraine...
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