As Ron Paul wrote this week in his weekly column (free subscription here), the recent slight thaw in US/Iranian relations is reason for optimism. But, he warned, it should be very cautious optimism. He wrote that the danger from the neocons may even be greater when...
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Covert US Action Brings Overt Failures in Africa
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 6, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Obama administration conducted two covert raids in Africa this past week, one in Libya and one in Somalia. One was a messy failure that will only increase blowback; the other was largely irrelevant but raised serious questions about post-"liberation" Libya. In...
Unanticipated Benefit of US Government Shutdown
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 4, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Something to cheer about the US governnent's ongoing budget battle! US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul wrote today on Twitter: Due to the lapse in appropriations I will not be updating Twitter and Facebook regularly. Please visit @StateDept for updates. — Michael...
Rep. Mike Rogers Threatens Extrajudicial Execution
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 4, 2013 | Neocon Watch
The US State Department every year releases its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, arrogating to itself the right to judge how the rest of the world measures up to US standards of respect for human rights. One of the key measurements the US uses to determine...
Govt. Shutdown, Ron Paul’s Chevette, and More: McAdams with Taylor on Radio
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 3, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Daniel McAdams and Jay Taylor discuss the government shutdown, Ron Paul's green Chevette, claims that the Syrian gas attack videos were a hoax, and more...
What Can Be Learned From the Golden Dawn Arrests?
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 3, 2013 | Featured Articles
Greece's far right Golden Dawn party looks like a rather nasty piece of work. Supporters have been photographed in what appears to be Nazi-esque salutes; its party logo looks suspiciously like a swastika. The party has nonetheless skyrocketed to prominence in Greece...
Afghan Attack: Who’s to Blame, Marines or the Policy?
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 2, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Washington Post yesterday carried the extraordinary story of two Marine generals fired after a 2012 Afghan insurgent attack on Camp Leatherneck/Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province. The attack by a handful of Afghan fighters resulted in two dead Marines,...
Mother Agnes Mariam Attacked…By Human Rights Watch!
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 2, 2013 | Featured Articles
Since when does a human rights organization take to arguing the case for a military attack that will kill scores of innocent civilians? If you are Human Rights Watch, it's all in a day's work. The US regime's favorite "human rights " organization, which once praised...
Daniel McAdams on the Tom Woods Show
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 30, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
What a treat it was for me to spend part of my day on the radio with the great Tom Woods! On his Show today, we discussed Syria, John McCain and the neocons, Iran, the Ron Paul Institute, and working for Ron Paul in the House. Tom is a gracious host and I hope you...
Is a Good News Story Emerging in the Middle East?
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 30, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
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NSA Wolves in Reformers’ Clothing
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 27, 2013 | Congress Alert
There is nothing so dangerous as when Washington starts "reforming" something. Usually it means that despite best obfuscation efforts the administration or Congress has been caught doing something -- or not doing something -- sufficiently outrageous to create a public...
McCain’s Moderates Join Al-Qaeda
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 27, 2013 | Neocon Watch
Senator John McCain was just sure he could pick moderates in Syria worth supporting. To prove his point he made a trip to Syria this spring to demonstrate how much the insurgents were just like us, struggling for democracy and equal rights for all. But his trip was...
UN Agreement Reached on Syria; Obama Warhawks Defeated on Every Count
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 27, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Samantha Power In a stunning blow to the "humanitarian interventionists" of the Obama administration and another boost for Russian diplomatic efforts, the five permanent Members of the UN Security Council appear to have agreed to a resolution governing the destruction...
LPAC, Kenya, Obama at the UN — McAdams Talks Taylor
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 25, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Once again, RPI's Daniel McAdams is with VoiceAmerica Radio's Jay Taylor. They discuss the recent LPAC conference and Ron Paul's speech, events in Kenya, Syria, and Obama's UN speech.
Kenya Mall Attack: The Bitter Fruits of Interventionism
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 25, 2013 | Featured Articles
In his speech yesterday at the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama devoted little time to the recent slaughter of some 62 shoppers at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.Said Obama, in toto: But even a glance at today’s headlines indicates that dangers...
Ron Paul Institute’s McAdams Talks Syria, Vladimir Putin and John McCain’s Assessment of the Rebels
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 23, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
From Global Dispatch/Dispatch Radio: With the situation in Syria ever-changing and fluid, and a number of unexpected events coming out of it plastered in the media nearly daily, it’s increasingly more difficult to wrap your head around all this.To help clear things up...
McAdams Talks New Ron Paul Book, Syria With Jay Taylor
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 18, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Listen to RPI's Daniel McAdams talk Ron Paul's new homeschooling book and the ongoing Syria crisis on Jay Taylor's Turning Hard Times into Good Times radio program:
Arab Spring’s Final Post Mortem
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 17, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Remember the "Arab Spring" that was embraced by so many opponents of the US empire as a spontaneous movement in opposition to the hegemonic regional aspirations of the US, Israel, and the dictatorial Gulf Arab states? The Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions were to set...
De-Manufacturing Consent Interviews RPI’s Daniel McAdams on Putin, Obama, and the Great Game
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 16, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
From the Boiling Frogs Post homepage: On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent Guillermo is joined by the Executive Director of The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, Mr. Daniel McAdams. Guillermo and Daniel discuss a week of geopolitical chess between...
US and Russia Reach Agreement on Syria Weapons — Can The US Stop Arming the Jihadists Now?
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 15, 2013 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The US and Russia yesterday reached what looks to be a solid agreement on how to proceed with the dismantling of the chemical weapons stores of the Syrian government as well as destruction of Syria's production capabilities. Syria agreed to the Russian-proposed deal...
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