One day after the Trump Administration announced it was getting out of the Reagan-era INF treaty, the new Pentagon chief said US would be sending missiles once banned by that treaty to Asia. Targeting China. Will an Asian arms race be stabilizing or destabilizing?...
Daniel McAdams
No, Tulsi Gabbard is NOT This Election’s Ron Paul
by Daniel McAdams | Aug 2, 2019 | Featured Articles
When Buzzfeed's Rosie Gray contacted Dr. Paul yesterday for a comment for her latest piece, "Tulsi Gabbard Is This Election’s Ron Paul," Dr. Paul and I discussed what the article might look like and how his comment might be used (or mis-used). Knowing Gray as an...
Combatting Terrorism? US AFRICOM Is Making Terrorism WORSE!
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 30, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Launched in 2007 as a force for good in Africa to fight terrorism and improve the humanitarian situation, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has by all measure failed in its mission despite spending billions. According to a recent Pentagon study, terrorism is actually...
Is Biden Worse Than Pompeo On North Korea?
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 29, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has repeatedly slammed President Trump over his ongoing diplomatic outreach to North Korea, claiming that the move just gives legitimacy to a dictator. He has been joined by several other Democratic candidates in this...
‘Obliteration’ – Trump Threatens Iran With Nuclear Strike
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 25, 2019 | The Liberty Report
President Trump has threatened to "obliterate" parts of Iran if "anything American" is attacked by the country. This, combined with "all options on the table" clearly suggests the use of nuclear weapons. In an article in today's American Conservative, former US Marine...
Is Today’s Mueller Testimony The End…Or The Beginning Of Impeachment?
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 24, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Today's appearance of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss his report on Trump Campaign collusion with the Russian government may be a last ditch effort to make the election all about impeachment proceedings against the...
No More Wikileaks! Intelligence Authorization Bill Criminalizes Whistleblowers And Reporters
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 23, 2019 | The Liberty Report
This year's Intelligence Authorization bill contains language drafted by the CIA itself designed to make it a criminal act to reveal the name of undercover agents whether stationed overseas or at home, whether working or retired. The measure is designed - in the CIA's...
US Pushing Allies To Send Warships Toward Iran
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 22, 2019 | The Liberty Report
The latest neocon scheme is to push US allies to send warships to join a US-led mission to keep the Strait of Hormuz "free and clear" for shipping. In reality it is a trigger for war. Thus far the US has no takers for this clear escalation. Will Bolton's brigades...
The Strange Death of Conservatism
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 22, 2019 | Featured Articles
You can tell that the establishment is getting nervous when in just the last month we see a grand effort to "re-invent" conservatism launched by the same kinds of ideologues who destroyed conservatism, and we see a new venture promising to promote a new foreign policy...
Are Libertarians the New Neocons?
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 20, 2019 | Neocon Watch
There is a disturbing trend in some libertarian circles and among some libertarian organizations to be increasingly enamored with foreign interventionism and US government backed regime change overseas. For those focused on foreign affairs, this is particularly...
Will 500 Troops To Saudi Arabia Really Make Us Safer?
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 18, 2019 | The Liberty Report
The media is reporting today that the US will send 500 troops to Saudi Arabia to confront the Iran "threat" to the region. Just over a decade ago the US pulled its troops out of Saudi Arabia after acknowledging what Bin Laden had said about his motivation for the 9/11...
Showdown! Trump Takes On Turkey Over Russian Missile Purchase
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 17, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Turkey's decision to purchase a Russian-made missile defense system has led the Trump Administration to cancel its planned sale of 100 F-35 fighters to Turkey. Also under a 2017 law to punish Russia for "meddling" in US elections, Trump will be obligated to apply...
Forever Wars! House Republicans Furious Over Iraq War Authorization Repeal
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 15, 2019 | The Liberty Report
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) told Fox News over the weekend that the repeal of the 2001 war authorization after 9/11 and the 2002 war authorization for Iraq would "illegalize" the entire war on terror. How does retaining...
Fake News? CNN Claims Iran Tried To Seize UK Tanker
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 11, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Yesterday CNN was the sole source of an article accusing Iran's Revolutionary Guard of trying to seize a UK tanker in the Persian Gulf. Though CNN claimed there was video of the attempt, none has surfaced. Iran strongly denies any such attempt. Is this another psy-op...
Trump Threatens Military Bill Veto: Demands More Spending!
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 10, 2019 | The Liberty Report
President Trump has threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2020 if Congress adopts the House version of the bill, which increases military spending by $16 billion but does not come close to the $33 billion increase the Administration...
Breakthrough? Taliban Talks With Kabul Government Bear Fruit
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 9, 2019 | The Liberty Report
This week, Taliban and Afghan government officials met for the first time at talks hosted in Qatar and organized by Germany. The modest early agreement may pave the way to the end of the 18 year war. Meanwhile today the US resumes talks with the Taliban also in Qatar....
Unintended Consequences: UK Tanker Fears Iran Retaliation In Gulf
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 8, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Days after the UK - at US request - seized a tanker filled with Iranian oil near Gibraltar, a UK tanker in the Persian Gulf has made an abrupt u-turn and abandoned its mission to transport Iraqi oil to Europe. Now sheltering in Saudi waters, the tanker fears a...
Trump In A Box: Iran Demands Right To Enrich ‘To Any Level’
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 3, 2019 | The Liberty Report
President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran deal continues to backfire, as he is discovering that the other side can also exert "maximum pressure." With the US out of the deal but still demanding a right to dictate the terms to those who remain in the deal, Iran is...
Pompeo Claims Iran Broke Nuclear Deal – Is He Lying?
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 2, 2019 | The Liberty Report
As Iran exceeds limits on its stockpile of enriched nuclear material, the Trump hawks are screeching that Iran has broken the JCPOA nuclear agreement. They don't want Americans to know that Iran's reaction to the initial breach of agreement by the US is legal under...
Trump Meets Kim In North Korea – Why Are The Democrats Hysterical?
by Daniel McAdams | Jul 1, 2019 | The Liberty Report
President Trump made history over the weekend as the only US president to set foot in North Korean territory. After, he held talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un for about an hour. Rather than point out the benefits of diplomacy over saber-rattling, however,...
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