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...
Daniel McAdams
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,...
Iran/US Escalation – Blame Pompeo And Bolton?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 27, 2019 | The Liberty Report
The US/Iran conflict is coming to a crisis point this weekend, with a vote in the Senate on war powers, Iran set to breach its agreed to stockpile limits on enriched nuclear material, and strong words of warning from the Russian government. Will this weekend's...
US Arms Dealers Getting Rich On Yemen’s Misery
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 26, 2019 | The Liberty Report
As the Saudi genocide of Yemen continues, everything's coming up roses for the US arms dealers who are supplying the Saudi killing machine. Billions in arms sales are made yearly and foreign agents lobbying for the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates are making...
Politics As Usual: Senate Refuses To Hold Iran War Debate
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 25, 2019 | The Liberty Report
The Senate Majority Leader is attempting to block consideration of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill that would withhold funds for any attack on Iran without Congressional approval. As usual, the debate is not about whether or not to go to war or...
New Sanctions To Hit Iranian Kids – Pompeo, Bolton Thrilled…
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 24, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Somehow even more sanctions are going to be slapped onto Iran today, with the Administration admitting they increase suffering of the civilian population. If the US claims it does not want to punish the Iranian people, why does it keep punishing the Iranian people?...
Iran Downs US Spy Drone: Who’s The Aggressor?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 20, 2019 | The Liberty Report
The downing of a US spy drone near (or within) Iranian airspace has - conveniently for neocons - raised tension and further boxed in President Trump. Pressure on Trump for a military response to Iranian "aggression" will increase. Will he take the bait this time? Or...
Executive Over-Reach: Pompeo Dismisses Congress In Push for Iran War
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 19, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made it clear to Members of Congress that he does not believe any Congressional authorization is necessary for a US war against Iran. Pompeo claims the post-9/11 authorization to fight al-Qaeda is sufficient. Will Congress roll over?...
Pompeo At CENTCOM: Pushing ‘Tactical Assault’ On Iran?
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 18, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has taken the extraordinarily unusual move of traveling to Miami to meet with (and browbeat?) heads of US Centcom and Special Operations Command. Are military leaders balking as neocon plans for "tactical assault" seem to be gaining...
Credibility Crisis: No One Believes Pompeo On Iran Attack
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 17, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's rush to judgement that Iran was behind the apparent attacks on two tanker ships last week has not galvanized world opinion against Iran, as the neocons hoped. Instead, it was met with high skepticism even among Washington's closest...
The State Department’s War On Americans Against War On Iran
by Daniel McAdams | Jun 12, 2019 | The Liberty Report
In an unfolding scandal you won't much hear about in the mainstream media, the US State Department has been caught funding NGOs that are attacking Americans who express opposition to the neocon policy of confrontation with Iran. This is beyond just propaganda and into...
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