The recent Warsaw and Munich summits have proven disastrous to Trump's foreign policy as pursued by his neocon top advisors. They were supposed to line up for war on Iran and further isolation of Russia and China, yet none of the war bugles sounded. Have the Europeans...
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Marco Rubio Declares War On Venezuela
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 18, 2019 | Featured Articles
Sen. Rubio (R-FL) travelled down to the Colombia/Venezuela border over the weekend to threaten a US invasion of Venezuela if a US "aid" convoy is not allowed to cross the bridge. Rubio's sudden concern for the humanitarian situation in Venezuela smacks of hypocrisy,...
Medium Is The Message: Ilhan Omar, Social Media, And Making News
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 14, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) set off a firestorm on Sunday with a one-line Tweet on a third rail topic. The aftermath continues four days later. Canadian philosopher and public intellectual Marshal McLuhan famously observed that "the medium is the message."...
House Yemen Vote Today: What’s Pelosi’s Goal?
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 13, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Where former Speaker Paul Ryan even broke House rules (and possibly the law) refusing to allow a War Powers challenge to Trump's alliance with Saudi Arabia to destroy Yemen, current Speaker Nancy Pelosi is allowing the measure to the Floor for a vote today. It is...
From Berlin To Baghdad, Trump Foreign Policy In Tatters
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 12, 2019 | The Liberty Report
The Trump Administration is twisting arms in Europe and in the Middle East in its ongoing determination to crush Iran. It seems a singular obsession. But the push-back is coming from and EU that remains (for now) dedicated to the Iran nuclear deal and from places like...
Walter Jones – Hero Of Peace
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 11, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), who died yesterday, was a towering giant when it came to honesty and integrity. He broke the cardinal rule of Washington: he listened to his conscience, admitted he was wrong about the Iraq war, and dedicated his life to making amends for his...
The Cynicism of Empire: Sen. Rubio Tells Venezuelans to Overthrow Their Government…or Starve!
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 10, 2019 | Featured Articles
(This is from RPI's weekly newsletter offered free to subscribers. Are you signed up yet?)There is a sad disregard for human life among the neocon regime-changers. The devastation of Iraq, with its million dead, was a mere stepping stone to a "re-making" of the Middle...
Senate Forbids Israel Boycott – Is It Constitutional?
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 7, 2019 | The Liberty Report
The first Senate bill of the year has taken on those who seek to boycott Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. In a complicated maneuver, the Senate has voted to allow states to boycott the boycotters. Is it a free speech/First Amendment issue? Supporters of the...
‘US Has a Military Junta’ – Lew Rockwell
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 6, 2019 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Commander of US Central Command, Gen. Joseph Votel, who oversees military operations in the Middle East, told the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that he "was not consulted" prior to President Donald Trump's December announcement that the US would withdraw...
Bolton’s Plan: Starve Venezuela
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 5, 2019 | The Liberty Report
The Trump Administration, led by President National Security Advisor John Bolton, has announced that it would be sending humanitarian aid to the pro-rebel factions in Venezuela while tightening sanctions on pro-government civilians. The goal is obvious: use hunger to...
Peak Trump. With Special Guest David Stockman
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 4, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Have we reached "peak Trump"? Is there no way out of the swamp? Former Reagan Administration senior official David Stockman joins today's Liberty Report to discuss his upcoming book, Peak Trump: The Undrainable Swamp and the Fantasy of MAGA. Why are we in such a mess?...
Iraq Redux: Trump’s Venezuela ‘Regime Change’ Another Pack of Lies
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 3, 2019 | Featured Articles
(Note: This is from an RPI exclusive weekly update to our subscribers. Are you subscribed? It's free and we'll never sell/loan your name!)It has been just over a week since I last wrote to you, at the time just before Trump's Venezuela regime change operation hit the...
Trump Regime Launches Coup in Venezuela: Here’s What You Need to Know
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 2, 2019 | Featured Articles
What's really going on in Venezuela? Is war propaganda even more dangerous than war itself? RPI's Daniel McAdams joins the Corbett Report to discuss the US-launched coup against the government of Venezuela and how non-interventionists and antiwar activists should react:
Fearmongering: Senate Chairman Warns ‘Prepare For WWIII With China’
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 31, 2019 | The Liberty Report
At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing earlier this week, Committee Chair James Inhofe (R-OK) warned that dealing with China's activities in the South China Sea is like preparing for World War III. He complains that the US doesn't even know who its allies are...
Deep State At War: Intel Chiefs Slam Trump Before Senate
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 30, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Appearing before the Senate, US intelligence community heads undermined each of President Trump's foreign policy positions and warned that foreign "enemies" would likely interfere in the 2020 elections. The Deep State, neocons, and the liberal #resistance all line up...
Bolton: We’re Taking Venezuela’s Oil
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 29, 2019 | The Liberty Report
President Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton made US policy toward Venezuela very clear in an interview on FoxNews yesterday: We're going to overthrow the government and take the country's oil. He gets points for bluntness, at least. But who are the...
Distraction: Obsessing Over ‘The Wall’ While Ignoring Neocon Threat
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 28, 2019 | The Liberty Report
Where is Congress on issues that really matter? Venezuela? They don't want a debate because they all agree on interventionism. Syria? The only debate was to shut down any debate when the president proposed getting US troops out. Yemen? Nope. On NATO Congress voted to...
‘Maduro Must Go!’ – Trump Administration Backs Venezuela Regime Change
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 24, 2019 | Featured Articles
President Trump yesterday recognized Venezuelan opposition legislator as the legitimate president of the country and warned that "all options are on the table" if Venezuela's elected president moves against protestors or expelled US embassy staff who refuse to leave...
Permanent War: Congress Forbids NATO Withdrawal
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 23, 2019 | Featured Articles
The Democrat-controlled House followed the Senate yesterday in passing legislation forbidding the president from withdrawing from NATO and affirming undying US support for the outdated Cold War alliance. Is NATO really about defense? Or is it a jobs program for the...
Neocon Chameleons Return As Progressives
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 22, 2019 | Featured Articles
The decline and closure of the neocon flagship journal, The Weekly Standard, did not slow the neocons at all. They are back with a new publication funded by a left-wing billionaire, but preaching from the same neocon playbook. Why do neocons continue to change their...
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