With Ambassador Faith Whittlesey, Holzegg Switzerland, 2006.It is with deep personal sorrow that I announce to our readers the passing of dear friend, mentor, and Ron Paul Institute Board Member, Ambassador Faith Whittlesey. Ambassador Whittlesey was truly a...
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EU Breaks With Trump Over Iran: Good ‘Blowback’
by Daniel McAdams | May 17, 2018 | The Liberty Report
The European Union is furious over President Trump's "capricious aggressiveness" in foreign policy, particularly after his withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement. While Washington Beltway "deep state" denizens moan over losing influence in Europe, there is a...
The ‘Bolton Effect’: From Breakthrough To Breakdown With North Korea
by Daniel McAdams | May 16, 2018 | The Liberty Report
If President Trump is serious in his desire to seal an historic deal with North Korea then his employees are actively working against him. Based on National Security Advisor John Bolton's bombastic CNN appearance over the weekend, the North Koreans have cancelled a...
Gaza Violence: Blowback For Jerusalem?
by Daniel McAdams | May 15, 2018 | The Liberty Report
As President Trump's daughter and son-in-law were celebrating the US embassy's move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, dozens of Palestinian protesters were being shot dead in Gaza protesting the move. Supporters of the embassy move say it will bring a new era of peace to...
Is Gina Haspel Qualified To Be CIA Director?
by Daniel McAdams | May 14, 2018 | Featured Articles
Will the Senate confirm career CIA officer Gina Haspel to be the Agency's next director? Sens. McCain and Paul, who don't often agree, have both vowed to oppose Haspel due to her past involvement in torture and cover-up of torture. They have a good point. But is there...
Europe ‘Can No Longer Trust US For Protection.’ Good.
by Daniel McAdams | May 10, 2018 | The Liberty Report
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron are upset that US President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear agreement. We agree that it was a dumb move on his part that will likely bring us closer to yet another war, but when...
Trump Kills Iran Deal – Who Wins? Who Loses?
by Daniel McAdams | May 9, 2018 | The Liberty Report
President Trump's statement upon ending US participation in the Iran nuclear agreement was filled with so many objectively false statements that it almost seems the neocons who crafted it were trying to make a fool out of him. The assertion that Iran is allied with...
Congress To Green-Light Perpetual Global War?
by Daniel McAdams | May 8, 2018 | The Liberty Report
A bipartisan Authorization for the Use of Military Force introduced by Sens. Corker (R-TN) and Kaine (D-VA) is being celebrated as evidence that Congress has finally woken up from its slumber and is asserting its Constitutional obligations on matters of war and peace....
War Codes in Trump’s Iran Proclamation
by Daniel McAdams | May 8, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Today President Trump announced that he was canceling US participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA) otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal. The president's assertions were ludicrous and factually incorrect, but the neocons who were no doubt...
Iran Crisis: Will Trump Waiver On The Waiver…Or ‘Hang Tough’?
by Daniel McAdams | May 7, 2018 | The Liberty Report
This week President Trump will have to decide whether he will sign another waiver to keep the US in the Iran nuclear deal, or whether he will de facto pull the US out of the deal (which would likely result in the collapse of the deal and possibly war). The closest US...
Is The Libertarian Moment Over? With Special Guest John Stossel
by Daniel McAdams | May 3, 2018 | The Liberty Report
Is libertarianism cool? Legendary libertarian communicator John Stossel joins today's Liberty Report to explain whether the libertarian moment is over, whether we are winning, whether we are on the right track, and how we can better win young people over to the idea...
Will Bolton Kill Korea Peace Deal?
by Daniel McAdams | May 2, 2018 | The Liberty Report
President Trump's National Security Advisor, John Bolton, has long viewed peace and diplomacy as an abhorrent sign of weakness. We know from colleagues in the Bush Administration that he berated and pushed to dismiss any intelligence analyst whose conclusions did not...
Netanyahu’s Iran Nuke Show: Should We Believe Him?
by Daniel McAdams | May 1, 2018 | The Liberty Report
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a dramatic presentation yesterday purporting to demonstrate that Iran is still at work on nuclear weapons despite being given the "all clear" numerous times by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The only problem with...
The Syria Narrative Comes Apart – With Guest Sen. Richard Black
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 26, 2018 | The Liberty Report
Strange how the media seems to have moved away from Washington's claims about a "chemical attack" in Syria just as more and more evidence comes to light that seriously undermines the US narrative. The media is reduced to accusing those who question the narrative --...
Macron Changes Trump’s Tune: ‘We’re Staying In Syria’
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 25, 2018 | The Liberty Report
Just weeks after vowing to get US troops out of Syria "soon," a meeting with French President Macron has changed President Trump's tune. Now he is talking about a large and sustained footprint in Syria to, he claims, keep Iran from taking control of the Mediterranean....
Unintended Consequences Of Trump’s Syria Attack
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 24, 2018 | The Liberty Report
President Trump's recent missile attack on Syria has led the Russians to re-think its decision to put on hold a Syrian government request for the Russian S-300 missile defense system. Particularly with Russian troops still operating in Syria, Russia may well decide to...
Will Trump Tear Up Iran Deal? “No Plan B”
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 23, 2018 | The Liberty Report
President Trump has vowed to never again sign the required waiver to allow US participation in the Iran JPCOA deal to continue. He last signed in January and is due to sign again or let the deal fall apart on May 12th. European leaders are desperately trying to...
Former UK Ambassador Reveals Truth About Syria
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 19, 2018 | The Liberty Report
You would have to have cabbage for brains to accept the UK and US government version of what happened in Douma, Syria, just over a week ago, says Liberty Report special guest, former UK Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford. Assad was on the verge of re-taking Eastern...
Fool’s Errand – 17 Years In Afghanistan
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 18, 2018 | The Liberty Report
An endless war in Afghanistan, where the US takes the side of the communists it opposed in the 1980s. No end in sight and no one even knows what victory looks like. Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Syria -- once the US gets involved it becomes just another government program...
US Grasping At Straws In Syria
by Daniel McAdams | Apr 17, 2018 | The Liberty Report
Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton was on the phone with Egypt's intelligence chief trying to organize a Arab army to take over US duties occupying northeastern Syria. The Trump Administration's big idea is to have the Saudis lead the occupation to "prevent...
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