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Trump Ordering Syria Attack Would Be an Unconstitutional, But Not Uncommon, Presidential Action
by Adam Dick | Apr 13, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Louis Fisher, a Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity Academic Board member and United States Constitution scholar, is quoted, in a Thursday Washington Examiner article by Steven Nelson, declaring that a unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to use...
US War Making: What’s in It for You?
by Robert Higgs | Apr 13, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
If you are an American, have you asked yourself these questions?1. What purpose of mine is served by the US government’s making war in Iraq?2. What purpose of mine is served by the US government’s making war in Afghanistan?3. What purpose of mine is served by the US...
Bolton And Mattis Feud Over Syria Strike As Assad Evacuates Weapons
by Tyler Durden | Apr 13, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
- The Syrian government and Hezbollah have reportedly evacuated weapons from key locations - Assad has moved planes to a Russian-operated base - The UK Cabinet has agreed to back military action against the Syrian government - US National Security Advisor John Bolton...
Against War in Syria
by Mises Institute | Apr 12, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
President Donald Trump has announced that he plans new missile strikes against the Syrian regime in response to an alleged chemical attack on Syrian civilians in a rebel-held suburb of Damascus.The US has offered no evidence of the attack, since, as the Financial...
Ron Paul Makes the Case for Libertarian Optimism
by Adam Dick | Apr 11, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
American libertarians have plenty of reason to feel discouraged in this time of the United States government increasingly disrespecting liberty in America and pursuing intervention, including wars, overseas. While prominent libertarian communicator Ron Paul shares...
Ron Paul: ‘Total Nonsense’ to Claim Syria President Bashar al-Assad is Gassing His Own People
by Adam Dick | Apr 10, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
“This whole idea that all of a sudden Assad’s gassing his own people, I think, is total nonsense,” declared Ron Paul in a new RT interview with host Ed Schultz. President Donald Trump has blamed Syria President Bashar al-Assad, along with Russia and Iran, for the...
An Appeal to James Mattis
by Col. W. Patrick Lang | Apr 9, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
I beseech you, sir, to consider the possibility that the supposed chlorine gas attack at Douma, Syria may have been a carefully constructed propaganda fraud on the part of the rebels encircled in Douma. Such a fraud would have as its purpose the elicitation of exactly...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Libertarian Moment, Trump Target, Census, the Free Society, Google
by Adam Dick | Apr 9, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud.Listen to the new episode here: Read a transcript of the new episode,...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Sen. Manning, Drug War, Bill Weld, Pain Killers, New Conference Speaker
by Adam Dick | Apr 2, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud.Listen to the new episode here:Read a transcript of the new episode,...
Lawrence Wilkerson: John Bolton Is One of the Most Dangerous Americans I Have Ever Met
by Adam Dick | Mar 27, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Lawrence Wilkerson, a former United States Army colonel and chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, made clear, at the beginning of a new The Real News interview, his concern about President Donald Trump appointing John Bolton as the president’s national...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Deep State, Saudi Arabia, Russiagate, Facebook, Nonintervention Conference
by Adam Dick | Mar 25, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud.Listen to the new episode here:Read a transcript of the new episode,...
The Skripal Case: It Looks Like Mrs May Has Some Explaining to Do!
by Rob Slane | Mar 24, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
On Monday 12th March, the Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Theresa May, stood up in Parliament and made the following claim as part of her 36-hour ultimatum to the Russian Federation: “Mr Speaker, this morning I chaired a meeting of the National...
Attend a Great Nonintervention Conference and See Beautiful, Historically Rich Charleston Too!
by Adam Dick | Mar 21, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Have you secured your ticket to the April 29 “Non-Intervention: America’s Original Foreign Policy” conference in Charleston, South Carolina? You can watch a new video conversation of two of the people who will speak at the event — Jacob G. Hornberger, who is president...
Defense Secretary Mattis Makes Mad Dog Arguments Against Congress Barring Yemen War Support
by Adam Dick | Mar 20, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Interviewed Monday at The Real News, College of William & Mary Professor and retired United States Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson strongly criticized arguments Secretary of Defense James Mattis presented, in a letter to congressional leaders last week, in...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Trump Nominations, School Walkouts, Drug War Executions, Police Drones, UN Drug War
by Adam Dick | Mar 18, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues is out. You can listen to it, and read a transcript, below. You can also find previous episodes of the show at Stitcher, iTunes, YouTube, and SoundCloud.Listen to the new episode here:Read a transcript of the new episode,...
McMaster: US Troops Will Stay Until Syria Is Stabilized
by Jason Ditz | Mar 15, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Despite conceding that the US and others had effectively liberated “100%” of ISIS-held territory in Syria, National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster dismissed the idea that US forces might withdraw from the country any time soon.“We have more work to do,” McMaster...
Lawrence Wilkerson Is Not So Optimistic about a Meeting of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
by Adam Dick | Mar 14, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
“We’ve been here before,” College of William & Mary Professor Lawrence Wilkerson declared in a Monday The Real News interview in which he relates his less-than-optimistic take on an anticipated meeting between North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and United States...
Russia Will Respond If US Attacks Syrian Government Forces
by Jason Ditz | Mar 14, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Recently,various US officials have been suggesting substantial attacks on the Syrian military are imminent. This talk of attacking Syria has provoked a warning from the Russian Foreign Ministry, and a second warning from top Russian generals. Russia’s military chief...
What is Driving New Drive for AUMF?
by Harper | Mar 12, 2018 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
After years of sitting back and letting Congressional authority to declare war transfer to the Executive Branch, it appears that some leading Members of the House and Senate are finally waking up to the consequences of their failure. On February 27, the House...
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