Recently I was a guest on Joshua Bennett’s radio show on KFAR radio in Fairbanks, Alaska. Given the day, much of our wide-ranging, two-hour discussion focused on events of the last year and what may come in 2017, including what President Donald Trump will mean for...
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Ron Paul Calls Potential Deputy Secretary of State Elliott Abrams ‘the Neocon’s Neocon’
by Adam Dick | Feb 10, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In a new interview with host Michael Tracey at The Young Turks, libertarian communicator and former presidential candidate Ron Paul expressed much concern about President Donald Trump potentially appointing Elliott Abrams to be deputy secretary of state. Paul says...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Russia Confrontation, Murder Rate, Revoking Passports, Airstrikes, RPI Event
by Adam Dick | Feb 10, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Thursday. 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...
‘Democrats Have Made Common Cause with Neocons by Baiting Russia’
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 9, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
When US Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) attacked President Trump's supposed relationship to Russian President Putin -- "he is wrapping his arms around Putin" -- she exposed more than she intended. Her shocking ignorance of the basic facts of what is happening in...
Rep. Maxine Waters: Trump Must Be Impeached Because Putin Invaded Korea!
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 6, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
It is often not fully understood just how ignorant most US Representatives are when it comes to the finer details of foreign policy. Members get their news from an even narrower pool of information than many Americans, who are by and large abandoning the mainstream...
David Stockman Challenges Trump Administration’s Militarism and Drug War
by Adam Dick | Feb 6, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In a recent interview at CNN, David Stockman, who is a Ron Paul Institute Advisory Board member and was director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Reagan administration, critiqued the Trump administration for pushing militarism and the drug war that...
About That Intel ‘Treasure Trove’ From Trump’s Yemen Raid…
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 3, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Shortly after the President Trump-authorized commando raid on Yemen, Fox News led the mainstream media in reporting on the great "treasure trove" of intelligence that was seized at the compound. With the claimed killing of a senior al-Qaeda official, the mission was...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Saudi Friend, Targeting Americans, War Escalation, Regulations EO, Exclude Congressmen
by Adam Dick | Feb 3, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Friday. 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...
Pentagon Finally Admits it Killed Women and Children in Yemen
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 2, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Daughter of American citizen Anwar Awlaki, killed in US airstrike Jan. 29thPresident Trump eluded the White House press corps today to helicopter off to Dover Air Force Base for the arrival of the body of Chief Petty Officer William (Ryan) Owens, who was killed in a...
War Drums: Trump’s National Security Advisor Threatens Iran
by Daniel McAdams | Feb 1, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
It wasn't hard to see this coming. President Trump's National Security Advisor, Gen. Michael Flynn, delivered a clear threat to the government of Iran today, ominously stating that "as of this day, we are officially putting Iran on notice." What is less clear is the...
The Washington Post’s War on Peacemakers
by Dennis J. Kucinich | Feb 1, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Kucinich and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard in Aleppo, Syria I have dedicated my life to peace. As a member of Congress I led efforts to avert conflict and end wars in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Syria and Iran. And yet those of us who work for peace are...
US Sends Military Supplies To Syrian Alliance In First Under Trump Admin
by Tyler Durden | Jan 31, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Confirming that the US role in the Syrian conflict is likely to expand in the coming months, Reuters reported that the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State has supplied its Syrian allies with armored vehicles for the first time, expanding support since U.S....
Five Minutes Five Issues: Iraq Oil, Wall Bill, Madonna’s Thoughtcrime. Ma’s Advice, Snowden’s Asylum
by Adam Dick | Jan 29, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. 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...
Pre-Emptive Attack Iran Bill Active in US House
by Daniel McAdams | Jan 28, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
You will often see potentially important pieces of legislation languish in the US House. A bill will remain active, meaning that it can be brought to the Floor at any time. But it flies just under the radar. Other times the language floats around Washington for years...
Ron Paul: ‘Remain Vigilant’ Regarding Trump Administration
by Adam Dick | Jan 26, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ron Paul commented Wednesday regarding the early days of Donald Trump’s presidency and what may be expected in the future from the Trump administration. Speaking with host Alex Jones on the Alex Jones Show, Paul said that, while he has his “fingers crossed,” it is...
Five Minutes Five Issues: Clemency, Surveillance Sharing, Loan Guarantees, Marijuana Delays, Faulty Convictions
by Adam Dick | Jan 21, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
A new episode of Five Minutes Five Issues posted on Saturday. 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...
Hope That Trump Will Be the Peace President That Obama Was Not
by Adam Dick | Jan 19, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
With Donald Trump set to become president tomorrow, many proponents of the US government refraining from intervening in other countries have their fingers crossed, hoping that a Trump administration will bring an improved US foreign policy. In particular, there is...
Breaking: Chelsea Manning to Be Freed in May
by Adam Dick | Jan 17, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Charlie Savage reports at the New York Times that whistleblower Chelsea Manning is among the 209 people to whom President Barack Obama on Tuesday granted commutations that shorten their prison sentences. Obama also on Tuesday granted pardons to 64 people. Savage...
Andrew Napolitano Meets Donald Trump for Second Time On Supreme Court Nomination
by Adam Dick | Jan 17, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
President-elect Donald Trump met Tuesday, for the second time since the November presidential election, with Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst and Ron Paul Institute Advisory Board Member Andrew Napolitano. As with their previous hour-long meeting in December,...
Not Just Poland: US Marines Deployed to Norway
by Adam Dick | Jan 16, 2017 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Poland is not the only European country into which United States military forces are being inserted in the final days of the Obama administration. On Monday, about 300 Marines arrived in Norway. Reuters reports that the Marines, who will be the first foreign troops...
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