It is not even a man bites dog story. Instead, it is just a man barks at dog story. Yet, for one National Football League (NFL) player it is a story that threatens to conclude with his incarceration.Oakland Raiders Linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong’s alleged barking at a...
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Participating in Class? School Cops Can Arrest You for That Too
by Adam Dick | Nov 6, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Some people came to the defense of school cop Ben Fieldes who last week yanked a student in a Spring Valley High School math class in South Carolina out of her seat and attached desk, hurled her across the classroom floor, and arrested her. They said Fields’ actions...
‘Lawless’ Washington Committing Crimes Against Syria – and the US Constitution
by RT | Nov 6, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Damascus is opposed to having US troops on its soil, thus the US is committing aggression and international crimes against the nation of Syria, says Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute. RT: Assistant Secretary of State for Near-Eastern Affairs...
Middle East Not Going According To Empire Plan
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 4, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
How are things going in the Middle East? Has the Russian entrance into the Syria disaster changed the equation at all? And what really is a libertarian, non-interventionist foreign policy? RPI Director Daniel McAdams joins Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St and...
Ron Paul Classic: No War in Syria
by Norman Singleton | Nov 3, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Since our Nobel Peace Prize winning President is sending "a few" special operations forces to Syria, it seems like a great time to revisit one of Ron Paul's columns from 2013. In it, Dr. Paul asked if war with Syria was justified even if President Obama sought and...
Is Israel Bombing Syrian Military to Benefit ISIS Near Lebanon?
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 2, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The neoconservative Washington Free Beacon is reporting that the Israeli air force has attacked a Syrian government-controlled missile base near Syria's border with Lebanon. The Beacon cites a pro-rebel website that claims: Israeli planes breached Lebanese and Syrian...
Peter Van Buren Got it Right: Killed Delta Force Member Used to Build PR for US Ground Troops Announcement
by Adam Dick | Oct 31, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Always question why people in government suddenly do something they just about never do. Your questioning may well provide insight into what the government will do next.On Tuesday, author Peter Van Buren, who worked at the United States Department of State for 24...
Iraq to Washington: We Don’t Want Your Troops
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 28, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
What a difference a day makes. Just 24 hours ago US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was telling the Senate Armed Services Committee all about the Obama Administration's new military strategy for the Middle East. The headline grabber from his testimony was the...
Washington: Assad Still Must Go
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 27, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
At the State Department's daily briefing today, Spokesman John Kirby conceded that the Syrian government led by President Assad may have a role to play in a "political transition" of the country. The apparent shift was in response to a reporter who pointed out that...
Niya Kenny is a Brave Young Lady
by Adam Dick | Oct 27, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Sometimes parents exaggerate in praising their children. But the mother of Niya Kenny, an 18-year-old student at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, is spot-on when she describes as brave Kenny’s actions in response to school cop Ben Fields on...
Breaking: Sec Def Tells Congress US to Begin ‘Direct Action on the Ground’ in Syria and Iraq
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 27, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that United States military forces would soon begin "direct action on the ground" in Iraq and Syria, promising more missions like the recent operation to free hostages in Iraq that...
The Benghazi Tragedy Is A Result of Bad Ideology
by Ron Paul | Oct 22, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The tragedy of Benghazi can be attributed to stupidity and bad ideology. The much talked about Hillary Clinton testimony does not challenge the ideology of interventionism. The hearing is merely a challenging of the management of interventionism. So both sides agree...
Why Is The US Silently Bombing Syria’s Electricity Network?
by Moon of Alabama | Oct 20, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Aleppo power plant is a 1,000 megawatt thermal plant in five units build by Mitsubishi Heavy Industry in 1995-1998. It is situated some 25 kilometers east of Aleppo city center. During the fighting around Aleppo various electricity distribution stations were...
New Report: US Aid to Afghanistan Basically Wasted or Stolen
by Peter van Buren | Oct 19, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
As Obama fails on another campaign promise, this one to end the war in Afghanistan, and as that war moves into its 15th year, it is important to remember the US has spent around $110 billion (no one knows the exact amount due to poor record keeping) to “rebuild” that...
The Danger Of America’s Assassination Program
by Ron Paul | Oct 16, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
On today's Liberty Report, we covered the US government's assassination program. You'll surely recall when President Obama issued an executive order that said the President has the authority to assassinate even American citizens at his own discretion. Well, a very...
Snowden: NSA, GCHQ Using Your Phone to Spy on Others (and You)
by Peter van Buren | Oct 15, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
You are a tool of the state, according to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The NSA in the U.S., and its equivalent in the UK, GCHQ, are taking control of your phone not just to spy on you as needed, but also to use your device as a way to spy on others around you....
Into Africa: Obama’s Newest War
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 15, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
What to do when an intervention has completely imploded, contributing to 200,000 deaths, destroying a country, and pushing the US closer to a nuclear conflict with Russia than at any time in the past 40 years? Well if you are President Obama you press forward with yet...
Ron Paul: ‘Greatest Resistance’ to Federal Reserve Audit is Desire to Keep International Activities Secret
by Adam Dick | Oct 13, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In an interview Monday with host Ameera David on RT, former United States House of Representatives member Ron Paul (R-TX) noted that the biggest resistance to his effort to require an audit of the Federal Reserve is rooted in the desire to shield the Fed’s...
How Did ISIS Get All Those Toyota Trucks?
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 13, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Recently the Department of the Treasury, responsible for keeping track of sanctions and violations of sanctions, turned its bureaucratic eye toward the massive convoys of Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks in possession of ISIS. How the heck did they get such a massive fleet...
Breaking: Washington Airdrops Tons of Weapons to Rebels in Syria
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 12, 2015 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Hopeful news at the end of last week that the Obama Administration was considering disengaging from its schizophrenic war in Syria has given way to the ugly reality that Washington's neocons in charge will never back away from a fight (as long as they are not doing...
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