In 1975, as the elected sheriff of Utah’s Davis County, William "Dub" Lawrence helped organize one of the state’s first SWAT teams. On September 22, 2008, his son-in-law, Brian Wood, was killed by that SWAT team outside his home following a 12-hour standoff. After...
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Surveying the Empire: RPI’s Daniel McAdams on the Robert Wenzel Show
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 5, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, ISIS, Hong Kong — why is the US at war with much of the rest of the world? Why does the government lie to trick so many Americans into backing their impoverishing and dangerous plans? Who is behind this warmongering and why?RPI Director Daniel...
Israel Lobby Supports Jabhat Al-Nusra, Insurgents In Aleppo Surrounded
by Moon of Alabama | Oct 3, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Israel gives cover and opened a corridor for Jabhat al-Nusra along the Golan height demarcation line to reach south Lebanon and the southern approaches to Damascus.There seems to be no concern in Tel Aviv that one day Jabhat al-Nusra could turn against Israel too....
Ron Paul: Republican Majority in US Senate Would Not Make Much Difference
by Adam Dick | Oct 3, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
While Washington, DC politicians and pundits are prattling about whether the Democrats or Republicans will control the United States Senate after the November election, Ron Paul is throwing cold water on the whole brouhaha. Paul, speaking Wednesday on the Alan Colmes...
Ron Paul: Technology for Liberty, Not War
by Adam Dick | Oct 1, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Chairman and Founder Ron Paul, in a wide-ranging Alex Jones Show interview on Tuesday, commented on the potential of technology to counter “the abusive state.” Noting that government will always use technology for war and against the people, Paul says that in...
The Empire on the Warpath — McAdams and Taylor on Syria, Hong Kong, and More
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 1, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Director Daniel McAdams is back with Jay Taylor to have a closer look into the topics the mainstream media refuses to cover. Mass graves in part of Ukraine occupied by US-backed regime? Radio silence in the west. US involvement in Hong Kong color revolution? Don't...
Does Obama’s ‘Pivot to Asia’ Include Regime Change For China?
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 30, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
President Barack Obama's "pivot to Asia" was supposed to mean that the US would pull back from its commitments in the Middle East and Europe and focus on improving economic and other ties with East Asia. Instead, the US government has helped foment a coup against an...
Hilarious German Satire of Anti-Russian Propaganda
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 26, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
While the German media has been at least as propagandistic as the US/UK media in its resurrection of wild, Cold War-style rhetoric over the Ukraine situation, cracks are beginning to appear. Satire, humor, and ridicule have always been among the best forms of social...
Whistleblowers Expose NSA-Partner Israel’s Corrupt Use of Surveillance Information
by Adam Dick | Sep 24, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The Israel government, with whom the US government has been sharing for years Americans’ and others’ unredacted private information and communications obtained through the US mass spying program, is being accused by tens of whistle-blowers of abusively using this sort...
US War on Syria, Day Two: Civilian Casualties, New Scarier Group Hit, Israel Joins
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 23, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In an attack on Syria that the Obama administration promises will be "ongoing," the first day of US bombs has reportedly left eight civilians dead including three children. Some 33 fighters were reportedly killed, producing a typical but troubling civilian-to-fighter...
Andrew Napolitano: US Using Gun Transfer Forms to Violate Free Speech and Privacy
by Adam Dick | Sep 22, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Advisory Board Member Andrew Napolitano, speaking with Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Fox News regarding race and ethnicity questions people are required to answer to purchase a gun from a US government-licensed firearms dealer, explained that mandating answering...
Prof. Flynt Leverett Dissects Obama’s ‘Insane’ Commitment to Never-Ending Middle East War
by Adam Dick | Sep 19, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Penn State University Professor and RPI Academic Board Member Flynt Leverett, as a panel discussion guest this week on CrossTalk on RT, dissected United States President Barack Obama’s “insane” commitment to “never-ending war in the Middle East.” Leverett also...
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson Derides US Support of “Moderate” Syria Insurgents
by Adam Dick | Sep 17, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Academic Board Member Lawrence Wilkerson, speaking Monday with Ed Schultz on MSNBC, derided United States government support for “moderate” Syria insurgents, noting that you cannot sort out who you are bombing and who you are arming. Wilkerson, a College of...
Mainstream Media Hypocrisy: ‘Where Are the Antiwar Voices?’
by Butler Shaffer | Sep 16, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
On CNN yesterday, the question was asked “where are the anti-war voices on TV?” I’ve pondered that question myself. Don’t you remember, at the outset of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars, the abundance of speakers who opposed these wars? You know, one major network had the...
Australia Senator, Greens Party Leader Christine Milne Opposes ISIS War, Warns of Blowback
by Adam Dick | Sep 14, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In the United States, congressional leaders — both Democrat and Republican — have long supported the US war on ISIS. In Australia, though, there is some vocal opposition, including from Australia Senator and Australian Greens Party Leader Christine Milne. Milne,...
Obama’s Syrian ‘Moderates’ Sign Non-Aggression Pact with ISIS
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 13, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
In his address to the nation outlining his strategy to defeat ISIS last week, President Obama made three important points regarding Syria:1) He would not hesitate to bomb ISIS on Syrian territory even without permission from Syria, a UN resolution, or Congressional...
One Party Interventionist State — Ron Paul With Charles Goyette
by Ron Paul | Sep 12, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
The two US political parties are united in their dedication to foreign interventionism, Ron Paul told Charles Goyette in their weekly podcast. Where did all the weapons come from that ISIS is using to wreak havoc in parts of Iraq and Syria? From the US! That is why...
Shorter Obama War Speech…The Top Five List
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 11, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
Here are the top five take-aways from President Obama's September 10 speech announcing a new, multi-year in the Middle East:1) Obama officially adopts Bush Administration's pre-emptive war doctrine. Obama: If left unchecked, these terrorists could pose a growing...
Iraq: Done; Libya: Done; Now for Syria! — Daniel McAdams with Jay Taylor Radio
by Daniel McAdams | Sep 10, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Director Daniel McAdams is back with Jay Taylor this week to bring us up to date on the latest US intervention plans in Iraq and Syria, while recent interventions in Libya and Iraq continue to fall apart. Do they think no one will notice?The humanitarian...
Dennis Kucinich: US Lying and Manipulating Fear to Justify War on ISIS
by Adam Dick | Sep 10, 2014 | Peace and Prosperity Blog
RPI Advisory Board Member Dennis Kucinich, interviewed this week on the Alan Colmes Show, emphatically argues against the United States military attacking ISIS. In particular, Kucinich explains that the US government is lying and manipulating fear to justify war on...
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