foreign policy

CLIP from SYSTEM UPDATE #227: INTERVIEW: Rand Paul Condemns "Reprehensible" Foreign Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSwz1vebDCQ {Glenn Greenwald | 13 February 2024}

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/12/trump-john-bolton-marco-rubio-twitter-1492641 Turns out the ghoul in the white house fired him because he was not hawkish enough. I hope Rand Paul sees this before saying how Trump needs to hire more people who are in line with his non interventionist...

I think we're there with Iran Sadly the 3 ingredients (see below) Michael Mazaar of the Rand Corporation (no relation to Rand Paul) pins from his analysis of the road to war in Iraq are present for another disaster with Iran. Only difference is Trump. But if there is any engagement with the...

Is war on the horizon? Dr. Paul once again at his finest.

I couldn't find this posted so if it is, please remove, thank you. The timing was hardly "coincidental." Not long after a trip by Vice President Pence to "convince" Ecuador to hand over Julian Assange, a $4.2 billion IMF loan appears on the scene. Then Ecuador follows through and delivers...

Although a simple editorial from a European news outlet does not represent everyone in Europe, it does give an idea of what the Europeans are thinking after Trump reneged on the Iran Nuclear deal. Personally I'm glad to see it. If the Europeans stop being vassals of the U.S., and forge their...

An acquaintance of the FB variety suggested this be posted on RPFs: "Can I ask some friends here for an equally worthy cause? Scott Horton of anti war fame really need's our help to keep up his anti war efforts. The guy does so much good and is so broke. Please consider a patreon donation...

US Consular Mission Suspends Visa Issuing Services in Ankara Turkey has joined the club of nations from which the US is partly withdrawing visa issuing consular services, in a move which illustrates just how far Washington and Ankara’s relations have deteriorated over the last year. Even since...

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-minerals/trump-ghani-agree-u-s-can-help-develop-afghanistans-rare-earth-minerals-idUSKCN1BX06G

In a rare victory for constitutional conservatives, Senator Paul is likely to get his up or down vote on NDAA (Wednesday) tomorrow! In short, Senator Paul’s amendment seeks to end the lazy reauthorization of AUMFs from 2001 and 2002 for new and never ending wars. It would sunset authorizations...

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-us-coalition-bombs-syrian-army-southeast-homs/

The race to Deir Ezzor is on. The U.S. military has been congregating with weaponry and the Jordanian military on the Jordanian/Syrian border for weeks. Syria announced a week or so ago they were going to start a new offensive to Deir Ezzor because they could see the writing on the wall. Not...

Once in a while WaPo does print news with potential to inform. Perhaps the Trump inspired growing wedge between moderate/left-wing, pro Iraq-war zionism of WaPo/NYT and hard-right pro-Israeli settlements zionism of the Kushner family is resulting in some infighting that might benefit tax payers...

CUFI Leader John Hagee confirms Christian Zionism is anti-Semitic Evangelical pastor John Hagee, the leader of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the US’ largest pro-Israel organization and the most powerful group in the Christian Zionist movement, has adamantly insisted that Christian...

Is it time for another Rand Paul filibuster on drones? President Donald Trump has given the Central Intelligence Agency new authority to conduct drone attacks against suspected militants, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing U.S. officials...

Hillary Clinton’s Project For A New American Century: “Strategies to Expand U.S. Engagement” Hillary Clinton’s Project For A New American Century: “Strategies to Expand U.S. Engagement” A Vision of Perpetual Warfare...

Washington’s Plan B for Syria: Give Al-Qaeda More Powerful Weapons Washington’s Plan B for Syria: Give Al-Qaeda More Powerful Weapons http://www.globalresearch.ca/americas-plan-b-for-syria-give-al-qaeda-more-powerful-weapons/5520610 Washington will “up the ante” by equipping al-Qaeda-linked...

New Eye-Opening Documentary Completely Exposes Barbaric Saudi Regime http://theantimedia.org/new-eye-opening-documentary-completely-exposes-barbaric-saudi-regime/ A British television crew recently filmed an undercover documentary in Saudi Arabia in an attempt to penetrate the world’s most...

Caught on Tape. US State Department Says Keep ISIS in Control of Palmyra http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-03-25/caught-tape-state-dept-says-maybe-russia-syrian-army-shouldnt-take-palmyra-isis WOW: State Department Representative not willing to say Syria's army and Russia should liberate...

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/cruzs-reckless-unilateralism-on-foreign-policy/ Ted Cruz made some remarks at an old CNN town hall*that capture much of what’s wrong with his foreign policy views: Ripping to shred the Iranian nuclear deal, and moving the American embassy to...