Ron Paul, the libertarian leaning former Texas congressman and GOP candidate for president, has always maintained that sanctions are acts of war. The Lancet Global Health recently published a study that proves him right.
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Biden Admin Adds New Sanctions on Russia, China
Over the past week, the US has issued new sanctions on Russia and China. The Biden administration has attempted to cripple the Russian economy in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Beijing has responded to the economic war on China with retaliatory sanctions on...
Netanyahu Implored Qataris to Continue Funding Hamas in 2018 Letter
As Israel’s war on Palestinians living in the besieged Gaza Strip continues escalating, a secret 2018 letter penned by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the leadership in Doha exposes Tel Aviv’s diplomatic efforts to ensure tens of millions of dollars would reach...
The China Lobby Now (Where is it?)
*Author’s note: while the term “China Lobby” has historically been associated with the coalition of interest groups, primarily in the business community, that grew up around support for the Republic of China in the 1920s and 1930s and which came to be closely allied...
As Turkey Bombs US-Backed Kurdish Fighters, Dozens of Oil and Power Facilities Damaged in NE Syria
Ankara, Washington’s NATO ally, has been waging a now week-long bombing campaign against Kurdish armed factions in US-occupied Syria. Turkey’s airstrikes have damaged or destroyed more than half of the oil and power facilities, east of the Euphrates River, in the...
Turkish Airstrikes Kill More Kurdish Fighters in US Occupied Syria
Ankara, Washington’s NATO ally, continued launching airstrikes in northeast Syria on Monday against US-backed Kurdish militias. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 20 people were killed and dozens more were wounded. Turkey’s latest...
Moscow Announces Massive Military Spending Increase to Combat NATO’s ‘Hybrid War’ in Ukraine
Moscow announced that it plans to increase military spending by nearly 70% in 2024 as it fights against what the Kremlin has dubbed NATO’s “hybrid war.” Russia’s defense budget next year, which is dwarfed by the Pentagon budget, will still be less than the total...
US Backed Kurdish Militia Imposes Curfew in Eastern Syria, Following Clashes with Another US Backed Militia
After weeks of clashes between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Arab tribesman aligned with Deir Ezzor Military Council (DEMC), the SDF has imposed a curfew following a resumption of fighting on Monday. These ethnic tensions are boiling over in...
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Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine
Over and over, U.S. government officials and their mainstream media allies called Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine an “unprovoked attack.” The slogan became so overused that people began to ask the obvious question: Why do they protest so much? In Provoked: How...
