American officials estimate that at least 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured in the year since Russia invaded. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin painted a grim picture for Kiev, warning “Ukraine doesn’t have any time to waste.”
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Afghan Inspector General Warns US Likely to Repeat Mistakes in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Feb 28, 2023 | News
The inspector general for the Afghan War said the White House is replicating its failed Afghan War policies in Ukraine on Tuesday. John Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), warned about American-made weapons falling into the wrong hands....
Nuland: US Supports Kiev “Hitting” Crimea
by Dave DeCamp | Feb 22, 2023 | Featured Articles
Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, said last week that the US is “supporting” Ukrainian attacks on Crimea and called Russian military installations on the peninsula “legitimate targets.” Nuland made the comments when asked about a...
US, Allies Plan for Information War with China
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Feb 21, 2023 | News
American defense officials discussed waging an information war against China with its allies, according to the commander of Naval Information Forces.
The Power-Serving Lie That Anti-War Protests Have No Impact
by Caitlin Johnstone | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured Articles
Thousands of people from across the political spectrum gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to protest US militarism, proxy warfare and nuclear brinkmanship in Ukraine on Sunday. I’ve been seeing some people try to downplay the numbers on social media,...
The U.S.-Led Sanctions Blitz on Russia Has Failed
by Ted Snider | Feb 21, 2023 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. orchestrated a perhaps unprecedented sanctions clampdown on Russia. A month later, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen declared with certainty that "the Russian economy will be devastated as a consequence of...
Blinken Accuses Beijing of “Considering” Arming Moscow Without Evidence
by Connor Freeman | Feb 20, 2023 | Featured Articles
Amid simmering tensions between Washington and Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. After the White House ordered the military to shoot down a Chinese balloon which floated...
How Ron Paul Gets Liberty Right
by Lew Rockwell | Feb 20, 2023 | Featured Articles
The great Dr. Ron Paul has been right about all the major issues that confront the world today. He is right about the Fed, the Ukraine war, the FBI, and so much else. How has he managed to do that? What has given him wisdom unique on the political scene today? The...
US, French Troops Lead NATO Live-Fire War Games in Romania
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Feb 9, 2023 | News
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is once again carrying out military exercises on its Eastern flank. Earlier this week, journalist Seymour Hersh reported that Washington used war games as a cover to plant explosives on the Nord Stream pipelines last year.
EU to Train 30,000 Ukrainian Troops as Kiev’s Losses Mount
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Feb 2, 2023 | News
The European Union doubled its pledge to train Ukrainian forces from 15,000 to 30,000 troops. The EU made the announcement shortly after Berlin found Kiev was losing hundreds of soldiers a day fighting in just one Eastern Ukrainian city.
Growing Number of Americans Say US Is Giving Ukraine Too Much Aid
by Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman | Feb 1, 2023 | News
As the war in Ukraine nears the end of its first year, Americans are starting to believe Washington is sending too much support to Kiev. Pew Research conducted a poll in January and found the proportion of Republicans that are opposed to the current level of assistance is now at 40%. The US has pledged well over $100 billion in aid to Kiev, mostly in arms and other military equipment.
Western Officials Believe Russia Will ‘Gain the Upper Hand’ in Ukraine
by Kyle Anzalone | Jan 30, 2023 | News
American and European officials now assess that time is on Russia’s side in Ukraine, according to the Wall Street Journal. Washington and its Western allies transferred billions of dollars in weapons to Kiev under the mistaken belief it would force Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate.
Hundreds of Foreign Fighters Killed in Ukraine, Thousands Still in Combat
by Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter | Jan 18, 2023 | News
Thousands of people from around the world have answered Ukraine’s call to arms and have traveled to the country to fight, with around 100 foreign nationals killed on the battlefield over the last year in addition to more than 1,000 wounded, the Washington Post reported.
Lavrov Says Moscow Is Open to Talks With the West, Washington Dismisses Russia’s ‘Posturing’
by Dave DeCamp | Oct 12, 2022 | News
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday said that Moscow was open to talks with Western powers as Turkey is looking to broker negotiations.
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My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
Chris Rock’s New Special Exposes His Political Ignorance
A common claim among Democrats is that, "It's not that people don't want to be educated, they just haven't been given the opportunity, thus government spending on education needs to increase." If there were ever a group of people capable of "educating" themselves it...
War and Delusion: A Critical Examination
In this episode of the Protestant Libertarian Podcast, Alex Bernardo sits down once again with Laurie Calhoun. Laurie is a philosopher, a cultural critic and an author. She is a senior fellow at the Libertarian Institute, where she regularly writes articles analyzing...
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