Archives for August 2015

Ron Paul: Defense Department’s War On Journos For Control Of Propaganda

The Defense Department’s new Law of War manual, which provides guidance to military commanders in time of war, advises that journalists they consider “unprivileged belligerents” can be either removed from military facilities or even detained indefinitely without charge.

Apart from the obvious infringement of the constitution, the biggest problem is that we are in an endless, undeclared war and the provision is sufficiently vague to potentially include any effective critic of US military action. This week's Ron Paul Liberty Report looks at this disturbing new development:

Donald Trump Donated Millions To Clinton Foundation

“Hillary Clinton, I said be at my wedding, and she came to my wedding,” the reality-star-turned-politician said at the first GOP presidential debate in Cleveland. “She had no choice because I gave to a foundation.”

Donald Trump and Melania Trump with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton at Trump's wedding.

Donald Trump's millions have snagged him favors from several prominent politicians -– including Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, he said tonight. “Hillary Clinton, I said be at my wedding, and she came to my wedding," the reality-star-turned-politician said at the first GOP presidential debate in Cleveland. "She had no choice because I gave to

West Point Professor Calls On US Military To Target Critics Of War On Terror

US military academy official William Bradford argues that attacks on scholars’ home offices and media outlets – along with Islamic holy sites – are legitimate

In this photo reviewed by US military officials, an American flag waves within the razor wire-lined compound of Camp Delta prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. The Supreme Court this week is expected to rule on the legality of President Bush's decision to create U.S. military tribunals for the detainees at Guantanamo, the first such tribunals since World War II.

An assistant professor in the law department of the US military academy at West Point has argued that legal scholars critical of the war on terrorism represent a “treasonous” fifth column that should be attacked as enemy combatants. In a lengthy academic paper, the professor, William C Bradford, proposes to threaten “Islamic holy sites” as part

Israel begins Drilling For Oil At Third Syrian Golan Heights exploration site

The Afek Oil project first received its exploratory drilling license in April 2013, following the approval of the Northern District Committee for Planning and Building in July 2014.

An old Israeli tank sits in a position in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria,Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.

After identifying the presence of hydrocarbons at two oil exploration sites on the Golan Heights, the Afek Oil and Gas company began drilling operations at a third location this week. The third site, Ness-6, is located near the entrance of the Kanaf moshav, southeast of Gamla. The drilling is expected to reach a depth of 1,400 meters, according

Monsanto Halts Its Bid to Buy Rival Syngenta—For Now

A clash of agribiz titans takes a breather.

Mother Jones -- After four months of hot pursuit, genetically modified seed/pesticide giant Monsanto formally ended its bid to buy rival Syngenta Wednesday—at least for now. Earlier in the week, Monsanto had sweetened its offer for the Swiss agrochemical behemoth—most famous for its controversial atrazine herbicide and neonicotinoid pesticides—to

Bernie Sanders’ Foreign Policy Includes Military Aid To Israel, Saudi Arabia

Bernie Sanders doesn’t talk much about foreign policy, and his website has no mention of it, but his open military support for Israel and Saudi Arabia speaks volumes.

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, speaks during a town hall meeting

WASHINGTON --- Like most modern presidential candidates, Bernie Sanders doesn’t talk much about foreign policy. Despite the dearth of his statements on the subject, Sanders has supported more military aid to Saudi Arabia because he claims, in opposition to available evidence, that the Saudi government is key to fighting ISIS. In February,