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Blowback In Africa - Mogadishu Again!

The horrific truck bomb that killed more than 300 in Somalia was not an isolated incident. It is now thought the attack was revenge for a botched US Special Forces-led raid on a village that left many civilians dead. President Trump is expected to deepen US involvement in Somalia. More blowback on the way?

The Battle Of Kirkuk - All About Oil?

US-trained troops in the Iraqi army are facing off against US-trained troops in the Kurdish Peshmerga militias over Kurdish separatism and control of northern Iraq. What is at stake? Oil? Self-determination? Something else?

How America Was Conquered

By Chris Rossini

Politicians love to call for "unity." It's always time to "unite" behind what they want. But the search for political unity is equivalent to the search for a unicorn. You're never going to find it.

Politicians seek to use force. Force requires victims. No one wants or likes being the victim. Hence, no unity.

It doesn't have to be this way. We don't have to live in a society of political muggers and their victims, with the exhausting battle that occurs every 4 years to decide who...

President Trump Beats War Drums For Iran

Press Play to hear Ron Paul deliver his Weekly Update:By Ron Paul

President Trump has been notoriously inconsistent in his foreign policy. He campaigned on and won the presidency with promises to repair relations with Russia, pull out of no-win wars like Afghanistan, and end the failed US policy of nation-building overseas. Once in office he pursued policies exactly the opposite of what he campaigned on. Unfortunately Iran is one of the few areas where the president has been very consistent. A...

Trump And Iran: Have The Neocons Won?

On Friday, President Trump delivered a blistering speech on Iran that could only have been written by neocons like John Bolton. Trump laid down old charges against Iran as his reasons for refusing to certify Iran's compliance with the nuclear deal. In so doing, he went against most of his closest advisors and cabinet members and against most of the international community. Are neocon hooks now firmly planted into President Trump?

The Fed's Massive Bubble Is Leading To Massive Economic Pain

By Liberty Report Staff

There shouldn't be a Federal Reserve, but it exists, and it's constantly creating a world of economic pain.

Each Federal Reserve bubble must turn into a bust. It's unavoidable.

According to the central planners, the "solution" for the bust is more creation of new money and credit. That's the only way they can keep their "system" alive.

When the Fed's stock market bubble burst in 2000, it responded by creating new money and credit. Lo and behold, this led directly to the ne...

Big Brother's War on Cash

Everyone is surely aware by now that all of our digital communications are being sent to government databases for storage. If our American ancestors could see it, they wouldn't believe their eyes. We still, however, have the ability to use cash. All of our economic decisions are not under constant government surveillance. Ron Paul discusses the dangers of Big Brother's War on Cash.

'Russiagate' And The Decline Of Journalism - With Robert Parry

Russiagate has "jumped the shark." So says Robert Parry, investigative journalist and founder of ConsortiumNews.com. Parry joins today's Liberty Report to discuss the current state of the mainstream media and the ongoing allegations of Russian interference in American political and social life.

When Mainstream Media Is Encouraged To Lie ... And When It Isn't

By Liberty Report Staff

Unintentionally, President Trump has shown everyone what government-"licensed" mainstream media is all about.

Trump attacks their dishonesty. But dishonesty is baked in. It's pretty much a requirement.

Mainstream media has bamboozled Americans to support a century of devastating wars. It was all dishonest and propped up with lies.

But those lies were OK.

They were "licensed" lies.

Honesty is not a criteria for keeping your government license.

Just the thought of government li...

Did Trump Call For Ten Times More Nukes?

President Trump vehemently denied an NBC report that he called for a ten-fold increase in US nuclear weapons at a meeting this summer. Calling it "fake news." the president reportedly threatened NBC's broadcast license. Is this really "fake news"? Or is President Trump just continuing President Obama's massive nuclear weapons "modernization" program?