John Bolton announced yesterday that the US was deploying a carrier strike force to the Middle East to convey the message to Iran that the US doesn't want war. Makes perfect sense. So will a false flag be launched? Another provocation? In today's Liberty Report we...
Doctors Without Borders Reports on Deaths in Child Hospitals in Yemen
The international humanitarian relief NGO Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres(MSF) released a report on the alarming number of Yemeni mothers and children dying from a lack of proper healthcare. They focused on two facilities where they provide free...
Playing Chicken In The Straits of Hormuz: Red Lines and War Talk
After designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, will the US make a physical attempt to shut down any oil export by citing the oil business's relationship with the Iranian Guard? Will Iran make good on its threat to shut down the Hormuz Straits,...
As Venezuela Coup Fizzles, Pompeo Threatens US Attack
Self-proclaimed Venezuelan president Juan Guaido's coup yesterday failed to get off the ground. The military did not join him and protests were barely seen outside a few of Caracas's wealthy neighborhoods. Frustrated and furious, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Not a Good Month for the Empire
In North Africa and Ukraine, April has not been a good month for the American Empire.AlgeriaPresident Abdelaziz Bouteflika, an ally of the U.S., stepped down after 20 years in power, bowing to pressure from weeks of demonstrations led by young people looking for a...
Venezuela Coup! Will Neocons (Finally) Get Their War?
At dawn, US-backed and self-proclaimed president of Venezuela, Juan Guaido, announced the "final phase" of his coup against the Maduro government. While defections from the military are minor at this point, it is unknown whether the coup will reach critical mass. In...
CODEPINK Activist Ariel Gold on Defending Venezuela’s Embassy
Far from Caracas a group of American activists have been defending the sovereignty of Venezuela from inside its embassy in Washington. The state department ordered all Maduro loyal staff to leave the building by April 24th to make way for Guaido’s diplomats. Juan...
Pompeo’s Risible Yemen Lies
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Pompeo once again defended the indefensible war on Yemen and U.S. support for it in typical dishonest fashion:Airplanes flying through King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh are at risk, and the United States has...
After Mass Beheadings, Can Trump Still Claim ‘Shared Values’ With Saudis?
Saudi Arabia recently executed 37, most of them Shiites, for, among other minor crimes participating in a political protest. At least two victims were under 18 at the time of their "crimes." President Trump has spoken of our "shared values" with the Saudis. Is this...
No Mention of Assange During Speech About Jailed Journalists at White House Correspondents Dinner
The president of the White House Correspondence Association Olivier Knox toasted to the first amendment in his opening speech at the correspondence dinner Saturday night. He then spoke about the threat he feels from Donald Trump:"I still separate my career into...


