Reprinted from Yves Engler’s website. Sunday was National Peacekeepers’ Day and the Canadian Forces had the temerity to celebrate the UN occupation of Haiti. Through UN missions Ottawa has contributed to major US imperial crimes. On its Facebook page the military...
Ron Paul on Trump to Iran: ‘Compensation? You Owe Us Compensation!’
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump has answered Iran's call for US compensation over its unprovoked attacks on the country with a demand from Iran for compensation to the US and to its own citizens. Using widely inflated figures for protesters killed...
Is America Headed for a Special Skills Draft?
A YouTuber with a million followers, Ryan McBeth, devotes his latest video and Substack column today to a denunciation of an article I wrote last month for Responsible Statecraft, “Why is the Selective Service war gaming a ‘special skills’ draft?” Mr. McBeth also...
John Mearsheimer: Iran Tightens the Screws
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 9 August 2026, I was on “Switzerland” with Vali Nasr, one of the world’s leading experts on Iran, and the host Tom Switzer. We had an excellent discussion about Iran’s latest demands, which came out on 8 August 2026, to settle its...
Ron Paul asks Will Hegseth Get His $1.5 Trillion for ‘Defense’?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: The largest military spending increase in modern times is before the US Senate, with some Republicans balking at the huge price tag at a time when more Americans are feeling the crush of inflation. The midterm elections are just a...
A Murder Spree Without End
Some of the more than 220 people murdered by our government at sea were likely not involved in drug trafficking at all: The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine...
Veterans For Peace Condemns Marco Rubio’s Threats Against Cuba and Against US Peace and Solidarity Activists
Veterans For Peace has issued a strong condemnation of Marco Rubio’s McCarthyite report, Cuba, the Capital of 21st Century Communism, which was released by the State Department on July 20. The 100-page document charges Cuba with interfering in the internal affairs of...
Nagasaki: ‘Necessary’ or War Crime?
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer and the Legacy of His Bomb. Greg Mitchell is author of fourteen books and director of five films for PBS since 2022. In a previous life, he was a longtime editor at the legendary Crawdaddy. His...
John Mearsheimer on The Wisdom of Our TV Generals
Reprinted from John's Substack: On 5 August 2026 I was on “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis, where we talked mainly about the Ukraine war. We focused on the mounting evidence that the Russians have gained the upper hand over Ukraine both on the battlefield...
Hawks Whitewash Graham’s Ghoulish Record
The Wall Street Journal predictably whitewashes Lindsey Graham’s monstrous foreign policy record: But his memory shouldn’t pass without recalling the principles he fought for. Above all, he believed that America is a force for good in the world. If there was one...


