The Madness of John McCain

by Justin Raimondo The American Conservative By 1999, in defense of Clinton’s war, McCain was declaring, ‘I think the United States should inaugurate a 21st-century policy interpretation of the Reagan Doctrine, call it rogue state rollback, in which we politically and materially support indigenous forces within and outside of rogue states to overthrow regimes that threaten our interests and values.’ ... Prefiguring the revolutionary Jacobinism of Bush’s second inaugural address, which...

Protect America from the Protect America Act

By Rep. Ron Paul M.D. (R-Texas) Before the US House of Representatives, Jan. 30, 2008 Madame Speaker, I rise in opposition to the extension of the Protect America Act of 2007 because the underlying legislation violates the U.S. Constitution. The misnamed Protect America Act allows the U.S. government to monitor telephone calls and other electronic communications of American citizens without a warrant. This clearly violates the Fourth Amendment, which states: "The right of the people to be...

The American Conservative Magazine Endorses Ron Paul for President

Their editors write: "The presidential fields of both parties have narrowed, and the arguments about how we should move forward are now familiar. TAC believes that only one candidate has put forth a diagnosis of America’s current ills and has a vision to turn the country off its misguided course. That is Congressman Ron Paul, whom we endorse for the Republican nomination. "On the key issue of foreign policy, the differences between the other Republican contenders can be measured in microdots....

3 Antiwar.com Columnists Appointed to Advise Ron Paul Campaign

Eric Garris writes: This morning the Ron Paul campaign announced the appointment of three new policy advisors: Doug Bandow has been appointed policy advisor to the campaign, while Charles Peña and Philip Giraldi have been named as foreign policy advisors. On another note, the campaign has announced a new book by Ron Paul, to be published in April, The Revolution: A Manifesto. The book and audiobook are both available for pre-order. Update: Dr. Paul's new book is up to #3 on Amazon.com!!...

02/01/08 – Jim Lobe – The Scott Horton Show

Jim Lobe, Washington correspondent for IPS News, discusses the neoconservative movement, their origins on the Trotskyite Left, their alliances with Scoop Jackson, the Christian Right, Rightwing nationalists and the Military Industrial Complex against the old eastern establishment, their lust for power and militaristic world view, their role in the war against Iraq and the realist resurgence.

02/01/08 – Allan Hyde – The Scott Horton Show

Allan Hyde, director of Opinion Research Business, discusses his firm's survey results indicating that approximately one million Iraqis have died violent deaths since the U.S. invasion in March 2003 and the differences between his results and those of some of the others attempting to keep track.