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(AMERICAN IMPERIALISM – WARS GALORE) Pat Buchanan asks: What have 20 years of nation-building conflicts won us?

From: WND

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

WARS GALORE

Pat Buchanan asks: What have 20 years of nation-building conflicts won us?

… Now we see a push for intervention in Syria from Sens. John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman. That would make us allies of al-Qaida, the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, all of which also seek the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the rise of a Sunni regime in Damascus.

But it is the clamor for a U.S. war on Iran that grows loudest.

But why, when the U.S. intelligence community still claims to have no hard evidence Iran has even decided to build a bomb?

Since Ronald Reagan went home, the United States has attacked or invaded Panama, Iraq, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Serbia, Afghanistan, Iraq again, and Libya.

How have Americans benefited from all this war? How have the Chinese suffered these 20 years by not having been in on the action?

Entire Article Here

[media bias exposed – deceptive editing] John Bolton Dodges Question; Insults Anti-War Veteran & Fox News Splices In This Applause Response

The guy Fox shows walking off at the end among applause
has a hat, darker shirt, long sleeves…

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4JDX0-Uo1E#!]John Bolton Dodges Question; Insults Anti-War Veteran

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During a taping of the Stossel show at the 2012 International Students for Liberty Conference in Washington D.C., I got to confront neo-conservative war monger John Bolton on the issue of blowback, and it miraculously made it’s way onto the Stossel show! I’m guessing we have the man himself, John Stossel, to thank for that.

Of course, this is Fox we’re talking about, so there is some disingenuous editing. But the content of my question and Bolton’s response is completely intact! Thank you Stossel!

[video] CIA & Western media's total fiasco in Syria — U.S. backing al Qaeda in Syria just like they did in Libya

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbMbWp0BV7o]‘CIA & Western media’s total fiasco in Syria’

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Calls for tougher economic sanctions against Syria are getting louder at the ‘Friends of Syria’ meeting in Tunisia, with the EU already preparing to freeze the Syrian Central Bank assets next week. It’s among the new measures to cripple the Assad regime being proposed by the U.S. and its allies, as they gather to hammer out the Syrian crisis. German government consultant Christoph Horstel thinks that the West is trying to transplant its regime-change strategy from Libya to Syria.

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[video] Judge Napolitano: Abraham Lincoln was a Tyrant!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CwkG2C5sAc]Abraham Lincoln was a Tyrant!

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Daily News @ http://RevolutionNews.US ~ Judge Napolitano included a chapter entitled “Dishonest Abe” in his brilliant book, The Constitution in Exile. Judge Napolitano is a very busy man, hosting a radio show as well as appearing on television, making speeches all around the country, writing books, and practicing law — in addition to (hopefully) having a private family life. Since I am a big fan of his writing I thought I would try to pique our readers’ interest in what the judge has to say on this subject.

The first two sentences of the “Dishonest Abe” chapter of The Constitution in Exile are hard hitting: “The Abraham Lincoln of legend is an honest man who freed the slaves and saved the Union. Few things could be more misleading.” He then goes on to say exactly what Ron Paul told the Washington Post, and which seemed to mystify and confuse Tim Russert in his “Meet the Press” interview with Congressman Paul: “In order to increase his federalist vision of centralized power, ‘Honest’ Abe misled the nation into an unnecessary war. He claimed that the war was about emancipating slaves, but he could have simply paid slave owners to free their slaves .

. . . The bloodiest war in American history could have been avoided.” And, as Ron Paul would likely add, all the other countries of the world that ended slavery in the nineteenth century, including Britain, Spain, France, Denmark, the Dutch, did so without a war. This, by the way, included the Northern states in the U.S. There were no “civil wars” to free the slaves in Massachusetts, New York (where slavery existed for over 200 years), or Illinois.

Lincoln’s “actions were unconstitutional and he knew it,” writes Napolitano, for “the rights of the states to secede from the Union . . . [are] clearly implicit in the Constitution, since it was the states that ratified the Constitution . . .” Lincoln’s view “was a far departure from the approach of Thomas Jefferson, who recognized states’ rights above those of the Union.” Judge Napolitano also reminds his readers that the issue of using force to keep a state in the union was in fact debated — and rejected — at the Constitutional Convention as part of the “Virginia Plan.”

Read the rest at:

http://www.lewrockwell.com/dilorenzo/dilorenzo138.html

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”

— Thomas Jefferson

Joel Skousen: US Stockpiling Aircraft and Troops Near Iran — Another war for no valid reason

World Affairs Brief, February 10, 2012 Commentary and Insights on a Troubled World. Copyright Joel Skousen. Partial quotations with attribution permitted. Cite source as Joel Skousen’s World Affairs Brief (http://www.worldaffairsbrief.com)
THIS WEEK’S ANALYSIS:
Santorum Triple Win Too Good To Be True
Corruption in Nevada GOP Caucus
US Stockpiling Aircraft and Troops Near Iran
Failure in Afghanistan
Georgia Court Rules Obama Eligible, Despite No Show
Bank Mortgage Settlement a Bailout in Disguise
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US STOCKPILING AIRCRAFT AND TROOPS NEAR IRAN
Philip Giraldi summarizes the situation around Iran in such a way that no one can mistake the head long determination of the globalists in Israel and the US to attack Iran. “There has been considerable press coverage during the past week that makes one think of a world turned upside down. Washington is unnaturally consumed with the Iranian Problem. Talk shows resonate over the question of what to do about Tehran’s nuclear program. There is a whole smorgasbord of things that Iran might do that are forbidden, including even having the knowledge of how to build a bomb. The negative press and commentary are being spun into a casus belli, something called the Iranian Threat writ large. The message is clear: even though Iran has a minuscule defense budget, has never attacked anyone, and is essentially a Third World country, it is nevertheless a global menace that must be dealt with by military means if all else fails. Oh yes, and brave little Israel will do the job if President Obama doesn’t have what it takes.
“The only problem with all of the above is that the United States intelligence community [at least the honest portion] confirms that Iran does not have a nuclear device and has not made the political decision to build one. Even Israeli intelligence agrees. So if you want a war, what do you do when that happens? You shift your narrative and develop a new way of defining the threat. Israel and its friends have consequently initiated a major offensive both back at home and in the United States to heighten the impression that Iran poses a genuine threat to Israel, the United States, and even to world peace in general. And make no mistake about what it entails: this is a major disinformation strategy that involves diplomatic, intelligence, and media resources.
The new narrative goes roughly as follows: Iran is developing a nuclear weapon and is close to having one in spite of what the intelligence people think. The weapon will inevitably be used directly by Iran or even given to terrorists to threaten Israel, Europe, and even the United States using ballistic missiles that are currently being developed. Because Iran is concealing or defensively ‘hardening’ its new nuclear facilities, the window is closing on a military option to destroy the program. Iran is also planning to attack Jewish and American targets worldwide, including inside the United States, so a military attack is doubly essential to deter it from sponsoring such terrorist activity. …
I have no doubt that this attack on Iran is inevitable— not because Iran is a threat, but because the PTB have some evil ulterior motive that is served by taken down Iran and bullying the Arab world. New evidence came out this week that the US is planning for the attack in earnest despite playing the reluctant partner in “lock step” (said Obama) with Israel.
In prior briefs we have talked about the concentration of 3 aircraft carrier task forces in the Gulf. Now come reports of multiple flights of US aircraft in transit to land bases in the Middle East.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is making mention almost constantly about the Iranian threat and has hinted that the nuclear red line will be crossed this year. Panetta warned, “If we have to do it, we will do it.” Debka reported on the multiple flights of warplanes headed for Saudi Arabia this week. You don’t keep a lot of aircraft on station for long before a strike takes place.
US troops are now in Israel, Kuwait, and several of the smaller Arab nations surrounding the Gulf–totaling about 40 or 50 thousand troops and support personnel. These troop concentrations become tempting targets for Iran should Israel pull off its long-anticipated pre-emptive strike. It appears the US wants to make sure some of our troops get bloodied if Iran retaliates against Israel for the pre-emptive strike they are sure to pull off soon.
The US and Israel continue to claim they are preparing for a “surgical strike” against Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. It may start out with a precision attack, but the US and Israel know full well this will provoke a massive retaliation from Iran against US troops in the area and Israel. Such retaliation is all they need to launch the real war the globalists have been planning. I believe they will devastate not only Iran’s ample military but its civilian infrastructure as well. That way, there is no need to invade and occupy–which would be very unpopular.
I take issue, however, with the many fearmongers on the Right who claim we are weeks away from WWIII. I can say with near certainty that China and Russia will not intervene to save either Iran or Syria and that this war will stay contained in the Middle East. WWIII is still several years away since Russia and China aren’t yet ready to take on the West. But they are moving steadily in that direction.

ROTHSCHILDS WANT IRAN’S BANKS — Iran is one of only three countries left in the world whose central bank is not under Rothschild control. Before 9-11 there were reportedly seven: Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Cuba, North Korea and Iran…

From: American Free Press

ROTHSCHILDS WANT IRAN’S BANKS

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By Pete Papaherakles

Could gaining control of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI) be one of the main reasons that Iran is being targeted by Western and Israeli powers? As tensions are building up for an unthinkable war with Iran, it is worth exploring Iran’s banking system compared to its U.S., British and Israeli counterparts.

Some researchers are pointing out that Iran is one of only three countries left in the world whose central bank is not under Rothschild control. Before 9-11 there were reportedly seven: Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Cuba, North Korea and Iran. By 2003, however, Afghanistan and Iraq were swallowed up by the Rothschild octopus, and by 2011 Sudan and Libya were also gone. In Libya, a Rothschild bank was established in Benghazi while the country was still at war.

Islam forbids the charging of interest, a major problem for the Rothschild banking system. Until a few hundred years ago, charging interest was also forbidden in the Christian world and was even punishable by death. It was considered exploitation and enslavement.

Since the Rothschilds took over the Bank of England around 1815, they have been expanding their banking control over all the countries of the world. Their method has been to get a country’s corrupt politicians to accept massive loans, which they can never repay, and thus go into debt to the Rothschild banking powers. If a leader refuses to accept the loan, he is oftentimes either ousted or assassinated. And if that fails, invasions can follow, and a Rothschild usury-based bank is established.

The Rothschilds exert powerful influence over the world’s major news agencies. By repetition, the masses are duped into believing horror stories about evil villains. The Rothschilds control the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the IMF, the World Bank and the Bank of International Settlements. Also they own most of the gold in the world as well as the London Gold Exchange, which sets the price of gold every day. It is said the family owns over half the wealth of the planet.

Entire Article Here
Related:
The Rothschilds, world kingpins, worth $500 trillion! They own Reuters, AP, and fix the price of gold…

Illustration: DU Contamination Affects US Too!

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Iran: Who is Threatening Whom? — 900 Bases in 130 Countries!

[ audio ] Dr. Stanley Monteith: The Devil's Game – Spiritual forces behind these globalist wars – British MI6 founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM8bjgiWrQM]The Devil’s Game: MI6, CIA Run The Muslim Brotherhood – Dr. Stan Monteith Reports 1/2

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On the Tuesday, February 7 edition of the Alex Jones Show, Alex announces a key terror alert with specific threats. He also talks with retired orthopedic surgeon, author, and radio talk show host Stan Monteith. Alex and Mr. Monteith talk about the impending attack on Iran and the distinct possibility the conflict will turn into World War III. Stan Monteith is the author of several books, including AIDS: the Unnecessary Epidemic, Hidden Agenda: The Fluoride Deception and Iraq: the Untold Story.
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Congressman Dennis Kucinich: The MEDIA COVERAGE on IRAN is MIRRORING the coverage in the lead-up to the IRAQ war – grand claims about a smoking gun that doesn't exist

From: InformationClearingHouse.com…

Iran : Fact Checking the Media

By Dennis Kucinich

February 03, 2012 “Information Clearing House” — During an interview last month on CBS’ Face the Nation, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta set the record straight on Iran: “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.” But if you read recent news reports lately, you’d think otherwise.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6k1VTmOPyE]

The media coverage on Iran is mirroring the coverage in the lead-up to the Iraq war: grand claims about a smoking gun that doesn’t exist. For example, The New York Times incorrectly reported last month that the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran concluded that their nuclear program had a military objective. The paper’s public editor, Arthur Brisbane, was forced to acknowledge their mistake and wrote: “Some readers, mindful of the faulty intelligence and reporting about Saddam Hussein’s weapons program, are watching the Iran nuclear coverage very closely.” Other media outlets such as National Public Radio, PBS and The Washington Post have been challenged on their coverage too.

A recent publication from the Center for Strategic and International Studies titled “The IAEA’s Iran Report and Misplaced Paranoia,” noted that “With few exceptions, these revelations are not exactly new. More importantly, neither is the thrust of the report: that Iran is developing some capabilities that can only be understood as preliminaries to the development of nuclear weapons. Unfortunately, early coverage of the report’s release gives the opposite impression.”

Many have recognized that the media failed to do its job in the lead-up to the Iraq war. The potential consequences of treading on that same path with Iran are grave. The U.S. has thus far spent over $1.2 trillion of borrowed money on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military action against Iran would be disastrous for the region and for U.S. moral standing. A serious diplomatic track based on mutual trust and respect is the only way to achieve increased transparency.

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Defense Secretary Panetta admits Iran NOT developing nukes: “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.” — And they call Ron Paul’s foreign policy ‘insane’ while they pressure Iran with sanctions that could cut off all middle east oil!

[The Sick Soul of America] U.S. Navy Seal: "I Only Wish I Had Killed More" — "Savage, despicable evil. That's what we were fighting in Iraq. That's why a lot of people, myself included, called the enemy 'SAVAGES.'"

We invade their country, then they’re ‘savages’ because they fight back??!
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From: lewrockwell.com…

‘I Only Wish I Had Killed More’

Posted by Laurence Vance on February 3, 2012 08:28 AM
I recently mentioned here the deadliest sniper in U.S. history. Huff Post is running an excerpt from his book American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History.  Here is his absolutely warped view of the war in Iraq:

Savage, despicable evil. That’s what we were fighting in Iraq. That’s why a lot of people, myself included, called the enemy “savages.” There really was no other way to describe what we encountered there. People ask me all the time, “How many people have you killed?” My standard response is, “Does the answer make me less, or more, of a man?” The number is not important to me. I only wish I had killed more. Not for bragging rights, but because I believe the world is a better place without savages out there taking American lives. Everyone I shot in Iraq was trying to harm Americans or Iraqis loyal to the new government.

And why were they trying to harm Americans? Could it be because Americans invaded and occupied their country?

[video] The Invisible War: New Film Exposes Rape, Sexual Assault Epidemic in U.S. Military — At least a half a million men and women who have been raped or sexually assaulted over the last couple of generations. And that number could be over a million.

From Democracy Now!

Video and Transcript Here

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On the heels of a new military survey that the number of reported violent sex crimes jumped 30 percent in 2011, with active-duty female soldiers ages 18 to 21 accounting for more than half of the of the victims, we speak with Trina McDonald and Kori Cioca, two subjects of “The Invisible War,” a new documentary that examines the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the U.S. military, which won the Audience Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

“Not only was I astounded by the numbers, but when I started talking to the women and men who had experienced this, I was just so devastated by their stories,” says the film’s Academy Award-nominated director, Kirby Dick. “These are women and men who are very idealistic. They joined the military because they wanted to serve their country. They were incredible soldiers. And then, when they were assaulted, they had the courage to come forward, even though many people advised them not to,” Dick says.

[includes rush transcript] 

[video] Pure, undiluted, evil…

EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THIS RIGHT NOW!

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[video] Phil Donahue On Ron Paul: “How Many Wars Do You Want To Have In YOUR Lifetime!” “It Looks Like We’ve Become a WARRIOR Nation.”

“You can’t say you’re a proud American and then waterboard somebody.”

– Phil Donahue

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BFLRssmEZ8]Phil Donahue On Piers Morgan Discussing Ron Paul

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My 30-posts response to Megagenius’ comment: “Hey, Iran has stated they want to wipe Israel off the map. It’s called SELF DEFENSE against a bunch of demonized wackos FULL OF HATE and murder. TELL THE WHOLE STORY or shut your fat mouth.”

[UPDATED 2/21/12]

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Megagenius made this comment under this post at ONEcanhappen:  John Hagee with Benny Hinn: Praying For War in the Name of Jesus — No wonder so many people dislike and loathe ‘Christians’

Hey, Iran has stated they want to wipe Israel off the map. It’s called self defense against a bunch of demonized wackos full of hate and murder. Tell the whole story or shut your fat mouth.

Comment by megagenius — January 29, 2012

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My Answer in 30 Posts — telling the whole story:

Defense Secretary Panetta admits Iran NOT developing nukes: “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.” — And they call Ron Paul’s foreign policy ‘insane’ while they pressure Iran with sanctions that could cut off all middle east oil!

Congressman Dennis Kucinich: The MEDIA COVERAGE on IRAN is MIRRORING the coverage in the lead-up to the IRAQ war – grand claims about a smoking gun that doesn’t exist

Why Pat Buchanan really got fired by MSNBC: A new war in the Middle East will be a disaster for the US and for the world economy — “Iran doesn’t frighten me…. They don’t have a bomb. They haven’t made a decision to build one. They don’t have the means to deliver one, and the Israelis have 300 atomic bombs.”

The Last Guardian of Freedom on TV: Judge Napolitano’s final ‘Freedom Watch’ episode — Thankfully, we still have the internet, for now…

My Facebook comment on why Fox pulled the judge — just before the war with Iran

ROTHSCHILDS WANT IRAN’S BANKS — Iran is one of only three countries left in the world whose central bank is not under Rothschild control. Before 9-11 there were reportedly seven: Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Cuba, North Korea and Iran…

[ audio ] Dr. Stanley Monteith: The Devil’s Game – Spiritual forces behind these globalist wars – British MI6 founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928

[ audio ] Ray McGovern: CIA/Mossad covert ops thwarted the nuclear safeguard Iran was implementing — Once again, America is creating the best enemies money can buy!

[ audio ] Paul Craig Roberts on The Alex Jones Show 11/09/11: Military Works for the Globalists — “They’re now trying to create more false intelligence like they did about Sadaam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. They’re pulling the same stunts now with Iran.” “The minute we fell for 9/11 we signed our doom.”

Jerome Corsi on Bombing Iran: Through chaos the globalists are creating the world government and Fox News is part of the coverup. Along with war over there will be fighting in the streets here. Some states will secede.

No More Victims: Working for Peace, One Child at a Time

Ron Paul – War Propaganda — “It’s another Iraq coming — It’s war propaganda again. … It’s time we quite this!!!”

[ audio ] Was Jesus Booed In SC? Debate Reaction On The Robert Scott Bell Show 1/17/12

All of my Bomb, Bomb Iran? posts (latest appear first)

[fascinating audio] Jim Marrs on ‘Coast to Coast AM’ 8/30/11: Media Control & Mega Spin! — “The so-called ‘Axis of Evil’ was just about a laundry list of the countries who were balking at the plans of the globalists. And now, they’re one by one being taken over.” — “There’s no journalism anymore … Quit letting the television do your thinking for you.”

Webster Tarpley: The real reason behind U.S. wars — To destroy all nation states that resist the one world government

[real-history video] Alex breaks down the real reason the globalists are getting US to takeover Libya — We’re replacing independent governments that oppose one-world government with Muslim regimes where women will wear burkas – Iraq, Egypt, Libya…

The Real Reason Why Gadaffi Was Killed & Why We’re In Libya — Gaddafi’s plan to introduce the gold dinar, a single African currency made from gold — USA is taking out leaders who oppose the one-world dictatorship!

Alex Jones: Qaddafi is another tyrant the globalists can’t control, so they’re going after him. The globalists are running the whole world and mopping up the final few countries they don’t control. They’re knocking over the old puppets, putting new ones in.

EXCELLENT! Cynthia McKinney: Obama’s So Called Humanitarian Aid to Libya is A Disaster: “The American people are being lied to.” Kadafi was standing in the way of a globalist, Mediterranean states alliance with Europe.

[Why they hate US! video to take the blinders off] The Butcher of Libya, Barack Hussein Obama Calls Murder of Children in Libya a ‘Success’ — To me, Obama’s “recipe for success” looks and sounds like a Libyan child with the lower half of his face blown off (see video) — America has exercised a clinical manipulation of power worldwide while masquerading as a force for universal good — “All of these crimes are going to be brought back on America ten-fold.”

10 Reasons America Will Be Judged as the Most Brutal Empire in History

[real history video] David Icke: The Rothschild Zionist MainFrame — Truth about the USS Liberty; the other side of the “Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran” story — Israel is being jacked just like the USA is!

[2011] Ron Paul’s Statement of Faith

All Ron Paul CNN Foreign Policy Debate Highlights — “I think we should practice A POLICY OF GOOD WILL to other people. What about saying that we don’t do anything to any other country that we don’t have them do to us?

Ron Paul: Christian Just War Theory — “Evidently, I have been reading a different Bible. I remember something about ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’”

Ron Paul on Evangelical Christians Expected to Be Pro-War All the Time

Ron Paul on what precedes LIBERTY: Life “and I mean all LIFE!”

Ron Paul: “Fascism Comes Wrapped In A Flag, Carrying A Cross

Ron Paul: Jesus is the Prince of PEACE, Not Preemptive War

Thanksgiving Family Forum: Ron Paul Highlights — “The time when I made my commitment to Christ”

[Daily Paul comment] The real reason evangelical ‘Christians’ won’t support Ron Paul — “the so called evangelical right wing’s incredible and insatiable lust for war. War is not a family value. War is certainly not a Christian value. … Christ’s views on love and peace and so forth are pretty clearly spelled out. … Many professing Christians will be numbered with the goats on judgement day.”

Pastor Chuck Baldwin on Rick Perry: We Don’t Need Another George W. Bush — If James Dobson and John Hagee were truly interested in protecting and preserving the principles enshrined in our Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and US Constitution, they would be promoting the candidacy of Ron Paul!

Pastor Chuck Baldwin: Why Do Evangelicals Ignore Ron Paul? | My Opinion

Sarah Palin demonstrates why most evangelicals dissed Ron Paul, who wanted to bring the troops home. ‘Christians’ have two sets of books: one for US and one for THEM (“who don’t deserve rights”). THEY’re not our ‘neighbor’ whom Jesus commanded US to love as much as ourselves. Maybe that’s why most evangelicals refuse to investigate 9/11. If THEY didn’t take down the towers…???

Ron Paul’s Christlike Attitude: Love, Peace & Hope – No *Initiation* of Aggression!

[Repentance from Power-OVER music video] Golden State: Bombs (End This War/The Ron Paul Song) — “It’s not impossible that we can end this war / Just let your heart explode / It’s not to late for a miracle! — No more lying; No more sighing; I’m still trying, Arms wide open!” | Lets’ be real Christians — “Blessed are the PEACEMAKERS, for they shall be called CHILDREN OF GOD” – Jesus

(video) John Hagee with Benny Hinn: Praying For War in the Name of Jesus — No wonder so many people dislike and loathe ‘Christians’

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Over 40,000,000 American Christians are influenced by what we call, “Angry Evangelicalism,” better known as Christian Zionism.

Christian Zionists like John Hagee and Benny Hinn wear a mantle of righteousness but often ignore the teachings of Jesus and invoke their will in the name of Jesus, ignoring declarations of Christ like…“Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God, ” “Love your neighbor as yourself and, even “Love your enemy.”

No wonder so many people dislike and loathe Christians.

Our question to any person calling himself a follower of Christ is: “Who Would Jesus Bomb?”

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Hagee claimed copyright violation to remove all of the video clips of him praying for war, but We Hold These Truths were able to post this version:

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John Hagee with Benny Hinn: Praying For War in the Name of Jesus

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Over 40,000,000 American Christians are influenced by what we call, “Angry Evangelicalism,” better known as Christian Zionism. Christian Zionists like John Hagee and Benny Hinn wear a mantle of righteousness but often ignore the teachings of Jesus and invoke their will in the name of Jesus, ignoring declarations of Christ like…”Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God, ” “Love your neighbor as yourself” and, even “Love your enemy.” No wonder so many people dislike and loathe Christians. This 4 minute video provides a snapshot of the problem and illustrates one way to challenge those Christians who, for example, fervently believe that the modern state of Israel is a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy and are even willing to go to war against a country like Iran to protect Israel. Our question to any person calling himself a follower of Christ is: “Who Would Jesus Bomb?”

Be sure to visit the WHTT website: http://whtt.org and podcast site for thought provoking programs: http://whtt.podbean.com/

Just to prove to you that things have not changed much in over a hundred years, watch the video production of Mark Twain’s “War Prayer” at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVYIRbmxHpc The background music for this video is the title track from Rich Siegel’s latest album, “The Way To Peace.”

Rich has held a vigil for We Hold These Truths at a Christian Zionist church in New Jersey (see: http://whtt.org/straitgate/index.php?news=2&id=258 ) and continues to work for freedom and justice for Palestinians in Israel. Check out his website: http://richsiegel.com/

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(video) Roots of Christian Zionism: How Scofield Sowed Seeds of Apostasy — The ‘Angry’ Evangelicals – Praying for War instead of “Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God” – Jesus

Gandhi: “I like your Christ; I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

[ audio ] Was Jesus Booed In SC? Debate Reaction On The Robert Scott Bell Show 1/17/12

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk8p9zBoYmY]Was Jesus Booed In SC? Debate Reaction On The Robert Scott Bell Show 1/17/12

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Did “christian conservatives” really boo the suggestion of applying the golden rule to our foreign policy? Robert Scott Bell adressed this and more on the SC Debate.

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v8qtZ3I5AM]Ron Paul Booed by Insane Debate Audience for Endorsing the Golden Rule

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Faux News.
Aired 1/16/2012.

[video] Ron Paul Booed by Reverse-Christian Debate Audience for Endorsing the Golden Rule

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v8qtZ3I5AM]Ron Paul Booed by Insane Debate Audience for Endorsing the Golden Rule

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Faux News.
Aired 1/16/2012.

(‘America is done’ video) Ron Paul was just BOOED FOR TALKING ABOUT THE GOLDEN RULE, “Do unto others as we would have them do unto us.” — South Carolina Fox News Republican debate 2012

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“My point is, if another country does to us what we do others, we’re not going to like it very much. So I would say that maybe we ought to consider a golden rule in foreign policy. Don’t do to other nations [Boos] what we don’t want to have them do to us.

So we endlessly bomb these countries and then we wonder why they get upset with us? And yet it continues on and on. I mean, this idea that we can’t debate foreign policy, then all we have to do is start another war?

I mean, it’s warmongering. They’re building up for another war against Iran, and people can’t wait to get in another war. This country doesn’t need another war. We need to quit the ones we’re in. We need to save the money and bring our troops home.”

Ron Paul Booed by Insane Debate Audience for Endorsing the Golden Rule

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Aired 1/16/2012.

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Just War and the Iran Crisis

Ron Paul: Christian Just War Theory — “Evidently, I have been reading a different Bible. I remember something about ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’”

Ron Paul’s Biggest Eye-Opener: ‘Christian’ Evangelicals Pushing Preemptive War in the Name of Spreading Christian ‘Love’

Ron Paul’s Christlike Attitude: Love, Peace & Hope – No *Initiation* of Aggression!

Chuck Baldwin: Why Do Evangelicals Ignore Ron Paul? | My Opinion

Ron Paul: “I’m supporting Chuck Baldwin” & “the most difficult group to recruit has been the evangelicals who supported McCain and his pro-war positions”

Ron Paul’s Statement of Faith

The Amazing Ron Paul: Bribe Money — “Wars should not be covert or casual. We absolutely should not be paying off leaders of a country while killing their civilians…. This is not what America is supposed to be about.”

Pat Buchanan: “On foreign policy … Ron Paul and Sarah Palin are on opposite sides completely.” What would Jesus do?

Sarah Palin demonstrates why most evangelicals dissed Ron Paul, who wanted to bring the troops home. ‘Christians’ have two sets of books: one for US and one for THEM (“who don’t deserve rights”). THEY’re not our ‘neighbor’ whom Jesus commanded US to love as much as ourselves. Maybe that’s why most evangelicals refuse to investigate 9/11. If THEY didn’t take down the towers…???

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Sean Stone (Oliver Stone’s son): Should the United States Bomb Iran? Sean Stone returns from Iran — ATTACKING IRAN COULD MAKE THINGS WORSE for ISRAEL!

[Video] 60 Minutes: Meir Dagan, former Israeli CHIEF of MOSSAD tells Lesley Stahl that an AIRSTRIKE anytime soon AGAINST IRAN is premature and COULD LEAD TO *DISASTER*!

Greg Boyd: In the kingdom of God, we are not allowed to have any enemies. All body-bags are equally tragic.

What is Anchorage’s new statue sitting there thinking? “Why does Alaska still support Sarah Palin, the OPPOSITE OF RON PAUL on foreign interventionism?” — & — “Why did ‘Christians’ in this town vote for George W. Bush, the OPPOSITE OF JESUS on foreign interventionism, TWICE?”

Sarah Palin: U.S. Troops in Iraq Doing God’s Will — “A Task that is From God”

Can Sarah Palin be a real, going-to-heaven Christian?

John Hagee calls for a preemptive strike on Iran

Fenske on Chuck Norris’ “Would Jesus Support War?” – ‘A God of War’ & ‘*a* Prince of Peace’

My observation: Satan is using US to take out regimes that oppose his one-world government/anti-Christ reign. Be on God’s side. Don’t follow the crowd; follow Jesus. “Come out from them and be separate,” says God. Be holy. Let’s love!

Alex Jones: Qaddafi is another tyrant the globalists can’t control, so they’re going after him. The globalists are running the whole world and mopping up the final few countries they don’t control. They’re knocking over the old puppets, putting new ones in.

EXCELLENT! Cynthia McKinney: Obama’s So Called Humanitarian Aid to Libya is A Disaster: “The American people are being lied to.” Kadafi was standing in the way of a globalist, Mediterranean states alliance with Europe.

Col. Bob Bowman: The immorality they’re foisting on this country — We haven’t been the good guys for a long time. The countries we’ve invaded happen to be the few countries in the world that are not part of the Rothschilds’ banking cartel.

Pastor Chuck Baldwin: Will Evangelicals Ever Admit They Were Duped by Bush?

Reverse-Christian George W. Bush: ‘D___ right’ I personally ordered waterboarding — When will evangelicals admit they were wrong, voting for this known Skull and Bonesman for even his 2nd term?

[Reverse-Christianity] Torture and the American Conscience: Most white ‘Christian’ evangelicals and white Catholics condone torture

President Bush — “Bad Fruits versus Good Fruits” List

Paul’s Elders’ qualifications revisited: What does ‘BLAMELESS’ mean? — Most pastors are biblically disqualified

The Boot-Camp Factor: The Hate & Anger Factory Where Men are Programmed to Kill and Then Become Our Dads?!! Our Pastors?!!!

Ron Blessed-are-the-PEACEmakers Paul: U.S. War On Libya Totally UnConstitutional | Jesus: Peacemakers = “Children of God”

Who-Goes-To-Heaven Scriptures — Narrow is the Way | Who are the Children of God?

[Freedom Quote] Alex Jones on the Soul of America: “You cannot become the Devil to defeat the Devil. You cannot put on the ring of Mordor to defeat Sauron. It doesn’t work that way.”

“You cannot become the Devil to defeat the Devil.
You cannot put on the ring of Mordor to defeat Sauron.
It doesn’t work that way.

You don’t give up your humanity to defend humanity.
You don’t do it!”

– Alex Jones

On The Alex Jones Show, 1/12/12

Transcribed by Jeff Fenske

[video] Ron Paul vs Michael Moore on Larry King CNN — Health Care & War — The Problem is Corporatism (Corporations aligned with Big Government)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7myjtY13M8] Ron Paul vs Michael Moore on Larry King CNN

Uploaded by on Aug 22, 2011

[ audio ] Joyce Riley and Doug Rokke on Coast to Coast AM, 1/11/12: Vet Illnesses & PTSD — Out of 600,000 troops who served in Desert Storm, over 300,000 have serious medical problems

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miKCuDPfZK0]C2CAM – 2012.01.10 – Vet Illnesses & PTSD

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Coast to Coast AM
Vet Illnesses & PTSD
Date: 01-10-12
Host: George Noory
Guests: Joyce Riley, Dr. Doug Rokke, Aurora Winter

Registered nurse and talk show host, Joyce Riley, discussed the epidemic of violent & murderous episodes involving Gulf War vets, who have typically not found adequate support from the government. Dr. Doug Rokke, a retired Major of the U.S. Army also joined the conversation. Rokke created a U.S. Army Depleted Uranium (DU) Training film, but the DoD failed to ever show his video because of the severity of consequences from DU. A multitude of weapons contribute to DU, including bunker buster bombs, cruise missiles, cluster bombs, and tank & aircraft rounds, he stated. Symptoms from exposure include skin rashes, chronic fatigue, mood swings, memory loss, immune dysfunction, abdominal pain, and blurred vision, he detailed, adding that war zones have become thoroughly contaminated.

In addition to DU, battle fatigue, exposure to experimental vaccines, and toxic environments all contribute to an alarming level of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and physical/psychological illnesses suffered by vets, Riley reported. The VA fields an astonishing 450 suicide calls a day, and out of 600,000 troops who served in Desert Storm, over 300,000 have serious medical problems, she cited. Regarding such cases, “these are people who had something happen to their brains, their bodies; they come back and then they are kicked to the side of the curb, and told ‘gee, we don’t see anything wrong with you,’ and then they’re out of the military,” she lamented.

In addition to high suicide rates, vets with PTSD have killed family members, and afterward report that they were in a fog, and have no memory of committing murders, Riley noted. The VA often gives PTSD sufferers antipsychotic or SSRI drugs, which she believes ends up accelerating their levels of aggression and problematic behaviors (this page documents some of the cases). Further, according to Senate Report 103-97, “during the past 50 years, hundreds of thousands of our military have been experimented upon without their knowledge or consent,” Riley pointed out. …

Website(s): gulfwarvets.com ThePowerHour.com beyondtreason.com …

[video] Ron Paul – War Propaganda — “It’s another Iraq coming — It’s war propaganda again. … It’s time we quite this!!!”

“It’s another Iraq coming — It’s war propaganda again.”

“It’s time we quite this!!!”

– Ron Paul

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KiRAMvAlpQ]Ron Paul – War Propaganda

Uploaded by on Jan 6, 2012

[video] No More Victims: Working for Peace, One Child at a Time

nomorevictims.org – Working for Peace, One Child at a Time

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft49-zlQ1V4]No More Victims: Stop the Wars and Bring the Troops Home

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Narrated by Steve Ballantine (steven@bmediaarts.com) Since 2003 No More Victims (www.nomorevictims.org) has secured treatment for children injured by US forces. After ten years of war, it’s time for Americans to act decisively: we must end the wars and commit our resources to creating jobs and rebuilding the ramshackle infrastructure of our own country. As Eisenhower said: “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed.”

Defense Secretary Panetta admits Iran NOT developing nukes: “Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No.” — And they call Ron Paul’s foreign policy ‘insane’ while they pressure Iran with sanctions that could cut off all middle east oil!

From: Raw Story

Panetta admits Iran not developing nukes

By Stephen C. Webster
Monday, January 9, 2012

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta let slip on Sunday the big open secret that Washington war hawks don’t want widely known: Iran is not developing nuclear weapons.

Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, Panetta admitted that despite all the rhetoric, Iran is not pursuing the ability to split atoms with weapons, saying it is instead pursuing “a nuclear capability.”

That “capability” falls in line with what Iran has said for years: that it is developing nuclear energy facilities, not nuclear weapons.

“I think the pressure of the sanctions, the diplomatic pressures from everywhere, Europe, the United States, elsewhere, it’s working to put pressure on them,” Panetta explained on Sunday. “To make them understand that they cannot continue to do what they’re doing. Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No. But we know that they’re trying to develop a nuclear capability, and that’s what concerns us. And our red line to Iran is, do not develop a nuclear weapon. That’s a red line for us.”

Republicans have been beating the drums of war in recent weeks as tensions in the Iranian gulf have soared. Iran has threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil transport hub crucial to global industry, if U.S. warships return to monitor their activities.

Entire Article with Video Here

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Congressman Dennis Kucinich: The MEDIA COVERAGE on IRAN is MIRRORING the coverage in the lead-up to the IRAQ war – grand claims about a smoking gun that doesn’t exist

[POWERFUL music video] Golden State: Bombs (End This War/The Ron Paul Song) — “It’s not impossible that we can end this war / Just let your heart explode / It’s not to late for a miracle! — No more lying; No more sighing; I’m still trying, Arms wide open!”

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE30TH6Y7cI]Golden State – Bombs (The Ron Paul Song)

[Truth-about-war music video] Images of Iran and “Peace Train,” sung by Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)

This makes me cry, thinking of what many want to do to these people.

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98j0I7e5OHE]Disturbing images from Iran you rarely see

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Disturbing images from Iran you rarely see.

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Rick Steves’ Lectures: IRAN Personal Impressions — A fascinating, honest, non-whitewashed slide show

Mark Dice on The Alex Jones Show: The Orwellian Nightmare Come True — THEY WANT US TO HATE. Part of this show is to enlighten ourselves into the truth so we can become more loving people

[illustration] Ron Paul Express — Come on, Come on Peace Train!

Now I’ve been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating, why can’t we live in bliss

Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again

[Censored News Network video] CNN Feed “Drops” as War Hero Praises Ron Paul’s Foreign Policy

Perfect Timing!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_AQnegSXMw]CNN Feed “Drops” as War Hero Praises Ron Paul’s Foreign Policy

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Wow! Ron Paul brings back silenced soldier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lNbiIdraso

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[EXCELLENT video] Faking It: How the Media Manipulates the World into War — As the US and Iranian governments escalate tensions in the already volatile Straits of Hormuz…

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4P2O8UjQeU]Faking It: How the Media Manipulates the World into War

Uploaded by on Jan 1, 2012

SOURCES AND TRANSCRIPT: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=3588

As the US and Iranian governments escalate tensions in the already volatile Straits of Hormuz, and China and Russia begin openly questioning Washington’s interference in their internal politics, the world remains on a knife-edge of military tension. Far from being a dispassionate observer of these developments, however, the media has in fact been central to increasing those tensions and preparing the public to expect a military confrontation. But as the online media rises to displace the traditional forms by which the public forms its understanding of the world, many are now beginning to see first hand how the media lies the public into war.

Learn more about the media manipulations behind the beginning of war in this week’s GRTV backgrounder.

[IMPORTANT real-history video] Stanley Monteith interviews Antony Sutton: “The Best Enemies Money Can Buy” – Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler and the Soviet Union

Dr. Stan is one of my heroes. I consider him ‘a national treasure!’ And I am blessed to have been able to discuss spirituality with him in his living room:

At the Monteith’s

Dr. Stan’s work deserves a lot more attention from the Christian community and from Americans in general.

RadioLiberty.com

– jeff

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From part 6 of this video:

The true objective of what’s going on today is the establishment of a one-world government, a new-world-economic order, and a new-world spirituality.

And behind everything that is transpiring today are dark and sinister, spiritual forces. Indeed, we are engaged in a spiritual battle.

If you read Ephesians 6:12, you’ll find this reference:

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Ladies and gentlemen, the forces that control the Council of Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, and the Bilderbergers, and the Masonic movement, and the Skull and Bones society, and the Federal Reserve board and the central banks of the world are joined together in a continuity of evil.”

– Dr. Stanley Monteith

Transcribed by Jeff Fenske

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPtPKiaSWDI][1 of 6] The Best Enemies Money Can Buy – Dr. Antony Sutton

Uploaded by on Oct 6, 2011

A classic interview by Professor Antony Sutton, who taught economics at California State University, and was a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution.

In this talk, Prof. Sutton goes into his impeccable research on how a close-knit group of Western financiers and industrialists (centered around Morgan and Rockefeller in the US, and around Milner and the City financiers, in the UK) created and sustained their three supposed enemies right from the very beginning: Soviet Russia, Nazi Germany, and FDR’s Fabian socialism.

Particularly, he goes into how Wall Street/City of London financiers used their banking institutions and their industrial enterprises to:

1) Help finance and sustain the Bolshevik Revolution. Build up Soviet industry during Lenin’s Five-Year Plans, both through finance, technology/industrial transfers and technical assistance. Continue to build the Soviets throughout the entire Cold War, through the same kinds of deals. This included the Korea and the Vietnam eras, during which American troops were being killed by… Western-made Soviet equipment.

2) Build up Nazi Germany, both financially and industrially;

3) Get FDR into power in America as their man, and even draw up the New Deal policies, especially FDR’s National Recovery Act — designed by Gerard Swopes of General Electric and deeply welcomed by Wall Streeters Morgan, Warburg and Rockefeller.

Sutton was not a wild speculator. He was a distinguished academic researcher who documented his conclusions impeccably in his several works. Not being able to counter his research, the establishment (including academia) simply attempts to ignore it, and pretend it isn’t there.

The purpose for these Wall Street policies was very simple: to create, and globalize, what Sutton calls Corporate Socialism. A system under which everything in society is ruled by the state, and the state is, in its stead, controlled by financiers who, hence, get to rule and manage society, to their liking. In other words, to get society to work for the financiers, using a socialist state as an intermediary.

This is what we now know as the globalization economic model. As a result of all the clashes of the 20th century, most notably WWII and the Cold War (fought between powers that were manipulated and controlled by these banker cliques), the world has been ‘globalized’. Meaning that it has been entirely taken over by these financiers, and is ever closer to being completely ruled by them, through not only the national states and national central banking systems, but mainly through supranational agencies and institutions.

Go into Professor Sutton’s books, most notably the Hoover Institute’s series on Western technological/industrial transfers to the Soviets and the ‘Wall Street’ trilogy. If you have a difficulty in purchasing the original books, you’ll find most of them are easily available online, on pdf form.

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All 80 of my Dr. Stanley Monteith articles at ToBeFree (latest appear first)

[Why they hate US] If China Attacks America (JUST IMAGINE)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMHBEAeNa-c]If China Attacks America (JUST IMAGINE)

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Imagine!: speech written & given by Ron Paul
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Imagine for a moment that somewhere in the middle of Texas there was a large foreign military base, say Chinese or Russian. Imagine that thousands of armed foreign troops were constantly patrolling American streets in military vehicles. Imagine they were here under the auspices of “keeping us safe” or “promoting democracy” or “protecting their strategic interests.”

Imagine that they operated outside of US law, and that the Constitution did not apply to them. Imagine that every now and then they made mistakes or acted on bad information and accidentally killed or terrorized innocent Americans, including women and children, most of the time with little to no repercussions or consequences. Imagine that they set up checkpoints on our soil and routinely searched and ransacked entire neighborhoods of homes. Imagine if Americans were fearful of these foreign troops, and overwhelmingly thought America would be better off without their presence.

Imagine if some Americans were so angry about them being in Texas that they actually joined together to fight them off, in defense of our soil and sovereignty, because leadership in government refused or were unable to do so. Imagine that those Americans were labeled terrorists or insurgents for their defensive actions, and routinely killed, or captured and tortured by the foreign troops on our land. Imagine that the occupiers’ attitude was that if they just killed enough Americans, the resistance would stop, but instead, for every American killed, ten more would take up arms against them, resulting in perpetual bloodshed. Imagine if most of the citizens of the foreign land also wanted these troops to return home. Imagine if they elected a leader who promised to bring them home and put an end to this horror.

Imagine if that leader changed his mind once he took office.

The reality is that our military presence on foreign soil is as offensive to the people that live there as armed Chinese troops would be if they were stationed in Texas. We would not stand for it here, but we have had a globe-straddling empire and a very intrusive foreign policy for decades that incites a lot of hatred and resentment towards us.

According to our own CIA, our meddling in the Middle East was the prime motivation for the horrific attacks on 9/11. But instead of re-evaluating our foreign policy, we have simply escalated it. We had a right to go after those responsible for 9/11, to be sure, but why do so many Americans feel as if we have a right to a military presence in some 160 countries when we wouldn’t stand for even one foreign base on our soil, for any reason? These are not embassies, mind you, these are military installations. The new administration is not materially changing anything about this. Shuffling troops around and playing with semantics does not accomplish the goals of the American people, who simply want our men and women to come home. 50,000 troops left behind in Iraq is not conducive to peace any more than 50,000 Russian soldiers would be in the United States.

Shutting down military bases and ceasing to deal with other nations with threats and violence is not isolationism. It is the opposite. Opening ourselves up to friendship, honest trade and diplomacy is the foreign policy of peace and prosperity. It is the only foreign policy that will not bankrupt us in short order, as our current actions most definitely will. I share the disappointment of the American people in the foreign policy rhetoric coming from the administration. The sad thing is, our foreign policy WILL change eventually, as Rome’s did, when all budgetary and monetary tricks to fund it are exhausted.

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