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CARDELLO: Blessed Be the Peacemakers

October 16, 2025 Ray Cardello

According to Google and AI, “Blessed are the peacemakers” is a biblical quote from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:9, meaning that those who actively work to create peace will be called the children of God. This is distinct from being a “peacekeeper,” who merely maintains a fragile status quo. Peacemakers actively resolve conflict by bringing … Read more

McAdams: Is The Neocon Era Finally Over?

May 17, 2025May 16, 2025 Daniel McAdams

In his first trip abroad, President Trump spoke in Saudi Arabia about the foolish destructiveness of the neocons and nation-builders and proclaimed a new era of respect for national sovereignty and economic development. Does this mean that non-interventionism has finally arrived? Ron Paul Institute Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of … Read more

Expanding the Abraham Accords Across the Middle East

April 3, 2025 Amil Imani

In a recent statement from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to fostering peace in the Middle East, declaring, “Every day, we’re keeping our promises to the Muslim community. My administration is engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge a lasting peace in the Middle East, building on the historic Abraham … Read more

President Trump: Stop Bombing Yemen and Exit the Middle East!

March 19, 2025 Ron Paul

Over the weekend President Trump ordered a massive military operation against the small country of Yemen. Was Yemen in the process of attacking the United States? No. Did the President in that case go to Congress and seek a declaration of war against the country? No. The fact is, Yemen hadn’t even threatened the United … Read more

Middle East “Peace” Deal Happening ‘cuz Trump

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire, but don’t let Biden’s Handmaiden media mislead you. This deal only happened because Donald Trump was President. First of all, the Biden Administration has allegedly been trying to broker a peace deal for over a year now. Regular readers will recall Biden’s negotiations have, for some reason, been led … Read more

The Death of Syria

December 17, 2024 Eric Margolis

What is clearly a joint US-Israeli plan to remake the Mideast map is now well underway. Changes will be seismic. The Biden administration, by now almost totally controlled by pro-Israel neocons, is making its final major moves by loosing a Parthian shaft into the heart of the Mideast. Syria – or what’s left of it … Read more

Winners and Losers in Syria

December 11, 2024 Melkulangara Bhadrakumar

Iran and Russia are the two big losers in the ouster of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday by the Sunni Islamist groups affiliated to al-Qaeda. Assad fled in the nick of time after giving orders that there be a peaceful handover of power. The likelihood is that he is in Russia. At any rate, … Read more

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American Neocons Get Their Iran War as Congress Sleeps

October 10, 2024 Ron Paul

Over the weekend, the Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel to “coordinate” with the Israeli military and plan a military strike against Iran. Think about that for a moment: one of the highest-ranking officers in the US military is planning a war in a foreign country against another … Read more

Middle East Chaos Is All On Biden/Harris

September 26, 2024 Ray Cardello

Joe Biden gave his last address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, and his legacy would have been better served if he passed on the invitation. The speech was long, disjointed, and a shot at Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East. Joe also tried to reinvent the botched Afghanistan withdrawal and … Read more

Angels and Demons

August 20, 2024 Steve Earle

Week after week here in NH and around the country, we read how Palestinians are the poor victims of oppression and subjugation written by folks who are uninformed as to the ideology of Islam. I keep urging people to read the Quran so they might know what motivates Muslims (Palestinians are Muslims), but some are … Read more

Happy 76th birthday, Israel

May 17, 2024 Amil Imani

This week, Israel celebrates its 76th birthday. Seventy-six years ago, May 14, 1948, was the rebirth of one of the oldest cultures and nations in history, the State of Israel. With Judaism as its religion, Israel has a historical continuity spanning over 4,000 years.

It’s Time for Americans to Focus on America

December 7, 2024April 25, 2024 Kevin P. Tyson

While Amil Imani’s policy suggestions may make sense from an Iranian-American viewpoint, they make NO sense from an American-American viewpoint. America has been following policies aligned with his suggestions for longer than most Americans have been alive.

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Night Cap: From Inherited Peace to Another War in the Middle East

April 18, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Victor David Hanson is a smart guy. A historian, he pays attention to past and present and seems to be neither a deep-state neocon nor some feckless progressive academic interested in politics before facts or science.

The “Deliberate Use of Force by a Government To Intimidate Its Citizens”

November 30, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Whenever someone says something is a neo-colonial construct, you should look them in the eye and ask how many Legos it took to build that. Neo-colonialism is a buzzword from the hive mind of a herd of people with obscene amounts of Liberal Privilege.

The Key to Peace In the Middle East Rests With The Iranian People

November 4, 2023 Amil Imani

As protests in Iran persist, demanding greater freedom and a transition to democracy, the United States needs to reflect on its past actions, particularly about Iran, and decide on a course of action. To clarify, The Iranian people have been yearning for change, and the United States must stand firmly with them.

The World Doesn’t Need Joe Biden To Solve Its Problems

September 12, 2023 Op-Ed

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a suggestion for advancing President Joe Biden’s awkward three-way deal between the US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. “Significant concessions,” he said, from Israel to Palestinian Authority (PA) strongman Mahmoud Abbas. Blinken, according to news source Axios, said Saudi Arabia would be needed to show the Arab/Muslim world that … Read more

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Joe Brought His Checkbook, Came Back Empty

July 17, 2022 Ray Cardello

There were low expectations and high apprehension about Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East. Initially part of his recent European swing, but Biden’s handlers knew a ten-day trip was too challenging. The White House told us that this trip was an audible not to tire out the aging Biden. He first went to Israel, … Read more

NYT: Biden Delayed His Trip to the Middle East So….

July 10, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Joe Biden can’t be President this week ‘cuz he needs a nap. He was supposed to take a trip to the Middle East, but his handlers couldn’t keep him awake long enough to get the deal done. He’s a weary old man. I’m paraphrasing, but that’s coming from the very liberal newsroom at the New York Times. The paper of Liberal record.

Whoever is Running the Biden Administration (WRBA) Has Bi-Polar Middle East Syndrome

February 28, 2021 Steve MacDonald

Whoever is running the Biden Administration (WRBA) has some strange ideas about Middle-East Foreign Policy. They want to be friends with Iran, so they remove the terror group designation from Ansarallah in Yemen. Then WRBA bombs Iranian-backed militias in Syria.

The Trump plan for America is Peace and Prosperity

The Trump Doctrine Leads to Peace and Prosperity

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020
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Just in time for the Presidential debates, Trump is locking up a third Nobel Peace Prize nomination. Negotiations between Israel and Palestine may be stalling. But, peace is breaking out all over the region. The Abraham accords are realigning the regional balance of power.