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Date: 10/9/2009
Key points:

Ron Paul wasn’t totally shocked that it happened
the prize represents not peace, but internationalism, world government and a UN/NATO-type approach to global affairs
Obama’s tone is better, but he isn’t pro-peace
Obama totally neutralized the anti-war left, which is very sad
the same happens when conservatives are elected: they promise less government, but give us more, [...]

Download the column as an MP3 file here (3:53 minutes).
Government Solutions Lack Understanding
by Ron Paul
Things seem to be unraveling quickly for the new administration. The latest unemployment numbers are worse than the last reports. For all the billions of dollars spent and committed to fixing our economic problems, the situation is only getting worse. This [...]

Event: Florida Liberty Summit with Ron Paul
Location: Orlando, FL
Date: August 7, 2009
Ron Paul: If we are to have a small government, that government should be restrained and limiting its power and authority to the protection of our liberty and nothing else.
There shouldn’t be a perpetual war on the people. They say there is always [...]

In this April 22 interview with AntiWar Radio’s Scott Horton, Ron Paul discusses the lack of change in Afghanistan and Iraq policy despite the Obama administration’s rhetoric, how a single high U.S.-casualty incident abroad could garner the support of Americans for more military intervention, the unwillingness of Democrats or Republicans to cut the Pentagon’s budget, [...]

What if America were occupied by 50,000 Chinese or Russian troops that terrorized and tortured innocent Americans? Would you take it lying down or would you fight? In his latest column Ron Paul takes us on a journey of the imagination to help us better understand how our global empire causes resentment around the world [...]

In this speech to Congress, Ron Paul points out that our involvement in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan continues to drain our financial resources, undermine our national defense, demoralize our military and exacerbate our financial crisis.

Channel: C-SPAN
Date: 3/4/2009
Transcript:
Ron Paul: Mr. Speaker, the end of the war is not near. I might ask, are the troops coming [...]

Ron Paul was interviewed by Scott Horton on Antiwar Radio. The Congressman discusses the wisdom of using letters of marque and reprisal instead of waging conventional wars to fight terrorism, the slippery slope from government-mandated national service to military conscription, why the richly deserved criminal investigation of key Bush administration officials won’t happen, and the [...]

Source: Campaign for Liberty
Date: 1/25/2009
Transcript:
Thanks for joining us. In the last couple days, the most frequently asked question to me has been, what do I think about Obama and his foreign policy? Is there reason to be optimistic that we’ll have positive changes around the world and especially in the Middle East?
He has spoken out [...]

by Mike Cuneo
Whether you think we are in a recession, depression, contraction, correction, or whatever, the key point is, our economy is headed for a complete and utter collapse in 5-7 years if we don’t act now. Bailing out companies that are built on worthless assets might stave off the trouble for a little while [...]

In his latest column Ron Paul exposes the globalist elite’s sham arguments and ever-moving goalposts that might well keep our troops in Iraq until the bitter end.
Getting Out of Iraq
by Ron Paul
What will it take to get our troops out of Iraq? The roughly 70 percent of Americans who are firmly against the [...]

by Ron Paul
What is the importance of the war in Iraq relative to other current issues? This is a question I am often asked, especially as Americans continue to become increasingly aware that something is very wrong with the economy. The difficulty with the way the question is often asked relates [...]

Today, the House held a hearing featuring two members of the Iraqi Parliament in order to hear their assessment of the proposed “U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement“, an agreement proposed by the Bush administration permitting combat forces in Iraq for an unspecified period of time. Iraq is currently seeing “growing and widespread protests over the scope of [...]