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class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/31/">31</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/paul-craig-roberts-on-inflation/" rel="tag">Paul Craig Roberts on inflation</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Last Friday (January 27) the US Bureau of Economic Analysis announced its advance estimate that in the last quarter of 2011 the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8% in real inflation-adjusted terms, an increase from the annual rate of growth in the third quarter. Good news, right? Wrong. If you want to know what is really happening, you…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/31/economics-lesson-1/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5441" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5441 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/30/mikhail-gorbachev-is-the-world-really-safer-without-the-soviet-union/" title="Mikhail Gorbachev, “Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union?" rel="bookmark">Mikhail Gorbachev, “Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union?</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/30/">30</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/" rel="category tag">Guest Contributions</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/other/" rel="category tag">Other</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>http://www.thenation.com/article/165317/world-really-safer-without-soviet-union Dear friends: Led by political and economic reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union agreed with presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush to end the cold war and to reduce nuclear arms. A revolt by diehard communists weakened Gorbachev and resulted in Boris Yeltsin and the leaders of Ukraine and Belorussia abolishing the Soviet Union. 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Celente’s Trends Journal is one of the most insightful publications of our era. PCR Do you remember the Safe-Cyber instructions they taught you in the mandatory Computer Ed class (operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology)? First you fire…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/30/big-brother-internet/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5397" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5397 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-paul-craig">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/27/how-ron-paul-could-win/" title="How Ron Paul Could Win" rel="bookmark">How Ron Paul Could Win</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/27/">27</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/paul-craig/" rel="tag">Paul Craig</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>In the Soviet Union common criminals were punished less harshly and received better treatment than political prisoners. A person who had committed a violent crime had more rights than someone who expressed criticism of the government and could be portrayed as having acted against the government. We now have the same situation in the US. In a recent case the…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/27/how-ron-paul-could-win/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5374" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5374 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-is-paul-craig-roberts-a-antisemetic">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/24/drowning-in-hypocrisy/" title="Drowning In Hypocrisy" rel="bookmark">Drowning In Hypocrisy</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/24/">24</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/is-paul-craig-roberts-a-antisemetic/" rel="tag">is paul craig roberts a antisemetic</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>The US government is so full of self-righteousness that it has become a caricature of hypocrisy. Leon Panetta, a former congressman who Obama appointed CIA director and now head of the Pentagon, just told the sailors on the USS Enterprise, an aircraft carrier, that the US is maintaining a fleet of 11 aircraft carriers in order to project sea power…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/24/drowning-in-hypocrisy/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5354" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5354 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-paul-craig-roberts-ron-paul">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/22/more-on-ron-raul/" title="More On Ron Paul" rel="bookmark">More On Ron Paul</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/22/">22</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/paul-craig-roberts-ron-paul/" rel="tag">paul craig roberts ron paul</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>If Ron Paul’s libertarian handlers and support base could escape their ideology, Ron Paul could be much better positioned to win the Republican nomination. Here are some suggestions. Ron Paul should be making the point that Social Security and Medicare are threatened by multi-trillion dollar wars that are funded by debt, by bailouts of a deregulated banking system, and by…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/22/more-on-ron-raul/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5345" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5345 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other tag-is-paul-craig-roberts-anti-semitic">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/22/the-anti-semitism-smear-campaign-against-cap-and-media-matters-rolls-on-guest-post/" title="The “anti-Semitism” smear campaign against CAP and Media Matters rolls on–Guest Post" rel="bookmark">The “anti-Semitism” smear campaign against CAP and Media Matters rolls on–Guest Post</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/22/">22</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/" rel="category tag">Guest Contributions</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/other/" rel="category tag">Other</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/is-paul-craig-roberts-anti-semitic/" rel="tag">Is Paul Craig Roberts anti semitic</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Original source: http://www.salon.com/2012/01/19/the_smear_campaign_against_cap_and_media_matters_rolls_on/singleton/ By Glenn Greenwald This is an important article. Glenn Greenwald criticizes the Israel Lobby for smearing liberal writers, some of whom are Jews, as anti-semites in order to prevent any criticism of the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians. Greenwald shows that the Israel Lobby also uses the smear tactic to prevent any questioning of the Israel Lobby’s…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/22/the-anti-semitism-smear-campaign-against-cap-and-media-matters-rolls-on-guest-post/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5330" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-contributions category-other tag-russian-warplanes">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/17/beating-the-drums-of-war-provoking-iran-into-firing-the-first-shot-guest-post/" title="Beating the Drums of War: Provoking Iran into “Firing the First Shot”? – Guest Post" rel="bookmark">Beating the Drums of War: Provoking Iran into “Firing the First Shot”? – Guest Post</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/17/">17</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/" rel="category tag">Guest Contributions</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/other/" rel="category tag">Other</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/russian-warplanes/" rel="tag">russian warplanes</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>By Michel Chossudovsky Original Source: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28652   Introduction While the possibility of a war with Iran is acknowledged in US news reports, its regional and global implications are barely analyzed. Very few people in America are aware or informed regarding the devastation and massive loss of life which would occur in the case of a US-Israeli sponsored attack on Iran.…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/17/beating-the-drums-of-war-provoking-iran-into-firing-the-first-shot-guest-post/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5327" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5327 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other tag-america-the-land-of-the-free-top-10-reasons">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/17/10-reasons-the-u-s-is-no-longer-the-land-of-the-free/" title="10 Reasons the U.S. is no Longer the Land of the Free–Guest Post" rel="bookmark">10 Reasons the U.S. is no Longer the Land of the Free–Guest Post</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/17/">17</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/" rel="category tag">Guest Contributions</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/other/" rel="category tag">Other</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/america-the-land-of-the-free-top-10-reasons/" rel="tag">america the land of the free top 10 reasons</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Original Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-the-united-states-still-the-land-of-the-free/2012/01/04/gIQAvcD1wP_story.html By Jonathan Turley, Published: January 13, 2012, Washington Post January 14, 2012 “WP” — Every year, the State Department issues reports on individual rights in other countries, monitoring the passage of restrictive laws and regulations around the world. Iran, for example, has been criticized for denying fair public trials and limiting privacy, while Russia has been taken to…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/17/10-reasons-the-u-s-is-no-longer-the-land-of-the-free/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5319" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5319 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guest-contributions category-other tag-guantanamo-by-the-numbers-aclu">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/16/guantanamo-by-the-numbers-infographic-aclu-guest-post/" title="Guantanamo by the Numbers [Infographic] – ACLU Guest Post" rel="bookmark">Guantanamo by the Numbers [Infographic] – ACLU Guest Post</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/16/">16</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/" rel="category tag">Guest Contributions</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/other/" rel="category tag">Other</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/guantanamo-by-the-numbers-aclu/" rel="tag">guantanamo by the numbers aclu</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>  Original Source: http://www.aclu.org/national-security/guantanamo-numbers</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/16/guantanamo-by-the-numbers-infographic-aclu-guest-post/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5316" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5316 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-tha-world-towar">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/16/washington-moves-the-world-closer-to-war/" title="Washington Moves The World Closer To War" rel="bookmark">Washington Moves The World Closer To War</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/16/">16</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/tha-world-towar/" rel="tag">tha world towar</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Since my January 11 column http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/11/the-next-war-on-washingtons-agenda/ and the news alert posted on January 14 http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/news-alert/, more confirmation that Washington is moving the world toward a dangerous war has appeared. The Obama regime is using its Ministry of Propaganda, a.k.a., the American media, to spread the story that President Obama, Pentagon chief Panetta, and other high US officials are delivering strong…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/16/washington-moves-the-world-closer-to-war/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5312" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5312 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-14-newsalert">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/news-alert/" title="News Alert!" rel="bookmark">News Alert!</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/">14</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/14-newsalert/" rel="tag">14 newsalert</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>According to a January 13, 2012 Reuters news report, Dmitry Rogozin, the Russian ambassador to NATO who has been appointed deputy prime minister in charge of Russia’s defense sector, told news reporters at a Brussels press conference that Russia would regard any military attack on Iran as a “direct threat to our security.” Will the crazed neocon warmongers and the…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/news-alert/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5305" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5305 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-paul-craig-roberts-americas-last-chance">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/americas-last-chance/" title="America’s Last Chance" rel="bookmark">America’s Last Chance</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/">14</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/paul-craig-roberts-americas-last-chance/" rel="tag">paul craig roberts americas last chance</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>America has one last chance, and it is a very slim one. Americans can elect Ron Paul President, or they can descend into tyranny. Why is Ron Paul America’s last chance? Because he is the only candidate who is not owned lock, stock, and barrel by the military-security complex, Wall Street, and the Israel Lobby. All of the others, including…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/americas-last-chance/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5748" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-int category-russia-today tag-drivers-to-be-polite-by-craig-justice">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/13/paul-craig-roberts-the-us-is-driving-the-world-to-a-nuclear-war-2/" title="Paul Craig Roberts: “The US is driving the world to a nuclear war”" rel="bookmark">Paul Craig Roberts: “The US is driving the world to a nuclear war”</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/interviews/" title="Posts by Interviews" rel="author">Interviews</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/13/">13</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/int/" rel="category tag">Interview archive</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/interviews/russia-today/" rel="category tag">Russia Today</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/drivers-to-be-polite-by-craig-justice/" rel="tag">drivers to be polite by craig justice</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Paul Craig Roberts: “The US is driving the world to a nuclear war” Paul Craig Roberts: “The US is driving the world to a nuclear war” Obama has made it clear that China is a threat to the US in more ways than one. The countries are two of the world's largest economies, but some economists believe China's economy will…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/13/paul-craig-roberts-the-us-is-driving-the-world-to-a-nuclear-war-2/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5301" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5301 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/12/three-books-to-stimulate-thought/" title="Three Books to Stimulate Thought" rel="bookmark">Three Books to Stimulate Thought</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/12/">12</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>January 11 was the tenth anniversary of amerika’s Guantanamo torture prison. National Public Radio commemorated the anniversary by airing critics and defenders of Washington’s violation of US statutory law, the Geneva Conventions, and the US Constitution. Listening to the former government officials justify their crimes, I realized that I was listening to those who had set the table and served…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/12/three-books-to-stimulate-thought/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5296" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5296 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-us-next-war-involvement">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/11/the-next-war-on-washingtons-agenda/" title="The Next War on Washington’s Agenda" rel="bookmark">The Next War on Washington’s Agenda</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/11/">11</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/us-next-war-involvement/" rel="tag">Us Next War Involvement</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Only the blind do not see that the US government is preparing to attack Iran. According to Professor Michel Chossudovsky, “Active war preparations directed against Iran (with the involvement of Israel and NATO) were initiated in May 2003.” http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28542 Washington has deployed missiles directed at Iran in its oil emirate puppet states, Oman and the UAE, and little doubt in…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/11/the-next-war-on-washingtons-agenda/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5294" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5294 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-int category-russia-today tag-nuclear-war-in-the-us">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/10/paul-craig-roberts-the-us-is-driving-the-world-to-a-nuclear-war/" title="Paul Craig Roberts: “The US is driving the world to a nuclear war”" rel="bookmark">Paul Craig Roberts: “The US is driving the world to a nuclear war”</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/interviews/" title="Posts by Interviews" rel="author">Interviews</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/10/">10</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/int/" rel="category tag">Interview archive</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/interviews/russia-today/" rel="category tag">Russia Today</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/nuclear-war-in-the-us/" rel="tag">nuclear war in the us</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Paul Craig Roberts: “The US is driving the world to a nuclear war” Paul Craig Roberts: “The US is driving the world to a nuclear war” Obama has made it clear that China is a threat to the US in more ways than one. The countries are two of the world's largest economies, but some economists believe China's economy will…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/10/paul-craig-roberts-the-us-is-driving-the-world-to-a-nuclear-war/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5271" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5271 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-int category-presstv tag-paul-craig-roberts-interview-banking">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/07/banking-system-crisis-on-the-edge-with-max-keiser-01-06-2012/" title="Banking system crisis-On the Edge with Max Keiser-01-06-2012" rel="bookmark">Banking system crisis-On the Edge with Max Keiser-01-06-2012</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/interviews/" title="Posts by Interviews" rel="author">Interviews</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/07/">07</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/int/" rel="category tag">Interview archive</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/interviews/presstv/" rel="category tag">PressTv</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/paul-craig-roberts-interview-banking/" rel="tag">paul craig roberts interview banking</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Banking system crisis-On the Edge with Max Keiser-01-06-2012 www.presstv.ir In this edition of the show Max interviews Paul Craig Roberts, Economist &Author. He talks about the rampant and increasingly blatant banking frauds in the US and around the world. Paul Craig Roberts is an economist and a columnist for Creators Syndicate. He served as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/07/banking-system-crisis-on-the-edge-with-max-keiser-01-06-2012/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5227" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5227 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-december-payroll-report">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/06/december-payroll-jobs-report/" title="December Payroll Jobs Report" rel="bookmark">December Payroll Jobs Report</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/06/">06</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/december-payroll-report/" rel="tag">december payroll report</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>The following report is based on the work of statistician John Williams of shadowstats.com. Today’s (Friday, January 6) payroll jobs report of 200,000 new jobs in December is overstated by at least 82,000 jobs. As approximately 130,000 new jobs are needed each month to stay even with population growth, the December job figures actually indicate that the US economy fell…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/06/december-payroll-jobs-report/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-5212" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5212 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles tag-paul-craig-roberts-economic-forecast">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/06/the-dismal-economic-outlook-for-the-new-year/" title="The Dismal Economic Outlook For The New Year" rel="bookmark">The Dismal Economic Outlook For The New Year</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/algol/" title="Posts by algol" rel="author">algol</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/06/">06</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/paul-craig-roberts-economic-forecast/" rel="tag">paul craig roberts economic forecast</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Jobs offshoring, financial deregulation, and ten years of wars have severely damaged the US economy and the economic prospects of 90% of the American population. The signs are everywhere in front of our eyes. They are in the income distribution data, the BLS jobs data, the Census data, the poverty figures, and the high number of food stamp recipients. The…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/06/the-dismal-economic-outlook-for-the-new-year/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>    <div style="width:190px;margin-left:15px;margin-right:30px;float:left;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;height:400px;" class="video_archives_item" > <div class="pk_image_wrapper"> <a title="Murder of The Constitution in Full Public View by Congress & Obama: Paul Craig Roberts 1/2" href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/06/murder-of-the-constitution-in-full-public-view-by-congress-obama-paul-craig-roberts-12-2/"> <img src="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/murder-of-the-constitution-in-full-public-view-by-congress-obama-paul-craig-roberts_24.jpg" style="width:178px;hight:150px"> <span class="pk_image_button_overlay"></span> </a> </div> <div class="">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title" style='font-size:15px;line-height:19px;'><a rel="bookmark" title="Murder of 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Public View by Congress And Obama." href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/05/22-paul-craig-roberts-murder-of-the-constitution-in-full-public-view-by-congress-and-obama/">2/2 Paul Craig Roberts: Murder of The Constitution in Full Public View by Congress And Obama.</a></h3>   <div class="front_page_entry_meta"> <div class=""> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/05/" rel="nofollow">January 5, 2012</a> <span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span> Categories: <a href="">GRTV</a> <span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span> Tags: </p> </div> </div>   </div> </div> <div style="width:190px;margin-left:15px;margin-right:30px;float:left;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;height:400px;" class="video_archives_item" > <div class="pk_image_wrapper"> <a title="Murder of The Constitution in Full Public View by Congress & Obama: Paul Craig Roberts 2/2" href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/05/murder-of-the-constitution-in-full-public-view-by-congress-obama-paul-craig-roberts-22/"> 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Paul Craig Roberts 1/2</a></h3>   <div class="front_page_entry_meta"> <div class=""> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/05/" rel="nofollow">January 5, 2012</a> <span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span> Categories: <a href="">Alex Jones</a> <span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span> Tags: <a href=>public view of the constitution</a> </p> </div> </div>   </div> </div>    <div id="post-5186" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-5186 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-int category-russia-today tag-paul-craig-roberts-ron-paul">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/03/capital-account-paul-c-roberts-ron-paul-has-his-hands-full-trying-to-restore-the-constitution/" title="Capital Account: Paul C. Roberts, “Ron Paul has his hands full trying to restore the Constitution”" rel="bookmark">Capital Account: Paul C. Roberts, “Ron Paul has his hands full trying to restore the Constitution”</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/interviews/" title="Posts by Interviews" rel="author">Interviews</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/03/">03</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/">January</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/">2012</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/int/" rel="category tag">Interview archive</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/interviews/russia-today/" rel="category tag">Russia Today</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Tags: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/tag/paul-craig-roberts-ron-paul/" rel="tag">paul craig roberts ron paul</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Capital Account: Paul C. Roberts, “Ron Paul has his hands full trying to restore the Constitution” Capital Account: Paul C. Roberts, “Ron Paul has his hands full trying to restore the Constitution” Watch more Capital Account @ www.youtube.com twitter.com twitter.com The Iowa caucuses are tonight. 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