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Unaddressed — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/30/">30</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>America Is Being Destroyed By Problems That Are Unaddressed Paul Craig Roberts One hundred years ago European civilization, as it had been known, was ending its life in the Great War, later renamed World War I. Millions of soldiers ordered by mindless generals into the hostile arms of barbed wire and machine gun fire had left the armies stalemated in…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/30/america-is-being-destroyed-by-problems-that-are-unaddressed-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37525" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37525 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-int category-interviews">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/28/everything-is-disintegrating-interview-with-pcr/" title="Everything Is Disintegrating — Interview With PCR" rel="bookmark">Everything Is Disintegrating — Interview With PCR</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/28/">28</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Everything Is Disintegrating — Interview With PCR http://thedailycoin.org/?p=55858</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/28/everything-is-disintegrating-interview-with-pcr/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37523" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37523 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/28/why-wwiii-is-on-the-horizon-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Why WWIII Is On The Horizon — Paul Craig Roberts" rel="bookmark">Why WWIII Is On The Horizon — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/28/">28</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Why WWIII Is On The Horizon Paul Craig Roberts The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 gave birth to a dangerous American ideology called neoconservativism. The Soviet Union had served as a constraint on US unilateral action. With the removal of this constraint on Washington, neoconservatives declared their agenda of US world hegemony. America was now the “sole superpower,”…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/28/why-wwiii-is-on-the-horizon-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37406" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37406 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/false-flag-attacks-are-important-instruments-of-government-policy/" title="False Flag Attacks Are Important Instruments Of Government Policy" rel="bookmark">False Flag Attacks Are Important Instruments Of Government Policy</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>False Flag Attacks Are Important Instruments Of Government Policy All of these false flag attacks were once called “conspiracy theories,” but every one of them has been proven to be a real false flag attack that served the purpose of undeclared agendas. http://www.globalresearch.ca/false-flag-terror-a-historical-overview/5475591</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/false-flag-attacks-are-important-instruments-of-government-policy/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37397" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37397 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/presstitute-ranks-expand/" title="Presstitute Ranks Expand" rel="bookmark">Presstitute Ranks Expand</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a> . <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>Presstitute Ranks Expand Now the ranks of Washington’s presstitute propagandists include Sybil Edmonds, whom I supported to the hilt during her persecution by Washington, and Cobett, whose Corbett report I gave many hours on interviews. Now the two are carrying on Washington’s propaganda against RT and Putin, and are accusing me of “Putin worship” because I report the facts. We…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/presstitute-ranks-expand/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37393" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37393 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/washington-has-added-ukraine-to-the-long-list-of-countries-destroyed-by-washington/" title="Washington Has Added Ukraine To The Long List Of Countries Destroyed By Washington" rel="bookmark">Washington Has Added Ukraine To The Long List Of Countries Destroyed By Washington</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Washington Has Added Ukraine To The Long List Of Countries Destroyed By Washington The criminal thugs who comprise the government of the United States have now destroyed Ukraine, adding another scalp to their 21st century collection of scalps from Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and large parts of Syria and Pakistan. The American military/security complex…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/washington-has-added-ukraine-to-the-long-list-of-countries-destroyed-by-washington/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37388" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37388 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/newsletter-subscribers/" title="“Newsletter” Subscribers" rel="bookmark">“Newsletter” Subscribers</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Dear subscribers to the automatic notice of new postings to the website: A few of you were deleted from the subscription service list due to a malfunction. If you do not receive the notices of new postings, please re-subscribe. It is a free service. PCR</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/newsletter-subscribers/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37386" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37386 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/amnesty-international-is-just-another-purveyor-of-washington-propaganda/" title="Amnesty International is just another purveyor of Washington propaganda" rel="bookmark">Amnesty International is just another purveyor of Washington propaganda</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Most people don’t realize that Amnesty International is just another purveyor of Washington propaganda. The organization then uses the propaganda is spreads in order to fund raise. https://www.rt.com/news/326899-russia-turkey-knew-syria/</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/amnesty-international-is-just-another-purveyor-of-washington-propaganda/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37382" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37382 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/christmas-column-2015/" title="Christmas Column, 2015" rel="bookmark">Christmas Column, 2015</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Christmas Column, 2015 Dear Donors, thank you for your support in 2015. Although you have kept me working yet another year, I find it encouraging that there are some Americans who can think independently and who want to know. As Margaret Mead said, it only takes a few determined people to change the world. Perhaps some of you will be…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/christmas-column-2015/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37375" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37375 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/this-is-what-washingtons-syrian-rebels-have-done-to-damascus/" title="This Is What Washington’s “Syrian Rebels” Have Done to Damascus" rel="bookmark">This Is What Washington’s “Syrian Rebels” Have Done to Damascus</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>This Is What Washington’s “Syrian Rebels” Have Done to Damascus https://www.rt.com/news/326837-syria-jobar-obliterated-drone-footage/</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/this-is-what-washingtons-syrian-rebels-have-done-to-damascus/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37373" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37373 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/the-us-economy-works-for-the-mega-banks-that-financial-deregulation-permitted-and-for-the-one-percent-but-for-no-one-else/" title="The US Economy Works for the Mega-Banks that Financial Deregulation Permitted and for the One Percent but for No One Else" rel="bookmark">The US Economy Works for the Mega-Banks that Financial Deregulation Permitted and for the One Percent but for No One Else</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>The US Economy Works for the Mega-Banks that Financial Deregulation Permitted and for the One Percent but for No One Else http://www.globalresearch.ca/37-facts-about-how-cruel-this-economy-has-been-to-millions-of-desperate-american-families/5309938</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/the-us-economy-works-for-the-mega-banks-that-financial-deregulation-permitted-and-for-the-one-percent-but-for-no-one-else/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37371" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37371 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/fourteen-incredible-facts-about-911/" title="Fourteen Incredible Facts About 9/11" rel="bookmark">Fourteen Incredible Facts About 9/11</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Fourteen Incredible Facts About 9/11 http://www.globalresearch.ca/fourteen-incredible-facts-about-911/5468108</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/fourteen-incredible-facts-about-911/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37368" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37368 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/american-police-murder-far-more-americans-than-do-alleged-terrorists/" title="American Police Murder Far More Americans Than Do Alleged Terrorists" rel="bookmark">American Police Murder Far More Americans Than Do Alleged Terrorists</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/">23</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>American Police Murder Far More Americans Than Do Alleged Terrorists Try to imagine any American not protected by a police badge getting away with any of these killings. http://www.globalresearch.ca/police-violence-us-cops-killed-more-people-this-year-than-in-2014/5497416</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/23/american-police-murder-far-more-americans-than-do-alleged-terrorists/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37358" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37358 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-int category-interviews category-russia-today">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/22/pcr-tells-rt-international-about-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders/" title="PCR Tells RT International About Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders" rel="bookmark">PCR Tells RT International About Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/22/">22</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/interviews/russia-today/" rel="category tag">Russia Today</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>PCR Tells RT International About Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvHVDes3lR8&feature=youtu.be</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/22/pcr-tells-rt-international-about-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37318" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37318 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/21/donald-trump-an-evaluation-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Donald Trump: An Evaluation — Paul Craig Roberts" rel="bookmark">Donald Trump: An Evaluation — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/21/">21</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Donald Trump: An Evaluation Paul Craig Roberts Donald Trump, judging by polls as of December 21, 2015, is the most likely candidate to be the next president of the US. Trump is popular not so much for his stance on issues as for the fact that he is not another Washington politican, and he is respected for not backing down…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/21/donald-trump-an-evaluation-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37288" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37288 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles category-guest-contributions">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/20/the-one-percent-rallies-behind-imf-director-christine-lagarde-paul-craig-roberts/" title="The One Percent Rallies Behind IMF Director Christine Lagarde — Paul Craig Roberts" rel="bookmark">The One Percent Rallies Behind IMF Director Christine Lagarde — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/20/">20</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/guest-contributions/" rel="category tag">Guest Contributions</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>The One Percent Rallies Behind IMF Director Christine LaGarde Paul Craig Roberts Washington removed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the leading contender for the French presidency and as director of the IMF by framing him on phony charges of raping a New York hotel maid. The obviously false charge was proven to be totally fabricated and had to be dropped. In the…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/20/the-one-percent-rallies-behind-imf-director-christine-lagarde-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37252" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37252 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/this-is-a-powerful-message-and-it-is-accurate/" title="This Is A Powerful Message And It Is Accurate" rel="bookmark">This Is A Powerful Message And It Is Accurate</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/">18</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>This Is A Powerful Message And It Is Accurate Click on The Lie We Live http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43748.htm</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/this-is-a-powerful-message-and-it-is-accurate/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37239" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37239 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/weapon-used-in-november-13-paris-attacks-came-from-cia-linked-arms-dealer/" title="Weapon Used in November 13 Paris Attacks Came From CIA-linked Arms Dealer" rel="bookmark">Weapon Used in November 13 Paris Attacks Came From CIA-linked Arms Dealer</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/">18</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Weapon Used in November 13 Paris Attacks Came From CIA-linked Arms Dealer The manufacturer of one of the weapons used in the alleged ISIS Paris attack reports that the weapon was sold by the factory to a US arms dealer. The American arms dealer has close connection to the CIA. http://www.globalresearch.ca/weapon-used-in-november-13-paris-attacks-came-from-cia-linked-arms-dealer/5496747</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/weapon-used-in-november-13-paris-attacks-came-from-cia-linked-arms-dealer/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37231" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37231 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/us-militarysecurity-complex-drives-world-to-war/" title="US Military/Security Complex Drives World To War" rel="bookmark">US Military/Security Complex Drives World To War</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/">18</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>US Military/Security Complex Drives World To War Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, explains that US foreign policy is driven by the desire for war profits. Vast numbers of people die and debts multiply for no other reason except the profits of a few armaments manufacturers. Washington and its presstitutes call this “freedom and…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/18/us-militarysecurity-complex-drives-world-to-war/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37210" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37210 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/san-barnardino-killings-clearly-a-us-black-ops-operation/" title="San Barnardino Killings Clearly A US Black Ops operation" rel="bookmark">San Barnardino Killings Clearly A US Black Ops operation</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/">17</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>San Barnardino Killings Clearly A US Black Ops operation http://www.unz.com/article/what-really-happened-in-san-bernardino/</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/san-barnardino-killings-clearly-a-us-black-ops-operation/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37200" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37200 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/readers-express-their-heartfelt-thanks-to-the-donors-to-this-site/" title="Readers Express Their Heartfelt Thanks To The Donors To This Site" rel="bookmark">Readers Express Their Heartfelt Thanks To The Donors To This Site</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/">17</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Dear Donors: Letters such as these are arriving from many countries, including our own. Below I share with you examples of the appreciation that people express for those of you who keep this site up. Of course, I will keep access open. The majority of donors themselves have requested this decision. Dear Dr Roberts, I live in the UK and…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/readers-express-their-heartfelt-thanks-to-the-donors-to-this-site/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37177" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37177 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/the-majority-says-keep-the-site-open/" title="The majority says: “keep the site open.”" rel="bookmark">The majority says: “keep the site open.”</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/">17</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Dear Donors: Thank you for such a quick and massive response to my question about closing the site to non-donors. Some favor this approach. However, the large majority say I should keep the site open and that they are willing to bear the cost of spreading the word. I appreciate your agreement that I keep the site ad-free. PCR</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/the-majority-says-keep-the-site-open/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37160" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37160 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/attention-donors/" title="Attention Donors" rel="bookmark">Attention Donors</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/">17</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Dear Donors: When you make a donation, please make a note of it. Many credit card companies do not provide adequate identification of charges on your statement. This failure of credit card companies together with the failure of donors’ memories results in “fraud charges” to IPE that can be as much as 250% of the amount of the intended donation.…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/17/attention-donors/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37153" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37153 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/you-want-war-with-russia/" title="You Want War With Russia?" rel="bookmark">You Want War With Russia?</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/">16</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>You Want War With Russia? In this article, Pepe Escobar spells out the across-the-board military superiority of Russia over the combined forces of the West: http://www.opednews.com/articles/You-Want-War-Russia-is-Re-by-Pepe-Escobar-NATO_Putin_Russia-And-Turkey_Russia-And-Us-Conflict-151216-994.html The reckless arrogance of the American neoconservaives has blinded the White House Fool and the dumbshits that sit in the House and Senate to the disastrous consequences for the West of war with Russia.…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/you-want-war-with-russia/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37147" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37147 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/what-does-todays-rate-hike-mean-paul-craig-roberts/" title="What Does Today’s “Rate Hike” Mean? — Paul Craig Roberts" rel="bookmark">What Does Today’s “Rate Hike” Mean? — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/">16</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Support This Website What Does Today’s “Rate Hike” Mean? Paul Craig Roberts The Federal Reserve raised the interbank borrowing rate today by one quarter of one percent or 25 basis points. Readers are asking, “what does that mean?” It means that the Fed has had time to figure out that the effect of the small “rate hike” would essentially be…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/what-does-todays-rate-hike-mean-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37132" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37132 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/has-kerry-gained-an-upper-hand-over-neocon-nuland/" title="Has Kerry Gained An Upper Hand Over Neocon Nuland?" rel="bookmark">Has Kerry Gained An Upper Hand Over Neocon Nuland?</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/">16</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Has Kerry Gained An Upper Hand Over Neocon Nuland? Eric Zuesse offers his take on US Secretary of State Kerry’s concession of neocon positions toward Russia in his meeting yesterday with Russian leaders. Kerry was very agreeable and complimentary toward the Russian government in the recent meeting in Moscow. The puzzle is why Kerry allowed neocon Assistant Secretary Victoria “rhymes…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/has-kerry-gained-an-upper-hand-over-neocon-nuland/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37103" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37103 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/kerrys-moscow-meeting-a-hopeful-sign/" title="Kerry’s Moscow Meeting: A Hopeful Sign?" rel="bookmark">Kerry’s Moscow Meeting: A Hopeful Sign?</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/">16</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Kerry’s Moscow Meeting: A Hopeful Sign? Paul Craig Roberts As those of you who support this website know, the deal we made is that this is your site, and it will remain up as long as you support it. Many of you have kept our bargain. Today this website alone has hundreds of thousands of readers, and millions more from…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/16/kerrys-moscow-meeting-a-hopeful-sign/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37055" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37055 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/war-with-russia/" title="War With Russia" rel="bookmark">War With Russia</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/">13</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>War With Russia: Alastair Crooke agrees with PCR Here is Alastair Crooke’s full article: http://www.conflictsforum.org/2015/cornering-russia-risking-world-war-iii/ Alastair Crooke, a British diplomat, was a senior person in British intelligence. Crooke has come to the same conclusions as I have: Compare Crooke: “we should perhaps contemplate the paradox that Russia’s determination to try to avoid war is leading to war” “Russia’s low-key and…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/war-with-russia/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37051" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37051 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/fear-on-demand/" title="Fear On Demand" rel="bookmark">Fear On Demand</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/">13</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Fear on Demand Guest Column by Stephen Lendman The San Bernardino Shootings Were A Black Op US Government Operation Three separate eyewitnesses saw three tall male caucasians carry out the executions. Syed Rizwan and Tashfeen Malik were chosen to be the patsies and murdered so that they could not contradict the concocted accusation against them. As long as insoucient, gullible…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/fear-on-demand/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37024" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37024 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/how-many-millions-of-dollars-were-the-members-of-the-corrupt-government-in-montenegro-paid-by-us-taxpayers-in-exchange-for-joining-nato/" title="How Many Millions of Dollars Were the Members of the Corrupt Government in Montenegro Paid by US Taxpayers in Exchange for joining NATO?" rel="bookmark">How Many Millions of Dollars Were the Members of the Corrupt Government in Montenegro Paid by US Taxpayers in Exchange for joining NATO?</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/">13</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>How Many Millions of Dollars Were the Members of the Corrupt Government in Montenegro Paid by US Taxpayers in Exchange for joining NATO? https://www.rt.com/news/325776-montenegro-anti-nato-protests/</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/how-many-millions-of-dollars-were-the-members-of-the-corrupt-government-in-montenegro-paid-by-us-taxpayers-in-exchange-for-joining-nato/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37021" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37021 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/british-diplomat-alastair-crooke-supports-pcrs-position/" title="British Diplomat Alastair Crooke Supports PCR’s Position" rel="bookmark">British Diplomat Alastair Crooke Supports PCR’s Position</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/">13</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>British Diplomat Alastair Crooke Supports PCR’s Position “Moscow seems to be offered a choice between backing the ‘hegemon’ or preparing for war” Read more: http://sputniknews.com/politics/20151213/1031684785/us-russia-cold-war-isis.html</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/british-diplomat-alastair-crooke-supports-pcrs-position/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-37017" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-37017 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/obama-state-dept-continues-to-lie-to-the-world/" title="Obama State Dept Continues to Lie to the World" rel="bookmark">Obama State Dept Continues to Lie to the World</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/">13</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Obama State Dept Continues to Lie to the World Watch State Dept liar John Kirby be taken apart by a female RT reporter. Notice his claim that the US has great relations with the Iraq government and is there with Iraq’s blessing: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43692.htm Then read this report on Zero Hedge: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-09/iraq-seeks-cancel-security-agreement-us-will-invite-russia-fight-isis It is difficultl to imagine a government more shameful,…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/13/obama-state-dept-continues-to-lie-to-the-world/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36974" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36974 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/12/quarterly-call-for-donations-and-new-column/" title="Quarterly Call For Donations and New Column" rel="bookmark">Quarterly Call For Donations and New Column</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/12/">12</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Quarterly Call For Donations Paul Craig Roberts Dear friends, readers often ask me what they can do as individuals. My answer is that there are three things you can do that are effective. First, be aware that solutions are pointless until there is awareness. You can help to build awareness by recommending this site. If we could get as little…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/12/quarterly-call-for-donations-and-new-column/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36958" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36958 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/11/would-turkey-dare-without-washingtons-approval/" title="Would Turkey Dare Without Washington’s Approval?" rel="bookmark">Would Turkey Dare Without Washington’s Approval?</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/11/">11</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Would Turkey Dare Without Washington’s Approval? http://sputniknews.com/analysis/20151211/1031591091/us-defense-analyst-su-24-downing.html</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/11/would-turkey-dare-without-washingtons-approval/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36898" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36898 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/08/the-reasons-why-president-john-f-kennedy-was-assassinated/" title="The Reasons Why President John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated" rel="bookmark">The Reasons Why President John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/08/">08</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>The Reasons Why President John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/11/14/jfk-unspeakable-deep-state-assassinations-john-and-robert-kennedy-role-allen-dulles.html</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/08/the-reasons-why-president-john-f-kennedy-was-assassinated/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36885" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36885 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/07/another-false-flag-attack/" title="Another False Flag Attack" rel="bookmark">Another False Flag Attack</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/07/">07</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Another false flag attack that dumbshit Americans will fall for hook, line, and sinker: http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/12/06/holes/</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/07/another-false-flag-attack/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36877" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36877 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/07/war-is-on-the-horizon-is-it-too-late-to-stop-it-paul-craig-roberts/" title="War Is On The Horizon: Is It Too Late To Stop It? — Paul Craig Roberts" rel="bookmark">War Is On The Horizon: Is It Too Late To Stop It? — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/07/">07</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>War Is On The Horizon: Is It Too Late To Stop It? Paul Craig Roberts One lesson from military history is that once mobilization for war begins, it takes on a momentum of its own and is uncontrollable. This might be what is occuring unrecognized before our eyes. In his September 28 speech at the 70th Anniversity of the United…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/07/war-is-on-the-horizon-is-it-too-late-to-stop-it-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36821" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36821 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/03/former-us-secretary-of-defense-joins-pcr-in-warning-of-nuclear-armageddon-risk/" title="Former US Secretary of Defense Joins PCR In Warning Of Nuclear Armageddon Risk" rel="bookmark">Former US Secretary of Defense Joins PCR In Warning Of Nuclear Armageddon Risk</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/03/">03</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Former US Secretary of Defense Joins PCR In Warning Of Nuclear Armageddon Risk i have been warning that the crazed neocons and their two-bit puppet, president obama, are leading, with the assistance of the presstitute media, the world back to the prospect of nuclear armageddon. A former Secretary of Defense agrees with me. Wake up! Constrain the insane US government,…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/03/former-us-secretary-of-defense-joins-pcr-in-warning-of-nuclear-armageddon-risk/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36807" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36807 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/03/greek-people-face-dispossession-of-personal-assets-2/" title="Greek People Face Dispossession Of Personal Assets" rel="bookmark">Greek People Face Dispossession Of Personal Assets</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/03/">03</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Greek “Left-wing” Government Serves As Tax Farmer For The Banksters Greek People Face Dispossession Of Personal Assets http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-01/greeks-told-declare-cash-under-mattress-jewelry-and-precious-stones</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/03/greek-people-face-dispossession-of-personal-assets-2/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36766" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36766 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/democracy-sold-out-to-greed/" title="Democracy Sold Out To Greed" rel="bookmark">Democracy Sold Out To Greed</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/">01</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>While the “free Western media” cheers, the Western “democratic” governments sell out the peoples of the Western world to corporate tyranny Paul Craig Roberts John Massaria has turned my interview with Julian Charles into a video. The video helps me to bring home that “Western democracy” is a sham, a total lie. Every Western government and Washington’s Asian vassal states…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/democracy-sold-out-to-greed/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36753" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36753 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/an-experienced-pilot-explains-stall-speed/" title="An Experienced Pilot Explains “Stall Speed”" rel="bookmark">An Experienced Pilot Explains “Stall Speed”</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/">01</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>This explanation is provided by a pilot who wishes to remain anonymous. The Airplane Aerodynamic Stall Explained In the aftermath of the downing by Turkish F-16 fighter jets of the Russian Sukhoi tactical bomber Su-24 over Syria, some have pointed out that Turkish claims the Russian jet was in Turkish airspace for 17 seconds, but covered a distance of only…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/an-experienced-pilot-explains-stall-speed/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36745" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36745 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/good-bye-to-western-living-standards-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Good-Bye To Western Living Standards — Paul Craig Roberts" rel="bookmark">Good-Bye To Western Living Standards — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/">01</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/">December</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Good-Bye To Western Living Standards Paul Craig Roberts My column, “Capitalism At Work,” about Greek women being forced into prostitution by banksters and the IMF produced a number of responses from women, who report that austerity is having the same effect all over Europe. This is from a letter from Portugal: “Your article ‘Capitalism At Work’ shows absolutely what’s happened…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/12/01/good-bye-to-western-living-standards-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36734" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36734 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/30/russia-wakes-up-about-western-financed-ngos-operating-against-russia-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Russia Wakes Up About Western-Financed NGOs Operating Against Russia — Paul Craig Roberts" rel="bookmark">Russia Wakes Up About Western-Financed NGOs Operating Against Russia — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/30/">30</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/">November</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles & Columns</a> . <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>Russia Wakes Up About Western-Financed NGOs Operating Against Russia Paul Craig Roberts It took the Russians too long to defend themselves from Washington’s Fifth Column NGOs, but finally they understood that these US-financed operatives were a dagger at Russia’s heart. Russian prosecutors have banned them. https://www.rt.com/politics/323919-soros-foundation-recognized-as-undesirable/ No one will give me credit for this, so I will claim it for…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/30/russia-wakes-up-about-western-financed-ngos-operating-against-russia-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36701" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36701 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-announcements">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/29/oregon-ranching-family-persecuted-by-feds-on-bogus-charges/" title="Oregon Ranching Family Persecuted By Feds On Bogus Charges" rel="bookmark">Oregon Ranching Family Persecuted By Feds On Bogus Charges</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/29/">29</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/">November</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span>Categories: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/announcements/" rel="category tag">Announcements</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>Oregon Ranching Family Persecuted By Feds On Bogus Charges http://www.tsln.com/news/17302049-113/story.html</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/29/oregon-ranching-family-persecuted-by-feds-on-bogus-charges/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36657" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36657 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/28/capitalism-at-work-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Capitalism At Work — Paul Craig Roberts" rel="bookmark">Capitalism At Work — Paul Craig Roberts</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/28/">28</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/">November</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Capitalism At Work Paul Craig Roberts Zero Hedge reports a story from “Keep Talking Greece” that first appeared in The Times http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4624755.ece According to the story, the plummeting living standards forced on the Greek people by German chancellor Merkel and the European banks have forced large numbers of young Greek women into prostitution. The large increase in the supply of…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/28/capitalism-at-work-paul-craig-roberts/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36634" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36634 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-int category-interviews category-king-world-news-interviews">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/28/king-world-news-interviews-pcr-russia-rises-as-the-west-destroys-itself/" title="King World News Interviews PCR — Russia Rises As The West Destroys Itself" rel="bookmark">King World News Interviews PCR — Russia Rises As The West Destroys Itself</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/28/">28</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/">November</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a> . <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/category/interviews/king-world-news-interviews/" rel="category tag">King World News</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>King World News Interviews PCR Russia Rises As The West Destroys Itself http://kingworldnews.com/paul-craig-roberts-putin-and-the-russians-now-dominating-as-the-west-destroys-itself/ http://kingworldnews.com/dr-paul-craig-roberts-11-28-15/</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/28/king-world-news-interviews-pcr-russia-rises-as-the-west-destroys-itself/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36585" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36585 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/26/stall-speed-of-su-24/" title="Stall Speed of SU-24" rel="bookmark">Stall Speed of SU-24</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/26/">26</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/">November</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Stall Speed of SU-24 A few readers have taken issue with the 243mph stall speed of the SU-24 reported by Zero Hedge, which I cited in this article: http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/25/turkey-is-lying-paul-craig-roberts/ First let me say that nothing in the article depends on the stall speed of the SU-24. The point is that 17 seconds is not sufficiently long for a pilot to…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/26/stall-speed-of-su-24/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36569" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36569 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-guest-contributions category-other">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/26/guest-column-from-george-abert-formerly-of-air-force-intelligence/" title="Guest Column From George Abert, Formerly Of Air Force Intelligence" rel="bookmark">Guest Column From George Abert, Formerly Of Air Force Intelligence</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/26/">26</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/">November</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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>Guest Column From George Abert, Formerly Of Air Force Intelligence Why did Turkey shoot down a Russian Air Force jet? Turkey is so militarily inferior to Russia that it is unlikely Turkey would commit an act of war against Russia without encouragement from Washington. We might think that Turkey would feel shielded by NATO, but it is doubtful that many…</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/26/guest-column-from-george-abert-formerly-of-air-force-intelligence/" title="Read more »" class="pk_button_small"><span>Read more »</span></a> </div>  </div>       <div id="post-36537" class="pk_entry pk_entry_full post-36537 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-int category-interviews">  <h3 class="pk_entry_title"><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/25/pcr-debates-the-intelligent-and-gracious-stefan-molyneux-about-private-vs-government-power/" title="PCR Debates the Intelligent and Gracious Stefan Molyneux about Private vs. Government Power" rel="bookmark">PCR Debates the Intelligent and Gracious Stefan Molyneux about Private vs. Government Power</a></h3>   <div class="pk_entry_meta"> <div class="pk_four_fifth"> <p>By: <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/author/pcr3/" title="Posts by pcr3" rel="author">pcr3</a><span class="pk_meta_divider">|</span><a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/25/">25</a> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/">November</a>, <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/">2015</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/" rel="category tag">Interviews</a></p> </div> <div class="pk_one_fifth pk_last"> </div> </div>   <div class="pk_entry_content"> <p>PCR Debates the Intelligent and Gracious Stefan Molyneux about Private vs. Government Power https://soundcloud.com/stefan-molyneux/fdr-3137-the-failure-of-capitalism-paul-craig-roberts-debates-stefan-molyneux</p> <a href="https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/11/25/pcr-debates-the-intelligent-and-gracious-stefan-molyneux-about-private-vs-government-power/" title="Read more »" 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