I hope I live to see it.

You are right ZIR the Democrats try to create the illusion of being antiwar when they aren't in the majority, but when they are there is essentially no difference between the two parties. The CIA is the CIA regardless of who holds the upper hand in Washington as one can deduce from Jeff's article.

Justin, thanks, a top notch article. One of your best. People who rely on Fox News, CNN, ABC, NBC and so on have no clue as to what is really going on in the world. I see this nearly everyday when I visit my sister and mom who get their news from the aforementioned and are stunned when I fill them in on what I read here. There are bad people in the world and in leadership positions, but they would be ineffective if not for the MSM to perpetuate their lies and agenda.

While I think the war on drugs is a farce and that the US will not hesitate to use the bases on the Dutch islands to intimidate Venezuela, Chavez needs to back up his talk about having the Sukhoi 27's. Until then he is seen as being all bluster.

I hope someday that justice will find Rupert Murdoch. All the MSM are bad, but his media holdings and the stooges who work for them fit the definition of evil.

Robyn, sad to say this, but your Freeby award will gather the dust of years because Obama is one of "them", an elite traitor to the freedoms and liberties of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

The fb users who don't like the article are exactly some of those to whom PCR is referring. Obviously, they don't like seeing the hard truth written in plain English that is easy to understand.

Paul Craig Roberts is right about Americans and what we as a country have become. A total economic meltdown is now the only event that might allow a window of opportunity to open for revolution, and that would be no sure thing because Americans would have to be willing to die, or worse risk being captured and tortured by their own government. I don't think we would have the guts, to be honest.

Paul has lost all hope, and so have I. The good thing is the empire will fail at some point, but some or all of us may not be here to see it.

DMinor7th wrote: "Dangerous idea, young fellow. Next thing you'll be accusing our beloved govmit of false flag terrorism. Next thing you'll be suggesting they demolished the WTC as an excuse to invade and destroy a country which had the gall to shoot scuds at the only liberal democracy in the middle east. Wo, dude. Tin Foil Hat alert."

May not be a bad idea because simply shining the spotlight on War Party fabrications is not doing any good. As much as I hate to say this, war is profitable for the antiwar business as well as all the other crooks we like to demonize, deservedly so...just saying I'm tired of the passive resistance and ready for Vietnam style protests that have some teeth.

While I agree with Rep. Paul's comments, it is time for people like him to address the fact that statements like he made in this hearing are not making any difference. It made me sick to watch the smug looks on Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates faces when he recently questioned them on the Bush doctrine. Link is here:

http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-02/ron-paul-asks-r...

Imo he needs to be at the forefront of organizing antiwar protests that have some teeth. That is, the ability to put some fear into the elite supporters and managers of endless wars and occupations. I know my opinion is viewed as militant by those in power, and perhaps some here, but to me it is unpatriotic to just stand by helpless and only offer passive resistance when it is obviously in vain. It is our responsibility to reel in this bunch so the USA can hopefully return to being what the writers of the Constitution intended.