Scott Horton Interviews Rep. Ron Paul
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) discusses the lack of change in Afghanistan and Iraq policy despite the Obama administration’s rhetoric, how a single high U.S.-casualty incident abroad could garner the support of Americans for more military intervention, the unwillingness of Democrats or Republicans to cut the Pentagon’s budget, the expansive new powers over the economy being exercised by the government and why he favors the prosecution of the previous administration for war crimes.
MP3 here. (19:03)
Congressman Ron Paul represents Texas’s 14th district. He is the author of The Revolution: A Manifesto, A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship and Freedom Under Siege. His archived columns can be found at Antiwar.com.
Claus-Erik Hamle
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 am
According to former Trident missile engineer Bob Aldridge-www.plrc.org-the Pentagon aims to achieve a disarming and unanswerable first-strike capability. According to Bob Aldridge the US Navy can track and destroy all enemy submarines. Please see the article by Keir Lieber and Daryl Press, “The Rise of US Nuclear Primacy”, in the 2006 March/April issue of Foreign Affairs. Minuteman-3s and Trident-2 D5s linked to NAVSTAR obtain a CEP of 30-40 metres, enough to destroy any hard target. A First-Strike Capability won´t be complete without the missiles in Poland to shoot down any surviving Russian missiles. Even if it´s only for blackmail, the Russians may have no choice but implementing Launch On Warning. Bob Aldridge resigned because a disarming and unanswerable first-strike capability is suicidal.
Ry
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:27 am
HR 1207 now has 71 Cosponsors!!
That’s up 13 new members from the previous 58 who sponsored it just yesterday April 21.
If your congressman is not on this this then start calling now. You can find the name and number you need from this site http://www.congress.org just type in your zip.
Here is an updated list of cosponsors I alphabetized it.
Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] – 2/26/2009
Rep Akin, W. Todd [MO-2] – 3/19/2009
Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] – 3/10/2009
Rep Bachmann, Michele [MN-6] – 2/26/2009
Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] – 4/21/2009
Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [MD-6] – 2/26/2009
Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [CA-50] – 4/21/2009
Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] – 4/21/2009
Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] – 3/16/2009
Rep Blunt, Roy [MO-7] – 3/24/2009
Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] – 2/26/2009
Rep Buchanan, Vern [FL-13] – 3/17/2009
Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] – 3/19/2009
Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] – 2/26/2009
Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2] – 4/1/2009
Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] – 3/31/2009
Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] – 3/17/2009
Rep Chaffetz, Jason [UT-3] – 3/6/2009
Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] – 4/21/2009
Rep Culberson, John Abney [TX-7] – 3/26/2009
Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] – 3/23/2009
Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] – 3/9/2009
Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] – 4/21/2009
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] – 3/6/2009
Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. [MI-3] – 4/21/2009
Rep Fallin, Mary [OK-5] – 4/2/2009
Rep Fleming, John [LA-4] – 3/18/2009
Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] – 3/10/2009
Rep Franks, Trent [AZ-2] – 3/23/2009
Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] – 3/5/2009
Rep Gingrey, Phil [GA-11] – 3/30/2009
Rep Grayson, Alan [FL-8] – 3/11/2009
Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] – 3/6/2009
Rep Herger, Wally [CA-2] – 4/21/2009
Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] – 2/26/2009
Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8] – 2/26/2009
Rep Kingston, Jack [GA-1] – 3/6/2009
Rep Lamborn, Doug [CO-5] – 4/21/2009
Rep Latham, Tom [IA-4] – 4/21/2009
Rep Lucas, Frank D. [OK-3] – 4/21/2009
Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-9] – 4/21/2009
Rep Lummis, Cynthia M. [WY] – 3/19/2009
Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [IL-16] – 4/21/2009
Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] – 3/11/2009
Rep McCaul, Michael T. [TX-10] – 4/21/2009
Rep McClintock, Tom [CA-4] – 3/6/2009
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] – 3/19/2009
Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] – 3/24/2009
Rep Olson, Pete [TX-22] – 4/21/2009
Rep Paulsen, Erik [MN-3] – 3/30/2009
Rep Pence, Mike [IN-6] – 4/21/2009
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] – 3/19/2009
Rep Petri, Thomas E. [WI-6] – 3/10/2009
Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] – 3/19/2009
Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] – 2/26/2009
Rep Posey, Bill [FL-15] – 2/26/2009
Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] – 3/10/2009
Rep Rehberg, Denny [MT] – 2/26/2009
Rep Roe, David P. [TN-1] – 4/21/2009
Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [CA-46] – 3/6/2009
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] – 3/23/2009
Rep Smith, Lamar [TX-21] – 4/2/2009
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] – 3/26/2009
Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] – 3/6/2009
Rep Taylor, Gene [MS-4] – 3/6/2009
Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] – 3/30/2009
Rep Wamp, Zach [TN-3] – 3/16/2009
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] – 4/2/2009
Rep Wittman, Robert J. [VA-1] – 4/1/2009
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] – 2/26/2009
Rep Young, Don [AK] – 3/6/2009
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Little Alex
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:23 am
As much as I critcize Dr. Paul, deontologically, on some levels, this world would be a much better place with more like him in D.C.. That’s uncontroversial. Recent years have proven there’s nothing ‘realistic’ about Realpolitik [sic]. Great interview, Mr. Horton.
Ry:
Rep. Kucinich is historically a strong proponent of nationalizing the Fed fully under the Treasury Dept. I haven’t been following HR 1207, but have you found any reason he’s stated as to why he hasn’t co-sponsored Dr. Paul’s bill?
Jason
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Great interview. Lots of questions to be asked of our “representatives” in the congress. I’m glad that one person is inside asking them. Vote more like R.P. into office!
Justin Miller
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
@ Little Alex:
Can you explain how you criticize Dr. Paul “deontologically”? I am unfamiliar with the term and criticism.
jtsoup
April 23rd, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I Voted for Dr. Ron Paul. When, I started researching him I was floored. That Man has had the same message for Thirty years. No flip flopping. no scandal. I will vote for him in 2012, should he run.
KDelphi
April 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I am a Socialist who would rather have a guy like Paul than a neo-liberal…worst of both worlds…can someone explain to me in better detail what Bill it is you wish us to call our reps about? The co-sponsors are aupporting the missile shield in Poland?
Sorry to be dense about this…I noticed that my rep is not on the list, but, I like to contact him anyway, mostly just to get on his nerves…
Caleb
April 24th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
@KDelphi,
HR 1207 is called the Federal Reserve Transparency Act. What it will do is have the Government Accounting Office (GAO) to give the Federal Reserve a complete and comprehensive audit and force the FED to answer questions as to deals and agreements between the FED and foreign banks and governments, and it would also show us the money; to which Banks and Wall Street firms got handouts.
Although the FED has been audited in times past, they have never had a COMPREHENSIVE, IN DEPTH audit, which is what is needed. It’s similar to you being audited by the IRS. They come in your home to give you an audit and you tell them they can look at everything except know what’s in “THAT” box. See how far you could get away with that..:-)
Orville H. Larson
April 24th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
Count on Representative Ron Paul for sound judgment and moral clarity. (These qualities are virtually unknown in Congress.)
claudia
April 30th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
nobody talks about brzezinsky policies behind obama but only about the increasing bombing non sense which make sense if you realize that behind scenes there is a plan ready to eliminate china and russia friendship and supremacie
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