RT or Infowars? II (You be the judge...)

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Why would anyone cite Ron Paul as an authority on difficult points of international law?

We'd better ask RT:

Ron Paul on Crimea: None of America’s business

​Ron Paul is once again speaking up about the situation in Crimea, and this time the former congressman is condemning critics from his own country who are seemingly obsessed with the recent secession.

The former Republican representative for Texas told RT earlier this month that he didn’t think the United States had any business meddling in overseas affairs and that worsening tensions in Ukraine should be resolved only by those directly involved. The citizens of Crimea have since approved a referendum to separate from Ukraine, but both the US and European Union responded with sanctions against certain officials from Russia and the former Ukrainian government as a result.
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Speaking to RT only a few weeks earlier, Paul said that “this idea that we are going to start bailing out Ukraine is total nonsense” and that “the whole thing makes no sense whatsoever from an economic viewpoint [or] from a political viewpoint.” The US has since escalated efforts to assist the interim Ukrainian government and at the same time attempt to punish Moscow, however, and now Paul writes that “neither the US nor the EU can afford significant sanctions against Russia.”

“Global trade provides too much economic benefit to both sides,” he wrote. “Indeed, international markets rallied on news that the sanctions would be thus far minimal. They understand that trade and economic engagement are the surest roads to peace and prosperity. Let's hope governments will follow their lead.”

http://rt.com/usa/ron-paul-crimea-secedes-610/

I'm not sure your 'tell' is that reliable.