THURSDAY PDB – Flashpoint for war. US sends drone ships to Western Pacific in first deployment near China. Autonomous vessels could aid Navy in tracking China’s fleet and provide attack options. I just returned from South China Sea. The CCP is not yet done there. China’s voyage toward world dominance sails through the South China Sea. Air Force general defends incendiary memo about coming war with China but says ‘war is not inevitable.’ Minihan says a mindset of urgency helped produce three “game-changing” concepts in a recent exercise. White House told US ambassador to Japan to stop taunting China on social media. Rahm…
Author: Paul Crespo
Paul Crespo
Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for office, taught political science, wrote for a major newspaper and had his own radio show. Paul has also been a defense contractor with the Pentagon. He brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty — at home and from abroad.
ANALYSIS – While many conservatives scoff at anything environmentally related (since most news about it is hyper-politicized as part of the far left’s ‘green’ agenda), we shouldn’t ignore some areas where humans are, in fact, damaging our planet. It’s not always just a doom and gloom scare tactic (though this latest report could make it seem that way). Any reasonable person should see that we are causing some damage to our planet. Conservatives should be at the forefront of reasonable conservation efforts. We shouldn’t let the left dominate this issue. (RELATED: Under Fire: Georgia Mayor’s Plan To Punish Gun Theft Victims)…
WEDNESDAY PDB – Joe Biden has basically opened the floodgates at the border. Texas National Guard orders hundreds of asylum-seekers on US territory back into Mexico. Just after midday, Texas Guard soldiers could be seen ordering migrants to return to Mexico through the Rio Grande. Pushed back into Mexico, dozens walked farther east along the concrete river canal to attempt crossing again. National Guard Humvees and SUVs belonging to the Texas Department of Public Safety were lined up along the border fence; the U.S. Border Patrol wasn’t at the site. (RELATED: Video Shows Biden Sent Troops To Border To Open Gates) Hundreds…
ANALYSIS – In the ‘what the h*ll are you thinking’ category – a contingent of Russian soldiers marched in the annual Mexican Independence Day parade over the weekend. Russian troops had participated before, but not since Moscow launched its war of aggression against Ukraine. This year marked 213 years since the end of Spanish rule in Mexico. And even as deadly fentanyl precursor ingredients are entering Mexico, to then be made into the deadly drug and flood the U.S., a Communist Chinese military honor guard from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) also marched alongside Mexican troops. The presence of the Russian troops…
ANALYSIS – Please help us find our lost stealth fighter. One of the world’s most sophisticated and expensive fighter jets is missing somewhere in the Eastern United States. The plane in question is a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II – that’s the vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) version flown off amphibious warfare ships. The missing jet is one of 353 belonging to the Marines. The plane and pilot were with the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 based in Beaufort, not far from South Carolina’s Atlantic coast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr6fufWFDCk The Marine pilot flying the fifth-generation combat jet safely ejected from the F-35B…
TUESDAY PDB – Dementia in US officials may represent national security risk. This, according to a study funded by the Pentagon. The study, published by the RAND Corporation’s National Security Research Division in April, identifies individuals with both current and former access to classified material who develop dementia as threats to national security, citing the possibility that they may unwittingly disclose government secrets. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL THE WHITE HOUSE! FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO. Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING – the…
ANALYSIS – Every now and then, you see a story that just hits home, and you know you need to write about it and spread the word. This one, reported by CBS News, is absolutely one of them. Caleb Morse, 39, an Army combat veteran, set up Rustic Renegade, a gun shop and shooting range in 2018 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Morse had served two combat tours in Iraq with the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division Special Troops Battalion, followed by service in the National Guard and then worked as a military contractor in Iraq for four years. (RELATED: These Veterans Flipped House Seats, Will…
MONDAY PDB – Milley says military is not woke: ‘I’m not even sure what that word truly means.’ Army Gen. Mark Milley pushed back on claims from Republicans that the military is “woke” and, as a result, not prepared to take on modern threats. “This military is a lot of things, but woke, it’s not. So, I take exception to that. I think that people say those things for…their own reasons, but it’s not true. It’s not accurate,” Milley continued. “It’s not a broad-brush description of the U.S. military as it exists today.” However, presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) argued…
ANALYSIS – On September 11, 2023, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio inadvertently broke the U.S. record for the longest-ever space mission after a mishap on the International Space Station (ISS) left him stranded in space for just over one year. The previous U.S. record was 355 days, just short of a full year in space. This now makes him second only to a Russian cosmonaut with a longer space stay. Dr. Rubio, an American of Salvadoran origin, and West Point graduate, launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 21, 2022, for a planned six-month stay. However, in December 2022,…
ANALYSIS – Following directly on the heels of Ukraine’s highly successful missile strike on Russian warships in Sevastopol, Crimea, Team Biden may finally be close to approving the shipment of longer-range missiles to Ukraine, giving Kyiv the ability to inflict considerable damage deeper within Russian-occupied territory. The administration has until now rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s requests for the long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems known as ATACMS, which Kyiv says it needs to make major advances against Russia. With a range of up to 190 miles, ATACMS could allow Ukraine to reach targets nearly four times further away than with the currently…