In the face of heightened Communist Chinese belligerence and threats, congressional Republicans are preparing to introduce legislation for a “lend-lease” military aid program for Taiwan. Similar to the World War II program of the same name that aided both Britain and Russia, the GOP bill would authorize the president to lend or lease weapons and military equipment to Taiwan. Earlier this year Congress voted to resurrect the lend-lease program to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russia. Lawmakers hope to do the same now for Taiwan before it gets invaded. The island nation would then have 12 years to repay the cost of “restoring…
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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 – The most recent threats from Communist Chinese leader Xi Jinping to President Biden to not ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan may show the communist bully may be looking at invading Taiwan a lot sooner than expected, possibly well before the end of Biden’s term in 2024. (RELATED: Xi Warns Biden Not to ‘Play With Fire’) While Taiwan’s top intelligence official, Chen Ming-tong, said in March that a Chinese invasion this year was “highly unlikely,” a recent New York Times (NYT) report says U.S. officials now believe China may make a strong military move against Taiwan within the next 18 months. Previously U.S. and…
While Team Biden’s disastrous immigration and open border policies have created a massive surge of over three million illegal migrants flooding America’s southern states, Democrat-run D.C. is screaming over a few thousand that have been bused there from Texas and Arizona. What liberal pundits, the media and the Biden White House, initially labeled a ‘publicity stunt’ by the Republican governors of those border states, is now being called a ‘humanitarian crisis’ by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, both Republicans, started busing migrants to D.C. to show national leaders the massive crisis that border states…
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – American Liberty News (ALN) – in collaboration with the Center for American Defense Studies (CADS) – provides our readers the PDB: Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING. Get Your Best Daily Defense and Foreign Affairs Intelligence Here in One Brief. Read the summaries or dive deeper via the linked articles. Today’s PDB includes a variety of critical, global national security issues. READ TODAY’S PDB BELOW: NATIONAL SECURITY Nearly 9% boost for defense spending next year under new Senate plan. Senate Democrats on Thursday proposed a $792 billion defense spending package that would dramatically boost the White House’s military…
ANALYSIS – Less than six months after WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia, President Biden has offered to exchange a notorious Russian arms dealer and terrorist supporter for her and Paul Whelan, both imprisoned in Moscow. (RELATED: Biden Reveals Horrible Prisoner Exchange Offer in Sharp Reversal) This after tremendous pressure from LGBTQ groups demanding Biden free Griner. As the Washington Free Beacon notes, this swap offer: …is sending all the wrong signals, elevating Griner’s case above that of actual political prisoners like Paul Whelan: A senior U.S. diplomat on Thursday hand-delivered a personal note from Biden to Griner, a move that followed…
As I wrote about in May, the bizarre Monkeypox virus with its origins in West and Central Africa, and recently spread via sexual contact at gay fetish clubs and festivals in various European cities, is spreading globally. And now President Biden is preparing to declare it a ‘national emergency’ here in the United States. This despite it being mostly non deadly and limited to highly sexually active gay men, and all health organizations stating it poses a very low risk to the general population. Politico reports that “In the U.S., nearly 3,600 cases have been reported. New York City remains the epicenter of the…
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – American Liberty News (ALN) – in collaboration with the Center for American Defense Studies (CADS) – provides our readers the PDB: Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING. Get Your Best Daily Defense and Foreign Affairs Intelligence Here in One Brief. Read the summaries or dive deeper via the linked articles. Today’s PDB includes a variety of critical, global national security issues. READ TODAY’S PDB BELOW: NATIONAL SECURITY BIG MISTAKE – US offers Russia deal to bring home Marine veteran and WNBA star. The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and…
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – American Liberty News (ALN) – in collaboration with the Center for American Defense Studies (CADS) – provides our readers the PDB: Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING. Get Your Best Daily Defense and Foreign Affairs Intelligence Here in One Brief. Read the summaries or dive deeper via the linked articles. Today’s PDB includes a variety of critical, global national security issues. READ TODAY’S PDB BELOW: NATIONAL SECURITY Why the Pentagon would rather not create a specific military law against extremism. Not enough time has passed for the military to assess whether its latest efforts are making a difference. GOP…
In its quest to shield President Joe Biden from the crimes and misdeeds of his son, Hunter, and his own potential complicity, the FBI has actively and corruptly downplayed any damaging information about Hunter. This is according to a letter sent Monday to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who is also the most senior Republican in the Senate and its president pro tempore. The Grassley letter, first reported by CBS News, says “highly credible” Department of Justice (DOJ) whistleblowers are the source for the claims. (RELATED: Federal Investigation of Hunter…
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – American Liberty News (ALN) – in collaboration with the Center for American Defense Studies (CADS) – provides our readers the PDB: Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING. Get Your Best Daily Defense and Foreign Affairs Intelligence Here in One Brief. Read the summaries or dive deeper via the linked articles. Today’s PDB includes a variety of critical, global national security issues. READ TODAY’S PDB BELOW: HOMELAND DEFENSE How NORAD plans to ward off cruise missiles fired at the US. The command has goals for 2025 and 2030 but wants more guidance from the Pentagon. Bill would prod Pentagon…