ANALYSIS – I was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Not as a participant but as an observer while performing security for a foreign TV news crew. I was disgusted by those rioters who were assaulting police officers. The next day, while arguing it wasn’t a coup or insurrection, I called the Capitol riot “ugly” and “criminal,” just like the many BLM riots that preceded it. I also wrote about Ashli Babbitt, the 35-year-old Air Force veteran shot inside the Capitol, based on what I knew at the time: “While saddened by her death, which must be investigated, she should not be turned into…
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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.
The commander of Chechen forces fighting for Russia in Ukraine recently described his forces as “the army of Jesus” in a “holy war” against the “satanic” values of Europe and the United States, which he called the “anti-Christ.” Apti Alaudinov, also said: “We are not under the flags of the LGBT and as long as he’s alive, we won’t be under those flags.” The Chechen commander made the remarks during a recent segment of Russia’s state-run Russia-1 television channel. (RELATED: US Naval Attaché in Moscow Flips Off Russian ‘Z’ Symbol – Gets Threatened by Russian Lawmaker on TV) Julia Davis, creator of the…
ANALYSIS – In May all the media was aflutter over former Defense Secretary Esper claiming President Trump had asked about launching missiles into Mexico to destroy drug cartel labs. Of course, the consensus was this was yet another crazy Trump idea. (RELATED: Did Trump Really Ask About Striking Mexican Drug Labs?) And Esper ensured everyone he told Trump this would violate international law. Trump never denied it, and I was never convinced that this was so crazy, especially in light of reports that Trump had considered designating Mexican drug cartels ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ or FTOs – in 2019 – something…
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 ‘HIDIN BIDEN’ – Biden’s Covid-19 symptoms continue to get better, White House says. The president is expected to isolate for at least a couple more days. HOMELAND SECURITY Army veteran attacks GOP…
As prospects for a Biden revival of the failed 2015 nuclear deal with Iran fade, security experts are asking what is Team Biden’s ‘Plan B?’ And it doesn’t really appear that they have one. That is creating huge concerns. (RELATED: Biden Admits Failure on Iran Policy)According to Politico’s National Security Daily newsletter, among those worried about the looming Iran threat is former Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun. Biegun served as the State Department’s No. 2 during the Trump administration, but he’s a well-regarded figure among Democrats as well as Republicans. He’s not a fan of the 2015 nuclear deal, nor is…
While far-left ‘Squad’ member, Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is denying that her faux ‘arrest’ outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday was “performative art,” evidence is growing that the entire fake arrest charade was orchestrated by a far-left dark money group — Center for Popular Democracy Action Fund. During the protest, AOC and another far-left ‘Squad’ member, Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar placed their arms behind their backs to appear to be arrested and handcuffed by police as they were escorted away while being live streamed by their aides. But they weren’t handcuffed at all, and it was a ‘non-custodial arrest’…
Despite the Justice Department (DOJ) being currently run by Joe Biden cronies, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) the ranking GOP member of the House Oversight Committee, predicts Hunter Biden will be indicted by January after the Republicans take control of the House in November. (RELATED: Republicans Seek Information on Washington’s New ‘Global Woke Czar’) “Hunter Biden left a trail that any prosecutor would be hard-pressed to turn a blind eye to,” said Comer during an interview on Newsmax TV. Comer added that the various charges that have been reported “are the least of Hunter Biden’s problems,” and the DOJ is investigating Hunter on a…
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 SECURITY Former national security staff blast Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 as harmful to democracy. President Donald Trump’s decision to ignore defense officials and encourage rioters during the attack on the Capitol…
As part of its greater goal of fully absorbing Ukrainians into Mother Russia, Moscow is offering huge sums to its teachers to go to Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine to give students there a “corrected,” Russia-centric education. In some cases, the pay is five to six times the average monthly salary of teachers, especially ones in rural areas of Russia; something that may create resentment in Russia. One chat group message from June 17 provided to The Washington Post noted that transportation to and from the southern Kherson regions of Ukraine were free, and “accommodations and food” were “under discussion.” Another message added: “Dear teachers,…
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 NOT AS WOKE – Marine Corps exceed retention goals early, hit more than 100 percent. The Marine Corps hit retention goals early for the first time in 10 years, the service announced…