ANALYSIS – In yet another act of supreme bipartisan sanity by the Senate Armed Services Committee, an amendment to the annual defense policy bill would bar the military from considering state laws in deciding where to station service members. Five Democrat senators joined all 13 Republicans on the committee to vote for the amendment. Earlier I wrote about the same Senate committee instructing the Pentagon to ‘immediately’ end its highly politicized ‘counter-extremism’ effort. In this case, according to Military.com: The amendment comes after Military.com reported in May that the Army was drafting a policy that could allow soldiers to request a move if state or local…
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 – In a powerful rebuke to Team Biden’s political witch hunt against conservatives in the military, the Senate Armed Services Committee just told the Pentagon to immediately halt its latest programs to allegedly prevent and root out ‘extremism’ in the ranks. This extremism in the military has been the latest false narrative created by the left to discredit conservatives in general and Trump supporters in particular. The Defense Department initiative was justified largely by the fact that dozens of people charged with ransacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, out of many hundreds, were former or current service personnel.…
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 Nuclear strategy and ending the war in Ukraine. It is time for bolder efforts to make peace in Ukraine. War, like fire, can spread out of control, and as President Putin…
ANALYSIS – According to recent news stories, uber-liberal state legislators in Washington State are to blame for lawbreaking motorists simply refusing to stop for Washington State troopers. (RELATED: Thanks to Woke Legislature, Criminals Literally Ignore Washington State Police) As part of the generally discredited leftist ‘Defund the Police’ movement of 2020, the crunchy granola state on the “Left Coast” of the country is still empowering criminals while scaling back police powers. (RELATED: US ‘Black-on-Black’ Murder Soared During 2020 – Year of BLM Riots) Most recently with a law severely curtailing pursuits by state troopers. As the article notes: Starting in January…
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – American Liberty News (ALN) – in collaboration with the Center for American Defense Studies (CADS) – provides our readers the PDB: Get Your Best Daily Defense and Foreign Affairs Intelligence Here in One Brief. Read the summaries or dive deeper via the linked articles. NATIONAL SECURITY BRING BACK THE DRAFT – Survey raises serious questions about the future of the all-volunteer force. The results of a new survey of military and veterans and spouses — including details on financial difficulties — raise concerns about the future of the military, said the executive director of the organization that conducted the survey.…
As Republicans prepare for a highly likely takeover of the House of Representatives in November, the GOP leadership is planning a lengthy list of oversight goals targeting the Biden administration and the Democrats’ formation of the Jan. 6 select committee. (RELATED: Did Trump Really Want to Lead an ‘Armed Mob’ to the Capitol on Jan. 6?) The party’s targets include Hunter Biden’s business dealings, Afghanistan, the origins of the coronavirus, inflation causes and the U.S.-Mexico border. As Politico reports: Republicans view executive-branch oversight as a significant piece of their 2023 agenda, driven in part by the reality that divided government would…
Primarily intended for use by Army Special Forces combat divers, Navy SEALs and possibly Marine Recon and MARSOC Raiders, jet boots give our underwater special operators greatly added capability. The technology has been around for a few years, but the Pentagon just signed a $10 million contract to give an undefined number of the latest version to our troops through 2027. The lightweight gear, known as a Jet Boots Diver Propulsion System (DPS) doesn’t really consist of boots but more like thigh-strapped propellers or thrusters. And they are intended to replace the underwater scooters or Diver Propulsion Vehicles (DPVs) currently used by…
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. ** For additional intel on the Russia-Ukraine war and other hot topics we can’t fit here, please also subscribe to ‘Paul’s Defense Brief’ at paulcrespo.substack.com. READ TODAY’S PDB BELOW: HOMELAND SECURITY GOOD – ASSAULTING COPS NOT OK – An Army…
Starbucks, one of America’s most iconic brands, citing crime and safety concerns, not profits, recently announced it is shuttering 16 of its stores in major, mostly Democrat-run cities such as Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Los Angeles was particularly hard-hit, losing six stores. (RELATED: Over 700,000 Signatures Submitted to Recall Soft-on-Crime DA) https://twitter.com/millanpatterson/status/1547728889849335808 In a leaked video of an internal meeting, Starbucks CEO Howard Shultz warned “this is just the beginning, there are going to be many more” closings to come. “It has shocked me that one of the primary concerns that our retail partners have is their…
As a former Acting U.S. Naval Attaché who made a few mistakes myself, I can understand the sentiment and admire this officer’s courage, but maybe not his judgment. Apparently, Dale Samuel, Naval Attaché of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, took a selfie while flipping off a sticker of a ‘Z’ symbol on a pole while cycling through the Russian capital. But that wasn’t the real issue. The problem is the U.S. military diplomat, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), as all attachés are, got caught on CCTV camera. And like any good American military man, once he realized it,…