The US media (and some neocon politicians) are furious that President Trump didn’t lecture Philippine President Duterte on human rights and that he dared speak with Russian President Putin. How dare he listen to Putin on meddling our elections and raise doubts about the US intelligence community’s conclusions! They would never lie to us…would they? All in all, however, there are more positives than negatives, as we discuss in today’s Liberty Report:
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Saudi Escalation: Lebanon And Yemen In The Crosshairs
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 9, 2017 | The Liberty Report
The Saudi crown prince is rumored to soon take over as king. He has moved against possible rivals within his own family and seized billions of dollars. Meanwhile he’s threatened Lebanon and his government has ordered Saudi citizens to leave Lebanon. This while blaming Iran for a Yemeni missile that hit near an airport in Riyadh. The US is backing Saudi moves against Yemen and Lebanon to the hilt. Is something big about to happen? We suspect it is. More today in the Liberty Report:
Deconstructing ‘Russia-Gate’
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 8, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Both firms used to push the story that the Russians hacked the DNC and John Podesta’s emails were in the pay of the DNC. The FBI was blocked from examining the DNC servers that the Democrats claimed were hacked. The Russia-Gate story hinges on some very sketchy and highly compromised objective facts that a little mainstream media scrutiny would likely demolish in short order. But the MSM has no interest in looking for truth. Fortunately international correspondent Joe Lauria is not afraid of where his inquiries into Russia-Gate take him. He shares some astonishing information with us in today’s Liberty Report…
Ducks Lining Up: Saudi, Israeli, US Moves On Iran, Lebanon
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 7, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Why has President Trump’s son-in-law/top advisor Jared Kushner been spending so much time with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman? Last month was his third trip this year? The visit occurred right before Bin Salman purged his political rivals, claimed that Lebanon had declared war on his country, and cited a Yemeni missile strike as a pretext to ramp up tensions with Iran. Are the US, Saudi Arabia, and Israel preparing for a major war with Iran, Lebanon, and Hezbollah? We look at the troubling trends in today’s Liberty Report:
Trump In Asia: Diplomacy Or Sabre-Rattling?
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 6, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Will President Trump’s lengthy visit to Asia signal the beginning of a more diplomatic approach to Washington’s disputes in the region? Will President Trump have a face-to-face with Russian President Putin? Trump has signaled a willingness to sit down with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Any chance that will take place? Our hopes and concerns so far in today’s Liberty Report:
Tragic Horrors…From New York To Yemen
by Daniel McAdams | Nov 1, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Horrible events like yesterday’s attack in New York capture our attention. The mainstream media focuses non-stop on every imaginable aspect of such events. Unfortunately there is little attention to tragedies of a far greater magnitude in places like Yemen which are largely due to our interventionist foreign policy. The US government has partnered with Saudi Arabia to completely flatten Yemen, with thousands of innocents killed in the process. We should pay attention to tragedies at home, but also tragedies overseas that are being perpetrated by Washington in our name. More in today’s Liberty Report:
Do We Need A New War Authorization?
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 31, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) challenged the Defense Secretary and Secretary of State yesterday, asserting that no one of intellectual honesty would believe that the 9/11 war authorization had anything to do with ISIS or Niger. He has a good point. But the White House does not want its war wings clipped and insists that things are fine as they are. We are militarily active in some 19 countries now. Does the 9/11 resolution really encompass all of these wars? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:
NATO Threatens Turkey…
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 30, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Turkey’s decision to purchase a Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system has raised more than eyebrows at NATO headquarters. Top brass in Brussels has warned Turkey that its system would not be interoperable with NATO’s US-made system. Is Turkey turning away from its Western alliance? Hedging its bets? What do Syria and the Kurds have to do with the decision? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:
Congress Passes ‘Harshest’ Sanctions On North Korea…And The People Suffer
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 26, 2017 | The Liberty Report
On Tuesday, all but two Members of the US House voted in favor of the “harshest” sanctions on North Korea yet. As we know from past practice with sanctions — in Iraq and elsewhere — they never achieve their goals, but they do punish civilians and turn them against the US. This time is no different. Will the Senate take up the bill and move us closer to a war that will kill millions? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:
Jeff Flake and The DC Impasse: Who’s At Fault?
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 25, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) told the Senate yesterday that he would not seek another term in the US Senate because he could no longer be part of the “discord and dysfunction” of Washington, DC. “[W]e have given in or given up on the core principles in favor of a more viscerally satisfying anger and resentment,” he complained to his colleagues. But does Senator Flake’s complaint about the tone of Washington discourse really get to the bottom of what’s wrong with Washington? Isn’t it more than tone? Isn’t it that there is too much agreement among politicians rather than too much disagreement that is our biggest problem? We look at what’s really wrong in today’s Liberty Report:
Pentagon Expands ‘Terror War’ To Africa: Where Is Congress?
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 24, 2017 | The Liberty Report
Senator Lindsey Graham told NBC News over the weekend that he had “no idea” that there were 1,000 US troops in Niger. But it didn’t bother him at all. He promised that the US military — which already has troops in 53 of the 54 countries in Africa — will soon be far more involved in fighting on the continent. We don’t want the next 9/11 to come from Niger, he warned. Should Congress at least show an interest in this new, expanded war? Join us for today’s Liberty Report:
Cold War Returned: B-52s Back On ‘Ready Alert’
by Daniel McAdams | Oct 23, 2017 | The Liberty Report
The US fleet of B-52 bombers is more than 60 years old. It’s been 26 years — since the end of the Soviet Union — that these bombers have been ready to take off and drop nuclear weapons at a moment’s notice. Over the weekend, US Air Force chief of staff, Gen. David Goldfein, announced that the US would be going back to the future — restoring this long-dead feature of the Cold War. Is this just a case of weapons in search of a war? Are we really back to the 1950s? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:
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