Just over a week since it was floated that 120,000 US troops could go to the Middle East to confront Iran, now we are hearing that the president wants 10,000 troops. Where will they be based? Are they to go up against Iran’s military? Or are there other targets in mind? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:

US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said this week that Iran’s intended attack on the US or its allies in the region have been put on hold thanks to the deployment of a US carrier strike group and a handful of B-52s to the region. Details about the original threat, claimed by Bolton, Pompeo, and others, have not been revealed. We are expected to take the neocons’ word for it that there actually was a threat and that they defeated it. Are the Administration propagandists starting to believe their own spin? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:

The treacherous government of Ecuador has opened Julian Assange’s private quarters at its UK embassy up to US investigators, who have seized Assange’s legal defense documents, medical records, and electronic devices. In what kind of court is the prosecution allowed to see the defendant’s case before the trial? A Soviet courtroom? A kangaroo court? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:

A small rocket was fired in Baghdad’s Green Zone (the US Embassy neighborhood) yesterday and the Trump Administration has been quick to take advantage of the apparent attack to blame Iran. Fortunately – and amazingly – the US Administration had enough foresight to order the removal of non-emergency personnel from the embassy beforehand. There was little damage and no casualties, but Bolton is using it to maximum advantage to push Trump toward war. Will Trump bite? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:

The last time negotiations were planned between Venezuelan government and opposition forces, opposition leader (and US puppet) Guaido launched his ill-fated coup and the talks were scuttled. Today a new effort, brokered by Norway, is being launched to solve the conflict without further bloodshed. What kind of monkey wrench will the neocons throw into the mix this time? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report…

The ducks are lining up for the warhawks aiming for Iran. Today the State Department announced that all non-essential personnel should leave the US Embassy in Baghdad. US allies are wondering where are these “increased threats”? Are the neocons about to get their Iran war? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:

US warships and B-52s moved to Iran’s borders to counter an “unspecified threat” to US interests. President Trump warns of massive destruction should Iran make a wrong move. Are neocons about to get their war on Iran? Former CIA officer and political analyst Phil Giraldi joins to discuss…in today’s Liberty Report:

Retired New York Police Department undercover drug detective John Baeza spent years in the drug war trenches. He tells the Liberty Report how he came to believe that the drug war was doing more harm than good. Baeza will be a featured speaker at the Ron Paul Institute’s May 18th Conference, Winning the War on the War on Drugs. For info: RonPaulInstitute.org/conference.

According to a new Washington Post article, President Trump is frustrated with his national security advisor, John Bolton for promising the Venezuela regime change would be a cakewalk. He’s concerned about being boxed into a corner, says an anonymous source. We know the president loves Fox…but is he also watching the Liberty Report?

Pompeo and Bolton are hoping that one of two false pretexts will push Trump to war on Iran. First the bogus intel report from Israel that Iran was poised to attack and second the disinformation that Iran is pulling out of the JCPOA treaty. Will the neocons hoodwink Trump into another US war based on lies? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report:

President Trump is threatening additional billions in tariffs against Chinese imports while sending warships up to China’s declared territory in the South China Sea. Is this another big bluff? Will talks continue? What do the markets have to say about it? Tune in to today’s Liberty Report: