With broad bi-partisan support, the Pentagon announced a massive purchase of the practically useless F-35 fighter jets. The deeply troubled aircraft might not do much to actually defend this country, but the hundreds of billions spent on development and acquisition go a long way to feathering the nests of the well-connected military-industrial-Congressional-complex. This is the real crime, but all Washington supports it. See Also: (Dr. Ron Paul) – Weekly Update – Trump Flip Flops on Syria Withdrawal. Again.

President Trump is reversing his foreign policy decisions so quickly these days that it almost seems like he overturns himself before making the decision in the first place. Also: (Dr. Ron Paul) – Patriot Act On Steroids: Trump’s Dangerous New ‘Pre-Crime’ Plan

Dubbed “The Surge,” President Trump through his Attorney General have sent notice to law enforcement across the country that they need to be even MORE militarized and must receive more training on how to identify and punish Americans for crimes they have not (yet) committed. The FBI has a plan to go after “potential” threats by identifying, among others, “anti-government extremists.” Who gets to decide? Also: (Dr. Ron Paul) – Lebanon Color Revolt? Back To Syria… Impeachment Blues

Today’s Liberty Report will rip three top stories from the headlines and break down what the mainstream media is not reporting on them. What’s really going on as Lebanon’s government continues to melt away in the face of sustained protests? What’s the new US goal in Syria and what is the chance of achieving it? And what’s going on with the new surprise witness in the House impeachment effort? A Ukraine-born US military officer and ally of John Bolton on the National Security Council Staff? Worried about a drop in US support for Ukraine? Smell bad? Former US diplomat James Jatras joins today’s program to go behind the headlines. Also: (Dr. Ron Paul) – ‘Rothbard and War’ – Lew Rockwell, Jr

Legendary founder of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Lew Rockwell, delivers a fascinating and very important talk at the 2019 RPI Summer Washington Conference: Murray Rothbard’s views on the centrality of the war and peace issue to the libertarian movement. Also: (Dr. Ron Paul) – Secret to Homeschool Success – The Ron Paul Curriculum With Guest: Ardaschir Arguelles

Homeschooler Ardaschir Arguelles shares the secrets to his great academic success with the Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum. Why let government schools turn kids into drones when there’s a much better way? Easy for the parents and inspirational for the students. Also: (Dr. Ron Paul) – ‘Understanding the Intel and Law Enforcement Plot to Destroy the Trump Presidency’

Former CIA officer Larry C. Johnson breaks into detail the three year intelligence community plot to overturn the 2016 elections at the Ron Paul Institute’s 2019 Washington Conference. This is among the best insider explanations you will hear on the topic. Also: (Dr. Ron Paul) – The Fed Is On Its Last Legs & Foreign Central Banks Are Going For Gold

The U.S. government & it’s monopoly money-printer known as The Federal Reserve have painted themselves into a bankruptcy corner. Not only are more and more foreign nations rejecting America’s aggressive and militant foreign policy, but they’re also ripping themselves away from the The Fed’s dollar. Foreign central banks are increasingly gravitating to sound money like gold. The Fed is on its last legs. All this and more on today’s Liberty Report! Also: (Dr. Ron Paul) – Is Trump Really Going To Take Syria’s Oil?

President Trump yesterday claimed he would be leaving US troops in Syria to make sure no one takes the oil. Leaving aside who’s oil it actually is (hint: it’s in Syria). What are the logistics and what is the wisdom of leaving a couple of hundred US troops dispersed through Syria to guard oil facilities? Good move? Dumb move?