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The National Security Hour
by Military and Intel Experts
America Out Loud Network © – The National Security Hour features intelligence analysts and military experts presenting the tough conversations and hard-nosed reality checks that the American people need to hear in order to fully understand the true picture of the evolving status of U.S. national security.
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Who comes first in hospitals: patients or the system?
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Who comes first when hospital funding, staffing demands, and corporate rules shape medical decisions? Dr. Lee Merritt questions the pressures facing physicians and foreign medical workers, arguing that patients need independent caregivers,...
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What happens when the machinery of democracy itself becomes the target?
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Pezzullo examines investigative claims concerning electronic voting technology, Venezuela, and alleged foreign efforts to influence election systems. The book traces those allegations back to Venezuela’s controversial 2004 recall referendum…
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When the powerful escape justice, America loses its moral authority
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey and Col Mike – A country that struggles to deliver justice for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims has no business congratulating itself on its moral leadership. The allegations surrounding Kimberly Guilfoyle raise another ugly question: Has access to government...
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Who can you trust? (It’s a serious question)
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Who can voters trust when political spin, election polls, and competing headlines shape public opinion? Blanquita Cullum and Scott Faulkner examine media credibility, candidate claims, and Washington integrity, exploring why separating verified...
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Is America sleepwalking into a ground war with Iran?
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – On the Tehran Front, Iran’s often-stated goals have not wavered in recent public statements. Regarding Israel, Professor Dorsey speculated that the defeat of Netanyahu’s government might produce a new regime that is publicly less vitriolic,...
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Three attacks, three intelligence failures, one deadly lesson
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Galvin draws the straight line that connects a Japanese midget submarine sunk in Pearl Harbor at 6:37 am in the morning of December 7, 1941 — one hour and 23 minutes before the aerial attack that killed 2,403 Americans — to a Presidential Daily...
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The Pentagon’s promotion machine and the betrayal of American troops
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Why does a Major (Nidal Hasan) who killed 13 Americans face a firing squad — while the Generals and Admirals whose strategic decisions contributed to the deaths of 6,875 Americans and the wounding of over 50,000 more collect fourth stars, book...
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The geopolitical consequences of the October 7 attacks
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Three years after October 7, questions about American support for Israel sharpen concerns over civilian suffering, household costs, and the risk of wider war. A call for restraint challenges Washington to protect American interests, reconsider military...
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The Land of Lincoln—is it sinkin’? Does Illinois’ future depend on a new AG?
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – According to a new safety ranking from Illinois Police, attributed to “Wallet Ranking,” Chicago ranks 161st in overall safety among 182 cities, making New York City safer by comparison. Crime is rising, and many residents and businesses are…
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How narcissism and sadism fuel authoritarian leadership
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Dr. Joseph Sansone’s book explores how narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism shape authoritarian leadership. It examines the absence of empathy among powerful figures and questions their conduct during COVID, offering a framework for...
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The high cost of America’s dependence on China
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The temptation is to treat China’s difficulties as an American victory. That would be shortsighted. A sharp Chinese downturn could disrupt commodity markets, weaken trading partners, and send economic pain across borders. Competition between...
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What America needed to get from the Trump-Xi summit
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – The one issue where adversaries may need each other most: artificial intelligence governance. Not because Washington and Beijing agree on how to run their societies — they do not. But because if AI escapes its sandbox, it does not check the...
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Before another war, Washington owes Americans answers
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Patriotism demands scrutiny of our own government. Loyalty to America means insisting on honest casualty reporting, accountable spending, and independent judgment toward every foreign partner. No administration deserves blind faith. No political party...
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When did Lady Justice drop the blindfold?
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – “Blind Justice” is the standard and hope of the American Judicial System. Really? Who gets a pardon and still chooses to plead the “5th”? Pleading the Fifth Amendment means refusing to provide testimony that might self-incriminate you....
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Redistricting, data centers and the battle for Virginia
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Spanberger's stated goals are the end of private gun ownership in the state. She has been beaten back so far on this score – higher taxes, woke school teaching, and constitutional amendments intended to expand protection for abortions and…
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Greenland’s role in a changing Arctic security landscape
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – The agreement describes a process in which all parties can thoroughly discuss and investigate new ideas for U.S. military activities or mineral mining and proceed once an agreement is reached. The agreement also allows EU countries to...
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‘Peace through Strength’ grade card
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Discover why Greenland’s geography matters to Arctic security and missile warning—and how expanded defense cooperation could strengthen America’s northern defenses. Examine the pressure on Iran’s nuclear program, the challenges of verifying its...
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AI and what it means for humanity
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Governments race to gain an advantage. Each has reasons to move fast. The rest of us are left to trust systems their own creators cannot always explain. America cannot pretend this technology will disappear. Rivals will pursue it. Criminals will use…
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America built its Chinese enemy
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – This membership has given China access to the funding, technology, and markets that it needed to become a world economic power. Now that China has that status, U.S. and other Western business leaders and companies steadily increase their...
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The end of occupation and the beginning of Iraq’s test
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The opportunity is real. Iraq could evolve into a regional hub that weakens Iran’s leverage and offers a different model for the Middle East. That will require discipline from Baghdad, patience from Washington, and courage from Iraqis who still...
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What if? A hypothetical: The policies that could end America
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – This isn't science fiction. Every policy in this scenario is publicly advocated for, on the record, with applause. Tonight, Fred Galvin walks you through a hypothetical 2030 — two years into an administration that has delivered complete open...
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The Republic cannot run on autopilot
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – The machinery of power keeps grinding ahead while the country is told not to worry. That is the oldest trick in the book. If you want to weaken a republic, first numb the people who are supposed to defend it. We need citizens who can still tell the...
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Fundamental threat to our nation is a distorted memory
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Why the attempt to minimize the truth or alter the facts? What are the stakes? How important is it to respect and honor the dead, survivors, and heroes from that day? Joining host Blanquita Cullum is Scott Faulkner, former Chief Administrative...
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Washington’s unfinished business: Downsizing FEMA and DHS
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Mr. Richardson was appointed by President Trump to begin plans to reduce the size and budgets of FEMA and eventually DHS. At FEMA, Mr. Richardson found a workforce of 6,000 employees, many of whom were walking the floors of the seven-story...
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The price of denial: What America failed to learn from 9/11
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The record is not vague. The 9/11 litigation uncovered a long and ugly chain linking Iran, Hezbollah, and al-Qaeda. From the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan to the Khartoum meetings in Sudan, militants, financiers, and state sponsors found...
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Remember the attack. Understand the enemy. Defend America.
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – From Tehran and Beirut to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and the more than 350 Iran-supported attacks against American service members and diplomats in the 30 months preceding the Feb 28th 2026 Iran war, America has confronted multiple generations of...
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The modern battlefield has changed. Has America?
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – America’s escalating conflict with Iran raises concerns about military families, national security, and economic stability. Washington’s shifting explanations fuel distrust as rising costs and vulnerable defenses expose the risks of intervention.…
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As we remember 9/11, what have intelligence agencies learned?
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – BQ recalls the terror and chaos near the Pentagon on September 11 as she races toward her radio studio. Ian Trottier joins her to question John Brennan’s counterterrorism record, examine intelligence failures, and discuss public trust in those...
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America’s crisis of trust: Corruption and accountability
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – America’s ruling class faces growing anger over corruption, broken promises, and endless war. As distrust spreads across elections, media, and government, Americans demand more than partisan slogans. Restoring the republic requires honest...
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Sanctions enforcement and anti-money laundering controls44
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Sanctions against Russia and Iran only work when governments and businesses enforce them consistently. Shadow fleets, hidden ownership, false documents, and artificial intelligence complicate compliance, while banks, shippers, nonprofits, and...
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What if America’s next great war is already underway—and the battlefield is your mind?
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Their objective is not simply to make Americans support China. Chinese Officers in the People’s Liberation Army, Wang Xiangsui and Qiao Liang, wrote this doctrine in their book Unrestricted Warfare, and they are now implementing it by dividing...
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Disconnect between military leadership and White House
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – The resignation of Dan Driscoll is not some minor personnel story. It is a warning flare. A senior official who questioned the rush into conflict with Iran, who pushed for streamlining the Army and giving soldiers the right to repair what they use, was...
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Getting the Strait straight
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – The US has shown that it can clear mines, protect commercial traffic, and strike launch sites before missiles reach the water. That is not theater. It is deterrence. It is also a reminder that economic warfare can be as decisive as airstrikes.…
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Protect American workers with better immigration rules
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – The H1B system, along with student visa work schemes such as CPT and OPT, has become a pipeline for corporate labor arbitrage. Employers do not merely recruit from abroad. They often build a workforce on wages lower than what Americans…
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From military destruction to economic strangulation
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – And now comes the economic hammer: tariffs against countries that continue qualifying trade with Iran. Can Iran survive military destruction, collapsing oil revenues, secondary sanctions, financial isolation, and pressure on every nation still...
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9/11 at 25: The warnings America cannot afford to forget
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The American public was never given the full picture. Official language softened the enemy. Bureaucracies preferred vague terms to hard truths. That made the country slower to understand the threat and easier to manipulate. When governments…
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America cannot sanction its way back to global dominance
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – At home, the costs are already visible. Inflation is real, even when statistics try to dress it up. Debt is ballooning. The defense establishment keeps feeding on itself while promising security it can no longer deliver. The result is a nation that…
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Beware of the sophisticated scammers
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Sophisticated scammers exploit fear, urgency, official-looking messages, and false authority to manipulate victims into costly mistakes. From impersonation fraud to institutional corruption, vigilance becomes essential as citizens verify claims,...
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Why the Iran war challenges America First
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – America’s war with Iran exposes deep concerns about U.S. foreign policy, the alliance with Israel, national sovereignty, military priorities, and free speech. The argument calls for an America First approach that rejects unnecessary wars,...
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Is South Korea destined to be a CCP vessel?
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Beijing understands the stakes perfectly. South Korea is not just a peninsula. It is a hinge. If China can pull Seoul away from Washington, Japan is exposed, Taiwan is more vulnerable, and the broader Pacific balance tilts. That is why economic...
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Media misdirection steering citizens away from FACTS
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – “Accountability isn't misdirection. Changing the standard of accountability depending upon who holds power may be.” Don't just watch where the spotlight is pointed. Look at what remains in the dark. The National Security Hour with Fred Galvin....
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The establishment racket is hollowing out America!
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey and Col. Mike –A serious country would put its citizens first. It would secure the border, fix the vote, end the subsidy for foreign fraud, and stop feeding endless wars. It would say plainly that American sovereignty is not negotiable. That kind of...
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The lethal costs of not abiding by the Constitution could not be more obvious than it now is in Iran
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – America’s constitutional safeguards face mounting danger as presidents increasingly assume war-making powers reserved for Congress. The conflict with Iran highlights the consequences of unchecked executive authority, prolonged military...
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When the uniform comes off: The fight veterans still face
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Too many are still fighting wars that never ended. Some are homeless. Some are isolated. Some are carrying moral injury, a wound that no medal can erase. Some are simply exhausted by the distance between what they need and what institutions can...
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The new battle against the oldest hatred
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate university conduct policies? Liz Magill of Penn called the issue “context-dependent,” Claudine Gay of Harvard said it depended on context, and MIT President Sally Kornbluth said it would violate…
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Financing debt, that’s 39 trillion with a T
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Trump and the Republicans appear to be headed toward the adoption of Keynesian, if not socialist, economic policies. The Republican Congress and Trump seem perfectly in step with Keynes' disastrous recipe for economic improvement: “spend,...
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America cannot bomb its way to peace!
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – There is a deeper point here. Wars like this do not make America stronger. They make Washington poorer, more arrogant, and more dependent on the very foreign interests that steer us into trouble. Each new round of sanctions, each new…
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The Iran deal is on the table, 100 days to midterms
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike – The uncomfortable truth is that Iran has improved its position. If shipping lanes are managed through territorial waters, if fees are imposed, if Washington’s naval pressure must be eased before any opening takes effect, then the bargaining table has...
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From combat skies to commercial flight: The Bryant “RIF” Budde story
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Budde shares his experiences flying the legendary UH-1N Huey, deploying throughout the Pacific and Central Command regions, and serving in combat in Iraq. He also recounts his demanding role as a Forward Air Controller with a Marine Maritime...
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The AI trust war: Who controls the truth?
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Levine says AI’S new battleground is not technology; it is trust. How does one get to the truth through AI? How are we not manipulated or led astray through convincing presentations, videos, and redefined history? “In artificial intelligence…
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