The News with Rick Sanchez – April 30, 2020

China claims that it expelled a US Navy ship called the USS Barry from its “territorial waters” in the South China Sea on Tuesday and went on to condemn Washington’s “provocative acts.” The US, who does not recognize China’s claim to the area, defended the USS Barry’s “freedom of navigation” operation went according to plan and sent the USS Bunker Hill through the contested waters on the following day. … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – April 30, 2020

The News with Rick Sanchez – April 29, 2020

The US has been increasing its military presence in Alaska and has resumed moving its fleet of F-35 fighter planes to the state. A recent video showed the US chasing a Russian surveillance away from Alaskan airspace. Rick Sanchez discusses the incredibly close proximity of Alaska to Russia and the decades of attrition there. … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – April 29, 2020

US war with Iran — will Trump wag the dog?

Rick Sanchez examines the looming prospect of war between the US and Iran and whether the Trump administration might use such a conflict to distract from political and economic discontent at home. Then RT America’s John Huddy discusses recent naval incidents in the Persian Gulf and the escalating exchange of insults and threats between Washington and Tehran against the backdrop of the novel coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >US war with Iran — will Trump wag the dog?

The News with Rick Sanchez – April 15, 2020

Gunmen have hijacked an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. RT America correspondent Alex Mihailavich has the full story. Then former Pentagon official Michael Maloof renders his analysis of the situation. Also in this episode, new information on the latest tragedy to befall the Kennedy family. JFK’s grandniece and her eight-year-old son drowned in Chesapeake Bay … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – April 15, 2020