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Memorial Day: Lessons From the Betrayal of Vietnam
Former Air Force Wing Commander Col. Rob Maness and our own Rod D. Martin discuss in-depth the betrayal of Vietnam and its lessons for today. It's a…
May 25
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Fifty Years After Saigon: Remembering the Nobility of a Betrayed Cause
We must remember not just South Vietnam's fall, but why it fell.
Apr 30
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Trump — & the Taliban — Seek to Box In China
Rod Martin & Frank Gaffney discuss the Af-Pak War, the Taliban's attempt to extort Xi Jinping, and how Donald Trump is upending a generation of China's…
Mar 17
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The Taliban Attacks Pakistan: Bid for Chinese Aid or Potential Nuclear Threat?
I appeared on NTD Good Morning with Stefania Cox to break down the renewed major hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan, why China can't — and the…
Mar 9
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The Other War: Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Nightmare Scenario
As Iran dominates the headlines, a looming danger brews in South Asia — one that began the day Joe Biden handed Afghanistan to the Taliban.
Mar 5
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Is Trump's Iran Strike Constitutional?
Many on the right have come to believe that all military action requires a Congressional declaration of war. But the Founding Fathers disagreed.
Mar 2
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ICYMI: The America-First Case for Iranian Regime Change
A free, secular, pro-western Iran is good for the whole world. It would also end much of the turmoil that keeps American forces perpetually in the…
Mar 1
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The America-First Case for Iranian Regime Change
A free, secular, pro-western Iran is good for the whole world. It would also end much of the turmoil that keeps American forces perpetually in the…
Feb 17
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Rod on EWR: Breaking China's Rare Earths Monopoly, PLUS Investment Opportunities
How the Trump Administration is breaking the CCP's stranglehold on Rare Earth Elements, how the Taliban-Pakistan war plays in, plus investment…
Nov 8, 2025
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In Depth: The Taliban-Pakistan War, Rare Earths, No Kings, Political Violence & the Digital Gulag
Rod D. Martin & Frank Gaffney take an in-depth look at several of the week's most pressing geopolitical issues. It's a full hour you won't want to miss.
Oct 24, 2025
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Go to War — What It Means for the World
As Gaza and Ukraine dominate headlines, a far greater danger brews in South Asia — one that began the day Joe Biden handed Afghanistan to the Taliban.
Oct 20, 2025
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Putting the "Deal" in Peace Deals: Trump's New Playbook, Explained
"Transactional" foreign policy horrifies the critics. Yet Trump's strategy enriches all parties, and ties their growing wealth to maintaining the peace…
Aug 27, 2025
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