{"id":5729,"date":"2025-06-12T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/338-barbara-starr-the-battle-of-los-angeles-i-tried-to-tell-you-all-trump-sends-guard-and-federal-troops-into-la-what-red-state-governors-will-do-this-is-putin-and-bin-ladens-dream-and\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T07:01:00","slug":"338-barbara-starr-the-battle-of-los-angeles-i-tried-to-tell-you-all-trump-sends-guard-and-federal-troops-into-la-what-red-state-governors-will-do-this-is-putin-and-bin-ladens-dream-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/338-barbara-starr-the-battle-of-los-angeles-i-tried-to-tell-you-all-trump-sends-guard-and-federal-troops-into-la-what-red-state-governors-will-do-this-is-putin-and-bin-ladens-dream-and\/","title":{"rendered":"338. Barbara Starr. The Battle of Los Angeles. I Tried to Tell You All. Trump Sends Guard and Federal Troops into LA. What Red State Governors Will Do. This is Putin and Bin Laden\u2019s Dream. And Trump\u2019s Military Parade Is This Weekend."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA1955597832\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re only six months into Trump 2.0 and things are getting bad fast. He was looking for a fight. And he found it. Unrest in Los Angeles has been met with a mobilization of troops that few predicted. But your host, Paul Rieckhoff, did.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For five years we\u2019ve been sounding the alarm. Thinking the unthinkable\u2014that has often come true. From COVID, to Trump refusing to leave office, to the January 6th insurrection, to armed violence and now troops in the streets\u2014-this is one episode you can\u2019t afford to miss.<\/p>\n<p>And in times like these you need to hear from voices of experience, voices of calm, and voices of reason. Barbara Starr is all that and more and she joins Paul for a no bullshit look at where we are\u2014and where we are going.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s a renowned journalist, an Emmy award winning producer, and a former CNN Pentagon correspondent. She spent 21 years reporting from hotspots including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, the Horn of Africa and the Chinese-North Korean border and is one of the most recognizable faces in conflict reporting. She\u2019s reported extensively on fallen and wounded troops, as well as the plight of homeless veterans. She\u2019s seen and covered it all. She\u2019s one of the best in the business and there isn\u2019t anybody else we\u2019d rather talk to about all of it.<\/p>\n<p>So as the world turns increasingly chaotic and dangerous, take a couple minutes to listen to this conversation, get yourself smarter and get ready for what comes next. Buckle up. And welcome to Independent Americans, Episode 338.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode is the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 51% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. And delivers the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><u>Righteous Media <\/u><\/a>5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><u>Independent Americans<\/u><\/a> is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/308-barbara-starr-hegseth-backlash-grows-pentagon-purge-deploying-us-troops-against-migrants-collins-is-trumps-radical-va-sec-pick-the-onion-buys-infowars-rfk-jr-returns-biden-unshack\/\"><u>Watch Barbara\u2019s previous appearance in episode 308.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><u>Independent Veterans of America<\/u><\/a> and all of <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/candidates\/\"><u>the IVA candidates<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hC4W-NWpyDQ\"><u>WATCH video of Paul and Barbara\u2019s conversation<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bYAL90lZVSI\"><u>NEW! 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re only six months into Trump 2.0 and things are getting bad fast. He was looking for a fight. And he found it. Unrest in Los Angeles has been met with a mobilization of troops that few predicted. But your host, Paul Rieckhoff, did.\u00a0 For five years we\u2019ve been sounding the alarm. Thinking the unthinkable\u2014that&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/338-barbara-starr-the-battle-of-los-angeles-i-tried-to-tell-you-all-trump-sends-guard-and-federal-troops-into-la-what-red-state-governors-will-do-this-is-putin-and-bin-ladens-dream-and\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">338. Barbara Starr. The Battle of Los Angeles. I Tried to Tell You All. Trump Sends Guard and Federal Troops into LA. What Red State Governors Will Do. This is Putin and Bin Laden\u2019s Dream. 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