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Scott interviews Kyle Anzalone about the latest news in foreign policy. They discuss the escalation between the Houthis and Saudis, the differences between this round of fighting in Yemen and the last, how the Iran war is impacting domestic politics in the US and more. Discussed on the show: “More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly” (The Washington Post) “Destruction of Saudi Pipelines Bring Us From Crisis to Catastrophe” (The Libertarian Institute) “Defense Minister Says Pakistan Will ‘Fulfill Our Duty' to Saudi Arabia Amid Attacks from Ansar Allah” (Antiwar.com) “UN Report: Reasonable Grounds to Believe US Committed War Crimes in Iran” (The Libertarian Institute) “House Votes to End Iran War for Third Time” (The Libertarian Institute) Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com, co-host of Conflicts of Interest and host of The Kyle Anzalone Show. Follow him on Twitter @KyleAnzalone_ Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott interviews writer and analyst Elfidel Ibrahim about the current state of Iraqi politics. The US-backed Iraqi government sits in a strange, awkward and concerningly unstable place between Washington and Tehran amid this ongoing war. Ibrahim breaks it all down and also provides some clarity on the recent escalation between the Houthis and Saudis. Discussed on the show: “As Baghdad tries to please Trump, Iran tells Iraqi militias not to disarm” (Responsible Statecraft) Elfadil Ibrahim is a writer and analyst covering the politics of the Middle East and Africa, with a special focus on Sudan. His work has been featured in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The New Arab, Open Democracy and other outlets. Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Send us Fan MailPeaches goes solo to finish another stack of Operator Training Summit questions — or at least tries to before the ribs downstairs start calling his name.This is OTS FAQ Part 2, and it starts with one of the biggest questions candidates ask: what actually gets people through the hardest parts of selection and the job?Peaches' answer is pretty simple. Train your ass off. Build confidence through preparation. Get comfortable spending a lot of time on your feet. Run. Swim. Ruck. Be durable. And understand that the physical version of you that gets through selection may not be the version of you that your operational team eventually needs.Then he gets into what actually makes a good teammate: integrity, reliability, communication, stress tolerance, teamwork, trainability, fitness, and drive. The inverse is just as important. If people cannot trust you, cannot rely on you, or have to constantly motivate you to do your job, you become a liability fast.The episode also hits peer reviews, breath-hold apps, the four stupid mistakes candidates keep making, why dangerous jobs are still worth doing, and an easy way to build push-up volume without pretending every workout needs to be some heroic event.Then things widen out: drone warfare, one-way attack drones, counter-UAS, and why the next fight will probably look very different from Iraq or Afghanistan.Peaches also gives his mental-toughness trick: get on a treadmill, shut off every distraction, remove the clock, and live inside the suck. If you say you are running six miles, run six miles. Stop when the job is finished, not when it becomes uncomfortable.He also breaks down Whoop recovery scores, why yellow does not mean “take the day off,” how people sabotage themselves by redlining every workout, and why backing off to 70–80% can actually produce more useful weekly training volume.Then there is pipeline-specific stuff: possible two-week prep between BMT and SWAS, when spouses may join you, BAH questions, how fast a “good runner” should actually be, why Rocket Fins destroy your feet, what gear you can bring, and one of the most important lessons Peaches learned at Combat Dive School:Eat. Everything.You are not there to get shredded. You are there to pass. If midnight cookies and chips keep you fueled enough to survive the next dive, congratulations — you just discovered performance nutrition.Also: ribs, soul mac and cheese, Velveeta, creamed corn, and why there will apparently be a Part 3.Links:OnesReady.comOperatorTrainingSummit.comChapters:01:06 - OTS FAQ Part 2 Begins05:50 - What Gets People Through Selection?09:41 - What Makes a Good Teammate?16:00 - Breath-Hold Training and Peer Reviews18:16 - Biggest Candidate Mistakes20:10 - Why Choose a Job Where You Could Die?23:25 - How to Build Push-Ups Fast26:50 - How Drone Warfare Changes the Fight29:59 - Mental Toughness Without Distractions34:30 - Whoop, Recovery, and Training Readiness38:39 - Should You Take Recovery Weeks?41:56 - Is a SWAS Prep Course Coming Back?43:05 - Spouses, BAH, and Pipeline Logistics46:06 - How Fast Should a Good Runner Be?47:20 - Why Your Feet Cramp in Rocket Fins49:11 - What Can You Bring Into the Pipeline?49:54 - Should You Eat Everything You Can?53:50 - Midnight Snacks Saved Combat Dive School55:10 - Ribs, Soul Mac, and Part 3Support the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERERegister for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comFind an Air Force Recruiter: AirForce.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel...
The Men in Black have haunted UFO lore for more than 70 years. Mysterious visitors. Black suits and black cars. Threatening phone calls. Surveillance. Strange questions. And an unsettling warning: stop talking about what you saw. We explore five chilling first-person accounts involving alleged encounters with the infamous Men in Black, and, in one case, a mysterious Woman in Black. A UFO sighting at Joshua Tree is followed by two eerie men claiming to represent the U.S. Air Force. A military air traffic controller tracks a mysterious object over Afghanistan before two pale men arrive and insist it was only a glitch. After a massive UFO sighting near San Diego, a couple receives bizarre phone calls before supposed "FBI agents" appear at their home. A military veteran encounters two suspicious "roofers" after publicly discussing his UFO experiences. And a longtime investigator is visited by a mysterious woman carrying photographs of his encounter that he never took. Watch Anomacon 2026 for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5MzbD_fsEw&t=36376s Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/somewhereskies ByMeACoffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/UFxzyzHOaQ Send us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/SomewhereSkiesPod Substack: https://ryansprague.substack.com/ All socials and books: https://linktr.ee/somewhereskiespod Email: ryan.sprague51@gmail.com Email: suzannelanders@me.com Opening theme song by Septembryo Closing song by Per Kiilstofte Livestream music by Punch Deck: https://www.youtube.com/@PunchDeck Copyright © 2026 Ryan Sprague. All rights reserved. Warm-up song, "Tempest" by Punch Deck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ETKHElu6ww&list=RD8ETKHElu6ww&start_radio=1 Opening song, "Walking in Like You Own the Place" by Punch Deck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFC8L5srkt4 #Paranormal #MenInBlack #UAP #UFOs #HighStrangeness #Reddit #UFOReddit #AlienEncounters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This time I sit down with Zack Harrison, founder of Ascension Training and Consulting, and the conversation goes exactly where you'd hope: deep, honest, and unfiltered. Zack's name had been popping up for years across ranges and in conversations with law enforcement officers, always attached to the same kind of feedback. This guy cares. He slows down and makes sure you understand the why.Zack walks through the whole arc: growing up, the call of service after 9/11, navigating the 18 X-ray pipeline into Special Forces, deploying to Afghanistan in the early years of the war, and then making the gut-wrenching decision to step away after a decade in. The transition wasn't clean. There were real and unexpected challenges and no plan waiting on the other side. What came out of it was a training company built on the same principles that made him effective in uniform: know your curriculum cold, show up prepared, and never let a student leave without understanding the why behind everything.The back half of this episode is where it gets really good. We dig into the real friction points in law enforcement training culture: the failure to share lessons learned across agencies, the emotional attachment to tactics that blocks honest evaluation, the cop out of 'we can't do what you guys did,' and the uncomfortable truth that commitment, not resources, is often the actual limiting factor. We talk about what separates the people that elevate themselves with from the ones who stay exactly the same year after year, and why piecemealing instructors works for shooting but absolutely does not work for tactics.This is one of those Iron Sights conversations that earns a second listen. Whether you are in law enforcement, transitioning out of the military, or just trying to understand what serious training culture actually looks like, Zack Harrison is exactly the kind of practitioner this show exists to put in front of you.In this episode:• The 18 X-ray pipeline explained.• Why Ascension's curriculum starts with a diagnostic on day one.• The cop out of 'we can't do what you guys did': Zack argues this is usually a protection mechanism for an underlying skills gap, not a genuine policy concern.• One battle drill, not two speeds: Ascension training philosophy and methodology.• Why piecemealing tactics instructors backfires: Zack contrasts a team he has worked with for five years against teams that swap companies every time leadership changes, and explains why continuity of instruction builds SOP integrity that a rotating cast of trainers cannot• Commitment as the real variable: the officers who are genuinely capable all made personal sacrifices of time and money beyond what their agency provided.• Teaching people how to teach is the missing investment: both agree that a fraction of the budget spent on ammo or equipment, redirected toward instructor development, would produce compounding returns across an entire department's capability• Standards are what make trust possible: shooting standards, PT standards, and tactical standards give teams an objective frame to evaluate themselves honestly rather than defending the baby when it's uglyChapters:0:01 Intro: The Capable Standard teaser2:25 Episode opens: introducing Zack Harrison3:02 How Scott and Zack connected at TTPOA10:40 Ascension Training and Consulting: what they do15:22 Zack's background: Richmond to the 18 X-ray program21:12 Breaking down the 18 X-ray pipeline28:49 Transition out of the Army: the hard truth44:12 Military vs. law enforcement: the 'you can't do what we did' myth57:50 One battle drill: why Ascension teaches one aggressive standard1:13:13 Five years with one team: the case against piecemealing1:30:25 Academy training culture and changing the system from within2:01:40 Ascension's future: West Coast, Texas, and what's nextMentioned:Zack Harrison — Owner and founder of Ascension Training and Consulting, former 18B Green Beret and SMU operator, and the primary guest of this episode.Matt Pranka — Was on the live TTPOA podcast with Scott Howell and fielded questions from the audience alongside Brandon Hernandez.Brandon Hernandez — TTPOA figure who Zack Harrison recognized from the live podcast recording at the TTPOA conference.Kim Pastore — Referenced as 'Kim Pastore from the Jorge Pastore Foundation,' credited alongside TTPOA for the hard work of making the TTPOA conference event happen.Tom Spooner — Described by Zack Harrison as a friend whose quote about drinking reflected Zack's own experience; Tom was also involved in training that helped Zack transition into the private-sector training world.Kyle Lamb — Described by Zack Harrison as 'the godfather of this whole industry,' credited as a pioneer in both gear and firearms training.
In this week's Conflicted Conversation, UCL associate professor Philip Cunliffe makes a provocative case: far from being polar opposites, global Islamism and American unipolarity were born of the same globalised order. But what happens when that order starts to fall apart? And is today's rising New Left inadvertently fighting to save the liberal-imperial system it says it wants to destroy? For deeper dives and world-class Q&As with Aimen Dean, join the CONFLICTED COMMUNITY here: https://conflicted.supportingcast.fm Philip and Thomas discuss: How U.S. unipolarity and globalisation reshaped the world after the Cold War Why Cunliffe thinks ‘global Islam' is a distinctly modern political phenomenon How early state-seeking Islamism gave way to transnational Islamism and jihadism Why neoliberal globalisation weakened state sovereignty and boosted Islamist networks The strange overlap between liberal humanitarianism and jihadist causes How the CIA, Afghanistan and Syria blurred the line between ally and enemy Why the new American Left could revive the logic of liberal interventionism over Israel What comes after the decline of American empire: sovereign nation-states or rival new blocs? Find Philip on X: https://x.com/thephilippics Find us on X: https://x.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conflictedpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Conflicted is a Message Heard production. Executive Producers: Jake Warren & Max Warren. Produced and edited by Thomas Small . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tom Brown didn't grow up farming. After studying anthropology and horticulture at Kansas State, he spent roughly 15 years living and working in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where he gained experience in agribusiness development, seed production, horticulture, and helping farmers improve their operations. When he eventually returned to the United States, the desire to build a farm of his own was still there.Instead of starting with what he wanted to grow, Tom started by asking potential customers what they wanted to buy. The answer was fresh, pick-your-own peaches. He intentionally searched within a 30-minute drive of Wichita and purchased 80 acres in 2010 for $225,000.00. Today, Meadowlark includes roughly 18 acres of peaches, 17–18 acres of apples, two acres of strawberries, two acres of pumpkins, and a hard cider business. Tom explains how agritourism changes the way a farmer thinks about everything from orchard layout and parking to crop selection and customer experience. Feedback from families helped drive Meadowlark's expansion into apples, while fallen fruit that could have become waste created an additional opportunity through hard cider. The result is a business built around multiple revenue streams rather than production alone. The conversation also gets into the numbers. Tom uses Ambrook to help track the finances of a complicated operation with multiple enterprises and direct costs. As the orchard approaches its physical production limits, he sees future growth coming primarily from cider sales and on-farm experiences, which he believes could significantly increase gross revenue over the next five years. His biggest lesson applies well beyond specialty crops: farming changes slowly, mistakes are expensive, and “every lesson takes a year.” Want Farm4Profit Merch? Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don't forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/Farm4Profit Media is not a financial, legal, or tax advisor. Content is provided for informational purposes only, and we serve solely as a platform for third-party opinions. Any actions taken based on this content are at your own risk. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this episode, Brett sits down with Curt Laird to tackle a core question facing investors and entrepreneurs across the continent: Is doing business in Africa actually difficult, or simply different? Curt brings a rare depth of firsthand experience in frontier and emerging markets. Having spent years building and operating businesses in high-stakes, complex environments—navigating ventures in Afghanistan, transitioning through West Africa in Nigeria, and establishing operations in Kenya—Curt offers a grounded, practitioner's view of what it truly takes to build sustainable enterprises in dynamic economies. Together, they discuss moving past conventional assumptions, understanding local context, and developing the resilience required to thrive where others see insurmountable barriers. The Afghanistan thread matters. Someone who built a business there until the Taliban made it impossible, then picked themselves up and went to Nigeria, then Kenya — that is a person with a very specific kind of resilience and a very specific set of filters for what "difficult" actually means. Is Africa really difficult? Based on principles in my new book: https://a.co/d/01FbgINs Connect with Brett Johnson on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Visit brettjohnson.biz for articles, devotionals, and more.
President Trump heeft boos gereageerd op de uitlatingen van enkele belangrijke CEO’s uit Silicon Valley. De bazen van onder meer OpenAI en Anthropic vinden dat het tijd is voor een rem op de ontwikkeling van AI. Die gaat namelijk te snel, vindt ook Elon Musk. Maar Trump wil daar niets van weten. Volgens Trump moet er juist versneld worden. Overal moeten datacenters gebouwd worden om in de energiebehoefte voor AI te voorzien. Het is namelijk een strijd met China. En wie die wint, wint helemaal, zegt Trump. Maar onder kiezers neemt de weerstand tegen die datacenters toe. De CEO’s waren niet de enigen die Trumps boosheid te verduren kregen. Hij haalde uit naar het Hooggerechtshof nadat een nieuwe wet over poststemmen opnieuw is tegengehouden. ‘Zijn dit de mensen die ik heb benoemd’, riep Trump uit. En dan was er nog het Kennedy Center waar opnieuw niet Trumps naam op mag, en dus heeft het centrum zijn deuren maar helemaal gesloten. Over de Amerika Podcast In de Amerika Podcast nemen Bernard Hammelburg en Jan Postma je mee naar het Amerika van nu: een land dat onder Donald Trump opnieuw in rap tempo verandert. Wat betekent zijn beleid voor Amerikanen in rode én blauwe staten, voor de democratie? Wat is er nog over van the American Dream? Wat verandert Trumps koers voor ons in Europa? Hier hoor je de verhalen van de Amerikanen zelf. We nemen je mee naar het land van adembenemende landschappen, countrymuziek uit de autoradio en diners langs de highway. Maar natuurlijk ook juist naar de mavericks die deze clichés doorbreken. De Amerika Podcast zoekt naar de ziel van Amerika. Buitenlandcommentator Bernard Hammelburg vanuit New York en Amsterdam, correspondent Jan Postma vanuit Washington DC of ergens in een van de vijftig staten. Die zoektocht doen we samen met jou, want de Amerika Podcast is niet compleet zonder de vragen van onze luisteraars. Elke donderdag in je podcastfeed! Heb je een vraag, opmerking, kritiek of een compliment. Mail dan naar dewereld@bnr.nl of spreek je vraag in op de Amerika Podcast Whatsapp: 06-28135020. En wie weet win je de Amerika Podcast koffiebeker. Over de makers Bernard Hammelburg is buitenlandcommentator en columnist voor BNR Nieuwsradio en het FD, en presentator van BNR De Wereld. Als oorlogsverslaggever was hij o.a. ooggetuige van de Culturele Revolutie in China, de revolutie in Iran en de oorlogen in Vietnam, het Midden-Oosten en Afghanistan. Hij was twintig jaar correspondent in de VS. Hij verdeelt zijn tijd tussen zijn woonplaatsen Amsterdam en New York. Jan Postma is Amerika-correspondent voor BNR Nieuwsradio. Vanuit zijn standplaats Washington DC doet hij verslag van de politieke strijd in de hoofdstad en gaat het land in om te zien wat de gevolgen zijn voor Amerikanen. Eerder schreef hij De Trump-fluisteraars, over de mensen die Trump beïnvloeden. Voordat hij in 2018 correspondent werd, presenteerde hij onder meer Boekestijn en De Wijk. Jan studeerde Amerikanistiek en Journalistiek aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Naast de BNR Amerika Podcast is hij regelmatig te horen in BNR’s nieuwsprogramma’s en in BNR De Wereld. Ook is hij Amerika-correspondent voor het Algemeen Dagblad. Redactie Michaël Roele Montage Jeanne Heeremans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What can a small nation with a fierce warrior tradition teach the world's largest militaries about keeping wounded soldiers alive? Brig. Gen. Petter Iversen, M.D., Surgeon General of the Norwegian Armed Forces and Chair of the NATO Committee of the Chiefs of Military Medical Services, sat down with WarDocs at the Defense Strategies Institute Operational Medicine Symposium in San Antonio to answer it. An orthopedic trauma surgeon with deployments to Afghanistan, Chad, and anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean, Brig. Gen. Iversen brings a frontline surgeon's view of war surgery and the future of Allied military medicine. His central concern is capacity, not competence. Twenty-five years of expeditionary warfare gave NATO air supremacy, controlled evacuation routes, and constrained battlespace. Large-scale combat operations will offer none of that. Treatment and evacuation will happen close to a long, contested front line, and Brig. Gen. Iversen states plainly that the Alliance does not have enough military medical troops to sustain that fight. That capacity problem reframes what military medicine is for. Modern forces are small and highly specialized, with no bench of spare soldiers. Deployment itself costs health — people get sick, exhausted, and mentally worn. Brig. Gen. Iversen cites the fifteen percent of Ukrainian recruits trained in Europe who return to the front with mental health problems, and the two-thirds of them who can go back to duty when treatment is available nearby. Return to duty, in his framing, is not a personnel metric. It is combat power. He is equally direct about training. Norway has required a war surgery course of every general surgery trainee for more than fifty years, precisely because a specialized hospital system does not produce clinicians who are comfortable with an open belly and limited consumables. Resilience, he argues, is generalist competence — and the curriculum debate now underway in Norway is a debate every Allied medical service is having. Brig. Gen. Iversen also walks through the Norwegian aeromedical evacuation enterprise built with Scandinavian Airlines: a civil airliner reconfigured into a medical evacuation platform in roughly twenty hours, flying near-weekly missions since 2022, more than thirty-five hundred patients moved out of Ukraine, and no fatal outcomes en route. The hard part, he says, was never the aircrew. It was patient selection, cross-border communication, and knowing where a nation's wounded ended up. He closes with a message aimed squarely at American listeners: prepare mentally for something much bigger than you have imagined, on more than one front at once. Chapters (01:08-05:25) The Capacity Gap in Large-Scale Combat Operations (05:25-09:12) Return to Duty as Combat Power (09:12-13:35) Resilience, Generalist Surgery, and the Technology Trap (13:35-18:15) Flying the Wounded Out of Ukraine (18:15-22:08) The Arctic, and a Direct Message to America Chapter Summaries (01:08-05:25) The Capacity Gap in Large-Scale Combat Operations Brig. Gen. Iversen names insufficient military medical troop strength as his single greatest concern for a large-scale fight. He contrasts twenty-five years of expeditionary warfare — air supremacy, controlled evacuation routes, constrained geography — with a long contested front line where treatment and evacuation must happen forward and under threat. (05:25-09:12) Return to Duty as Combat Power Modern forces are small and specialized, with no redundancy, so every clinician who returns a soldier to the line adds combat power. He cites the fifteen percent of Ukrainian recruits trained in Europe who develop mental health problems at the front, and the two-thirds who can return with treatment delivered nearby. (09:12-13:35) Resilience, Generalist Surgery, and the Technology Trap Norway has required a war surgery course of every general surgery trainee for more than fifty years. Brig. Gen. Iversen argues that resilience is generalist competence, and that surgeons trained inside highly specialized systems are measurably less comfortable with open surgery than a decade or two ago. (13:35-18:15) Flying the Wounded Out of Ukraine A partnership with Scandinavian Airlines, built after the tsunami, converts a civil airliner into a medical evacuation platform in about twenty hours. More than thirty-five hundred patients have moved out of Ukraine on near-weekly missions since 2022 with no fatal outcomes en route. The hard part is patient selection and cross-border coordination, not the flying. (18:15-22:08) The Arctic, and a Direct Message to America Cold changes the math on combat casualty care: the protocols are known, but the resource cost and training burden rise sharply, and the same wound is more likely to be fatal. Brig. Gen. Iversen closes by telling American listeners to prepare mentally for a conflict far larger than they have imagined, potentially in Europe and the Pacific at once. Take Home Messages Capacity is the binding constraint, not clinical skill: Allied military medicine knows how to treat combat casualties. What it lacks is enough medical troops to do it along a long, contested front line without air supremacy. Treating this as a force-structure problem rather than a training problem is the first honest step. Return to duty is combat power: Specialized forces carry no bench. Every soldier treated forward and returned to the line is worth more than a replacement who does not exist. Primary care and mental health care delivered near the front are operational capabilities, not welfare services. Mental health treatment near the front works: Fifteen percent of Ukrainian recruits trained in Europe return to the front with mental health problems and must be withdrawn within weeks. Two-thirds of them go back to duty when treatment is available close by. Proximity is what makes the difference. Resilience is generalist competence: Surgeons trained inside highly specialized, well-resourced hospital systems are less comfortable with open surgery and austere conditions than they were fifteen years ago. A mandatory war surgery course for every general surgery trainee, sustained for fifty years, is one answer to that drift. Strategic evacuation is a coordination problem: A civil airliner can be reconfigured into a medical evacuation platform in about twenty hours, and aircrew integrate with military medical teams easily. The hard parts are selecting the right patients, communicating across national borders, and letting a nation keep track of its own wounded. Episode Keywords military medicine, NATO COMEDS, Norwegian Armed Forces, surgeon general, large scale combat operations, LSCO, combat casualty care, war surgery, aeromedical evacuation, medevac, Ukraine, Arctic medicine, cold weather casualty care, TCCC, return to duty, military medical readiness, trauma surgery, orthopedic trauma, allied medical support, Article 5, military health system, deployed medicine, military mental health, Defense Strategies Institute, OpMed TV, WarDocs podcast Hashtags #MilitaryMedicine, #WarDocs, #NATO, #CombatCasualtyCare, #LSCO, #Medevac, #ArcticReadiness, #WarSurgery More from the Operational Medicine Symposium This episode is part of the WarDocs and OpMed TV interview series recorded at the Defense Strategies Institute Operational Medicine Symposium in San Antonio, March 2026. 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This week, Steve sits down with Steve Miska, author, former military leader, educator, and founder of Wrangling & Writing, for a conversation about curiosity, risk, leadership, decision-making, and what it means to move forward when you're never truly ready. Miska embraces the idea of the 40/70 rule-- the belief that waiting for complete clarity can cause us to miss important opportunities, while acting with too little information can lead us down the wrong path. Instead, he argues that there is a productive space between the two: a point where we have enough clarity to act while remaining open to what we might learn along the way. The conversation explores how curiosity, empathy, and humility can help leaders navigate uncertainty, manage noise, and move beyond black-and-white thinking. Mellor and Miska also discuss the rescuers' archetype, the responsibility we have for how we show up emotionally and why people need to own their own decisions. In this episode, you'll hear about: • The 40/70 rule and how to act without waiting for perfect clarity • Why curiosity, empathy, and humility are essential to navigating uncertainty • How leaders can separate signal from noise and move beyond black-and-white thinking • Why helping others doesn't mean owning their decisions for them • The rescuer archetype and how high performers can fall into “urgency addiction” • What horses can teach us about emotional awareness, trust, and leadership Whether you are navigating a major transition, making a difficult decision, leading a team, or simply trying to become more aware of how you show up in the world, Steve Miska offers a powerful reminder: you may never feel completely ready-- and you don't have to. Readiness can come from staying curious, embracing uncertainty, and being willing to act with enough clarity to take the next step. Listen now and ask yourself: Am I waiting for certainty when I already have enough clarity to move? About the guest: Steve Miska is currently on what he and his team refer to as the Wrangling & Writing 2026 Horse Farm Sabbatical. He shares writing about horses and lifts stories about hidden gems in communities around the country. He served twenty-five years in the Army, including three combat deployments to Iraq and service in the White House as Director for Iraq on the National Security Council. Most recently, he led the Department of Veterans Affairs' implementation of the PACT Act, the largest expansion of veteran healthcare in over a generation. During the Afghanistan withdrawal, Steve stood up a team in Los Angeles that assisted hundreds of nonprofits and other veteran advocates to get their trusted partners out of Taliban violence. He plans to continue his self-directed equine therapy mission, writing about veterans returning from conflict zones, processing those experiences, and seeking to understand the deep divisions tearing at the social fabric of the United States and humanity. Connect with Steve Miska: Substack: https://substack.com/@wranglingandwriting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wranglingandwriting/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-miska/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B094MS98BJ?ccs_id=0a7b6741-645c-4133-a7cc-85e0ee68889c Send us Fan MailSupport the showConnect with Steve MellorStay connected and keep growing with Steve:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-mellor-cc/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coachstevemellorBook Steve to speak at your next event → www.stevemellorspeaks.comSupport the GrowthReady Podcast by leaving a 5-star rating → Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growthready-podcast/id1406082163Connect with GrowthReadyJoin the community and keep your growth journey going:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearegrowthready/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/growthreadypodcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/growthreadywithcoachstevemellorOfficial Website - https://growthready.com/----This podcast was produced on Riverside and released via ...
In this gripping episode, we sit down with Tyrone Ellington—a historian, mythologist, independent researcher, combat-wounded veteran, and the creator of Rebirth of the Word.Driven by a lifelong curiosity about our ancient past, Tyrone investigates the hidden connections between early civilizations, their gods, and their origin stories. Through his website, podcast, and bestselling book, Journey Through the Origins of History, he explores Mesopotamian, Mesoamerican, Norse, African, and Indigenous mythologies and cosmologies.His research takes us deep into ancient texts, forgotten symbolism, and remarkable cross-cultural parallels—touching on the Anunnaki, Atlantis, giants, extraterrestrials, Bigfoot, the paranormal, and the enduring mystery of humanity's true origins.We explore the experiences that first sparked Tyrone's fascination with these extraordinary subjects. He also opens up about his military service, sharing powerful and deeply personal insights from his deployment in Afghanistan.Then, we confront a chilling question: Could giants be hiding in the mountains? Tyrone takes us inside the legend of the Kandahar Giant as we examine the astonishing claims surrounding one of Afghanistan's most mysterious modern stories.Tyrone also reveals his thoughts on the paranormal and recounts his own startling encounters—experiences that blur the boundary between the everyday world and the unexplained.Welcome to Let's Get Freaky Podcast! We explore strange encounters, paranormal phenomena, cryptids, UFOs and the unexplained. If you enjoy the show, you can support us by buying us a coffee. Every contribution helps towards producing new episodes and keeping the podcast going. Thank you for being part of the Freaky Family! https://buymeacoffee.com/letsgetfreakypodcastGear up and get freaky with official Let's Get Freaky merchandise! Our spooky-cool collection features hoodies, t-shirts, mugs, stickers, and more—perfect for showing your love of the paranormal while staying comfy and stylish. Dive into the full range now: https://tee.pub/lic/wX4lEJj3DMIGot a mind-blowing paranormal encounter, cryptid sighting, UFO experience, or any high-strangeness story that still gives you chills? We want to hear it—and we want YOU on the show! Become a guest on Let's Get Freaky and share your true story with our growing freaky community. Drop us a line at: letsgetfreakypodcast@mail.com Or slide into our DMs on socials: Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, or YouTube → @tcletsgetfreakypodcast.
Christian Craighead joined the British Army at sixteen, going on to spend the next twenty-eight years serving in the UK's most elite units—the Parachute Regiment, Pathfinder Platoon, and ultimately 22 SAS. Renowned for covert reconnaissance, counterterrorism, direct action, and hostage rescue, 22 SAS became the setting for nearly fifteen years of Craighead's career, during which he took part in more than a thousand high-risk missions across multiple theaters, including Iraq and Afghanistan. After a remarkable career, he retired from active service on September 7, 2020, highly decorated for gallantry, receiving multiple honors, including Britain's second-highest military award, the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. He now lives in the United States.Radio Maria is a 100% listener supported radio station. If this broadcast has touched your life, please consider donating at https://rmusa.civi-go.net/donateStream live episodes of Battle Ready with Fr. Dan Reehil at https://radiomaria.us/ at 9:00 am cst or tune in on radio in Louisiana (580 AM Alexandria, 1360 AM New Iberia, 89.7 FM Natchitoches, 91.1 FM Lake Charles) in Ohio (1600 AM Springfield, 88.7 FM Anna, 103.3 Enon/Dayton) in Mississippi (88.1 FM D'Iberville/Biloxi) in Florida (91.9 Hammocks/Miami) in Pennsylvania (88.1 FM Hollidaysburg/Altoona) in Texas (1250 AM Port Arthur) in Wisconsin (91.3 FM Peshtigo), 1280 AM Columbia, TN (98.9 FM Columbia, TN)Download the Radio Maria Play app to any smart device:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radiomaria.v3&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio-maria-play/id848153139
Last Thursday's horrific suicide bombing revealed why we must get out of Afghanistan as quickly as possible. For the GOP it was an opportunity to sharpen their talking points in advance of the 2022 election; calling for Biden to resign a pathetic bone tossed to the party's MAGA base. The reality is that it's Trump and his GOP lackeys who are the real terrorists; spreading their election lies, allowing Covid to rage out of control while allowing the extremists in their party to metastasize. The fact is more death and chaos has occurred on their watch in the past year than all the US targeted terror attacks frankly, ever.To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
Eric Margolis returns to the show to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. They cover the Iran war, Netanyahu's advance knowledge of the October 7 attack, the relevance of the Epstein files to American foreign policy and more. Discussed on the show: American Raj by Eric Margolis War at the Top of the World by Eric Margolis “Revealed: Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Israel's Security Chiefs” (Haaretz) “What I Know About Jeffrey Epstein” (Seymour Hersh) Eric Margolis is a foreign affairs correspondent and author of War at the Top of the World and American Raj. Follow him on Twitter @EricMargolis and visit his website, ericmargolis.com. Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scott interviews John Dudlicek, a civil engineer from Indiana, about the critical state of America's water mains, dams and other crucial components of the infrastructure we rely on every day. John Dudlicek is a civil engineer and VP of a construction firm based in Northwest Indiana. Sign up for the Scott Horton Academy of Foreign Policy and Freedom at scotthortonacademy.com For more on Scott's work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check out Scott's other show, Provoked, with Darryl Cooper https://youtube.com/@Provoked_Show Read Scott's books: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine https://amzn.to/43D82oY (The audiobook of Provoked is being published in sections at https://scotthortonshow.com) Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism: https://amzn.to/4eMQblu Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan https://amzn.to/4a5fKvx Follow Scott on X @scotthortonshow And check out Scott's full interview archives: https://scotthorton.org/all-interviews This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tax Attorney Matt Sercely https://agoristtaxadvice.com; Moon Does Artisan Coffee https://scotthorton.org/coffee; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom https://www.libertyclassroom.com/dap/a/?a=1616 and Dissident Media https://dissidentmedia.com; and Crowdhealth https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/ (use promocode Horton) You can also support Scott's work by making a one-time or recurring donation at https://scotthorton.org/donate/ or https://patreon.com/scotthortonshow Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Russian state is not collapsing because of Western sanctions or NATO expansion. It is dying of a biological, bureaucratic pathogen it injected into its own bloodstream over a century ago.Welcome to the ultimate historical and modern autopsy of Vranyo and Pokazuha - the systemic lie and the aesthetic of control.In this episode, we track the disease from its origins in the Tsarist parade armies of the Crimean War, straight into the frozen mud of the Gulags where starving prisoners invented Tufta just to survive. We follow the ghost trains of the 1980s Uzbek Cotton Affair, read the declassified Politburo transcripts of the Chernobyl cover-up, and expose how the Soviet military broke its own spine in Afghanistan.Then, we drag the history into the modern slaughterhouse of 2026. From the "Credit Captures" of the Lyman OSINT trap, to the $126,000 meat grinder in the Donbas, to the Baltic Fleet painting its ships in tiger stripes to trick AI. The empire is burning its tech sector, emptying its economy, and gaslighting 140 million people just to keep the spreadsheet clean.The lie kills the liar. It always does.Become our patron:https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborderMerch store + another option for memberships:https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/Follow what's going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe:https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lvDownload all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well!http://theeasternborder.lv/Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Autumn Harvest Campaign!https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/autumn-harvest-2026-the-eastern-borderSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chris Hulls is the co-founder and executive chairman of Life360 ($LIF), the family safety and location-sharing app now worth over $5 billion. He was CEO for 17 years before stepping back last year. Before Life360, he served in the Air Force in Afghanistan.In this episode of Summation, Chris and Auren discuss:Why he took Life360 public in Australia and why he'd never run a public company againWhy "you want to sound smart, but not interesting" is the secret rule of corporate speakWhy nobody actually cares about privacy, and what finally scares him about AIWhy the work of keeping a home never ends, no matter how rich you getYou can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Chris Hulls on X at @chrishulls
AlabamaGovernor Ivey sets a state execution date for Jeffrey Lee via lethal injectionhttps://1819news.com/news/item/lethal-injection-for-double-murderer-set-for-thursday-after-court-blocked-nitrogen-hypoxia-execution-in-juneGOP nominee in Attorney General race, Katherine Robertson, talks about Flock Cameras here in the statehttps://1819news.com/news/item/gop-attorney-general-nominee-robertson-favors-compromise-in-flock-camera-standoffGOP nominee in Secretary of State race, Caroleen Dobson talks election integrity and Doug Jones lack of record in this areahttps://1819news.com/news/item/deciding-vote-in-ensuring-that-we-still-have-obamacare-dobson-takes-aim-at-doug-jones-liberal-legislative-voting-recordThe Montgomery Whitewater Park is closed down with no future reopen datehttps://1819news.com/news/item/closed-for-the-season-montgomery-whitewater-confirms-shutdownGOP delegates from AL have returned from midterm convention held in Dallashttps://1819news.com/news/item/midterm-convention-attendees-bring-renewed-optimism-home-from-texas-eventNationalPresident Trump says paying each American a $5K dividend will happenTrump also blasts latest calls for slowing down AI developmentVP JD Vance calls latest call from Anthropic owner to slow down AI a Trojan HorseEffort news brings receipts about Anthropic hacking event with Hugging Face, calls it a false flag to create panic over AISBA and WH Anti-Fraud Task Force announce more discovery of loan fraudUS State Dept. warns Americans on doing business in Afghanistan with companies that are owned by the TalibanMitch McConnell is alive!! he looks paralyzed in a wheelchair but still alive
A lot of people talk about “finding purpose” after the military. Dana Corriveau (https://www.mantlechallenge.org/events) actually had to fight for it. Dana served eight years in the United States Air Force in Security Forces, deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and came home with the kind of accelerated maturity that doesn't always fit neatly back into small-town life. Later, he builds a new career as a firefighter in Connecticut, but the deeper battle hits off the job: a divorce, a season of spiritual darkness, and the uncomfortable work of owning his choices instead of blaming everyone else. We talk through what veteran transition really feels like when the tribe is gone and your identity is in flux. Dana shares how faith shifted from “I know who Jesus is” to “I'm following Christ,” why a study Bible and real conviction mattered, and the practical tools he reaches for when life is on the edge, including fasting, prayer, and rebuilding discipline when lust and pornography have rewired the way you think. If you care about veteran mental health, marriage under pressure, and the long road back to integrity, this conversation goes there without pretending it's simple. Then we get into Mantle Challenge, the mission Dana founded to support members of the Air Force Special Warfare community and their families. He tells the story of “Operation Hike for the House,” a 114-mile prayer hike on the Connecticut stretch of the New England Trail that included exhaustion, cramps, and more than one bear encounter. We also share details for the upcoming free fundraising event on September 26 and 27 at Windsor Locks High School, plus why the invitation is broad: come as you are, whether you're strong, struggling, curious about faith, or just ready to support a community that has carried a heavy load. If this story moves you, subscribe, share the episode with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations. What part of Dana's journey hits closest to home for you?Support the showElsa's AMAZON STORE Elsa's FAITH & FREEDOM MERCH STOREElsa's BOOKSElsa Kurt: You may know her for her uncanny, viral Kamala Harris impressions & conservative comedy skits, but she's also a lifelong Patriot & longtime Police Wife. She has channeled her fierce love and passion for God, family, country, and those who serve as the creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Elsa Kurt Show with Clay Novak. Her show discusses today's topics & news from a middle class/blue collar family & conservative perspective. The vocal LEOW's career began as a multi-genre author who has penned over 25 books, including twelve contemporary women's novels. Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more tha...
Christian Craighead joined the British Army at sixteen, going on to spend the next twenty-eight years serving in the UK's most elite units—the Parachute Regiment, Pathfinder Platoon, and ultimately 22 SAS. Renowned for covert reconnaissance, counterterrorism, direct action, and hostage rescue, 22 SAS became the setting for nearly fifteen years of Craighead's career, during which he took part in more than a thousand high-risk missions across multiple theaters, including Iraq and Afghanistan. After a remarkable career, he retired from active service on September 7, 2020, highly decorated for gallantry, receiving multiple honors, including Britain's second-highest military award, the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross. He now lives in the United States.Radio Maria is a 100% listener supported radio station. If this broadcast has touched your life, please consider donating at https://rmusa.civi-go.net/donateStream live episodes of Battle Ready with Fr. Dan Reehil at https://radiomaria.us/ at 9:00 am cst or tune in on radio in Louisiana (580 AM Alexandria, 1360 AM New Iberia, 89.7 FM Natchitoches, 91.1 FM Lake Charles) in Ohio (1600 AM Springfield, 88.7 FM Anna, 103.3 Enon/Dayton) in Mississippi (88.1 FM D'Iberville/Biloxi) in Florida (91.9 Hammocks/Miami) in Pennsylvania (88.1 FM Hollidaysburg/Altoona) in Texas (1250 AM Port Arthur) in Wisconsin (91.3 FM Peshtigo), 1280 AM Columbia, TN (98.9 FM Columbia, TN)Download the Radio Maria Play app to any smart device:Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radiomaria.v3&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio-maria-play/id848153139
Matt Hoh, combat Marine, former State Department official who resigned after our escalation of our war on Afghanistan, is back on the show to talk about 911 and much more. What did 911 cause? What caused 911? Did Bin Laden win? How 911 has shaped our foreign and domestic policy. What crises might we be facing?
This week, Chief Victory Officer Eric Guy sits down with U.S. Army veteran, Captain in the Utah National Guard, serial entrepreneur, leadership consultant, and author Parker McCumber. With more than 15 years of military leadership experience, including time as a Forward Observer in Afghanistan, Parker has built multiple 6-, 7-, and 8-figure businesses across e-commerce, coaching, content, and real estate. Drawing from his military and business experience, Parker shares how founders can reduce dependency on themselves by creating clarity, leading with trust, and establishing non-negotiables. He also shares lessons from his book, “How The Hell Are You Doing This?”Check out our website: https://www.centerforvictory.com/
Mea Culpa speaks with lauded author and Afghanistan combat correspondent Ben John Anderson. Learn the truth behind the lies about America's longest war.To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
***Adnan Husain invited me to join him and Rabab Abdulhadi for livestream conversation on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 WTC attacks. This is first hour! We continued for another hour plus! To listen to the entire episode subscribe on Patreon or watch the episode on the EIAP YouTube channel*** Friday is the 25th Anniversary of 9/11/2001 and all that followed from the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon: the launching of the "Global War on Terrorism", the wars and occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the drone campaigns across Africa and Asia, the securitization and surveillance regimes threatening political rights, the globalizing of paradigms of Islamophobia. What do imperial/imperialist commemorations "forget" as if history began on 9/11/2001 or 10/7/2023? Some talk about the GWOT as history, but has it ended? The anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect upon the last twenty five years and the contrasts and continuities with contemporary conditions. Join me, Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi (San Francisco State University) and Sina Rahmani (East is a Podcast). Bring your comments and questions! Follow Sina's channel The East is a Podcast: https://youtube.com/@theeastisapodcast This discussion will also air on the YouTube channels the Arab and Middle East Ethnicities and Diasporas (AMED) led by Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi: https://youtube.com/amedsfsu2018 You can follow Teaching Palestine, AMED, and Dr. Abdulhadi on social media: Facebook: AMED STUDIES SFSU https://www.facebook.com/p/AMED-Studies-at-SFSU-100064100371121/ Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi: https://www.facebook.com/rabab.abdulhadi/ Instagram: @amedstudies https://www.instagram.com/amedstudies/ @teachingpalestine https://www.instagram.com/teachingpalestine/ @abdulhadirabab https://www.instagram.com/abdulhadirabab/?hl=en Twitter: @amedstudies https://twitter.com/amedstudies?s=21 @teachingpal https://twitter.com/teachingpal?s=11 @abdulhadirabab https://twitter.com/abdulhadirabab?s=11 Please support our fundraiser for students in Gaza taking my online course, Guerrilla History: Anticolonial Resistance History, Theory, Practice, for materials and supplies for their final history research projects and the costs to support an in-person version of the course starting in September for displaced students from Gaza on the campus of the American University in Cairo: https://chuffed.org/project/174168-support-a-third-round-of-spocs-for-gaza Support the show on Patreon or Substack, if you can (and get early access to episodes)! www.patreon.com/adnanhusain https://www.adnanahusain.substack.com Or make a one-time donation to the show and Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/adnanhusain Like, subscribe, share! Also available as audio podcast on all major platforms: https://adnanhusainshow.libsyn.com X: @adnanahusain Substack: adnanahusain.substack.com www.adnanhusain.org
Zahra Nader joins Dr. Sandie Morgan to discuss why, for nearly every five women killed in Afghanistan by their own families, only one man is ever arrested, and how a newsroom of journalists writing under pseudonyms is building the record no one else is keeping.Chapters(00:00) - Why Afghanistan Is the Battleground for Women's Rights (02:07) - Founding a Newsroom in Exile (08:23) - How Zan Times Protects Its Journalists (11:59) - Child Marriage and the Laws That Enable It (19:22) - The Collapse of Maternity Care (24:53) - Afghanistan as a Global Bellwether (29:20) - Femicide, Impunity, and the Zan Times Fellowship (31:35) - What Listeners Can Do About Zahra NaderZahra Nader is the founder and editor-in-chief of Zan Times, a women-led newsroom in exile reporting on human rights violations in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. She began her journalism career in Kabul in 2011, and in 2016 joined the New York Times bureau there, becoming the first Afghan woman to work with mainstream Western media inside the country. She moved to Canada in 2017 for graduate study and was still a doctoral student in gender and women's studies at York University when the Taliban retook Afghanistan in August 2021. She founded Zan Times in August 2022 with $30,000 she had saved to build a home in Kabul, and now runs it from Edmonton alongside a network of journalists who report from inside Afghanistan under pseudonyms. She briefed the UN Security Council in October 2022, and was a 2024–2025 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, where she studied sustainable funding models for exiled newsrooms.Key Points• Five years of Afghan women losing basic rights with no international consequence lowers the floor for what can be denied to women anywhere. International law has not prevented it, and that is the precedent that travels.• A newsroom reporting under an authoritarian regime protects people by compartmenting them. Zan Times journalists inside Afghanistan publish under pseudonyms, connect only to an editor, and do not know each other, so one arrest cannot expose the rest.• The Taliban's Code on Judicial Separation of Spouses removes any minimum marriage age. A father or grandfather can give a child into marriage without her consent, at any age.• School was the brake on early marriage, and it is gone. Parents used to defer marriage until a daughter finished school; with girls out of classrooms, Zan Times found families selling one-year-olds and two-year-olds for future marriage to settle debts.• The penalties encode the asymmetry. A man who beats his wife to visible injury, a broken bone, serves 15 days if she can prove it in court. A woman who goes to her parents and refuses to return, along with her parents, serves 3 months. Sandie converts it on air: 90 days against 15.• The 2025 US funding cut closed 445 clinics and hospitals and cut more than 3 million people off from healthcare. Rural women lost the mobile teams that were their only access to a midwife or a blood pressure check.• Restrictions push women out of healthcare even where they are still permitted to work. A Kandahar midwife supporting three children and a paralyzed father paid half her salary to a distant relative to pose as her brother, then stopped going in when the Taliban started asking for ID.• The countermeasure is documentation. Zan Times' femicide investigation across 10 provinces found roughly one arrest for every five women killed by a family member, with deaths certified as suicide despite visible signs of abuse. Subscribing to the newsletter at zantimes.com is the step the episode asks for.Resources• Zan Times• 'When she turns eight they will take her': rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage• 'I don't know how to save my daughter from her husband': the brutal reality of the Taliban's new marriage law• Inside the deadly collapse of maternity care in Afghanistan• 'Her face was beaten in': how Taliban rule ushered in a new era of women being killed• Statement by Zahra Nader at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security)
Army Major Mandy Feindt says Navy jet fuel contamination from the Red Hill water crisis poisoned her family — and when she spoke out, the military came after her.In this episode of Urban Valor, Mandy breaks down what happened after her family moved onto Ford Island in Hawaii, began getting severely sick, and later learned they had been exposed to contaminated water connected to the Red Hill fuel spill.She talks about her son's health issues, more than 800 family medical appointments, confronting Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, filing for whistleblower protection, and the retaliation she says followed.Mandy also shares what happened years later when her son was mistreated at a military Child Development Center, the fight to obtain video and records, and why she believes military systems too often protect the institution before the family.This is a story about Red Hill, military toxic exposure, whistleblower retaliation, military families, institutional betrayal, and what happens when a career Army officer decides she can't stay quiet.Mandy's message:Take a mess and turn it into a message.If you or your family were impacted by Red Hill, military toxic exposure, or a similar situation while serving, share your story below.Subscribe to Urban Valor for more unfiltered veteran and military stories.Chapters:0:00 Navy Jet Fuel Poisoned Our Family1:29 Meet Army Major Mandy Feindt2:43 Growing Up in a Military Family4:00 How 9/11 Changed Her Life6:17 Becoming an Army Officer8:07 Afghanistan & Casualty Operations12:48 Command, ROTC & Special Operations16:25 Moving to Hawaii18:50 The Dream House on Historic Ford Island20:19 Her Family Suddenly Gets Sick21:20 The Red Hill Fuel Spill24:39 The Navy Said the Water Was Safe27:54 Her Entire Family Ends Up in the Hospital29:23 Fighting for Military Children34:08 Speaking Out as an Active-Duty Officer38:40 From Hospital Bed to Public Advocacy41:06 Walking the Halls of Congress42:45 When the Retaliation Escalated44:55 Confronting the Secretary of the Navy46:52 “Nothing in Life Is Pure”48:31 Investigated After Confronting Navy Leadership49:08 Filing for Whistleblower Protection55:22 The Military's Flushing Operation58:21 More Than 800 Medical Appointments1:00:48 The Psychological Trauma of Contaminated Water1:01:15 “An American Military Asset Poisoning Americans”1:04:47 The Red Hill Lawsuit1:06:51 Why Long-Term Medical Monitoring Matters1:09:39 The VA Finally Recognizes Red Hill1:11:20 “There's the Door”1:12:39 Why She Refused to Stay Silent1:14:46 Native Hawaiians & Military Families Unite1:16:15 How Does This Happen in the U.S. Military?1:20:26 Why Families Weren't Properly Tested1:22:39 Institutional Betrayal1:27:26 Trusting the Military Again1:28:24 Her Son's Daycare Incident1:30:00 Discovering the Abuse1:34:34 The Army Promises to Handle It1:37:08 The Same Teacher Comes Back1:38:01 Fighting to Preserve the Evidence1:41:48 The Military Says It Wasn't Abuse1:44:03 Why the Secretary of the Army Wouldn't Meet Her1:46:24 Parents Barred From the Hearing1:47:16 The Video Evidence Disappears1:49:39 What the Remaining Video Showed1:51:28 Military Daycare Oversight1:53:36 CPS Substantiates Child Abuse1:56:30 The Teachers Returned to Work1:59:02 The FOIA Records2:00:18 “You Poisoned My Kids”2:01:06 The Fight Is Still Ongoing2:03:31 Retaliation Over Protecting Her Son2:06:52 Why Speaking Up Comes With a Cost2:07:12 Her Whistleblower Case Is Substantiated2:09:43 Will Her Children Ever Serve?2:12:36 The Military Recruiting Problem2:14:14 What Military Families Need to Know2:14:51 What's Next for Mandy2:16:13 Turning a Mess Into a Message
Table of Contents: The Banned 2001 Fox News Segment That Suggests Israel/Mossad Involvement in 9/11 Attacks [VIDEO] Why Few Talk About the Day Before 9/11–One Day Before 9/11: Donald Rumsfeld Admits the Pentagon Lost Track of $2.3 TRILLION [VIDEO]: THAT’S NOT SUSPICIOUS AT ALL! Stunning Facts About 9-11 Psyop The U.S. Government Has Perpetuated Against Its Citizens Demon Possessed Muslim man shouts “allahu akbar” outside NYC City Hall on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 In 2001, New York City was a much better place to live than it is now–If you can believe it, all forms of crime were dropping and the murder rate was the lowest that it had been since the 1960s. But today things are much different. Violent predators roam the streets and drug addicts go the bathroom right in the middle of the street. When the pavement gets hot, you can literally smell the urine wherever you go. The new Muslim mayor is also a Democratic Socialist, Muslims conduct huge public prayer services in Times Square, and new mosques are going up all over the city! At this point, approximately 535,000 “undocumented immigrant invaders” live in the Big Apple–No city in the United States has more! The Muslim population has exploded in America since 9/11–The Muslim population is up 145% since 9/11 – Over 5.5 million Muslims are now in America – 59% of adult Muslims in America are foreign born – 202,000 are from Afghanistan – 201,000 are from Pakistan – 119,000 are from Iran – 66,000 are from Yemen – 65,000 are from Syria–As a result, the number of new mosques in America has exploded! Current estimates show the amount of mosques in America somewhere between 3,000-4,000 and growing when you add in prayer rooms and Islamic centers–The answer is mass deportations and an outright ban on immigration from Islamic countries–If we don't stop this now we will end up an Islamic country like where the UK is headed! Mind blowing data: – There been over 65,000 Islam terror attacks since 9/11 across 70 countries – The world's 4 other major religions, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Buddhism make up 2% of all religiously motivated terror attacks – Muslims are responsible for the other 98%–So the world doesn't really have a terrorist problem, the world has a Muslim problem! Lying Virtue Signaling NYC Scum Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani says that the real victim of 9/11 was his aunt (who is probably fake) because she was too afraid to ride the subway in her hijab! Footage of a man weeping over the site of his fallen loved one in NYC on 9-11–Contrasted with these two absolute ghouls smiling and laughing–Mamdani and AOC are spotted laughing with each other as people cry while the names of those who died are read during the 9/11 Memorial in New York City! Notorious Demon Poccessed NYC transgender activist freak wearing devil horns rips pages out of a Bible in front of the cops and 911 mourners! The Satanic Islamic Takeover of the UK is in full swing with the corrupt UK Christian Persecution By Muslims Surges in Iran: At Least 33 Ministers Killed & More Than 130 Arrested—Matthew 13:49 KJV: So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just… Muslim Sharia Actions Are Illegal Under the US Constitution TRAITORIOUS BRITISH GOVERNMENT COORDINATED PRE-PLANNED MUSLIM INVASION OF ENGLAND! If this isn’t treason against the Irish people, what is? This is white genocide. Cultural suicide. The great replacement. BEWARE, PARENTS! Washington Is Letting the Muslim Brotherhood Convert Your Children to Islam in Public Schools–The Department of Education just told you to send them back “with confidence”–Matthew 25:46 KJV: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. PDF: Emergency Freedom Alerts 9-14-26 Click Here To Play The Part 2 Audio Source
Faire des études, décrocher un diplôme, accéder au métier de son choix… Un souhait hors de portée pour les jeunes Afghanes. Depuis le retour au pouvoir des Talibans en Afghanistan en 2021, les jeunes filles n'ont plus le droit d'aller à l'école après l'âge de 12 ans. Une interdiction parmi tant d'autres, dans le pays le plus liberticide au monde envers les femmes.Pourtant, certaines adolescentes continuent d'apprendre en cachette, grâce à des enseignants qui leur font cours dans des écoles clandestines. Elles se réunissent chez des particuliers pour bénéficier de leçons de mathématiques ou d'anglais. Une initiative soutenue par l'association française FemAid, qui intervient auprès des femmes et des enfants dans les pays en guerre.Louise Simondet, correspondante du Parisien dans la région, s'est rendue à Kaboul dans ces écoles qui bravent l'interdit. Elle raconte son reportage dans Code source.Écoutez Code source sur toutes les plates-formes audio : Apple Podcast (iPhone, iPad), Amazon Music, Podcast Addict ou Castbox, Deezer, Spotify.Crédits. Direction de la rédaction : Pierre Chausse - Rédacteur en chef : Jules Lavie - Reporter : Judith Perret - Production : Thibault Lambert, Jules Lavie - Réalisation et mixage : Pierre Chaffanjon - Photo : LP/Louise SIMONDET - Musiques : François Clos, Audio Network. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
Marcus “Doc” Haralson: The Man Who Refuses to Live a Normal LifeEpisode 129 of The Wild Chaos Podcast is streaming NOW on YouTube and all major podcast platforms! Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/Mf-C-qkBa3QMarcus “Doc” Haralson has spent most of his life refusing to live normally.A former Navy Corpsman who served alongside Marines, Afghanistan contractor, longtime fly-fishing guide, entrepreneur, sailor and self-described adventure junkie, Doc has spent decades chasing the next challenge, the next destination and occasionally the thin line between adventure and disaster.Bam and Doc go back years. They met while working in Afghanistan, and Episode 129 is less of a traditional interview and more like two old friends sitting down and unpacking a lifetime of chaos.Doc opens up about growing up in Corpus Christi, fighting constantly as a kid, leaving home young, complicated family relationships and the experiences that built his obsession with independence and freedom.They dive into life as a Navy Corpsman attached to Marines, Marine Corps culture, hazing, barracks stories, combat medicine, ridiculous medical calls and why the relationship between Marines and a trusted Corpsman is unlike almost anything else in the military.Then Doc tells one of the wildest stories of the episode.While attempting a roughly 200-mile solo sailing challenge in Texas, a storm overtook him. His boat flipped, his gear scattered across the water and Doc spent an exhausting fight trying to recover before reaching the point where he could barely use his arms.The Coast Guard started looking for him.Strangers eventually found him.And afterward, Doc realized something much bigger about the way he'd been living his life.For years he thought he was chasing adventure.Looking back, he believes he was actually chasing death just to feel alive.The conversation also dives into van life, marriage, freedom, entrepreneurship, building Dillo Light from an idea into a real product, leaving conventional careers behind and the uncomfortable reality of betting on yourself.This episode is funny, reckless, philosophical and exactly what happens when two friends with years of history stop interviewing each other and just talk.Episode 129 of The Wild Chaos Podcast with Marcus “Doc” Haralson is streaming now.Watch on YouTube or listen everywhere you get your podcasts.
Tom Cotton is an unusual figure in American politics. Harvard-educated, a former Army officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, highly disciplined and seemingly determined to succeed, he has built what looks like the perfect résumé for a Republican politician.So why does Rob Morris think Tom Cotton should never become President?In this episode of The More Freedom Foundation Podcast, Rob takes a closer look at the ideas behind the increasingly prominent American senator. We discuss Cotton's extraordinary career, his military service, his carefully constructed path into politics, his intelligence and work ethic , and the almost complete absence of charisma that makes it difficult to imagine him winning the White House.But beneath the jokes about his incredibly boring speeches is a much more serious concern. Cotton is one of America's most committed advocates of military force, and Rob argues that his influence over US foreign policy deserves far more attention. We look at his views on Iran, Yemen and the wider Middle East, his opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, and the consequences of a politician with such a strong appetite for war potentially spending decades in the US Senate.Is Tom Cotton simply an exceptionally impressive politician whose foreign-policy instincts are deeply troubling? Or is he exactly the kind of politician America should be paying more attention to?Either way, Rob's conclusion is clear: please don't make this man President.Robs LinksSubstackPatreonWebsiteBooksTwitterTikTok
Five years after the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan, one young woman says she feels like her home has become her jail. She once went to school and worked with a Canadian NGO, but now says she's afraid to leave her house, and hopes the Canadian government can help.
In his first year atop the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth rebranded himself as a secretary of war, not defense. And the changes didn't stop there. Under his leadership, the department has announced that all “warfighters” 30 and older will be tested for testosterone deficiency, and that they would be judged on their appearance and grooming. But possibly the most profound change has been a shake-up in the highest ranks of the armed forces. Top officers—especially in the Army—have been stymied, pushed out or fired. Michael Gordon and Lara Seligman join host Alex Ossola to discuss Hegseth's approach, as well as the possible consequences of fast turnover in the highest echelons of the world's most powerful military. Further Reading: Trump Fires Top Pentagon Officers in Sweeping Overhaul Hegseth Cuts Army Commander's Storied Career Short as Part of Broader Shake-Up Hegseth Blocks Eight Navy Senior Officer Promotions Pete Hegseth Army Chief Pick in Jeopardy Over Republican Objections Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Resigns After Months of Friction With Hegseth New Drone Unit to Be Phased Out as Hegseth's Army Pick Makes His Mark Tillis Wants Hegseth Fired. Is the Pentagon Chief in Trouble? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Lyse Doucet, the BBC's chief international correspondent, meets Afghanistan's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi as the Taliban seeks greater international recognition. The Taliban returned to power five years ago but Russia is still the only country to have formally recognised their rule. Afghanistan is pushing for stronger diplomatic relations, but their treatment of women and girls remains one of the biggest obstacles. We ask the foreign minister why Afghan women and girls are facing growing restrictions on education, work and public life. “The conduct with women shouldn't be looked at through the glasses of western culture and tradition. Afghan values should be considered... You can wander around Afghanistan, in Kabul in the cities, see the way women work, do business or go to elementary schools or to Madrassas, the situation isn't the way it can be interpreted,” he says.Afghanistan also needs more aid and investment in the midst of a deepening humanitarian and economic crisis. Are the Taliban prepared to do more to achieve full international recognition?(Image: Amir Khan Muttaqi. Credit: Reuters)Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterviewBBC on social media.The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes with the UN secretary General Antonio Guterres, the former Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet and the film director Christopher Nolan. You can listen on the BBC World Service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 0800 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out three times a week on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: Lyse Doucet Producer: Farhana Haider
David L. Gillespie, Lt Col, USAF (Ret), has spent more than 35 years leading in military intelligence, public policy, executive program development, and national service. His career included deployments and service connected to six major operational conflicts and campaigns, including Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Afghanistan. Now, David is channeling a very different kind of mission into storytelling. He is the award-winning author of Floo Flocky Doo to the Rescue, a rhyming children's picture book inspired by the imagination of his youngest daughter and built around adventure, color, kindness, and unforgettable characters. In this episode of I Am Refocused Radio, David shares lessons from decades of leadership and service, the experiences that shaped his perspective, and why imagination remains powerful at every stage of life. We also explore his transition from military and executive leadership into children's literature, the family inspiration behind Floo Flocky Doo, and what he hopes young readers and their families carry with them long after the final page. It's a conversation about service, leadership, family, creativity, reinvention, and discovering that a new chapter can begin when you least expect it.https://www.flooflockydoo.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.Subscribe now at YouTube.com/@RefocusedNetworkThank you for your time.
Biden's Afghanistan blunder allows the GOP to pivot away from their election insanity and escape culpability from the real story. Mass death is coming to MAGA country. ICU's are full and health care systems on verge of collapse. Kurt Eichenwald joins Mea Culpa to discuss it all.To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
We can't afford to let lies go down the memory hole, like we have the other wars we were lied into. Sadly, it's clear now that neither Bush nor Cheney will be held accountable for their lies or for the American, Afghan, and Iraqi blood and treasure they cost. If the media refuses to mention the Bush/Cheney lies on this anniversary of 9/11, it's all the more important that the rest of us use this opportunity to do so. Pass it on.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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 common cause. Hezbollah taught al-Qaeda how to kill at scale...
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, American Potential host David From sits down with John Byrnes, Strategic Director for Concerned Veterans for America, to remember the day that changed America and reflect on its lasting impact. John was a college student and National Guard soldier in New York City when the attacks began. He recalls hearing the sirens racing toward Lower Manhattan, watching the first tower collapse, and immediately reporting to his armory. By that evening, John and his fellow soldiers were providing security near Ground Zero, where he would spend nearly two weeks alongside police officers, firefighters, and other first responders during the rescue and recovery efforts. John also shares how 9/11 changed the direction of his own life, eventually leading to deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and David reflect on the thousands of lives lost, the Americans who answered the call to serve, and the extraordinary unity that swept across the country in the days and weeks following the attacks. Twenty-five years later, John looks back at the lessons of that day, the decisions America made in its aftermath, and why remembering our history remains essential to the country's future.
September 11, 2026 – 6am:Morning Joe reflects on 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacksWSJ Editorial Board: The 9/11 lessons for next timeThe Bulwark: ‘A Letter to Myself' by Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.)The families of 9/11 victims remember their loved ones: Willie Giest interviews Anthoula Katsimatides who lost her brother, FDNY firefighter John Katsimatides on 9/11 To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this special episode of the Danger Close Podcast, I sit down with national security expert and New York Times bestselling author Peter Bergen. We discuss Peter's interview with Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1997, his visit to the compound where the leader of al-Qaeda met his fate in Abbottabad, Pakistan in 2011, the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan 2021, and what that has transpired on the world stage since. His new book, ALL THE PRESIDENTS' WARS, explores our response to 9/11, the growth of the CIA's armed drone program, the transformation of U.S. Special Operations Forces and CIA paramilitary units, and the role of the NSA in penetrating terrorist communications. The book also examines bin Laden's escape from Tora Bora in late 2001, the decision to invade Iraq, the Saudi connection to 9/11, and the foreign policy decisions of four administrations that extended the War on Terror for two decades and set the conditions for the current conflict with Iran. Peter's book ALL THE PRESIDENTS' WARS is available now.
A.M. Edition for Sept. 11. The vice president is increasingly looking like a presidential candidate, but some Republicans want Marco Rubio. We wrap up the GOP's midterm convention with a look at Vance's prime-time speech. Plus, investors hold their breath before today's pivotal U.S. inflation report. And we'll look back on 25 years of the global war on terror with WSJ national security correspondents Michael R. Gordon and David S. Cloud. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Episode 4223 │ September 11, 2026 American soldiers rode horses into battle for the first time since World War II. They had never ridden before. They had eighteen days to learn. WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS Scott Kesterson marks the 25th anniversary of September 11th by first remembering the astonishing thirty days of national unity that followed the attacks — Canadians opening their homes to stranded Americans, strangers handing cash to people in need at highway off-ramps, a nation that briefly set aside every division to grieve and help as one — before turning to the story of the Fifth Special Forces Group's Operation Detachment Alphas, twelve-man teams flown into Afghanistan through sandstorm and near-zero visibility to link up with Northern Alliance fighters who had never met them, learning to ride ill-fitting Afghan saddles by force of necessity and calling in the first close-air B-52 support since Vietnam to topple the Taliban regime within a month. Scott reads the actual Special Forces prayer alongside firsthand accounts from Task Force Dagger veterans, documenting the friendly-fire tragedy that killed three Americans on December 5, 2001, and the full casualty accounting of both the Afghanistan war and the original attacks, closing with a memorial prayer written for the 25th anniversary that asks not for an explanation of evil but for the harder peace that carries a scar and still chooses to build. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED What happened in America during the thirty days following September 11th — and why does Scott argue that the nationwide outpouring of generosity, from Canadian radio callers offering strangers a place to stay to drivers handing cash out their windows, represents one of the most remarkable and under appreciated responses in the nation's history? What was Task Force Dagger, and why did the Fifth Special Forces Group end up riding horses into combat for the first time since World War II — and what does the eighteen-day insertion delay, the improvised tack, and the first close-air B-52 support since Vietnam reveal about how unconventional this fight actually was? What does the full casualty accounting — nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11, over 2,400 American service members killed in the twenty-year Afghanistan war that followed — demand of a nation twenty-five years later, and what does Scott's memorial prayer ask for instead of an explanation of the evil behind it? ABOUT BARDSFM BardsFM is a daily independent podcast covering faith, liberty, history, and information warfare. Hosted by Scott Kesterson — combat veteran, documentary filmmaker, and rancher. Over 4,100 episodes and 50 million lifetime downloads. New episodes every weekday. bards.fm This episode was researched and produced under the Spatial Terra Intelligence Methodology (STIM v5) — the analytical framework built by Scott Kesterson — with AI-assisted research synthesis at a 70/30 human/AI authorship ratio, fully disclosed. All analysis, conclusions, and editorial judgments are those of Scott Kesterson. BardsFM's archive includes hundreds of episodes on prayer, scripture, and walking the Way of Christ — available free in the full episode catalog. DOWNLOADS Citizen's Guide - Community Organizing Against Data Centers: click here Citizen's Guide - Auditing Automatic License Plate Readers: click here Citizen's Guide - Auditing Your State's Driver License Data: click here AFFILIATE LINKS Bards Nation Health Store: www.bardsnationhealth.com MYPillow promo code: BARDS >> Go to https://www.mypillow.com/bards and use the promo code BARDS or... Call 1-800-975-2939. EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here Treadlite Broadforks...best garden tool EVER. Promo code BARDS26: TreadliteBroadforks.com EnviroKlenz Air Purification, promo code BARDS to save 10%: www.enviroklenz.com Morning Intro Music Provided by Brian Kahanek: www.briankahanek.com Founders Bible 20% discount code: BARDS >>> TheFoundersBible.com Windblown Media 20% Discount with promo code BARDS: windblownmedia.com White Oak Pastures Grassfed Meats, Get $20 off any order $150 or more. Promo Code BARDS: www.whiteoakpastures.com/BARDS Mission Darkness Faraday Bags and RF Shielding. Promo code BARDS: Click here DONATIONS: If you wish to support this podcast directly you can donate here... DONATE: Click here MAILING ADDRESS: Xpedition Cafe, LLC Attn. Scott Kesterson 591 E Central Ave, #740 Sutherlin, OR 97479
Join Jim and Greg for this special 3 Martini Lunch as they remember 25 years since the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, and in the skies over Pennsylvania, that changed our nation forever. First, they briefly share their own experiences from being in Washington on September 11, 2001. Then they consider the significant ways our nation and our world have changed since that horrible day.Next, they discuss the devastating realization five years ago that the Taliban would be back in power nearly 20 years after our military response to the 9/11 attacks began.Then, they consider how to approach the subject with children, young adults, or anyone too young to remember what 9/11 was like. Greg shares his family's powerful visit to the Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania and Jim remembers how a trip to the Newseum in D.C. made an impact on his kids.Finally, they remember the inspirational moments that emerged from 9/11 and the days that followed.Please visit our great sponsors:ZocDocYour health matters and taking care of yourself shouldn't be complicated. Find and book the right doctor with Zocdoc. Head to http://ZocDoc.com/3ML #sponsoredLarinecoRight now, Larineco is offering our listeners up to 50% off at https://BuyLarine.com/3MLNew episodes every weekday.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comAzam is an international investigative reporter for the New York Times. He used to be the Times bureau chief in Afghanistan, as well as Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. He won a Pulitzer last year for his work on the US intervention in Afghanistan, among other awards. He's also the author of Fear Is Just A Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance. I discovered him simply by reading the paper and noticing an extraordinary ability to ferret out the truth. In conversation, Azam did not disappoint. A polished transcript is here, including money quotes from the chat. Below are timestamps for the main sections of the pod:05:23: Growing up in a Pakistani family in a small-town Virginia10:36: The value of fiction over nonfiction22:26: Azam's time reporting on Wall Street, and then the horrors in Afghanistan46:24: A deep dive into a terrifying new wave of synthetic drugs1:03:56: The violent settlers in the West Bank and the Israeli officials speaking outFor two clips of the episode — on the new wave of dangerous drugs, and the Israeli government arming the West Bank settlers — head to our YouTube page.Other topics: the lack of bigotry in Azam's upbringing in the South; how UVA was more tribal than his high school; the war on terror; nation-building; how little the US understood Afghanistan; funding warlords against the Taliban; not talking to Taliban officials; US propaganda and lies; a story of suicide; Estonia beating fentanyl; the mega-potency of new drugs like nitazenes; drug-soaked paper causing overdoses in US prisons; why targeting suppliers doesn't work anymore; harm reduction and Narcan; methadone; decriminalization in Portugal; the popularity of weed; the cynicism and evil of Hamas; dead kids in Gaza and US bombs; the depravity of Ben-Gvir; high-ranking Israelis against the settlements; and Bibi's polling for the coming election.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy. Coming up: Emily Eakin on postmodernism, Jake Weisberg on the cowards who caved to Trump, Michael Lewis on the federal workers who fought back, and Arianna Huffington on living well. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.
Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, what has happened to the country that came together in the aftermath of the attacks?In this episode of Conversations That Matter, Jon Harris reflects on his memories of 9/11 as a twelve-year-old living north of New York City, the fear and patriotism that followed, and the way the attacks transformed American politics and culture.He discusses the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the growth of the surveillance state, declining trust in government and other institutions, immigration and changing demographics, the rise of political cynicism, and the way Americans came to view their own history and institutions differently.But the episode is ultimately about more than 9/11. Harris argues that recovering a healthy American identity requires more than nostalgia. It requires personal responsibility, strong families, local and national identity, functioning institutions, and a genuine Christian faith.The country came together after 9/11, but cultural unity based only on emotion could not last. The deeper question is whether Americans can recover the convictions and institutions necessary to hold a nation together.Chapters:0:00 Remembering 9/111:03 The morning America was attacked3:47 Realizing we were under attack5:27 The patriotism after 9/118:52 The post-9/11 political narrative10:56 Iraq, Afghanistan, and the loss of trust12:51 The surveillance state and changing America18:42 The rise of political cynicism23:25 How do we get out of this?27:09 Christianity, identity, and America28:48 Remembering the unity after 9/1129:57 What we should teach our childrenSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/conversations-that-matter8971/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Join Jim and Greg for this special 3 Martini Lunch as they remember 25 years since the terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, and in the skies over Pennsylvania, that changed our nation forever. First, they briefly share their own experiences from being in Washington on September 11, 2001. Then they consider the significant […]
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Episode 4222 │ September 10, 2026 What was lost wasn't physical. It was spiritual. We ceded our authority from God to the state — and we've never once asked for it back. WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS Scott Kesterson reflects on September 10th as a date more significant than the anniversary that follows it — the last day America still functioned as what he calls an analog nation, one still operating on the founding premise that rights come from God, before a single attack triggered the Patriot Act's passage six weeks later and permanently restructured the relationship between government and the citizen's communications, finances, and privacy. Drawing on his own service in Afghanistan and firsthand conversations with the people America was told to fear, Scott argues the deeper national wound was never the physical destruction of that day but the spiritual one — a naive, unquestioning nation that turned to government for vengeance and safety rather than to God, opening a door that has since produced mass surveillance, a permanent digital record with no mechanism for forgiveness, and a fresh iteration of the same Middle East entanglement now unfolding with Iran under a nearly identical mercantile logic. The episode closes with a direct charge: read the Declaration of Independence in full on this day, understand that the Revolution was fought on its foundation and not the Constitution's, and recognize that the authority lost was never taken by any foreign enemy but surrendered voluntarily to an institution that has never once given it back. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED What does Scott mean when he says America was still an "analog nation" on September 10, 2001 — and why does he argue that the absence of smartphones, social media, and mass surveillance infrastructure at that moment made the nation's subsequent transformation all the more consequential? What did the Patriot Act actually restructure when it passed six weeks after the attacks — and why does Scott argue that the authority transferred from citizen to state in that document has never been reclaimed, only expanded, in the twenty-five years since? What did Scott's own experience in Afghanistan reveal about the people America was told to fear — and why does he argue that the same narrative pattern used to justify that war is being replayed today in the buildup toward conflict with Iran? ABOUT BARDSFM BardsFM is a daily independent podcast covering faith, liberty, history, and information warfare. Hosted by Scott Kesterson — combat veteran, documentary filmmaker, and rancher. Over 4,100 episodes and 50 million lifetime downloads. New episodes every weekday. bards.fm This episode was researched and produced under the Spatial Terra Intelligence Methodology (STIM v5) — the analytical framework built by Scott Kesterson — with AI-assisted research synthesis at a 70/30 human/AI authorship ratio, fully disclosed. All analysis, conclusions, and editorial judgments are those of Scott Kesterson. BardsFM's archive includes hundreds of episodes on prayer, scripture, and walking the Way of Christ — available free in the full episode catalog. DOWNLOADS Citizen's Guide - Community Organizing Against Data Centers: click here Citizen's Guide - Auditing Automatic License Plate Readers: click here Citizen's Guide - Auditing Your State's Driver License Data: click here AFFILIATE LINKS Bards Nation Health Store: www.bardsnationhealth.com MYPillow promo code: BARDS >> Go to https://www.mypillow.com/bards and use the promo code BARDS or... Call 1-800-975-2939. EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here Treadlite Broadforks...best garden tool EVER. Promo code BARDS26: TreadliteBroadforks.com EnviroKlenz Air Purification, promo code BARDS to save 10%: www.enviroklenz.com Morning Intro Music Provided by Brian Kahanek: www.briankahanek.com Founders Bible 20% discount code: BARDS >>> TheFoundersBible.com Windblown Media 20% Discount with promo code BARDS: windblownmedia.com White Oak Pastures Grassfed Meats, Get $20 off any order $150 or more. Promo Code BARDS: www.whiteoakpastures.com/BARDS Mission Darkness Faraday Bags and RF Shielding. Promo code BARDS: Click here DONATIONS: If you wish to support this podcast directly you can donate here... DONATE: Click here MAILING ADDRESS: Xpedition Cafe, LLC Attn. Scott Kesterson 591 E Central Ave, #740 Sutherlin, OR 97479
Episode 4221 │ September 9, 2026 Someone sent a postcard saying Scott must be very sick. He's not. He's just done pretending the grind was ever sustainable. Here is the story. WHAT THIS EPISODE COVERS Scott Kesterson steps away from the research format for an unscripted night show addressing months of listener concern about a slower production schedule — walking through the full arc of a year-61 life reset that began in prayer, led him to sell most of his cattle herd, give up his chickens, and scale a podcast t to a sustainable pace and focus, all in service of refilling a creative and spiritual well he says had run completely dry after seven years and over 4,200 episodes. Scott traces the deeper cost of that grind — an eighteen-month stretch of hip pain rated six to eight out of ten, a near-decision to shut the podcast down entirely in 2025, and the personal writing projects, including three fully outlined books, that only resumed once he stepped back — before landing on the episode's real thesis: a direct challenge to what he calls the judgmental core of American Christian culture, illustrated by a Facebook video of an atheist debater he saw not as an enemy to defeat but as a frightened person building walls, and his own hard turn away from calling himself a Christian toward simply being a follower of the way of Christ. The episode closes with Scott's charge that the antidote to a culture addicted to blame and division is not louder condemnation but construction — becoming builders in community rather than complainers, and choosing to love the neighbor across every line, political or religious, rather than waiting for them to agree first. KEY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED What led Scott to sell most of his cattle herd, give up his chickens, and scale back podcast production after seven years and over 4,200 episodes — and why does he describe the eighteen months leading into that decision as some of the most spiritually and emotionally brutal of his life? Why does Scott argue that most American Christian culture has replaced the simple call to love your neighbor with condemnation, prosperity gospel theater, and reflexive tribal blame — and what did watching a Facebook debate between a pastor and a hardened atheist reveal to him about seeing people through fear rather than judgment? What does Scott mean when he says his role now is to be a builder rather than a complainer — and why does he connect that directly to his own experience sitting across from Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, where genuine respect was possible despite deep enmity, compared to the division he now sees at home? ABOUT BARDSFM BardsFM is a daily independent podcast covering faith, liberty, history, and information warfare. Hosted by Scott Kesterson — combat veteran, documentary filmmaker, and rancher. Over 4,100 episodes and 50 million lifetime downloads. New episodes every weekday. bards.fm This episode was researched and produced under the Spatial Terra Intelligence Methodology (STIM v5) — the analytical framework built by Scott Kesterson — with AI-assisted research synthesis at a 70/30 human/AI authorship ratio, fully disclosed. All analysis, conclusions, and editorial judgments are those of Scott Kesterson. BardsFM's archive includes hundreds of episodes on prayer, scripture, and walking the Way of Christ — available free in the full episode catalog. DOWNLOADS Citizen's Guide - Community Organizing Against Data Centers: click here Citizen's Guide - Auditing Automatic License Plate Readers: click here Citizen's Guide - Auditing Your State's Driver License Data: click here AFFILIATE LINKS Bards Nation Health Store: www.bardsnationhealth.com MYPillow promo code: BARDS >> Go to https://www.mypillow.com/bards and use the promo code BARDS or... Call 1-800-975-2939. EMPShield protect your vehicles and home. Promo code BARDS: Click here Treadlite Broadforks...best garden tool EVER. Promo code BARDS26: TreadliteBroadforks.com EnviroKlenz Air Purification, promo code BARDS to save 10%: www.enviroklenz.com Morning Intro Music Provided by Brian Kahanek: www.briankahanek.com Founders Bible 20% discount code: BARDS >>> TheFoundersBible.com Windblown Media 20% Discount with promo code BARDS: windblownmedia.com White Oak Pastures Grassfed Meats, Get $20 off any order $150 or more. Promo Code BARDS: www.whiteoakpastures.com/BARDS Mission Darkness Faraday Bags and RF Shielding. Promo code BARDS: Click here DONATIONS: If you wish to support this podcast directly you can donate here... DONATE: Click here MAILING ADDRESS: Xpedition Cafe, LLC Attn. Scott Kesterson 591 E Central Ave, #740 Sutherlin, OR 97479