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When federal law enforcement raids the wrong home, do innocent homeowners have any legal recourse? The answer is more complicated than one might expect. Over the years, the Supreme Court has limited the ability to bring constitutional claims against federal officers, citing the absence of a congressionally authorized cause of action. However, Congress has provided a remedy for certain torts committed by federal law enforcement through the law-enforcement proviso of the Federal Tort Claims Act—legislation enacted in response to notorious federal raids in the 1970s. Yet even this statutory remedy may fall short today.In Martin v. United States, the Supreme Court will determine whether the law-enforcement proviso can overcome sovereign immunity and whether an innocent family, whose home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team, has a path to relief. Join us for an in-depth discussion on the implications of this case and the broader question of accountability for federal law enforcement.Featuring: Patrick Jaicomo, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice

Send us a textWelcome to part one of a special two part show with former FBI Special Agent, Zach Schoffstall. Zach started serving his country as an intelligence officer in the United States air force where he was stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan for four years. He then continued to serve his country transitioning from his military career to becoming a special agent in the FBI where he served for 16 years. While at the FBI, Zach rose to the rank of Supervisory Special Agent working at a variety of work locations throughout the United States and variety of assignments including, teaching practical applications, tactics, and firearms, SWAT operator and team leader, being on the Joint Terrorism Task Force, Safe Streets Gang Task Force, DEA Narcotics Task Force, and Virginia State Police Narcotics Task Force, and eventually Provided leadership as the Supervisory Senior Special Agent in charge of all counterterrorism and criminal investigations in North Idaho.  Due to a series of events that were politically motivated, and illegal, his life was turned upside down and was eventually terminated for upholding the law and doing the right thing.This is a story of corruption and abuse of power that went to the top of the FBI food chain. Zach and his family were punished for him standing up to his corrupt supervisors who bent to political pressure, instead of following the law and doing the right thing. Zach never imagined that “Never embarrass the bureau” mantra would have cost him so much and forced him into being a whistleblower, and eventually costing him his distinguished career. I wanted you all to get to know Zach, the man and his life and career progression. You can't help but like this guy. He served his country in many ways and was thrown under the bus by the agency that he devoted his life to. So, this episode is mostly devoted to that. Next week's episode will dive deeper into the ugly circumstances that cost this good man his career.In today's episode we discuss:.·      How does a kid from Montana who was thinking of becoming a race car driver become an FBI agent?. ·      Zach's path into military duty. What exactly does an intelligence officer do?·      Zach's distinguished career progression with the FBI. ·      Zach being SWAT and firearms instructor. What exactly is a FBI SWAT operator?·      Working on task forces.·      Transferred to Idaho as a boss. What was that rank and responsibilities?·      Two big issues Zach was forewarned about, US Attorney's office and Violent crime task force. How did this play out?·      What Zach thought of FBI leadership at this point of his career. Visit Zach on Instagram at zach_schoffstallCheck out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel!Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!What would you do if you lost the one you loved the most? How far would you go to quench your thirst for vengeance?https://a.co/d/2UsJPbaSupport the show

A woman in Illinois is shot dead outside her home, and police say it was a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by her girlfriend’s estranged husband. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of an Atlanta family that says they were traumatized when their home was mistakenly raided by an FBI SWAT team. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is D Werkmeister, author of the book Volk. Born and raised in Nebraska, Darin Werkmeister now lives outside of Philadelphia PA, where he was an FBI street agent for 21 years. During that time, he investigated White Collar Crime, Organized Crime, Money Laundering, and Domestic Terrorism. While in Philadelphia, he was an eight-year member of the FBI SWAT team. Prior to the FBI he was a Marine Corps officer. VOLK is his first novel. In my book review, I stated Volk is an FBI thriller with a shapeshifter. I can honestly say that I wasn't sure what I would think about this novel and told Darin that I might not be his audience - werewolves are just not my thing. However, his characters are so strong and engaging, and the storyline so realistic (despite the werewolves), that I couldn't put it down. Terri Watson is the main FBI agent. She is working the case of her career when she sees the beast. But who can she tell? Imagine seeing a werewolf and trying to explain that to your boss. Instead, Terri takes matters into her own hands, and the result is ... let's just say a great twist to the normal FBI thriller story! I enjoyed that we see things from Terri's point of view as well as the wolf's. And Darin made it easy by making all of the wolf's thoughts in first person, present tense. It was rather spooky to be in the head of a werewolf, but this change in POV and tense really added to the story. If you love a good thriller/suspense, even if you don't normally go for shapeshifters, I think you'll love this book. I know I did! Subscribe to Online for Authors to learn about more great books! https://www.youtube.com/@onlineforauthors?sub_confirmation=1 Join the Novels N Latte Book Club community to discuss this and other books with like-minded readers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3576519880426290 You can follow Author D Werkmeister Website: www.thestorywerks.com FB: @D. Werkmeister - Author IG: @Werkmeister.author   Purchase Volk on Amazon: Paperback: https://amzn.to/3TJR1or eBook: https://amzn.to/47KoDrY Audible: https://amzn.to/3TJR1or   Teri M Brown, Author and Podcast Host: https://www.terimbrown.com FB: @TeriMBrownAuthor IG: @terimbrown_author X: @terimbrown1   #dwerkmeister #volk #thriller #shapeshifter #terimbrownauthor #authorpodcast #onlineforauthors #characterdriven #researchjunkie #awardwinningauthor #podcasthost #podcast #readerpodcast #bookpodcast #writerpodcast #author #books #goodreads #bookclub #fiction #writer #bookreview *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

RHOSL stars Whitney Rose & Heather Gay join us live in studio to chat all things housewives! The girls chat about the big bust up, their feud, what they've been up to while in Australia and so much more. Have a listen for all the juicy goss...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Mark Levin Show, Mark's interview with former FEC commissioner is part of the reason why the Alvin Bragg judge, Juan Merchan, will not allow Professor Bradley Smith to testify – because he will completely torpedo anything left of this Stalinist show trial. Smith made it clear that this Stormy Daniels NDA did not violate federal election law. The Biden propaganda networks have been pushing the Trump/Hitler comparisons through the word “Reich” and falsely accusing Trump of posting pro-Nazi advertisements. During previous times of economic hardship, many Americans have turned to fast food and processed food, but that is no longer an option with Bidenomics. President Biden is destroying the economy from the top down and killing the working class while using the power of government to advance his Democrat Marxist ideologies like student loan forgiveness. There was no need for an FBI SWAT team or criminal warrant to search Mar-A-Lago for documents, and the situation could have been handled civilly but AG Merrick Garland chose a different path. This was the most dangerous irresponsible SWAT act in American history and 100% unnecessary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, there was no need for an FBI SWAT team or criminal warrant to search Mar-A-Lago for documents, and the situation could have been handled civilly but AG Merrick Garland chose a different path. This was the most dangerous irresponsible SWAT act in American history and 100% unnecessary. Also, whistleblowers have exposed the Obama/Biden State Department for effectively committing treason by actively stopping the FBI from executing arrest warrants for people illegally supporting Iran's efforts to build a nuclear weapon. Since Biden's election America has lifted sanctions and poured billions of dollars into Iran and the terror groups they fund, which is why it is so important that Donald Trump wins this next election and why the media has worked so hard to stop him. Trump is not only fighting against Biden and the Democrat media but also the Biden Department of Justice and people like Alvin Bragg and Jack Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Video showing a February 2021 FBI SWAT team arrest of Christopher Kuehne has popped up online with many aghast at the level of force. To complete the horror, Kuehne's wife was pregnant and subsequently miscarried their child the next day. Today we talk with a man who was part of that SWAT team and discuss the "reasonableness" standard. As the frame job seems complete, an FBI source embedded in the J6 action stated: "[Chris] made people pick up trash. And he helped de-escalate the standoff with cops." ____________________________________________________ Today's podcast supported by https://CatholicVote.Org (Get in The LOOP) Use PROMO CODE "KYLE" at these sites: https://contingencymedical.com/ (Emergency Antibiotic Kit!) https://4Patriots.com/KYLE (Survival foods) http://The-Suspendables.com (Show Merch) http://PatriotCoolers.com/ (Tumblers & Coolers) http://MyPillow.com/Kyle (Pillows/Towels/Bedding)

In this episode of WGU Sage Advice, host Chris Bonnell is joined by Paul Bingham, Senior Vice President and Executive Dean of the College of Information Technology at Western Governors University (WGU).  Join them as they: • Discuss Paul's journey from FBI agent to educator • Delve into the importance of upskilling amidst rapidly evolving threats • Explore WGU's approach of integrating industry certifications into education • Talk about the critical role of cybersecurity in society  Paul Bingham, the Senior Vice President and Executive Dean of the College of Information Technology at Western Governors University (WGU), is a distinguished cybersecurity and information assurance leader. During his tenure at WGU, he has played a pivotal role in advancing student development, resulting in increased enrollment and graduation rates in the cybersecurity program. With a background as an FBI agent for 24 years, Paul led domestic and international cybersecurity investigations with FBI SWAT teams in over 100 high-risk tactical missions. Paul holds several professional certifications, including Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Public Accountant, Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Penetration Tester, GIAC Certified Incident Handler, and GIAC Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership.If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and review it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. Instructions on how to do this are here. Sage Advice is brought to you by Western Governors University. To learn more about WGU and how it's pioneering a new path in higher education, visit https://www.wgu.edu/wgu-in-your-state

Show Notes and Transcript Retired CIA officer Sam Faddis is a regular security expert on War Room and he joins Hearts of Oak to look at the terror threat within the US.  His Substack goes in depth on the many hazards that we face externally and we pick up on some of his recent articles.  We start by looking at open borders and why the establishment won't cut off illegal immigration.  The US have endured an onslaught of unknown individuals, when a country is not able to know who is within its borders then it has no idea what perils it faces internally.  It is a dangerous situation that America finds itself in.  Sam shows us why and how the FBI has spent its time focusing on groups like Moms for Liberty which seems like political targeting and is quite simply illegal.  Then we move onto looking at how the situation in Israel could affect the US before finishing on how China has imbedded itself into the establishment and throughout the system. Sam Faddis is a Retired CIA Operations Officer. Served in Near East and South Asia. Author, commentator. Senior Editor AND Magazine. Public Speaker. Host of Ground Truth. Connect with Sam... X                   https://x.com/RealSamFaddis?s=20 GETTR          https://gettr.com/user/samfaddis SUBSTACK   https://substack.com/profile/28080362-sam-faddis                       https://andmagazine.substack.com/                       https://andmagazine.substack.com/s/ground-truth Interview recorded 28.11.23 Audio Podcast version available on Podbean and all major podcast directories...  ⁣https://heartsofoak.podbean.com/ Transcript available on our Substack...https://heartsofoak.substack.com/ To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more... https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Support Hearts of Oak by purchasing one of our fancy T-Shirts.... https://heartsofoak.org/shop/ Transcript (Hearts of Oak) It's wonderful to have you with us. Thank you so much for your time today. (Sam Faddis) Thank you for having me, appreciate it.  Not all, I've enjoyed your many times on War Room and maybe we'll touch on that before we get on to everything else. But obviously people can find you @RealSamFaddis on Twitter, @ANDMagazine also. And I think Substack certainly, what I enjoy is andmagazine.substack.com. Everything is in the description. And I think that's where you put a lot of your longer pieces. So if people enjoy the Twitter, they can jump on and look at the Substack. And of course, Sam, you're a retired CIA officer, served in Near East and South Asia, author, commentator, and of course, senior editor of AND Magazine. And certainly for me, as maybe for many others, what often happens, people coming on Steve Bannon's War Room, it opens a window. Maybe we can just touch on that. It's always fun to ask people how they ended up being on War Room and they will jump on, I think, a lot of the threats, the terror threats currently inside the US. So, what about yourself? How did you end up being on War Room? Yeah, I don't... I think my contact with Steve goes back to when he and Jack Maxey were still working together. And we got particularly deeply involved regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story, because when they got a hold of a copy of the hard drive, one of the first things they wanted to do was make sure that they weren't being played, that this was in fact, something real, they weren't going to run with it. And, you know, they were more than happy to run with it if it was real and authentic, which it is, but they wanted to do their homework first. So they called me in as an old, CIA operator to take a look at this thing and say, Hey, do you think this thing's real? Or is there anything to this accusation that it's Russian disinformation? And after about, I mean, I spent the whole night down, I showed up in DC one night and spent the whole night down in a townhouse in Capitol Hill with those guys going through it. But I can tell you that it took me about five minutes to be able to tell them. It is impossible for somebody to have faked this thing. That's completely ludicrous. If you came to me when I was operating and said, do this to somebody else, I would have said. No can do, man. I mean, can I make up a fake laptop? Yeah. Will it stand more than about five minutes scrutiny from an adversary who knows what they're doing? No, it will not. It will be obvious for a million reasons. And we've obviously delved into that with Miranda Devine, laptop from hell, Garrett Ziegler on a number of times and and as a huge and you wonder why the media don't wake up to that fact. But that and many, many others. But of course your background, CIA background, that intelligence side, and on your Substack lots of really interesting articles and I think for me it's the concern about the terror threat within the U.S. We talk a lot about what's happening externally. But really the big concern I have looking across the water and we have in the UK, having open borders is the terror threat within here in the UK, as you're concerned over there in the States. And maybe look at the border, because one of your recent Substack posts was the trade in asylum seekers, why the establishment won't cut off illegal immigration. And the issue of open border means the opposite of a purpose of government, isn't it? A government should be closing the borders, protecting its citizens, and this administration seems to want the opposite. So, what are your thoughts as you look on that open border policy? Well, as you well know, given your trade, you know, language can either be used to illuminate or obfuscate. We spend a lot of time listening to this administration use language to obfuscate, to dance around, to pretend, let's just be clear. This administration's policy is open borders. That's the Biden administration's policy is we don't have a border. So nobody in Congress changed the law. Nobody legislated that. The American people didn't decide that. These guys just basically decided, without ever admitting so, that they will not enforce the existing law. If you show up at the border, you're processed, you're handed a notice to appear for a hearing, which may be five to 10 years in the future, and you're cut loose. Actually, you're probably transported onto your onward destination like Chicago or New York. Once you have that hearing notice in hand, by the way, if anybody stops you, you just tell them you're waiting for your hearing. It in fact functions as a permit. In fact, the illegals refer to it as a permit. So that's our policy and we don't, there's no magic database to check these people. We have no idea who they are. We have no idea if the documents they're carrying, if any, are real. So anybody and everybody can walk into the United States. So why? Well, I mean, ideologically, a lot of these people frankly don't believe we have a right to control our borders. But there's also just a lot of money here, right? I mean, there's a huge garment industry as an example in Southern, California around Los Angeles, actually a large number of clothes a large amount of clothing that's made in the United States. It's all made by illegals. I mean if you walked into a shop and there's 300 people in the room and you found one of them who actually had legal documentation to be in the United States. You'd probably die of shock. Everybody knows that. You go to Alabama chicken processing plants for folks to stand on their feet for 10 or 12 hours a day and they gut and pluck chickens not exactly pleasant work. I've done a little bit of it once upon a time. Okay Who does that? Again, if there's 600 people in the plant and you found one that actually has permission to be in the United States and be working. You'd be stunned. So what we have I could go on obviously, I mean you get the point, there's a lot of folks here who are pretending like somehow they're welcoming the poor of the planet and doing something philanthropic. That's not what's happening. They're making a boatload of money. In the article that you referenced, we talked about how, for instance, in New York State, they actually run a state website where employers can go on the website and advertise jobs and that's specifically marketed to illegals. Now, they don't use that terminology, illegals, but that's what it is. It is a state-run website to match up employers with folks who will, again, when it's all said and done, they will work off the books for less than minimum wage. And none of these guys are gonna complain about workplace safety. I mean, if you think about it, it's kind of sick. Here's the Democratic Party pushes this, supposedly the party of the working man. This is a war on American working men and women. It's none of these pesky unions, man. We're gonna deal with folks that are about one step above slaves. Yeah and I get that and that was a conversation I had in the Brexit debate in the UK talking to voters and you talk to small businesses and they wanted cheap labour, they want a free movement of people and I get the economic argument on that but then you move over on to the security issue and just because you let someone in for, they can cheap labour, if you're not checking who that person is, then you have no idea who is in the country. And it surprises me why, you're on a scale well above what the UK is on, but it surprises me why the media and politicians don't really call this out for what it is, which is a massive security risk for the US. Without question. I mean, first of all, people talk in terms of checking names against databases. Okay, so first of all, let's just assume that happens. What database? I mean, a database consists is only as good as the data that goes into it. What's the premise there? We have a magic database with the names of all the members of Al Qaeda and Hezbollah and Hamas in it. There is no such database. The guy's name is the name of John Smith, something generic. Born in some village nobody ever heard of in Pakistan, okay? You know what you're gonna find? You're gonna find there's no data in your laptop. Does that mean that he's good? It doesn't mean anything. That's, by the way, assuming he's actually telling you his real name. Hezbollah is an example. Hezbollah has a longstanding relationship with Venezuela. They are very serious boys. I've worked against them all over the planet. They plan years and years in advance, they're very meticulous. They don't show up one day and say, let's blow something up. They flip a switch on and off that they've been working for five years. Pre-positioned explosives, case targets, all this. They have a relationship with Venezuela. Venezuela gives them full sets of false identity documents, passport, driver's license, etc., backstopped by the Venezuelan government. Meaning if you ask the Venezuelans, is this guy Jose one of yours? They'll say yes because they gave him the docks as part of their deal. Number one group of people coming out of Central and South America into the United States right now Venezuelans. That is not me saying obviously that every Venezuelan walking into the United States is a terrorist, I'm just saying when you have a flood of people like that and you know you have this capability. It's the simplest thing in the world to insert into that stream guys who are operatives and we have no capacity for detecting them and we have caught them on U.S. soil before. Where they have been here for years and years and years working targets, New York City, Washington DC, Chicago. So yeah, there's a clock ticking out there someplace. Isn't there? It's just you know I mean, when stuff starts to blow up, is there really anybody with a straight face is going to turn around and say, wow, that was unforeseeable, I'm shocked. We're just waiting for it now.  Well, I mean, your time working abroad with the CIA and you're dealing with, countries and individuals and situations which you wouldn't expect to find at home, and I've talked to other people working in the field at different ops. And I think the assumption was, and I assume the assumption is that the intelligence services abroad for the US that, you know, there is trust in what happens back home. There is trust in the borders, in the systems, and you're doing what you do abroad because you know you've got the backing of the US, but also, you know, there's protection there in the US and that's not even touching on the military. Is just touching on the institutions and the border. And if that's no longer there, then kind of you wonder, what is the point of intelligence abroad whenever there's no kind of backstop there back in the US? Yeah, there is no point. I mean, again, this is what I think people need to understand, and they don't, and maybe on some level, they don't want to, right? Because the enormity, first of all, it's staggering and hard to get your head around. But also, you kind of just don't want to face this reality because it's very unpleasant. We don't have a border in the United States functionally. I mean, we have guys that process illegals and then put them on buses and send them to Chicago. We've turned border patrol into welcome wagon, but we don't, we don't, our defences are down. I mean, you're living in a house in a bad neighbourhood and the doors are unlocked and the windows are open and nobody's paying attention. So is it hard to predict what will happen? It will not right now, look at what's happening in the middle East. I mean, you could send intelligence message after intelligence message out of the Middle East from a CIA station, saying everybody and his brother is planning on blowing stuff up all across the United States. Nobody's gonna react to it, nobody's gonna do anything about it. They have politically decided to ignore it. And God willing, somehow miraculously, this will not happen, but I don't see how we will avoid it. People are going to die. We are going to get hit again. And people should keep in mind that when 9-11 happened. Al-Qaeda, just as an example, they never conceived of that as the end of anything, nor did they conceive of that as the worst they could do. So they have never, and many of the other groups, never given up their ambitions for biological, chemical, nuclear, radiological attacks. So as horrible as 9-11 was, what you could see would potentially be much, much worse than that. What do you think as someone who is working abroad on the field, seeing obviously what's happened with not only Afghanistan, but then you mentioned the threat of Iran not being neutralised and that being left to fester and grow and continue to be a threat. And I guess, and it's not, it is one way pointing the finger at the Democrats because of what has happened, but maybe other administrations haven't maybe dealt with that threat either. Does that make any sense or is that on the ball? No, it makes no sense at all. And again, yeah, I'm not going to try to lay all of the issues here squarely and purely at the foot of the Biden administration. Not that they don't. Not that they are working overtime to mess things up. But yeah, we've made mistakes in regard to Iran as an example for a really long time. I mean, look, I've worked with a lot of Iranians, Iranian patriots over the years who are fighting for freedom in their country. I got nothing but respect for the Iranian people, Persian culture, Persian history. But the boys that are in charge in Tehran the IRGC and the ayatollahs are psychos. I mean they they they have an expressly apocalyptic view of history. They believe these are the end times literally in the way, somebody who's a true believer in the literal word of the Bible might believe these are the end times. That's a reality. That's not, that's not a metaphor. These are the end times. The Mahdi, who they regard as an Islamic superman prophet, is about to come back. And there's going to be a giant, fiery end to the world, and they emerge as the winners, and you're all either with them or you're gone. So that's the way they look at the world. Now, these guys have been on a course to acquire nuclear weapons for decades now. Their nuclear program exists for one purpose, for nuclear weapons. Everything else is garbage, just dispense with the nonsense. We keep reading things like, you know, the latest I read was an assessment that's now seven months old that said we think the Iranians are 12 days from having a nuke. Okay, so I'm not a math genius, but I'm pretty sure that if it's been seven months and you told me they were 12 days away. That by this point you should assume they have a nuclear weapon and anybody who thinks that our intelligence collection is so good, that we will know for sure in advance. That they're about to acquire it is living in dreamland. Not true but nobody will know that. Even the Israelis who have a really robust, they basically, you live in a world right now where you could wake up tomorrow and realize not just that they just got the bomb, but they have had the bomb for some period of time. So, I mean, a nuclear Iran that can actually vaporize Tel Aviv, that's the end of peace in the Middle East. You just set that whole region on fire. The Israelis will not live with that. What are we doing? We're shipping billions of dollars to the Ayatollahs. That's what we've been doing under this administration. We've been ransoming hostages. Look at the situation in Afghanistan. I mean, Biden wants everybody to forget about it because politically it's a disaster. All right, let's get down to the real implications. It's a terrorist super state. It's a safe haven for Al Qaeda. Al-Qaeda is at least as strong as they've ever been, and now they have a much more powerful, secure foundation. The Taliban is waging war to topple the government in Islamabad next door. Maybe you don't care about the Pakistanis. They happen to have about 200 functional nuclear weapons, plus the means to deliver them. So if Islamabad falls, that means all of a sudden Al-Qaeda and Taliban are one of the top nuclear powers on the planet. That's kind of a big deal. Somebody ought to be paying attention to that. We can't let that happen, yet we are doing nothing to stop it. I mean tell, because one of the other articles was standby for another intelligence failure. I think it's the most recent one. Joe does not in his terror threat here at home escalates. And on that you touch on what's happening in Israel and you touch on Iran. I mean, how does that affect? Because America has never been weaker militarily and from a completely civilian point of view seems to never have been at a weaker place in regards to intelligence. Where does that leave America with what is currently happening in the Middle East? Well, it leaves us functionally blind, and I think there are probably two sides to that coin. One is the part where you give warning to the policy makers, to the politicians, and it doesn't happen to fit with their agenda, so they ignore you. We did a lot of this in the run-up to 9-11, which is not to say we had specific information on that plot, but it wasn't exactly a secret to anybody working the target that they're serious and they're coming for us. By the way, they already blew up two of our embassies, tried to take down the World Trade Center once before, and almost sank the USS Cole in Yemen. So for real, guys, they're coming. That didn't fit with Bill Clinton's peace dividend agenda. And we're now at the end of times, and it's every kinder, gentler planet. And the Bush administration didn't seem particularly focused on it before 9-11. So I did a lot of that. I was involved with a lot of that, and as was my wife, who's also a retired agency officer, as were any number of our friends. It's not just me. A whole bunch of guys over a whole bunch of years saying, we better go take care of this Bin Laden guy before something really catastrophic happens and it's ignored. And the second part is just a decrease in collection capability. And we absolutely do not have the collection capability we need. Anybody, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban and they got billions of dollars worth of our gear and the international community, including the United States keeps sending them money, calling it humanitarian funding. Anybody who thinks they're using that to buy baby formula is on drugs. So, and you've got every group in the world, including Al-Qaeda back there with, training camps and a completely safe platform from which to plan, train, and launch attack. What if, I don't under anybody who thinks we have any collection capability on the ground in Afghanistan at this point that's worth anything. Again is in dreamland. I mean you can take pictures of it from space and you can listen to, you can surf the internet and intercept email messages. You know, it took us ten years to find Bin Laden because he didn't use the internet and he didn't use a cell phone He recognized the capacity. He ran an entire worldwide outfit for 10 years after we took Afghanistan. Took us 10 years to find him. Why? Because he understood our technical capability, and he knew we didn't have the sources we needed to find him. So we don't have robust, we have essentially no capability in Afghanistan. We have no idea what they're plotting, what they're planning, how many attacks are being hatched over there.  And when I've talked to friends, background intelligence, it's all about assets and having people on the ground and that information. Is it simply with the move, the technological move? Is it that the focus is we can now do everything with technology and the hard work on the ground is simply ignored? Is that maybe the focus of politicians? The focus of politicians is also, unfortunately, the focus of too many people inside the intelligence community, right? I mean, one of the things the United States, just to stick with us as an example, that we do pretty well is allocate money, buy stuff, build buildings, fill them with people looking at flat screen computer monitors, doing PowerPoint presentations, generate a lot of this stuff, build a machine that flies around in space and sucks up signals. Okay, now espionage is not at all like that. Espionage is weird, arcane, old art, really realistically probably hasn't changed for thousands of years, meaningfully, because it's all about human nature. So as long as people are people, it's going to be the same thing. You need this very eclectic group of individuals, often drawn from a whole bunch of very disparate backgrounds, kind of people who in another lifetime would be stealing the crown jewels, who aren't very comfortable colouring within the lines all the time, but they have enough self-control to not go totally off the reservation, if you will. In other words, they'll do it for a good cause. And then you got to train them really well, and then you got to season them really well. Like you got, I mean, when I showed up at my first field station, it was more or less an attitude like, yeah, you go make like 500 asset meetings, and then we might let you talk in the morning meeting when we all get together. Because right now, you know so little, you don't even know what you don't know. And then you got to trust instincts. It's got to be a very flat, nimble organization. If I'm talking to a source in Turkey, and I got an opportunity to do something inside Iran, we need to exploit that opportunity really fast. I don't mean like I should have carte blanche to just do whatever the hell I want, but I just, we got to move. We got a window of opportunity. We got, let's go. I can't send that message back to headquarters and wait six months while they go through 27 levels of review and committees of people who've never been overseas discuss whether or not this is a good idea, right? The really good organizations in history. Have had that capacity, I mean, one, I've done a lot of study over the years of the American OSS in the Second World War, but also SOE, the Special Operations Executive, the British equivalent that was, predates OSS and obviously was the template for OSS. Read the history of that, man, it's a, you know, a bunch of guys like Patrick Leigh Fairmoor that walked across Europe sleeping in barns before the war and, spoke classical Greek and, just this weird combination of things who the next thing you know, they're on Crete and they're dreaming up operations to kidnap Nazi generals. And they actually pull it off like two guys and a handful of Greeks do this. Good lord, if you sent that proposal to Langley these days. You know, you would have no chance on earth of that thing ever being approved. They would come back with nine million reasons why that won't work, and you'd get tired of trying to explain it to them. You'd just be, okay, whatever, too much trouble, leave it alone. Now, I want to ask you about to the domestic side. It seems, again, as someone looking from the outside in, it seems the role of the FBI is now no longer about catching real threats within the US and is more focused on, I mean, whenever Moms for Liberty was declared an extremist organization and those who want to stand up for common sense and basically values of life and liberty and freedom, those are now the ones in the crosshairs. I mean, how has that change happened? Is that just because it's easier to focus on those type of people because they don't push back, they're not a threat. Has there been an active decision to see those people standing up for American values as a threat as opposed to others, maybe the Islamist type? Tell us how that change has happened and what that means for the fabric of the U.S. Well, first of all, it's catastrophic for the United States, right? I mean, intelligence agencies. Intelligence agencies shouldn't be within 10 miles of American domestic politics. It's illegal, it's unconstitutional, it's immoral, and they should never be, even when they've got to deal with domestic things like the FBI, they should never, never should be partisan. Again, that's illegal and unconstitutional and so forth. I think you have you have like two problems that are affecting both the FBI the CIA and a bunch of other agencies one is bureaucratization which kind of bureaucratic hardening of the arteries the organizations go soft. You stop having guys at the top who made their bones running operations, whether we're talking about the Bureau or CIA now, you got guys who have played political games. And then we have politicization in the sense of American domestic politics. We have outfits that should not have come anywhere near this, that at least at the senior levels have become very politicized. I mean, the Moms with Liberty thing is a great example. I have a, where I live in the state of Pennsylvania, I have a lot of contact with Moms of Liberty because of other things that we do, my wife and I. You know, you're talking about an organization, the centre of gravity is a 55 to 60 year old grandmother. And Moms for Liberty's primary focus is things like, why is this book filled with sexually explicit drawings in an elementary school library accessible to my eight-year-old? I'm not trying to ban the book, burn the book, demonize the person who wrote it. It's just age-inappropriate. It shouldn't be available to kids. It's not exactly incendiary. It's certainly not domestic violent extremism. So, it's insane that the Bureau would label these guys as an organization like that, as being a danger to anything. Not a danger. They're people involved in a political process expressing actually what are really common sense things. So, hugely dangerous. You know, and I think the problem is primarily at the senior levels, but I'm honest enough to say, and I've had this discussion with many old colleagues, you know, I'm still waiting for the day when somebody comes to an FBI SWAT team leader and says, I want you to go at five o'clock in the morning with 25 guys, all gunned up and arrest this 75-year-old guy for praying silently outside an abortion clinic. I think it would be nice to see the day where the guy would say, that's a really interesting idea, man, but I'm not doing that. I'm not the Gestapo, I'm not your secret police. It's not happening, my guys aren't going, you want my badge? Take my badge, but I'm not doing that. When they went to arrest Roger Stone, okay? On what, if you believe there was a crime, would have been at most a white collar crime. So what's the procedure in the United States, you contact the guy's lawyer and you ask him to come down to the courthouse? He shows up you charge him and then typically he's released and he walks out the door, happens all day every day all over America. That's the m.o. Nobody sends a gunboat and an armoured car and a squad of guys, with machine guns to arrest a man who's what 80 years old and by the way stands about 5'3 and, at that towers over his wife who has heart trouble and you're gonna go show up at his doorstep at 4.35 o'clock in the morning I mean come, on that's you are utilizing the law enforcement power of the United States government to intimidate political opponents. Straight up. Not okay. And I guess that infiltration, that change of thinking, that doesn't change just with administration. Something is deeper than that and there is no necessary quick fix for it. Well, I mean, let me let me focus on the CIA, but we could be talking about several organizations in addition to the FBI. Is it fixable? Yeah, I think it's fixable. I mean, first you have, but you need somebody who understands the outfit, because if you send somebody from the outside to CIA, they will be led around by the nose and played by the guys inside, and they will have no idea what's going on. But the key factor is really you have to have a president of the United States who says, go there, break as much China as you have to, fire as many people as you have to, get it back on track and get it back to work. Now, I've said this many times. I believe if you did that, and you went to CIA as an example, and tossed out folks who have clearly crossed the line on political considerations as an example, and just said, we're going back to work, We're going back to business, we're doing the people's business. I think you'd actually honestly have people standing in the halls cheering. I think the rank and file would be, thank God. Like, you don't go to CIA for the pay check. I mean, you don't starve, but you don't get rich. And you make a tremendous number of sacrifices, and you do a lot of interesting stuff, but you also live some places that are hard. And you certainly put your family through a lot of hell along the way. So really people come there for a reason and because they, as hokey as it may sound, they believe in the mission and they can see when they're not being allowed to do the job. They can see when a guy's getting promoted that has never done anything, but he laughs at the boss's jokes. They're not stupid. And tell me, some of the threat we talked about earlier, the Middle East, you've got that Islamic threat, you've got a completely different way of life and a different viewpoint on how things should end. But another article you wrote recently in the Substack, was looking at China and that threat, Biden meets Xi for talking's sake. And we've certainly had massive concerns here in the UK of that Chinese influence in our education system and much wider. You've probably had similar in education in the political system. That's another threat which is there internally and no one seems to want to deal with it. We've just had David Cameron coming back in the UK as the Foreign Secretary, one of the most pro-China political leaders in a generation. You probably have the same. So tell us about that. That article of Xi coming over and Biden being his lapdog, basically, being summoned to San Francisco. What's your concern of the Chinese influence and where that can take America? Yeah, well, let me state up front, you know, I was a case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, which is what any normal person would refer to as a spy or a spook. CIA doesn't. Those terms are used differently at CIA. Anyway, what was my job? Well, my job is to do a whole bunch of stuff, but the guts of what you get paid to do as an ops officer, as a case officer, is recruit sources inside target organizations. So in other words, my job to do to the enemy what they're trying to do to us. It is my job to get the Chinese intelligence officer to work for us, the Russian SVR guy to work for us, to get a guy inside Al Qaeda to work for us. So when I say that, not like a hooray for me speech, but as a, when I'm talking about people being recruited and how this works, it's not because I read a book about it one time, it's because this is what I did for a very, very long time, with I think some significant effect. What the Chinese do on an industrial scale is they engage in what's called elite capture, their term. That means they come in and they recruit, they gain control of, they buy, whatever verbiage resonates with you. Influential people in target countries. So that's politicians, could be military officers, corporate leaders, whoever they think has power in that country and can further their interest, they buy them and they gain control over them. They don't do them a favour and then hope later they'll do them a favour. That's what diplomats do. They gain control over them. They stick their, they, you know, they push the buttons in your head, whatever it takes, man. They stroke your ego, feed you money, produce attractive young female agents. Whatever floats your boat, whatever is the key that unlocks you, that's what they do. That's how spies work. Okay, we know that. There's no controversy about this, not a conspiracy theory. It's done worldwide on industrial scale. Not surprisingly, target number one for the Chinese Communist Party Intel guys would be the United States of America. They do this all over the United States. God knows how many guys in Congress they have turned. God knows how many corporate leaders. Look at Joe Biden, right? I mean, again, let's stop beating around the bush and playing games. This is a guy who's taken, I think Miranda Devine's best estimate is at least $31 million flowed to the Biden's from China, from individuals who are directly connected to Chinese intelligence. So let's just take the ambiguity out. Chinese spies funnelled at least $31 million to the Biden's. They didn't give it to Hunter for his good looks, or because of his cocaine user. I mean, there's only one product that Biden's had to sell and that was Joe. The Chinese communists are a lot of things, they're not idiots and they just don't throw money away. So we know all that money flowed to him and we know it came from folks directly connected Chinese Communist Party and Chinese Intel. There's only one question left to ask, what did they get and are they getting in return? You might hand a chunk of change to Hunter one time because he claimed he could do something and then it turned out he couldn't produce and you think okay, nothing ventured nothing gained. We lost the bucks move on, you would not continue to hand millions and millions and millions and millions of dollars to these guys unless something was coming back the other way. So when you put Xi and Joe in a room together and people seriously talk as if Joe is representing the interests of the United States of America. I'm just shaking my head. I'm like, really? Because he's sitting in a room with a guy that, as far as I can tell, bought him years ago. He owns the man. And if you really internalize that, the implications for American national security and the entire free world are terrifying, because it doesn't matter how many carrier battle groups you have, or nuclear weapons. Look, I'm kind of a history nerd. Once upon a time, the British East India Company took over India. They fought a battle at Plessy, I believe, and they defeated a vastly superior Indian army. Now, taking nothing away from the British army, who did a superb job. Number one reason they won the battle, because they bought off the commander of the Indian army, who sat on the side-lines with something like 80%, of the Indian forces and watched while his master and the rest of them were destroyed. Like they just, simple solution, we'll buy this guy off and they'll sit on their hands and watch. So I mean, if the Chinese move on Taiwan tomorrow and you're counting on Joe Biden to be the guy that gives the order to the 7th Fleet to save the day. Good luck, man. What's your, just so we finish off, what is your big concern with the life you've led, with your experience, seen so much and how foreign agencies work, foreign governments work, that ongoing battle, to fight for, I guess, the freedom in the US. What are your kind of big concerns when you look at the US and what has happened? Because obviously a lot of what's happened has been enabled politically, but it's also been enabled in the media, in many, economically, that's been a way in for China. But what to you is probably your major concern of where America currently is? See, here's the way I would sum it up. I think since 1945, the American people have taken for granted the fact that the United States is the preeminent political, military, and economic power on the planet. That's just sort of bedrock, and it's almost like a law of nature now. So things are good sometimes and less good other times, and occasionally we get dragged into a war, and then after a while, we get tired of the war and we go home. Well, we don't think we actually lost our status as the number one power. And even when we leave Afghanistan, we don't think we don't really think of it as we got beat. We think of it as maybe we shouldn't have been there and we got tired of it and we went home. Nobody's dictating articles of surrender on a battleship like we did to the Japanese in 1945. And we sort of assume that, again, that that's, you know, U.S. Military's the most powerful, our economy's the biggest, yada yada. There are no, of course, laws of physics that says that is true. And we've touched on some of the reasons, but we could go on probably all day talking about there's a lot of really catastrophic stuff happening around the planet. Between the Chinese, the possibility the Iranians are going to get nuclear weapons, Pakistan falls and all of a sudden the Taliban has 200 nuclear weapons. Terror attacks inside the United States. I hate this word because it gets overused, but you're actually beginning to talk about things that are existential when it comes to the United States. You're actually, I've said this to numerous people, you could realize that the Chinese could move on Taiwan and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier could go to the bottom of the Pacific and you realize you don't have one west of San Diego. And all of a sudden right there the status quo that has existed since 1945 where the Pacific is an American Lake ceased to exist guys but the Chinese aren't in San Francisco yet, but, you are no longer everybody in the entire all of East Asia now lives with a new reality, Nope, the South Koreans the Japanese. What are they going to do just fend for themselves? That kind of stuff is already starting to happen all over the planet, and we're either facilitating it or just blissfully ignorant to it, but we're not doing anything to stop it. What happens if the Iranians wake up? What happens if the Iranians detonate a nuclear weapon in the desert and say, we have 12 more? And guess what? But we already moved half of them to places like Lebanon, under the control of Hezbollah, to locations you don't know about and where you can't stop us from launching them. So you Israelis knock yourselves out bombing sites in Iran. We didn't tell you this until we had already taken steps. Now you live in a world where the Iranians can wink the state of Israel out of existence, literally, because Israel's a tiny place, right? Two or three nuclear weapons and Israel doesn't exist anymore. It is that danger. It's that like we're teetering on the edge of a cliff and yet we're not, don't seem to actually be doing anything about it. Well Sam I appreciate you coming on. I think it is so important for the public to understand the perilous situation which we do face and I've thoroughly enjoyed your many times on War Room. So thank you so much for giving us your time today in sharing some of those insights. Thank you. Appreciate it.

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EP067: Mark HouckWhen faced with the possibility of losing everything, Catholic dad Mark Houck stood up to the bullies. In this episode of The EDIFY Podcast, he chronicles what happened when an FBI SWAT team showed up at his house, what spiritual fruits he and his family have received on this journey, and how all of us can grow in courage.You won't want to miss this exclusive interview with a true American hero. Watch Mark's animated EDIFY video, The FBI Went After Me, here.Follow us on social media! Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube

Tom Synan, Police Chief in the Cincinnati, Ohio, metropolitan area, is trying to change the approach when working with addiction.  Follow him through his insightful journey and his innovative, data driven approach to working with addicts.  Listen to him speak about his meeting in DC with Homeland Security; his involvement with President Clinton and his Foundation, his community development around engagement, his creation of the Hampden Country Addiction Response Coalition and his own Podcast: Hard Corners. BIO:I am a Marine Corps Veteran, where I served as an infantryman and weapons armorer for the 3/8th Marines Weapons Company (everything from M-16's, handguns, 81mm mortars, .50 cal, M60, M249 machine guns, Mark 19 and various high tech accessories). I have over 20 years law enforcement experience and hold the position as Police Chief for the Newtown Police Department. I am a Certified Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission Semi-Auto Handgun Firearms Instructor & Re-Qual Instructor.I have been serving on the Hamilton County Regional SWAT Team for 7 years and hold the position of Team Leader for Tactical Team #3. I am responsible for the Operational Planning and Execution of risk SWAT Ops. Along with leadership and training of the Tactical Team. I have attended Tactical team Leader School presented by the Ohio Tactical Officers Association. I am a testing member (test SWAT equipment and gear) for the National Tactical Officers Association. Certified/Qualified in the FBI 1911 Transition Course (course that all agents must pass to be on FBI SWAT and put on by FBI Swat Operations Unit).  I have a great deal of actual high risk operation experience such as high risk search warrants, hostage, barricade, suicidal incidents. I have trained, trained with and been trained by some of the top SWAT Operators/Military Operators in the country.I am a paid firearms expert for a ballistics company. Work with CCW courses. Developed and  trained tactical firearms courses, defensive firearms courses.  I teach not only how to shoot but when and when not to shoot, shooting under stress/fear, tactical thought and tactics. My classes are taught at the Operator level, teaching all how to think and perform at the high level of being an Operator.All of these experiences lead me to develop my own training and consulting group:Owner/Chief Instructor of CBA Training & Consulting. A multifaceted training & consulting company. Specializing in how the brain processes information under stress/fear. Teaching how to better utilize your brain whether it is during a safety issue such as workplace violence, general safety plans, self defense or getting your sales staff to perform at a higher level. I took what I learned from my own experience in high risk/life & death situations, having to make accurate and quick decisions, mistakes I made, training I have received and developed a training program that incorporates communication skills, teamwork, leadership skills, individual accountability, organizational accountability and how to make better decisions and actions. My background as a Marine Corps veteran, over 20 years law enforcement, Police Chief, Tactical Team Leader on SWAT has allowed me to develop a unique training concept that has been used on SWAT, Police Agencies, Churches and businesses. TEDx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkIpWNDgdgQNowThis News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHafy9kSgD0President Clinton, Senate Hearing and Washington Post: https://www.c-span.org/person/?108427/ThomasSynanCincinnati Enquirer profile:https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/08/15/ohio-police-chief-champions-heroin-epidemic-u-s-and-abroad/788901002/Linked Inhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-synan-14b1ba6b/Face Bookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1564331890

We can talk about symbolism, we can fight yesterday's issue, and we can make flashy heroes for talk radio. But none of that is going to save us. I explain why fighting in red states and in the federal budget is the only way to redress our grievances. One of the biggest concerns is the FBI political targeting. But what is the plan? We're joined by FBI whistleblower Steve Friend, who served many years on FBI SWAT before resigning in order to raise concerns about the agency's behavior. He walks us through the recent FBI killing of a civilian in Utah to demonstrate the structural problems with the agency. Steve is the first to lay out a realistic plan both to use the budget to defang the malignant programs of the FBI and to have red states and counties throw up speed bumps against potential FBI political targeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Doug McCary (Ryan's Father) comes on the show to share his Story. From Marine Fighter Pilot, to FBI SWAT Team, to Christian Ministry... Doug shares how his time in the military took a drastic turn when he almost died with a near-Fatal injury, and how that shaped his faith for years to come.Watch Interview Video on YouTube and Subscribe!!!Connect with Ryan on INSTAGRAM.Listen to Doug every week on SWAT RadioIntro Music License: Leaving Earth by Black Rhomb (license #3306024)

Tom Fuentes is the former Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is currently the President of Fuentes International, L.L.C., a consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the U.S. State Department's Overseas Security Advisory Council and provides executive level consulting to law enforcement agencies throughout the world. Mr. Fuentes has also hosted television documentaries for National Geographic, The History Channel and Netflix. He served as Senior Law Enforcement Analyst for CNN from 2009-2019. In 2013 he joined Morris & McDaniel as Vice President for International Development. The firm specializes in Police applicant and promotional testing programs. Mr. Fuentes served as an Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His 29-year career in the FBI included 11 years as a member of the U.S. Government's Senior Executive Service. He directed the Office of International Operations. He also served as a member of INTERPOL's Executive Committee. He was the first FBI executive on-scene commander in Iraq. He was a member and/or commander of FBI SWAT teams in Chicago, San Francisco, Indianapolis and tactical co-commander at the summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. He also was a police officer for six years before entering on duty with the FBI. Mr. Fuentes is a 2007 graduate of the FBI's National Executive Institute, a member of the FBI's National Academy Associates, National Executive Institute Associates, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He received the Society of Asian Federal Officers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Mr. Fuentes was born and raised in Chicago. Topics they discuss: HUNTER BIDEN'S LAPTOP The latest with Hunter Biden's laptop. Is this a pay to play operation? Hunter received 31 million in wire transfers from China from companies related to the communist party. How's this going to end for Hunter Biden? The governor in Florida recently said there will be no Chinese activity in the state of Florida. Is China attached to our political agenda? JFK, OSWALD, JACK RUBY, & THE MAFIA'S ROLE IN JFK'S ASSASSINATION President Kennedy made a lot of powerful enemies.Tom explains how Bay of Pigs was compromised. The military asked Kennedy for air support and he refused because he didn't want to expose the US's involvement which created a bitter enemy with the Pentagon. What drove the Warren Commision? When Johnson, in those recorded phone conversations with Earl Warren, appealed to Earl Warren's patriotism to protect the country. Johnso told Warren that it was his responsibility to save the country and that this commission had to find Oswald as the lone assassin. Was the commission a ruse? Oswald's background: He was a technician at a US airbase in Japan where U-2 spy plane flights were taking off from over the Soviet Union. The CIA has a program where people pretend to defect to the Soviet Union. So Oswald pretends to defect to the Soviet Union and gets assigned by the Soviets to go to Minsk. Unbeknownst to Oswald, he meets and marries a girl who's the daughter of the head of the KGB. After a year or two in Russia Oswald returns to the United States and is reinstated as a US citizen. What happens next? How does he get involved in the plot to kill KenneIt's a crucial conversation we're going to continue every Tuesday and Thursday morning as we drop new episodes. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find us on Youtube @OperationTruthOfficial and on Rumble @OperationTruth. Follow us on social media @OperationTruthOfficial on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram and @OperationTruth7 on Twitter.E-mail us your listener questions and comments to OperationTruthOfficial@gmail.com.If you want to stay up to date with the truth, join the operation! Follow us on the socials and spread the word!

Tom Fuentes is the former Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is currently the President of Fuentes International, L.L.C., a consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the U.S. State Department's Overseas Security Advisory Council and provides executive level consulting to law enforcement agencies throughout the world.Mr. Fuentes has also hosted television documentaries for National Geographic, The History Channel and Netflix. He served as Senior Law Enforcement Analyst for CNN from 2009-2019. In 2013 he joined Morris & McDaniel as Vice President for International Development. The firm specializes in Police applicant and promotional testing programs.Mr. Fuentes served as an Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. His 29-year career in the FBI included 11 years as a member of the U.S. Government's Senior Executive Service. He directed the Office of International Operations. He also served as a member of INTERPOL's Executive Committee. He was the first FBI executive on-scene commander in Iraq. He was a member and/or commander of FBI SWAT teams in Chicago, San Francisco, Indianapolis and tactical co-commander at the summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996. He also was a police officer for six years before entering on duty with the FBI.Mr. Fuentes is a 2007 graduate of the FBI's National Executive Institute, a member of the FBI's National Academy Associates, National Executive Institute Associates, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. He received the Society of Asian Federal Officers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Mr. Fuentes was born and raised in Chicago.Lou and Mr. Fuentes discuss: The current state of the FBI. James Comey, the current director of the FBI, and if he is damaging the reputation of the FBI.His feelings on the classified information regarding Joe Biden. How does this situation differ from Trump's raid in Mar A Lago?The fact that you cannot indict a sitting president however you can impeach him. Is what President Biden did worthy of removal?The documents Trump had that the FBI wanted back.How the United States is dealing with Mexico, the current cartel, and drug problems it creates over our borders.If our border is extremely vulnerable to terrorists. If accountability is lost today in this country with our leaders.How the American people trust the media anymore.Our show is interactive with our audience, callers, and renowned guests. No topics are ignored, however, be prepared to get an earful and interact as there are no sound-bite answers to these meaningful questions. Our show is passionate yet not snarky nor patronizing – we listen to both sides, ask relevant questions, stay on topic, and then Lou chimes in with a recap and practical breakdown with problem-solving that lays out a foundation for change – “heavy lifting” rather than kicking the can down the road. Visit our website:  www.betweenthelines.tvCreditsIt City Entertainment Production In association with Tenacity Entertainment Executive ProducersBrian B WilliamsLloyd Bryan Molander  Produced and Directed by It's a crucial conversation we're going to continue every Tuesday and Thursday morning as we drop new episodes. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts, and find us on Youtube @OperationTruthOfficial and on Rumble @OperationTruth. Follow us on social media @OperationTruthOfficial on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram and @OperationTruth7 on Twitter.E-mail us your listener questions and comments to OperationTruthOfficial@gmail.com.If you want to stay up to date with the truth, join the operation! Follow us on the socials and spread the word!

Live from the no panic zone—I'm Steve Gruber—I am America's Voice— I am an America First kind of guy—BUT I am willing to call it as I see it every day—you may like that and you may not—BUT that's the way I roll—so lets get to it—   Here are three big things you need to know know right now--    ONE— The thousands that lost their jobs when Joe Biden destroyed the Keystone XL pipeline—are far more than you have ever been told and the damage was massive—   TWO— Kevin McCarthy and the Republicans are so far keeping their word to the American people—and cleaning up the socialist mess found all over Washington—I'll explain—   THREE— The Democrats and their hand maidens in the corporate media—are working overtime—just as I promised to discredit Republicans—undermine Kevin McCarthy and do their level best to distract you from the bombshell report that President Biden had top secret classified documents in an office for the Penn-Biden Center—where he did basically nothing to be called a visiting professor or some such rot—he never taught a class—   BUT Joe Biden did attack President Trump over and over again after classified documents were found in his Mar-a-lago home in Florida—both before and after an FBI raid directed by the Justice Department—Attorney General Merrick Garland and executed by an FBI Swat team—   The Democrats know, this will let Trump off the hook—so they are in full blown panic—trying desperately to figure out how to keep the “Trump is a reckless traitor” narrative alive—while they know it is dying with the American people—   This is about the most blatant double standard I've ever seen in all my years following politics—and lets be honest—that is saying a hell of a lot!   Even the friendly media outlets know there is blood in the water—and they are looking for answers—   And Joe Biden is meeting with the leaders of Mexico and Canada—but he is not taking questions—however he did have something to say about it all—BUT its clear—he doesn't think it matters much—   Whats strange about that—is Biden has had these documents for years—and according to CNN had them in folders marked personal—   So, that also puts him in a tough spot—I mean not really tough, its not like the media is going to push very hard—just enough to make it look good so they can get back to attacking Donald Trump and smearing Republicans—which is all they know how to do anymore it seems—    The White House has known about the discovery of the documents since November—in fact 6 days before the mid-terms but magically it was never in the news and never reported until after Congress is sworn in—I mean how convenient is that?   Its like magic—Hunter Biden's laptop vanishes before a critical election—and so does Joe Bidens collection of classified documents kept in his office—an office named for him—   And nobody wants to talk about it—   So the propaganda spin machines have gone into industrial mode—I mean this mess has to be cleaned up before Joe has to make his announcement—that he will be seeking a second term at the young age of 156—

Bryan Kohberger, criminology Ph'D candidate at the Washington State University arrested and charged in the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students. Developments leading to the arrest and charges are many and we're beginning to learn more about the police and scientific investigation which led to Kohberger being arrested by an FBI SWAT team in the early morning hours of December 29. We cover what has been learned, what lies ahead and consider how early the FBI and state and local police may have been investigating Kohberger. Perhaps while Kohberger and his father were driving from Washington State to the parental home in Pennsylvania. Guest: Scott Duffey. Retired Supervisory FBI Special Agent. Co-director of the Criminal Justice Institute at Wilmington University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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THE THESIS: Let's see . . . The Figurehead was made to give a hellscape speech. In about a week's time after that, he was made to hire a Satanist to run the government's non-response to Monkeypox (notice the Mockingbirds lost interest in that?). The white house's fake woman, Rachel Levine, is committed to chemically and surgically mutilating kids like Nebuchadnezzar who castrated the young men he took captive and the DOJ is sending FBI SWAT teams to the houses of pro-life activists while they ignore the fire bombing of pro-life birth centers. Can this get any more Satanic? Yes . . . yes, it can and it just did. THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES: In all likelihood, Daniel was castrated after he and his friends were capture by the Babylonians and taken into captivity, where they would work for the King of Babylon, a pervert and tyrant named Nebuchadnezzar. Despite this, Daniel and his friends remained faithful to the God of Abraham; they refused to violate the law of Moses and it should have been their end. Nebuchadnezzar twice tried to kill them and twice God rescued them. The Deliverance of Daniel and Darius (Daniel 6:1-28)THIS is how the Sexual Left twist that story of Daniel. Because, being forcibly castrated by a perverted and evil ruler is the same thing as praticing same-sex attraction and pretending to be a different sex . . . THE NEWS & COMMENT:The Figurehead is the perfect person for The Party. He will read whatever is put in front of his eyes and sign whatever he is made to sign. [AUDIO] - Biden: "Let me start off with two words; Made in America."The “strict ‘Catholic'” Figurehead long ago excommunicated himself from that church for his obsession with killing babies. Now, the Satanic Temple has stuck its spiny, rotten head out of the dark mud to sue states to allow “Satanic ritual abortions.” Satan is building his political base. Oh . . . at the link, make note of how Axios, a liberal Mockingbird publication, pretends this temple is “nontheistic.” Satanic Temple goes after abortion bans; The Salem-based Satanic Temple is suing Indiana and Idaho in federal court over their abortion bans, arguing they violate the religious rights of people in those states. Driving the news: The Satanic Temple filed its complaint against Idaho on Friday, a week after filing a similar one in Indiana.Meanwhile, at CNN, it's the Tuttle twins who are dangerously brain-washing kids . . It's NOT the communist “teachers” who think they are “anarchists” who teach little kids to hate God, to hate their bodies made in the image of God and who tells kids that, if their parents won't “accept them” that “he is their parent, now …” [AUDIO] - BREAKING: LoTT X Project Veritas: ‘Anarchist' teacher wants to “burn down the entire system.” Discusses how he can incorporate wokeness in school without being too obvious so he doesn't face consequences.It's NOT the gender-jackers who are recruiting children in homeless shelters to chemically and surgically mutilate. [AUDIO] - The founder of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ‘Gender Clinic' was recruiting kids at a homeless shelter for her research. . . and, the Figurehead has been made to endorse a federal law that will make it illegal for parents to stop gender-jackers from mutilating children just like Nebuchadnezzar did. In this case, they mutilated a girl with Borderline Personality Disorder, a condition in which people lack a sense of identity! She even told the “doctors” she had BPD and they still chopped her up and shot her up:[AUDIO] - She's lost her voice, her chest, and doesn't know if she can ever have kids. She has BPD, so doctors cut off her breasts and gave her T. “There's how many mental health disorders that make you hate your body, and the solution isn't to change your body, it's to fix your brain.”How much more of a sign of this evil do we need than a mother who has pretty clearly programmed her son into believing he is a girl? [AUDIO] - Watch this mother mouth the words along with her "transgender" child.The kid was fed what to say. Transgender kids are like vegan cats. It's the owner or parent doing all the thinking/making all the decisions for them.

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit (1995) by John Douglas (with Mark Olshaker) Read and listen to "Mindhunter" on Amazon! We're very excited to announce our books “Sexual Magnetism,” “The WASM Dating Handbook” and “Secrets of Sensual Massage” are now available! Follow these links to get your copies of "Sexual Magnetism," "The WASM Dating Handbook" and "Secrets of Sensual Massage" on Amazon.com. Want more great books? Check out our MUST READ LIST! Overview of “Mindhunter: Inside the FBIs Elite Serial Crime Unit” A very brief description of “Mindhunter” (4 minutes) 00:00-04:00The no-holds-barred description of John E. Douglas' twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country's most notorious serial killers and criminals.What Douglas sets out to do / Purpose of the bookTo teach people about how criminals and serial killers work, how we can catch them and how we can protect ourselves and our loved ones from becoming a victim.The intended audience of the book / Who will benefit mostPeople who loved Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris, the author of SotL, based his character Jack Crawford, head of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, on John Douglas) People who love true crime and/or horror storiesPeople who want to understand how - and why - serial killers do what they doPeople who want to make sure they don't become a victimPeople who don't like sleeping (this book is not for the faint of heart!)Who probably WON'T like this book?People who don't want to think about real life horror that lives nearbyPeople who can't handle explicit descriptions of violent and sexual crimeHonestly, most people will have trouble reading this bookHow does this book specifically benefit Men? As Men it is our job to protect the people in our lives. As difficult as it is to accept, there are deranged, sick criminals out there who enjoy inflicting pain and killing other people. If we're going to take care of our loved ones we need to educate ourselves first and then educate them - as well as be prepared to protect them if the situation calls for it.Is this book Easy, Average or Difficult to read? / How long is it? (1 minute) 04:00-05:00Mindhunter is very well written but it's INCREDIBLY difficult to read. The subject matter is so dark and twisted that it's highly possible this will be the most disturbing book you'll ever read in your life.445 pages, (Audiobook is 15 hours and 24 minutes)What are the overall book reviews? Is the book well-known? Popular? Significant?9,971 ratings, 4.7 stars#6 in Law Enforcement#7 in Criminology#22 in Biographies & Memoirs of CriminalsAudible#5 in Crime & Criminal Biographies#16 in Murder & Mayhem True Accounts#91 in MemoirsBook-To-Movie Translation Since its publication in 1995, Mindhunter (and the other books in this series by John Douglas) have been THE reference books for any kind of serial killers in novels, movies or television shows.Some of the most famous fiction inspired by John Douglas includes the “Hannibal Lechter” books by Thomas Harris, the “Alex Cross” books by James Patterson, the “Dexter” books by Jeff Lindsay, the show “Criminal Minds” and many, many others.There is a new Netflix show based directly on this book and the creation of the FBI's Serial Crime Unit Bio of John Douglas Douglas was born in Brooklyn in 1944 and grew up in Hempstead, New York.He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1966 and served for four years.Douglas received his bachelor's degree from Eastern New Mexico University, a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin, and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University.Douglas joined the FBI in 1970 and his first assignment was in Detroit, Michigan. In the field, he served as a sniper on the local FBI SWAT team and later became a hostage negotiator. He transferred to the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) in 1977 where he taught hostage negotiation and applied criminal psychology at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia to new FBI special agents, field agents, and police officers from all over the United States. He created and managed the FBI's Criminal Profiling Program and was later promoted to unit chief of the Investigative Support UnitWhile traveling around the country providing instruction to police, Douglas began interviewing serial killers and other violent sex offenders at various prisons. He interviewed some of the most notable violent criminals in recent history as part of the study, including David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson, Edmund Kemper, James Earl Ray and Richard Speck. He used the information gleaned from these interviews to create the FBI's new Crime Classification Manual (CCM). Douglas's work together with the FBI's Investigative Support Unit has helped catch thousands of serial criminals and bring them to justice. The insights learned from their research are now taught around the world and have transformed our understanding of why violent criminals do what they do and how to find them and stop them. Breakdown of Themes in Mindhunter Nature vs NurtureA serial criminal may be predisposed to perform certain acts but it is invariably the horrible things that happen during childhood that shape their ultimate actionsLoss Of InnocenceEveryone that comes in contact with a disturbing crime is permanently scarred - families, friends, neighborhoods, local police and FBI agentsIn many cases, even the serial criminals themselves are seriously troubled by what they have doneCourage in the Face of EvilEven though horrible things are happening, some people choose to stand up and fight back. A great example of this is the family of Karla Brown. After Karla's murder, her sister Dawn worked extensively with police and FBI to talk to the murderer - and even agreed to allow herself to be used as “bait” - to bring him to justice. Sometimes the Dragon WinsThe struggle against evil is ongoing and not every criminal is caught.The only way to truly make a difference is to keep fighting, to keep pushing for communities to spend the time, money and resources to keep criminals on the run and to bring justice to the families of the dead victims.

In this week's episode of "Driving Home the Faith," Dr. Morse and Fr. Rob Jack discuss the recent early-morning FBI raid of a pro-life sidewalk counselor, taking him from his home, at gunpoint, in front of his wife and screaming children. How is this not a violation of this man's civil rights, Fr. Jack asks. Listen in.

Hour 1 of The Drew Mariani Show on 9-28-22 Matt Heffron gives us his legal take on what's happening to Mark Houck, the Pro-Life dad that was arrested by the FBI SWAT team for... shoving someone JD Flynn tells us about the USCCB sending it's summary of the Synod Process to the Vatican

After the FBI raided Trump's Mar-a-Lago, we all knew that we—everyday Americans—would be next. Well… the next is here. Now, the FBI raids the home of and arrests a pro-lifer in front of his seven children. Liz examines how the Left is targeting conservatives in order to provoke conservatives and how we should respond in light of that agenda. Plus, the FBI is clearly corrupt, but is it too corrupt to save? And where the heck is Congress in all of this? This is The Liz Wheeler Show. -- Cozy Earth provides the softest, most luxurious sheets on the planet. Save 35% on Cozy Earth bamboo bedding at https://cozyearth.com/liz35. -- Never go online without using ExpressVPN. Protect your online activity today with 3 FREE months at http://expressvpn.com/liz. -- Whether you're buying gas or groceries, earn cash back on every purchase with Upside. Download the app today and use promo code LIZ5 to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more. 00:00 - Welcome to The Liz Wheeler Show 04:50 - Mark Hauck arrested by SWAT team 10:30 - Warrant charges with FACE Act violations 14:30 - Garland uses FBI SWAT raids to intimidate 23:17 - LA TIMES: FBI seizes $86M in cash 32:45 - How do we respond to this FBI raid 37:03 - FBI trying to provoke an insurrection 44:19 - How to support the Hauck family  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mamas QuestionWe got a question in for our American Mamas...Dear Mamas, did you hear about the FBI SWAT team arresting a pastor at his home because he defended his son from a pro-abortion bully?

In this episode, I address the latest FBI attack on another conservative American citizen. I also address the latest update from the FBI whistleblower.  News Picks: FBI Whistleblower: ‘Nobody I Know Signed Up' To Investigate Parents Who Vented at Schoolboard Meetings. An FBI whistleblower speaks up about the broken FBI, and their abuse of counter-terrorism case designations. Another FBI whistleblower speaks up about abuse of FBI SWAT teams for political purposes. Feds award $1 million to nonprofit that funneled tax dollars to Chinese bat coronavirus lab.  BREAKING: Biden DOJ now ADMITS there were federal informants within the Oathkeepers, to testify at trial.  Copyright Bongino Inc All Rights Reserved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is no one formula for building a good reputation in the military. It takes a combination of many factors, including character, competence, and courage. Military service is both an organization and a way of life, and every member brings their own perspective and experiences to the table. No one wakes up one day and finds themselves with an excellent reputation. It is something that is earned over time through consistently good behavior and actions.This episode of the Pod Bless America tells the second part of Jim Jay Larkin's story. This time, along with being a well-respected Navy pilot, he will share his experience as the leader of the FBI SWAT team, the cases he had been through, and how all his hard work paid off in the military community.Enjoy!In This Episode02:11- A Chicago story from the summer of '7116:19 - More stories of Navy pilots during the Vietnam War22:47 - What it's like for Jim to know that people were killed in a war32:37 - Jim's reputation in the military35:47 - Why Jim left the Navy40:59 - How he got involved in the D.B. Cooper hijacking case49:31 - How Jim handled the Detroit bank robbery58:24 - What Jim and his dad have in commonFavorite Quotes09:48 - "The job I felt most proud about was helping guys on the ground so they wouldn't be overrun. But I have no idea whether those guys ever survived. I don't know whether everything we did enabled them to get extracted from that mess or whether they were overrun and killed. And that's why I started crying." - Jim Jay Larkin37:02 - "When I was growing up, there were only three things I wanted to be in life. One was a Navy pilot, one was an FBI agent, and one was an Indian chief. So, I'm going to try the number two thing." - Jim Jay Larkin51:20 - "I'm not going to risk the lives of our SWAT. Those guys are on their drum magazines with thousands of armored piercing rounds. They're going to kill us, and I'm not going to do it. No, you're ordered to do it. I said I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it." - Jim Jay Larkin1:05:37 - "I feel a little awkward being here trying to be the center of attention. I'm not involved in law enforcement or the Navy anymore, but I'm very proud of that. For some reason that I don't understand, I'm proud that most people see me as not just a Navy pilot but a pretty good Navy pilot. They saw me as not just an FBI agent but a good FBI agent. It gives me more pride than anything else. And I also am embarrassed when it sounds like I'm blowing my horn. But when I was a 10-year-old kid, I never thought that anybody would respect me well enough to think that of me." - Jim Jay LarkinFollow the Pod Bless America Podcast on GETTREngage with Pod Bless America PodcastEmail: jim@pbapodcast.comEmail: dan@pbapodcast.comFacebookListen to more episodes of the Pod Bless America PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts 

What was it like to fly during the Vietnam War? Navy pilot veterans have some of the most harrowing stories from the war. They had to make some tough choices in the heat of battle and make life-changing decisions. For many Americans, the Vietnam War is a dark chapter in our history. But for Navy pilot veterans, the war was a time of great courage and bravery. Today's episode is the first part of the story of a Navy pilot who devoted his life to making America great, Jim Jay Larkin. Jim served the country as a Navy pilot for 11 years and ran the FBI SWAT team for 13 years. As a US Navy veteran, Jim will tell the tale of what inspired him to become a Navy pilot, his flight missions, and how he was a hero during the Vietnam war. As vividly as it happened yesterday, Jim will share the story of nearly losing his life in the battle and how his heroism is something all Americans should be proud of.Enjoy!In This Episode04:53 - Backstory of Jim Jay Larkin08:13 - How Jim discovered what he wanted to do in life12:34 - Jim's journey to becoming a Navy pilot28:02 - Why Jim wanted to take part in the Vietnam war30:25 - His flying missions35:20 - What part of the movie Top Gun does Jim relate to38:46 - What is it like to land on an aircraft carrier in the ocean at night45:54 - December 7, 1971, the night Jim nearly lost his life1:07:57 - What anyone facing death thinks about1:11:59 - Jim's last missionFavorite Quotes08:03 - "I saw time magazine where the article was about Colonel Robinson Risner, an American hero. He was standing there with his helmet next to an F-105 Thunderchief, and that's the first time in my life I remember saying, that's something that I would really like to do." - Jim Jay Larkin58:30 - "I had made up my mind a long time that I would not eject. I didn't want to be a prisoner of war. I thought that would be the worst. I would rather survive or die, but I never wanted to eject." - Jim Jay Larkin59:02 - "In milliseconds, I start thinking about, 'I can't say goodbye to anybody, this is ridiculous. Within 10 to 15 seconds, I'm just going to be vaporized. I'm going to hit the ground. It's not going to hurt one bit. All of a sudden, I'm going to be gone from a conscious mode to I'm gone." - Jim Jay Larkin1:16:24 - "From day one, when I read about Robinson Risner, I always questioned whether I was capable of doing what I wanted to do or whether I could even be an air force pilot or a Navy pilot. And I thought you're not going to know until you try. I didn't have much confidence in my ability." - - Jim Jay LarkinFollow the Pod Bless America Podcast on GETTREngage with Pod Bless America PodcastEmail: jim@pbapodcast.comEmail: dan@pbapodcast.comFacebookListen to more episodes of the Pod Bless America PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts 

This week in the studio, a returning guest that spent time as and Army Combat Apache Pilot in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, an FBI Special Agent, and member of the Dallas office FBI SWAT team in his career. Now he is a New York Times bestselling author of not only the Matt Drake series of books, “Without Sanction”, “The Outside Man”, and his newest addition in that series “Hostile Intent”. He has also been charged with taking the mantle of character growth and further story development in the Tom Clancy series about Jack Ryan Jr with “Target Acquired” and the soon to be released “Zero Hour”, which are also New York Times bestsellers. He's here tonight to talk about his new release, the state of the world and possibly fail at 80's trivia. I am so happy to introduce in my opinion one of the best writers in the world. Mr. Don Bentley.

On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, the founders warned against an activist court. Where is judicial review in the Constitution? It's not. This power exercised by the Supreme Court known as judicial review started in Marbury versus Madison. Jefferson noted that declaring what the law is, has more influence than every other branch of government. This practice contravenes the Constitution and is an authority given to the Court by itself, not by the framers or We The People. Then, some who advocate for judicial review reject the notion that then VP Pence lacked the authority to send the electoral college votes back to their respective states. The constitution specifically points out that it is the state legislatures that decide and to ignore that would be a violation of the federal Constitution. Pseudo-conservative, leftists in the media, and the Democrats fail to realize that this was the real insurrection. Later, Brandon Straka and his attorney Bill Esayli join the show to tell his story of getting arrested after giving a speech on January 6th at the Capitol. Straka described this past year as a nightmare as his speech calling for a peaceful conservative revolution was later nefariously used against him. Afterward, two weeks later an FBI SWAT team arrested him on multiple felony charges. Straka felt like he was a political prisoner held in 24-hour lockdown inside a concrete cell at one point for 48 straight hours. Straka was offered a misdemeanor plea deal with an unusually harsh sentencing recommendation. It was the government's position that anyone in D.C that day was there to interfere in the peaceful transfer of power.

Our "Celebrity Insider" tells you how can use your tactical skills and experience as a SWAT team member on set for a new FBI tv show!

John "Dubby" Dubin, founding partner of Pineapple Brothers Lana'i, joins us to discuss the ethics of hunting. Dubby run a deer hunting outfit out of the island of Lana'i, Hawaii and has hunted all over the world, always harvesting the meat of any animal he has killed. Does having a direct connection to our meals matter in a modern world? Is there a cost to losing this connection?Dubby was also on the FBI SWAT team for many years and just so happened to be trained by our beloved Marty Gilvary upon entry to the Bureau. He came armed with stories and tap shoes.

Eric Taylor, formerly known as "Cosmo The God," began hacking at age 12 and by age 15 he was leaking the social security numbers of celebrities and high profile politicians, only to find himself face-to-face with the FBI SWAT team. In this episode of Cybercrime Radio, Eric joins host Hillarie McClure to share his story about how he became "Cosmo The God," why he wasn't financially motivated when leaking the SSNs of Joe Biden and Kim Kardashian alike, and why the entire experience made him reform and become a cybersecurity ally. For more on cybersecurity, visit us at https://cybersecurityventures.com

Let's suit up with the FBI's SWAT teams as we talk with the Bureau's special weapons and tactics program manager about the men and women called upon to do some of the highest-risk work in the FBI, including the elite Hostage Rescue Team. Follow Frank on Twitter https://twitter.com/FrankFigliuzzi1 Promo codes Generation Why is a weekly podcast from Wondery that features extraordinary true stories of moments that changed absolutely everything for ordinary people. https://wondery.com/shows/generation-why/ For up to $200 off any mattress purchase and 2 free pillows go to https://helixsleep.com/bureau Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's suit up with the FBI's SWAT teams as we talk with the Bureau's special weapons and tactics program manager about the men and women called upon to do some of the highest-risk work in the FBI, including the elite Hostage Rescue Team. Follow Frank on Twitter https://twitter.com/FrankFigliuzzi1 Promo codes Generation Why is a weekly podcast from Wondery that features extraordinary true stories of moments that changed absolutely everything for ordinary people. https://wondery.com/shows/generation-why/ For up to $200 off any mattress purchase and 2 free pillows go to https://helixsleep.com/bureau Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

his episode is part 2 of my 2-part of my very mini-series on how artists can spot scammers and protect themselves. John, now a speaker on cybersecurity, author, and consultant. Retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, he was the FBI's National Spokesperson, on the FBI Cyber Division executive staff, an FBI SWAT team member, and the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Phoenix Division, where he oversaw all criminal, cyber, and counter-intelligence investigations throughout Arizona. It's an episode you won't want to miss.For John's complete bio, contact information, and a downloadable checklist on how to spot a scammer, go to passionatepainterpodcast.com/episode52.

This episode is part 1 of my 2-part series on scammers who target artists. As more people turn to the internet to sell their work, more scammers are appearing to take advantage of their vulnerabilities.Please don't misunderstand me here. There are plenty of legitimate buyers on the internet looking for art! It is, however, important to be aware of red flags that can help you spot a scammer, as well as how to protect yourself.This episode will recount my own near-miss with a scammer, calling out the red flags along the way. While that may sound boring, it's actually pretty funny — but only because I did not get scammed.Coming up soon, Episode 52 will complete the second part of this very mini-series, with an interview of FBI Agent Retired John Iannarelli. John, now a speaker on cybersecurity, author, and consultant. Retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, he was the FBI's National Spokesperson, on the FBI Cyber Division executive staff, an FBI SWAT team member, and the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Phoenix Division, where he oversaw all criminal, cyber, and counter-intelligence investigations throughout Arizona. It's an episode you won't want to miss.Check out the show notes page to download a free cheat sheet on "How to Spot A Scammer and Protect Yourself as An Artist" HERE.

Keith is out of the office this week, so we're re-airing a special episode original recorded by Caleb last year with Hilton Yam of 10-8 Performance. Hilton is one of the leading experts on the 1911 pattern pistol, an accomplished competition shooter, and retired FBI agent whose career included assignments on FBI SWAT and in their firearms training division.

Notably, Mr. Stern had over 25 years' experience as an FBI Special Agent where he last was in charge of the Asian Organized Crime Unit at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and has testified as an expert witness in this field before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. During his tenure with the FBI, he served in a variety of posts, including as an expert polygraph examiner, SWAT team member, and as the FBI Attaché responsible for investigations and liaison in Hong Kong, PRC, India, Macau, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Mr. Stern, a fluent Japanese speaker, was also assigned to the headquarters of Japan's National Police Agency in Tokyo and worked side-by-side with Japanese police officers on Japanese Organized Crime (Yakuza) matters. Mr. Stern was assigned to several high profile FBI investigations to include the kidnapping and murder of Journalist Daniel Pearl, the 2001 Anthrax attacks, lead Agent assigned to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Tylenol Aspirin poisoning and extortion investigation, Osama bin Laden manhunt in Pakistan, multiple murder investigations of American Citizens overseas, the polygraph interrogation of Saddam Hussein's bodyguard, and the extensive retraining in Bosnia and Herzegovina of their police officers after the Bosnian War. Mr. Stern was also a member of the FBI SWAT team assigned to the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

In this episode, Dillon and Mike sit down with Dr. Danny Matta to keep the discussion on leadership going! They also discuss how to overcome challenges as they arise, finding the balance between personal and work life, and how to value your service both personally and financially.     Enjoy! -Team [P]Rehab Learn More About Dr. Danny Matta, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS Dr. Danny Matta is a coach, physical therapist, educator, and founder of Athletes’ Potential. He is considered a leader in the fields of rehab, sports medicine and human performance optimization. Danny is able to use his experience as a physical therapist and a strength coach to improve all aspects of human performance. He is one of 8 instructors in the world to teach for the elite Ready State group founded by Kelly Starrett and serves as their Director of Tactical Athletes. Danny spent 7 years active duty in the U.S Army as a physical therapist. He had the distinct privilege of working with a range of soldiers, from amputees learning how to walk again to the highest-level Special Operations soldiers getting ready for deployments. Danny served with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, from 2010-2013. He was the only direct access Physical Therapist responsible for management of injuries and injury prevention for a Brigade of 4,000 soldiers during this time. Danny has been an instructor in a variety of different settings, from local consulting with CrossFit gyms/athletes, youth athlete clubs and professional sport organizations. He currently serves as a direct human performance consultant for FBI SWAT, SOFD-D (Delta Force) and the U.S. Army. E-mail: info@athletespotential.com Instagram: @dannymattapt Facebook:@PTEntrepreneurs Link To Danny's Podcast: The PT Entrepreneur Podcast Read Building 'Atomic Habits" With [P]Rehab Watch What Is Prehab And Who Are The Prehab Guys Learn More About [P]Rehab Programs Connect with Team [P]Rehab: Submit Questions/Topics info@theprehabguys.com [P]Rehabbers thank you for listening and let us know what to talk about next. We hope to help you take control of your health through education! Did you enjoy this? Please rate, review, share, and subscribe. Every bit of feedback, comments, subscriptions, and sharing helps!!!

In this episode, Dillon and Mike sit down with Dr. Danny Matta to discuss strategies to improve leadership skills both for ourselves and for leading a team! How do you take risks and develop the career or the life you want? What characteristics make up a leader people want to follow? Lastly, in part 1 of this 2 part discussion, they answer, what role does a culture of psychological safety play?  Enjoy! -Team [P]Rehab Learn More About Dr. Danny Matta, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS Dr. Danny Matta is a coach, physical therapist, educator, and founder of Athletes’ Potential. He is considered a leader in the fields of rehab, sports medicine and human performance optimization. Danny is able to use his experience as a physical therapist and a strength coach to improve all aspects of human performance. He is one of 8 instructors in the world to teach for the elite Ready State group founded by Kelly Starrett and serves as their Director of Tactical Athletes. Danny spent 7 years active duty in the U.S Army as a physical therapist. He had the distinct privilege of working with a range of soldiers, from amputees learning how to walk again to the highest-level Special Operations soldiers getting ready for deployments. Danny served with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, from 2010-2013. He was the only direct access Physical Therapist responsible for management of injuries and injury prevention for a Brigade of 4,000 soldiers during this time. Danny has been an instructor in a variety of different settings, from local consulting with CrossFit gyms/athletes, youth athlete clubs and professional sport organizations. He currently serves as a direct human performance consultant for FBI SWAT, SOFD-D (Delta Force) and the U.S. Army. E-mail: info@athletespotential.com Instagram: @dannymattapt Facebook:@PTEntrepreneurs Link To Danny's Podcast: The PT Entrepreneur Podcast Read Building 'Atomic Habits" With [P]Rehab Watch What Is Prehab And Who Are The Prehab Guys Learn More About [P]Rehab Programs Connect with Team [P]Rehab: Submit Questions/Topics info@theprehabguys.com [P]Rehabbers thank you for listening and let us know what to talk about next. We hope to help you take control of your health through education! Did you enjoy this? Please rate, review, share, and subscribe. Every bit of feedback, comments, subscriptions, and sharing helps!!!

Show # 250 - Coffee with Rich | Jim Helly Retired Special Agent with the FBI and FBI SWAT Operator On today's Coffee with Rich, we will be joined by Jim Helly. Jim Helly founded Kelpie Tactical after retiring from a 27 year career in law enforcement, including his last 20 years as a Special Agent with the FBI. He served as an FBI SWAT Operator from 2005 through 2018. During his tenure on SWAT, he engaged in hundreds of high-risk missions. Jim has extensive training and experience in a wide range of tactical activities including Close Quarters Battle, hostage rescue, law enforcement clears, and vehicular assaults. As a certified FBI and NRA Firearms Instructor, Jim is experienced in developing and teaching students the skills and knowledge needed to utilize firearms safely and effectively. Jim is an accredited instructor in law enforcement and civilian response to active threat events. He holds a Black Belt in Wing Chun Kung Fu and has instructed in Kung Fu-based training programs for law enforcement and civilians. Kelpie Tactical: https://www.kelpietactical.com/ Episode 1 with Jim Helly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7nesr5Vyrw   Shop: https://shop.americanwarriorsociety.com/ American Warrior Society please visit: https://americanwarriorsociety.com/ Rich's Coffee: Pete's Espresso Ristretto via a Nespresso by Delonghi Want to get alerts? Make sure you go to your settings and turn NOTIFICATIONS on for this page!

For the week of Christmas, we’ll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas. In the second part of this interview with Errol Doebler, Mark and Errol talk about work with the FBI SWAT teams and his breathing practices with Wim Hof. Errol is the author of the newly released The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Confidence and Clarity in Combat, in the Boardroom, and at the Kitchen Table. He tells Mark about his work finding his own leadership philosophy from the different kinds of work that he’s done. Hear how: The practice of breathing properly is the basis of learning how to lead. You’ll always need to make a plan when you’re confronted with a situation. You must understand the role of the SMAC process in planning. Listen to this episode to hear more about Errol’s approach to planning and leadership

For the week of Christmas, we'll be airing our Best episodes of 2020 a second time. We start with new episodes again on the 30th with a solo episode from Mark. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas. In the second part of this interview with Errol Doebler, Mark and Errol talk about work with the FBI SWAT teams and his breathing practices with Wim Hof. Errol is the author of the newly released The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Confidence and Clarity in Combat, in the Boardroom, and at the Kitchen Table. He tells Mark about his work finding his own leadership philosophy from the different kinds of work that he's done. Hear how: The practice of breathing properly is the basis of learning how to lead. You'll always need to make a plan when you're confronted with a situation. You must understand the role of the SMAC process in planning. Listen to this episode to hear more about Errol's approach to planning and leadership

Anna and Mirella talk to former FBI agent Frank Runles. Frank describes the type of scams out there, especially those targeting seniors, how to detect a scam,   a typical scam artist profile, and what preventive measures you can take to not end a victim of fraud.A bit  of back ground on  Frank Runles:Mr.  Frank Runles was a Special Agent at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for more than 21 years. During his tenure with the FBI, Frank investigated a wide variety of criminal matters to include organized crime, financial institution fraud, health care fraud, labor racketeering, kidnappings, and serial murders. During his investigative career, Frank conducted more than 1,000 interviews both internationally and domestic.  Frank also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Virginia as part of the FBI National Academy. In this role, Mr. Runles instructed more than 900 Secret Service, U.S. Marshal Service, Department of Homeland Security Agents, and other U.S. and international senior law enforcement officers on Advanced Interview Techniques and Forensic Statement Analysis.  Frank was also the Lead Instructor for new FBI agents, instructing courses on Interviewing and Interrogations, Detection of Deception, and Intelligence Collection Techniques.  In a similar role, Frank taught these same courses for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) State Security Division Investigators and Intelligence Officers. Frank was also selected by the FBI for overseas duty. In this role, Frank worked with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Navy Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and with the CIA and Joint Special Operations Forces in Iraq conducting intelligence debriefings of hundreds of foreign fighters captured during combat operations. Frank also served for 10 years on the FBI SWAT team, including in the role of Sniper Team Leader. Frank is the host of the “Lies People Tell” podcast, where each week he teaches how to know when you are being deceived using Deceptive Language Analysis. You can listen to his podcast at:https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-rugged-individualist-with-frank-runlesBelow are several links Frank thought would be helpful, especially for those of you residing in the United States, although similar/equivalent resources are likely available in other countries as well.National Center for Victims of Crime:https://victimsofcrime.org The National Center for Elder Abuse:https://www.ncea.aoa.gov/index.html Federal Trade Commission:www.ftc.gov The National Association of Adult Protective Services:www.napsa-now.org As always, we look forward to your input and/or any questions.Feel free to drop us a line at: bbteam@thebloomingboomers.comwww.thebloomingboomers.comAnd if you'd like to share your story, hobbies, insights, experiences, ... let us know and we'll be happy to consider you as our guest on our podcast and/or YouTube channel.Please note: This edition of Blooming Boomers has been audio-recorded via Zoom, along with real-time noise, microphone, etc. glitches :-)  Apologies.

In the second part of his interview with Errol Doebler (@Leader_193), Mark and Errol talk about work with the FBI SWAT teams and his breathing practices with Wim Hof. Errol is the author of the newly released The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Confidence and Clarity in Combat, in the Boardroom, and at the Kitchen Table. He tells Mark about his work finding his own leadership philosophy from the different kinds of work that he’s done. Hear how: The practice of breathing properly is the basis of learning how to lead. You’ll always need to make a plan when you’re confronted with a situation. You must understand the role of the SWAC process in planning. Listen to this episode to hear more about Errol’s approach to planning and leadership.

In the second part of his interview with Errol Doebler (@Leader_193), Mark and Errol talk about work with the FBI SWAT teams and his breathing practices with Wim Hof. Errol is the author of the newly released The Process, Art, and Science of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Confidence and Clarity in Combat, in the Boardroom, and at the Kitchen Table. He tells Mark about his work finding his own leadership philosophy from the different kinds of work that he's done. Hear how: The practice of breathing properly is the basis of learning how to lead. You'll always need to make a plan when you're confronted with a situation. You must understand the role of the SWAC process in planning. Listen to this episode to hear more about Errol's approach to planning and leadership.

Jason Andrew Copenhaver, of Redington Shores, was arrested on charges of simple battery and disorderly conduct after the incident, according to Treasure Island police. The 47-year-old man is accused of grabbing a child wearing a mask at a restaurant, getting close to his face and telling him: “You now have coronavirus.” D. B. Cooper, the man who hijacked a flight in 1971, parachuted out and was never heard from again...has had a small break in the case. A scientist has uncovered new clues in the D.B. Cooper case by looking at minuscule deposits of algae on the money, according to a new study. A FBI SWAT team raided the home of popular YouTuber Jake Paul. No reason has been given just yet. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/milkcartonmysteries/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/milkcartonmysteries/support

In 1969, while attempting to bomb the home of a Jewish leader in Meridian, Mississippi, our guest was ambushed by law enforcement and shot multiple times during a high-speed chase. Nearly dead from his wounds, he was arrested and sentenced to thirty years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm. Unrepentant, he and two other inmates made a daring escape from Parchman yet were tracked down by an FBI SWAT team and apprehended in hail of bullets that killed one of the convicts. It was then that he began a search for truth that led him to the Bible and a reading of the gospels. Hear the full story as we learn the power of true love.

In 1969, while attempting to bomb the home of a Jewish leader in Meridian, Mississippi, our guest was ambushed by law enforcement and shot multiple times during a high-speed chase. Nearly dead from his wounds, he was arrested and sentenced to thirty years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm. Unrepentant, he and two other inmates made a daring escape from Parchman yet were tracked down by an FBI SWAT team and apprehended in hail of bullets that killed one of the convicts. It was then that he began a search for truth that led him to the Bible and a reading of the gospels. Hear the full story as we learn the power of true love.

As an ordinary high school student in the 1960s, Tom Tarrants became deeply unsettled by the social upheaval of the era. In response, he turned for answers to extremist ideology and was soon utterly radicalized. Before long, he became involved in the reign of terror spread by Mississippi's dreaded White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, described by the FBI as the most violent right-wing terrorist organization in America.In 1969, while attempting to bomb the home of a Jewish leader in Meridian, Mississippi, Tom was ambushed by law enforcement and shot multiple times during a high-speed chase. Nearly dead from his wounds, he was arrested and sentenced to thirty years in the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman Farm. Unrepentant, Tom and two other inmates made a daring escape from Parchman yet were tracked down by an FBI SWAT team and apprehended in hail of bullets that killed one of the convicts. Tom spent the next three years alone in a six-foot-by-nine-foot cell. There he began a search for truth that led him to the Bible and a reading of the gospels, resulting in his conversion to Jesus Christ and liberation from the grip of racial hatred and violence.Astounded by the change in Tom, many of the very people who worked to put him behind bars began advocating for his release. After serving eight years of a 35-year sentence, Tom left prison. He attended college, moved to Washington, DC, and became copastor of a racially mixed church. He went on to earn a doctorate and became the president of the C. S. Lewis Institute, where he devoted himself to helping others become wholehearted followers of Jesus.A dramatic story of radical transformation, Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love demonstrates that hope is not lost even in the most tumultuous of times, even those similar to our own.Support the show (http://www.faithandlaw.org/donate)

A candid presentation and conversation on how combatting violence and crime is at the core of our national security, and requires much more than community policing. Former FBI Agent and Senior Leader Rob Saale discusses how his experience fighting gang violence and terrorism shaped his understanding of what is really required to build peace at home and abroad. In particular, Rob outlines why arrests alone do not lead to secure and stable communities and how fully funded and impactful community services are absolutely necessary for security.Rob Saale is the founder and CEO of Star Consulting and Investigations LLC, an international security firm in Alexandria, VA with a broad reach that includes experienced professional resources spanning five continents. Rob has been called upon to consult with companies, law firms, and individuals regarding risk mitigation for organizations and individuals operating in, traveling to and living in high risk areas abroad.Before establishing the Star Consulting and Investigations, Rob had a distinguished federal law enforcement career as an FBI Special Agent and executive leader. Most recently Rob served as the Director of the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, a U.S. Government Interagency organization directly responsible to the President of the United States for coordinating recovery efforts for U.S. hostages held abroad. Rob also served as Assistant Special Agent in Charge of one of the FBI’s top 13 US-based field offices where he successfully led numerous federal investigations resulting in hundreds of arrests, indictments, and convictions of violent and white-collar criminals, terror suspects, and fugitives from justice. As a field Agent, Rob was highly regarded receiving numerous awards for investigative excellence. Rob also served as an FBI SWAT commander, SWAT Team member, and was one of the original members of the FBI Director’s Protective Detail. 

In this episode of FBI Retired Case File Review, retired agent John Iannarelli reviews safety tips for parents on how to keep teens safe online and on social media. He talks about predators, scams, identity theft, cyber bullying, and sextortion. John served in the FBI for more than 20 years. During his Bureau career, he was the FBI’s National Spokesperson, on the FBI Cyber Division executive staff, an FBI SWAT team member, and the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Phoenix Division, where he oversaw all Criminal, Cyber, and Counter Intelligence Investigations throughout Arizona. Join my Reader Team to get the FBI Reading Resource - Books about the FBI, written by FBI agents, the 20 clichés about the FBI Reality Checklist, and keep up to date on the FBI in books, TV, and movies via my monthly email. Join here.   Jerri Williams, a retired FBI agent, author and podcaster, attempts to relive her glory days by writing and blogging about the FBI and hosting FBI Retired Case File Review, a true crime/history podcast. Visit her website to check out her books, available as audiobooks, ebooks and paperbacks wherever books are sold. 

Our guest today, Jack Owens is a long time FBI field agent and former FBI SWAT team member. He’s busted bad guys, was involved in the arrest of the Atlanta child serial killer in the late 70’s and the Atlanta Olympic bombing investigation.  His son currently serves in the bureau in Washington DC, and Jack writes novels about serial killers (his “Pock” series) and his time in the FBI (“Don’t Shoot…We’re Republicans!) https://www.amazon.com/Jack-Owens/e/B01MXYG221%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share He’s the go-to guy for any law enforcement story and will talk to us about the upcoming HBO series about the Atlanta child murders, Richard Jewell, the potential threat to Asian- Americans amid coronavirus. Fun fact:  Jack was a contestant on CBS TV’s “Big Brother”!  

About the guest:   John Iannarelli retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, during which time he was a member of the FBI SWAT team and participated in the investigations of the Oklahoma City bombing, the 9/11 attack, and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' shooting. Among his many FBI assignments, John previously served in Washington, D.C. as the FBI national spokesperson and later on the executive staff of the FBI's Cyber Division. He was a squad supervisor before becoming the assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Phoenix Division, the number two position overseeing all criminal, cyber and counter-intelligence investigations throughout Arizona. During his FBI tenure, John was also the recipient of the FBI Director's Distinguished Service Award, for which he was selected from the ranks of the Bureau's 35,000 employees.  A former San Diego police officer and a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law and international studies at Oxford, England, John is also an attorney admitted to the practice of law in California, Maryland and the District of Columbia. In addition, John is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Computer Science in recognition of his contributions to the field of cyber investigations.  An energetic and entertaining speaker, John is the author of four books, including Why Teens Fail and What to Fix, a parents' guide to protecting their children from internet predators and other dangers, Information Governance Security about how businesses can protect their important information from loss or compromise and How to Spot A Terrorist Before It's Too Late, a guide to help people recognize and prevent terrorism before it can occur. His soon-to-be-released fifth book, Disorderly Conduct, examines the lighter side of law enforcement and the humorous moments during John's FBI career.   John is a frequent on-air contributor for the national news media, including the Fox News Channel and CNN and provided live on-scene coverage from Las Vegas of the Mandalay Bay shooting as it occurred. John is now a highly sought-after keynote speaker, known for sharing his intriguing insights combined with his sense of humor. He has presented to numerous Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and the Vatican, where he has personally met on several occasions with Pope Francis.     In the episode:    3:51 – John explains how his career started as a police officer in San Diego before being recruited into the FBI.   5:03 – If he had it to do over, John would have joined the cyber squad in the FBI right when it was created, rather than waiting a few years.    7:43 – John says he uses social media mainly to share when he is being featured on a news program, which brings his follower's attention to the news channel and creates a mutually beneficial cycle.  8:59 – John talks about evolving with technology and the times.   11:48 – John shares that he is using new techniques every day, such as specific targeting.    13:14 – Nancy asks John if he does speaking engagements on staying safe on social media.   14:26 – John shares his top tip for staying safe on social media.    15:56 – John explains how he has set himself apart from others providing a similar service as he does.    23:02 – John says that he travels all over the U.S. and the world for speaking engagements on cyber security, including being invited to the Vatican for a personal meeting with Pope Francis.   25:55 – John provides his website and Twitter handle, urging listeners to follow him for daily tips on how to keep yourself safe.   27:10 – Some measurements John uses include social media comments, number of followers and simply the fact that he is earning a living.   28:39 – John says that, without a doubt, he has grown his network intentionally.   29:56 – John's network has helped to advance his career by sharing word of mouth with other people who might benefit from his message.    31:51 – John shares that you have to stay current, which he does by making a point to learn something new every day.   33:13 – John suggests setting a Google alert for whatever interests you so you can stay on the cutting edge.   37:39 – John shares that there is a lot of competition, but there are a lot of clients, too, so as long as you are providing quality services or products you should go after your dreams.   39:27 – John shares one parting thought.     Quote:          " Don't worry about getting your slice of the pie, worry about making it a bigger pie. There is work for everyone as long as you're providing something of quality that people want to have. So go after it.” — John Iannarelli, FBI Agent             Links:         Website: fbijohn.com   How To Spot A Terrorist: Before It's Too Late by John Iannarelli  Information Governance and Security: Protecting and Managing Your Company's Proprietary Information by John Iannarelli and Michael O'Shaughnessy   W.T.F.: Why Teens Fail - What to Fix by John Iannarelli and nine others   The eighty thieves: American P.O.W.s in World War II Japan by Anthony Iannarelli     Looking to connect:          Email: John@FBIJohn.com   LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/fbijohn   Twitter: @FBIJohn 

Ep #154 - John Iannarelli, a retired FBI agent with more than 20 years of service, joins the show this week for an incredible interview. During John's tenure in the FBI, he served as the FBI’s National Spokesperson, on the FBI Cyber Division executive staff, as an FBI SWAT team member, and as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Phoenix Division, where he oversaw all Criminal, Cyber, and Counter Intelligence Investigations throughout Arizona. John has participated in many extensive investigations, including:• The Oklahoma City Bombing• The 9/11 attack• Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shooting• The Sony hack While at the FBI, John received the FBI Director’s Distinguished Service Award, for which he was selected from the ranks of the Bureau’s 35,000 employees. He also received an Honorary Doctorate of Computer Science in recognition of his contributions to the field of cyber investigations. John is an amazing individual and he has a lot to share from his unique experience. Tune in for a great interview. Learn More About John Iannarelli: Check out John's website at: http://fbijohn.com/ Get John's Book Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Spot-Terrorist-Before-Late/dp/0997601507 Connect with John Iannarelli on Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/fbijohn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbijohn/ Whether you are new to The Driven Entrepreneur Podcast or are a fan, please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to the show. Your support and your reviews help this show to attract prolific guests and to provide the best listening experience possible. Also, I love to hear from the fans and listeners. Please share your feedback, guest suggestions, or ideas for show topics with me on social media. Follow Matt Brauning on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattbrauning Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbrauning/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattbrauning Visit Matt Brauning's Websites: www.mattbrauningpodcast.com www.fireboxbook.com Get a copy of my brand new book, "The Firebox Principle," on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Firebox-Principle-Drives-Every-Entrepreneur-ebook/dp/B07FDKK9QW

Errol Doebler is the founder of Leader 193, an Executive Coaching business where he brings passion to leadership based on his experience as a Navy SEAL Platoon Commander, FBI Special Agent and SWAT Operator, as well as his time as a leader in the private sector in New York City and Washington, DC. With over 20 years of experience in leading combat operations, international terrorism and criminal investigations, and business transactions, he provides his clients with a unique, unparalleled perspective on leadership. He believes that each person has the ability to lead and inspire. We dive into many personal stories, including an emotional memory of Errol's late father. We hope you enjoy the authenticity that Errol brings to his stories as we dive deep into his time as a SEAL and FBI SWAT Leader and what his life experiences have taught him so far. Errol is also a committed Wim Hof Method Instructor and leads workshops all up and down the East Coast! Errol and I have a surprise joint workshop coming up in Massachusetts so follow us for details if you'd like to sign up: @Leader193 and @Bold_llcWebsiteInstagramLinkedIn

Today we welcome Dr. Danny Matta who is a coach, physical therapist, educator and founder of Athletes' Potential in Decatur, Georgia (along with his wife Ashley) for a discussion on education of the tactical patient. Danny discusses his background and his journey through Baylor's Army DPT Program, defining what the tactical patient is, importance of networking, considerations for educating/training a tactical athlete/individual, advice to the newer clinician treating tactical patients, how his army experience and working with tactical athletes has contributed to his business career, and much more! Danny's Website: http://drdannymatta.com/  Athlete's Potential:https://www.athletespotential.com/  Mobility WOD Website: https://www.mobilitywod.com/  Mobility WOD Tactical: https://www.mobilitywod.com/mwod-tactical/  The Cash PT Roadmap: https://dannymattapt.clickfunnels.com/squeeze-page16415939   The PT Entrepreneur Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-p-t-entrepreneur-podcast/id1265979257?mt=2  The Doc and Jock Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doc-and-jock-podcast/id982004635?mt=2  Danny's Interview on Maestro on the Mic Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/motm-016-dr-danny-matta-candy-pornography-how-to-make/id1372470637?i=1000412407427&mt=2  Danny's Interview on the Duck Legs Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/023-how-to-start-your-gym-pt-practice-dr-danny-matta/id1176312012?i=1000391533549&mt=2  Danny's Interviews on the Cash-Based Practice Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cbp-31-how-to-start-cash-practice-inside-gym-z-danny/id834944772?i=1000341628104&mt=2  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cbp-062-from-solo-cash-practitioner-to-3-full-time/id834944772?i=1000391688757&mt=2    Danny's Book Recommendations discussed: "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield:https://www.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1528554765&sr=8-2  "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie: https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1528554839&sr=1-1&keywords=how+to+win+friends+and+influence+people  "Shoe Dog: A Memoir from the Creator of Nike" by Phil Knight: https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-Nike/dp/1501135929/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1528554905&sr=1-1&keywords=sho+dog  Danny's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/danny.matta.3  Danny's Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/dannymattapt  Danny's Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/dannymattapt/  Army Baylor DPT Program: https://www.baylor.edu/graduate/pt/index.php?id=27023  HET L.I.T.E. Tool: https://pteducator.clickfunnels.com/pdf-opt-in    Biography: Dr. Danny Matta is a coach, physical therapist, educator and founder of Athletes' Potential. He is considered a world re-nowned leader in the fields of rehab, sports medicine, and especially tactical athlete consulting and human performance optimization.  He is also a fellow podcaster hosting the PT Entrepreneur Podcast and the Dock and Jock Podcast As founder of Athletes' Potential, a physical therapy and performance optimization practice in Atlanta, GA. He is also one of only 8 instructors in the world for the MobilityWod group, founded by Dr. Kelly Starrett, who will also be a guest on the show soon. Danny received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Baylor University. He is a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Danny spent 7 years active duty in the U.S Army as a physical therapist. He had the distinct privilege of working with a range of soldiers from amputees learning how to walk again, to the highest-level Special Operations soldiers getting ready for deployments. Danny served with the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii from 2010-2013. He was the only direct access Physical Therapist responsible for management of injuries and injury prevention for a Brigade of 4000 soldiers during this time. Danny has been an instructor in a variety of different settings. From local consulting with CrossFit gyms/athletes, to international teaching as an instructor for MobilityWod. He most recently took over as the Director of MobilityWOD Tactical and is a direct consultant to numerous tactical organizations such as FBI SWAT, U.S Army and Combined Arms Group.

June 12, 2017FBI Special Agent Executive John Iannarelli joins MoneyTalk with Melanie to talk “Information Governance Security”; PLUS: Entertain the Kiddies this Summer on the Cheap! "Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/fbi-special-agent-executive-joins-john-iHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://hpptv.highplainspundit.com/2017/06/moneytalk-with-melanie-for-june-12-2017.htmlSHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlGuest BioJohn G. Iannarelli retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, during which time he was the FBI's National Spokesperson, on the FBI Cyber Division executive staff, an FBI SWAT team member, and the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Phoenix Division. In Phoenix, John oversaw all Criminal, Cyber, and Counterintelligence Investigations throughout Arizona. John is a highly sought after speaker who shares his extensive experience through intriguing story telling along with a sense of humor, ensuring his audiences are both informed and entertained. He has presented at hundreds of gatherings in front of tens of thousands, to include Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and even at the Vatican where he met personally with Pope Francis to share his recommendations.

June 12, 2017FBI Special Agent Executive John Iannarelli joins MoneyTalk with Melanie to talk “Information Governance Security”; PLUS: Entertain the Kiddies this Summer on the Cheap! "Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/fbi-special-agent-executive-joins-john-iHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://hpptv.highplainspundit.com/2017/06/moneytalk-with-melanie-for-june-12-2017.htmlSHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlGuest BioJohn G. Iannarelli retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, during which time he was the FBI’s National Spokesperson, on the FBI Cyber Division executive staff, an FBI SWAT team member, and the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Phoenix Division. In Phoenix, John oversaw all Criminal, Cyber, and Counterintelligence Investigations throughout Arizona. John is a highly sought after speaker who shares his extensive experience through intriguing story telling along with a sense of humor, ensuring his audiences are both informed and entertained. He has presented at hundreds of gatherings in front of tens of thousands, to include Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and even at the Vatican where he met personally with Pope Francis to share his recommendations.

June 12, 2017FBI Special Agent Executive John Iannarelli joins MoneyTalk with Melanie to talk “Information Governance Security”; PLUS: Entertain the Kiddies this Summer on the Cheap! "Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/fbi-special-agent-executive-joins-john-iHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://hpptv.highplainspundit.com/2017/06/moneytalk-with-melanie-for-june-12-2017.htmlSHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlGuest BioJohn G. Iannarelli retired from the FBI after more than 20 years of service, during which time he was the FBI’s National Spokesperson, on the FBI Cyber Division executive staff, an FBI SWAT team member, and the Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Phoenix Division. In Phoenix, John oversaw all Criminal, Cyber, and Counterintelligence Investigations throughout Arizona. John is a highly sought after speaker who shares his extensive experience through intriguing story telling along with a sense of humor, ensuring his audiences are both informed and entertained. He has presented at hundreds of gatherings in front of tens of thousands, to include Fortune 500 companies, domestic and international audiences, the United Nations, and even at the Vatican where he met personally with Pope Francis to share his recommendations.

Jason Wright interned at St. Vrain Valley School District in Colorado with the Security and Emergency Management Department. In this interview he explains how he was able to gain valuable experience in different law enforcement agencies, such as the local police department and SWAT team, as well as learn FBI threat assessment techniques.