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In this episode of the Afterburn Podcast, we continue our Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) series hosted by Mike “Flash” McVay.Our guest, Sonny “Blink” Blinkinsop, brings decades of Wild Weasel experience to the table — from Vietnam-era air combat tactics to F-16 SEAD missions during Operation Allied Force. Blink dives into the mindset shift required when flying into heavily defended airspace, the evolution of SEAD tactics, and what it truly means to wear the Weasel patch.This episode covers real-world use of air-to-surface weapons like the AGM-88 HARM, F-16CJ combat operations, and the tactical and cultural challenges of suppressing enemy air defenses. Perfect for fans of fighter pilot strategy, modern air warfare, and U.S. Air Force history.

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The exhibition has been largely funded by the Atifete Foundation, created and owned by the first female president of Kosovo. She says survivors of sexual violence from the conflict continue to face stigma, twenty-five years after the end of the war.

Get ready to rethink everything you know about the Democratic Party! In this explosive episode of Connecting the Dots, I sit down with historian and author Jeremy Kuzmarov to reveal how the party's messaging has quietly embraced militarism—and what it means for America's future. This isn't just another political chat; we're diving deep into the hidden history behind today's headlines, exposing the bipartisan grip of the military-industrial complex on both parties. Jeremy and I break down how Democrats have shaped U.S. foreign policy, fueling wars and global interventions that have real-world impacts on immigration and international relations. If you're ready for a raw, eye-opening conversation on how our political system prioritizes power over peace, you won't want to miss this! Tune in for insights that challenge the status quo and uncover the urgent need for a more balanced, humane approach to politics, both at home and abroad. Watch or Listen now to join the conversation! Find me and the show on social media. Click the following links or search @DrWilmerLeon on X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Patreon and YouTube!   Hey everyone, Dr. Wilmer here! If you've been enjoying my deep dives into the real stories behind the headlines and appreciate the balanced perspective I bring, I'd love your support on my Patreon channel. Your contribution helps me keep "Connecting the Dots" alive, revealing the truth behind the news. Join our community, and together, let's keep uncovering the hidden truths and making sense of the world. Thank you for being a part of this journey! Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:00:00): Hey, here are a couple questions. Has the messaging from the Democrats changed over the past few years? Is the messaging more jingoistic, more saber rattling, have they become the party of militarism? Let's find out Announcer (00:00:22): Connecting the dots with Dr. Wilmer Leon, where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:00:30): Welcome to the Connecting the Dots podcast with Dr. Wilmer Leon. I am Wilmer Leon. Here's the point. We have a tendency to view current events as though they happen in a vacuum, failing to understand the broader historical context in which they take place. During each episode, my guests and I have probing, provocative, and in-depth discussions that connect the dots between these events and the broader historic context in which they occur, thus enabling you to better understand and analyze the events that impact the global village in which we live. On today's episode. The issue before is militarism and messaging. My guest is a man who holds a PhD in American history from Brandeis University. He's the managing editor of Covert Action Magazine. He's the author of five books on US Foreign Policy. He's the author of a piece at Covert Action entitled DNC Convention Features former CIA director who was in charge of drone programs that killed thousands. He is Dr. Jeremy Komaroff. Jeremy, welcome to the show. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:01:39): Thanks so much for having me. Great to be with you. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:01:41): You open your peace in covert action as follows, Leon Panetta was drowned out by anti-war activists when he spoke at the 2016 convention, but not this time. Former CIA director, Leon Panetta, who was the director from 2009 to 2011, was among the featured speakers on the final day of the DNC in Chicago on August 22nd when Kamala Harris accepted the party's nomination as its presidential candidate. Jeremy, does this represent just a shift in rhetoric, or is this a shift in policy and a shift in direction? Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:02:25): Well, I think we see a lot of continuity. I mean, Panetta was there in 2016. He's giving the same kind of speech eight years later. In 2016, he was really promoting these anti-Russia themes, anti Putin. This was the forerunner of the Russia gate. They were already attacking Donald Trump as a Russian agents. And his speech in 2024 was the same kind of thing. It was really very jingoistic militaristic in that speech. He was invoking the glory of the Obama administration assassination of Osama Bin Laden or alleged assassination because there are a lot of different theories about what really might've gone on there. And the official story was shown to be a lie. Seymour Hirsch had a piece that was very good, and he compared it to Alice Wonderland, and their rhetoric was so far out there as to what really is known to have happened. And yeah, there are a lot of question mark or they dumped the body at sea, so there are no autopsy and some question if that was even Bin Laden. (00:03:31): Some people believe he died years earlier from renal failure. But in any event, that's the kind of thing they were doing just touting the War on terror. The US military Panetta said something that America made mistake of trying to be isolationist in the 1930s. And there's this kind of insinuation, you can't appease Putin as if he the new Hitler and America was not really isolationist. It was a global empire starting the late 19th century when it acquired the Philippines and Puerto Rico and Cuba and function as a global empire from that time period. So it never really isolationist. And FDR had this major naval buildup in the Asia Pacific that essentially provoked the Pacific War. It was a horrific war. So I mean, he obviously doesn't know his history that well, but this is just theater. Yeah, it's a very hawkish theme. He's a dancing and his speech echoed Kamala Harris' speech, anti-Russia themes, pro-military themes. (00:04:36): So that's what you get nowadays out of the Democratic party. And yeah, I mean there were booze of Panetta in 2016, but it was quiet this time around. It seems that people are just trying to mobilize around Harris and the EM of the anti-war movement. I mean, there were protestors outside of the convention. A lot of that centered exclusively on Israel Palestine. So I don't know. I mean, I think the protestors in 2016 were part of the Bernie Sanders faction. Maybe they had some hope in the party then, but now I think anti-war people have no hope in the Democratic Party. So they left or somewhere outside protesting. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:05:21): Well, in fact, that was really the crux of my question, Panda's rhetoric versus the convention's response. And does the convention's response, or some might say lack of response, indicate that there's a serious shift in the party, particularly as we look at how easily war mongering legislation gets passed through Congress, through the democratic elements of Congress as it relates to funding for Ukraine and funding for Gaza and more jingoistic rhetoric as it relates towards China? Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:06:01): Absolutely, and I think it's telling that Robert Kennedy and Tulsa Gabbard are considered more peace candidates and they've made a lot of statements critical of US foreign policy, especially regarding Ukraine. Less so for Kennedy, and I think also Gabbard, Israel, Gaza, but definitely Ukraine. They've both been very critical and called for easing of relation with Russia. And they've warned about the threat of nuclear war and that we're in an era and new Cuban missile crisis, they've compared it to, and they were booted out of the party. I mean, Tulsa, they were treated horribly beyond just debate. I mean, Gabbard, she was in one of the CNN debates or televised debates in 2020 as she was running in the primary. And she was viciously attacked by Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris and others who dominate the party in kind of Neo McCarthy I term, and they called her a Putin stooge. (00:07:01): And a Bashir saw theologist because she wanted to, she was against the covert operations in Syria and the escalation of conflict. And somehow they called her all these kind of names and really treated her in the way that Joseph McCarthy would recognize or victim of McCarthyism with reminiscence of that. So she was totally driven out of the party. Now you find they're more on Fox News. I mean, I think the Republican, they're trying to capitalize on the disinfection of many pacifists and peace oriented people with the Democrats, and they're trying to recruit them and draw them into the fold. And that's why they brought in Kennedy and gather. But personally, I think that they're just, they're very cynical operative and their Republican party are just trying to get that vote. But they're not really peace oriented party either. And Trump's foreign policy was very bellicose and aggressive in many ways, certainly toward Latin America. (00:08:00): The drone war, Trump escalated the drone war, escalated war in Somalia, and he's very aggressive and very xenophobic and threatens a major escalation, I think with China. So I think it's just a cynical ploy by the GOP to try and get these disaffected people are disaffected with the Democrats and by recruiting Kennedy and Gabbard to create this persona as a new peace party. But I don't think they really are a peace party. And so those of us who are really committed to pacifism, anti imperialistic politics really have nowhere in the mainstream American politics, and I think we should work on developing our own independent parties. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:08:47): Before I get back to your piece, you mentioned in your earlier answer a reference to people trying to compare former President Trump to Hitler. And I was at the RNC when JD Vance was, his name was placed in nomination and he accepted the nomination. And I was doing my standup after the nomination. And I was saying as I was closing my analysis, I said, I find it very interesting, if not ironic, that a guy who just a couple of years ago was comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler is now his vice presidential nominee, and we'll be standing next to him on stage. I said, how does that happen? And when I said that, there was a guy standing next to me who turned to my cameraman and said, you guys have to leave. You have to leave right now. He was allowing us to use his space, so he was able to tell us that. But my point is, as soon as I said that, you guys got to go, you got to go right now. Explain that because I find it amazing. And only now would something like that happen in our politics. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:10:11): Yeah, well, I think it is increasingly out of the Twilight Zone. I mean, well, firstly, I think a lot of the rather is a bit overblown. I mean, I think Trump, there are a certain fascist theme in the GOP and there are concern about ascendant fascism and authoritarianism both among both parties. I mean the scapegoating of immigrants in the GOP, the extreme nationalism, ultra militarism like veneration of the military, that bears fear that the GOP leaning the fascist direction. I mean, I think some of the rhetoric about Hitler may be overblown, but yeah, it's totally ironic that he was calling him Hitler, as you say, and then he's the nominee. So that's just insane. But why did they kick you out? I mean, you were just repeating a fact that is known to be a fact, and that goes to the growing authoritarianism we see that can't, the kind of conversations we're having are not tolerated in the mainstream. And just a journalist doing his job and just reporting on something is being removed that Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:11:22): And can get you arrested and detained in airports and have your home raided by the FBI, as with Scott Ritter and O'Malley Yella and the three, Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:11:37): Yes, this is, yeah, I think what we're seeing is, yeah, more overt form of authoritarianism. And I think it's showing the flaw of American democracy. I mean, on paper there has been a democracy, but in reality for years and generation dissidents have been ostracized and marginalized and faced a lot of persecution, maybe not physical violence, although I mean under FBI Cual Pro, there were a lot of victims of state repression, people who were unjustly incarcerated sometime for decades, there were people killed. I mean the FBI infiltrated leftists in radical groups with the goal of destroying them and creating divisions. And in the Black Panther, they orchestrated murders. So I mean, there very violent, undersized underbelly of American politics. And that's coming more to the surface more and more. And I mean, you see, look, mark Zuckerberg said that Biden administration told him to censor Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:12:45): The Hunter Biden laptop story. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:12:47): Yeah, well, the hunter bought laptop and relate to COVID-19. And without your view on that, people should have a right to express it, but Zuckerman was told to censor viewed that criticized the government position. And then yeah, you have these raids going on Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:13:04): A minute, a minute, a minute because it's important. I think that people really clearly understand that the point that you just made about Zuckerberg, that's not your opinion. He stated that in a letter that he wrote to Congressman Jim Jordan. And so those who want to wait a minute, what is Jeremy talking about? Right? Google it. You can read the letter for yourselves. It was sent last week and Zuckerberg made those very clear statements and was apologetic for having done what he did in censoring those stories on Facebook because he has since come to understand that contrary to, as he was told, those were not Russian propagandist talking points. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:13:56): Exactly. Yeah, you're absolutely right about that. And another fact is that Tim Waltz made statements supporting censorship if it was related to misinformation, and that seems to be the line in the Democratic Party, but they use misinformation. Could be anybody who's simply critical of the government. They call it somebody who criticizes government policy in Ukraine or vis-a-vis Russia. They say he's promoting misinformation or Russian propaganda, or the same for the Covid narrative. They question the dominant narrative. And I found the review of waltz's statements. He promoted misinformation. So for instance, he claimed that carried out chemical attacks on his own people, and that was refuted by scientists like Theor Postal did a very detailed scientific study, and I did an article and I interviewed postal and he showed me his data and this guy, the top flight MIT scientist, and he repu these claims, his analysis, and he was very neutral. (00:15:02): He wasn't really on any side of the war, and he wasn't even particularly political. It was a very objective scientific study that based on the angles, those attacks had to have occurred from certain areas that were controlled by the rebels, not the Assad government. And that other attacks didn't think that there were chemical attacks, one of those bombing of a fertilizer plant. In other case, some stuff may have been planted like dead animals to make it look like an attack because people would've been dead. He said, he showed me photos and he had images of photos where people who were on the scene would've immediately been killed if there was actually a chemical weapon attack the way they described it, and they weren't affected or sick in any way. So in any event, that's just an example of waltz can be seen to have promoted misinformation. (00:15:57): So based on his own statements, he should censor himself. But the broader point is the American constitution and the American Republic was founded on the deal to free speech, and that's what we should have. And this cancel culture. I think too often on the left, people support censorship under the GU of a cancel culture. And I think that's very dangerous, and I think people are smart enough to see which ideas are good or bad for themselves. They don't need to have this censorship. It serves no purpose, even for somebody who is promoting bad things or false information, you don't have to censor because people are smart enough to see there's no evidence behind what he's saying, which is often true, sadly, of the US government, and that's why they lose credibility. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:16:45): I've asked this question of a number of guests, Caleb Moin and I think Dr. Gerald Horn and a few others that talking about censorship in the United States, engagement in censorship, that if you look over history, particularly since World War I, this whole idea of censorship really comes to a height when the United States feels threatened. And then once the perceived enemy is vanquished, then the whole focus on censorship tends to wane if not go away. And so I'm wondering if now because we're seeing heightened censorship, if that's an indication to you how threatened the United States empire feels? Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:17:34): I think so. Yeah. Censorship goes hand in hand with war. War is the enemy really of democracy. And we've been in a state of permanent war since nine 11, and I think they've manufactured this new Cold War for sustaining the military complex police state, which has to go hand in hand with censorship. And we've seen more authoritarian forms of government, even toward the domestic population, heightened militarized policing in inner cities. We've seen the government stripping funding from vital social programs, and that's automatically going to generate more and more dissent and dissatisfaction with the government and living conditions. So they have to ratchet up censorship and more authoritarian, greater authoritarianism, and that's the only way they could sustain their power, and they've really lost their governing legitimacy. People, if you talk to people from all walks of life, whether in liberal areas, conservative, you find almost universally people distrust the government and they're not happy with the direction of the country, and more and more are speaking out. So they have to censor them and try and control the media and channel any descent they want to channel it and co-opt it. And that's why a lot of the media has been co-opted their CIA or FBI, infiltrators and media, even alternative media. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:19:06): In fact, to your point about people being dissatisfied with the direction of the country, if you go to real clear politics, those polled 26.9% believe the country's heading in the right direction. 63.4 believe that the country's on the wrong track. So again, I try my best to give as much data as I can to support the positions that are being stated so the people can understand that this is substantive analysis that we're providing because talk without analysis is just chatter, and we don't chatter here. Let's go back to your piece you write, Panetta said that Harris would fit the bill as a tough commander in chief to defend the USA against tyrants and terrorists, according to Panetta. Harris knows a tyrant when she sees one and will stand up to them, unlike Donald Trump, who Panetta suggested had coddled dictators such as Putin and effectively told them they could do whatever they want. Why is that exchange or that recounting by Panetta troublesome to you? Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:20:18): Well, firstly, yeah, and the statistics you're citing indicate that many Americans are increasingly seeing their own government as tyrannical. And this is the kind of tired rhetoric we've seen over and over to justify these foreign adventures and unjust and unnecessary wars that further divert our treasury away from actually solving the problem in our society. And yeah, we see, Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:20:45): Wait a minute, and many will tell you, because I've been having this conversation for at least eight years, that that's the intent, that the objective has always been to heighten the sense of insecurity within the country so that social program funding social safety net funding could be shifted away from the public to the private military industrial complex. And they talked about this when Obama came into office, they talked about this, I know I have it backwards. When Clinton came into office, they talked about this when Biden came into office, they said the narrative is more subtle with the Democrats, but the objective is still the same. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:21:32): And the rhetoric, as you see, they're really attacking Trump from the right and they're positioning themselves as more hawkish. And that's why a lot of the neoconservatives have moved into the Democratic party. And William Christol, who this neo-conservative, intellectual, and a great cheerleader for the Iraq war, he sent out a tweet, Leon Panetta quoting Ronald Reagan at the Democratic Convention. This is my Democratic convention or a CIA director quoting Ronald Reagan. And yeah, you see from that statement you read, Trump is somehow soft on the Russian, but if you actually look at Trump's policy toward Russia, he pulled out of the INF treaty, which is a very good arms limitation treaty. He ratcheted up these sanctions from hell on Russia. He ratcheted up arm sales to Ukraine, for instance. He sold javelin anti-tank missiles, which Obama had up to that point hadn't sold. So he would not soft at all. (00:22:31): And he was plotting regime change. I mean, there's a lot of continuity in foreign policy. You see a lot of continuity among administration. So Trump's approach really was not very different from Obama. He's just kind of expanding on things Obama was doing. And then Biden takes it to a further level of provoking all out war and attacking Russia directly. So the rhetoric is meaningless, but yeah, it's designed to inculcate fear. I agree with your analysis that they just try and make us fearful and on edge whether it's of the next disease pandemic or the next threat. I mean, they're always playing up the threat of North Korea or Iran. I mean, look at North Korea. I mean North Korea was bombed back to the Stone Aid by the United States during the Korean War and the US pumps South Korea with weaponry and stores nuclear weapons there. I mean, obviously North Korea is going to respond. (00:23:27): I mean, developing a nuclear weapon is their only way to save their country and survive as a nation. I mean, they see what happened to Libya, but our media doesn't present it in that way, or our political elites, they present it like North Korea as some major threat to us led by this crazy dictator. But they give no context for why North Korea would invest in nuclear weapons or missiles and how a lot of their weapon development is just designed to protect themselves from the threat of renewed invasion and being destroyed again, that they were in the Korean War, but they never give the history of the context. So the public who believes that rhetoric as in fear of North Korea one day, Iran, another day, Putin is presented in the most demonized way, conceivable a totally kind of cartoonish way as this evil Hitler type figure. So we're supposed to fear him one day, and that's how they do it, and that's how they justify this huge military budget that's approaching a trillion dollars now. And yeah, I mean the government spends a pittance on social welfare programs and education and healthcare infrastructure. I mean, that's what the government should be doing, should be helping to create a better society, better living conditions here at home. But instead, they spend a trillion on weapons. And that comes back. And now you have the law like the USA Patriot Act and 1290 D program where all that Pentagon weaponry gets put into our police forces who become more like occupying armies in inner cities and their mistreatment minority groups. So it's an ugly picture. Yeah. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:25:13): You mentioned Libya, and I think we can tie this to your piece. You mentioned Libya, and people need to remember that the execution of Libby and leader Muammar Kadafi took place under the Obama administration. Hillary Clinton was his Secretary of state, and it was Hillary Clinton, and I believe Samantha Power that convinced then President Obama to execute Kadafi. And so if we understand a lineage of thought from Hillary Clinton, her predecessor Madeline Albright, she was a student of Brzezinski who was a Russia phobe. And so there's a lineage of thought within the State Department, and now we have to understand that Vice President Harris is an acolyte of Hillary Clinton. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:26:18): And Hillary Clinton is a very dangerous figure. And I wrote a book on Bill Clinton and I did a lot of research on their career bill's career as the governor of Arkansas. So I learned a lot about Hillary, and even from that time, she's very corrupt individual. Clinton was tied with the national security establishment. He oversaw a major covert operation in Arkansas to the Nicaragua and Counter-revolutionaries, and they laundered a lot of money through illicit Proceed, and they were bringing back drugs as part of these arm smuggling operations. And Hillary worked for the Rose law firm and was representing clients who were involved in money laundering in Arkansas banks. And she was always known as a hawk. So she very unprincipled corrupt person who was involved in also all kinds of shems to raise money for Clinton's campaigns that should have put her in prison. (00:27:16): And then she was always known as a warhawk. She evolved into a major warhawk. There was a very good article in the New York Times, the Rare Good article, New York Times magazine called Hillary the Hawk, and it surveyed her career going back to the Kosovo War. She was a big proponent of the bombing there. She supported the Iraq war, every war she supported, and her hawkishness came out on Libya where she was gloating after Kadafi was lynched. She gloated, we saw he died and she was so happy about it and giggling. And I mean that was a disgrace comparable to Iraq. I mean, Libya was a well-functioning country under CA's rule. I mean, he may have had certain authoritarian features, but he used Libya's oil resources to develop their economy to invest in education. I met a number of Libyans who were able to get free education abroad that Libyan government paid for their education abroad, and they came back to work to develop their country. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:28:20): Wait a minute, wait a minute. To that point, I was teaching at Howard University at the time, and I came across some Libyan students and I asked them who was paying their tuition and they didn't understand the concept of tuition. They were saying, well, wait a minute. Why would you pay to go to college? Help us understand. They could not put their head around Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:28:50): Paying Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:28:51): For tuition. And I believe, I don't think it's a stretch for me to say that at the time that Kadafi was the leader of Libya, that Libya was the most one of, if not the most stable country on the continent. It had one of the strongest economies on the continent. And Kadafi was developing his country, developing his agriculture. He was, as they called it, greening the desert. Libya had some of the purest water in the world, some of the deepest water, the water table. And one of the big issues was he saw himself as an African, not an Arab. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:29:36): And I visited Zambia, my ex-wife was from Zambia, and I visited there in 2007 and Kadafi came during my visit and he was greeted as a hero because he was using Libby as well, resources to promote development projects across the African continent. And he was seen as somebody who stood up for African and was carrying on the tradition of Pan-Africanism figures who revered in Africa like Kwame Nama and Nelson Mandela. And he was seen an heir to that tradition. And then he was overthrown and treated worse than a dog. And Libya has now seen the return of slavery, violent extremism has come into the country, just pure chaos. And a lot of Libyan have had to flee to Europe and then the European under perilous conditions in these boats. And then Europeans complain about immigration. I mean, they turn Libyan to a hellhole and the cost in lives, and it's just sickening. (00:30:38): And Clinton was just laughing all about it and thought it was funny. And I think Kamala Harris seems to be on that intellectual level. She laughs at inappropriate moments. I've seen her. She doesn't seem to have a good grasp of world affairs, and she's close with some terrible leaders around the world, like the Washington Post report that she has developed as vice president, an unusually close relationship with Ferdinand Marcos Jr. And he's the son of one of the worst dictator of the US support in the Cold War Fernan Marco Sr. Who looted the Filipino treasury and killed who knows how many dissidents. And his son seems to be picking up where the father left off. He jailed Walden Bellow, who's a great intellectual in the Philippines, who is running for an opposition party, and they're building up US military bases in Philippines to confront China. And Harris went to ink some base deal a couple of years ago, and there were a lot of protesters for her visit. But yeah, this is one of the dictators she's very close with. So she's following this imperialistic tradition, and yeah, there should be, well, again, a lot of people have left the Democratic party. They see no hope in it, but it's troubling when this is supposedly the more liberal and humane party and this is what they're doing. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:32:07): And folks, we're connecting the dots here. That's the purpose of this podcast, is connecting, linking dots, linking historic events so that you can see the trend, you can see the pattern, you can understand what's really going on behind the scenes. Let's go to Vice President Harris's speech at the convention. She says, as commander in chief, I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world, and I will fulfill our sacred obligation to care for our troops and their families. She'll always honor their sacrifice as she should, but the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world that now Jeremy seems to be really throwing good money after bad because the issue now, at least in terms of the geopolitical landscape, is economic. It's not militarism. It's the United States that seems to be using militarism as its only weapon. And I use that euphemistically against this unipolar to multipolar shift with the rise of bricks and the Chinese cooperation organization, their fighting an economic war with militarism. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:33:40): Yeah, and actually it was ironic that she made those statements and that week the New Yorker published these photos from 2006 Haditha Massacre where the US military massacre, all these Iraqi civilian, and there were these horrible photos you may have seen of children who had been shot by us Marines or soldiers. So having the most lethal military force in the world, what does that mean? You go into a country like Iraq and shoot up women and children. I mean, is this something to strive for? And then as you say, this military force is getting us nowhere. I mean, it's just causing backlash against the United States. I mean, yeah, look, in Africa, all these new governments have come in and they're kicking out the US military. They don't want the bases in their country. Like in Niger, for example, a huge drone base that was removed. And I mean Ukraine Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:34:40): Just recently, a couple of soldiers within the last couple of days were harassed Incaa. And Dr. Horn was saying that this is not an isolated incident, that when you see something like this happening on the streets of tur or as many still know it as Turkey, that this is an indication that the people are rising up, not the leadership, the people. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:35:08): Absolutely. And we see, yeah, the United States is a paper tiger. I mean, look at Ukraine, billion and billion, the weaponry and Russians are gaining more and more territory every day. It's reported that even as Ukraine is taking the war into Russia, Russia's taking more territory in Eastern Ukraine every day than they were before. Israel is doing nothing in Gaza. They just leveled the place killed. According to the Lancet report, now it's about a month ago, 186,000 civilians. Now they're attacking people in the West Bank, but they've achieved nothing militarily and the United States wars were all failure in the last generation. You have Libya. I mean, they turn countries into chaos, but it's ultimately they don't achieve the broader goal they set out. I mean, look at Afghanistan 20 years and they achieved nothing, and the Taliban came back in and it's just Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:36:04): Money. Well, Lockheed Martin and McDonald Douglas made a hell of a lot of money in Afghanistan. They achieved something. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:36:10): Yeah, that's all they Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:36:11): Achieved. Stock value went pretty high. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:36:15): And I think the public needs to channel their revolt against those company in the military industrial complex. Their hard-earned taxpayer dollar. They're getting absolutely nothing for it. People are getting killed around the world that weaponry has coming, being sent to us police forces after the military used equipment. It's creating a more authoritarian environment here. And a few fat cats, what they used to call merchants of death are getting rich. And there should be a revolt against those people because they've grown rich off the misery and death of other humans. And it's not a way to run an economy or society rooted in violence and just the wealth of tiny number off the misery of everybody else. And horrific weapon we've never seen in human history, the kind of horrific weapon they're developing now. It's unfit for humanity, and there is movements to try and get universal bans on certain kinds of weapons, and that should certainly be supported as well Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:37:17): In her speech. She also said, let me say, I know there are people of various political views watching tonight, and I know you know, I promise. Oh no. And I want you to know, I promise to be president for all Americans. You can always trust me to put country above party and self to hold sacred America's fundamental principles from the rule of law to free and fair elections to the peaceful of power. Well, when you look at the data and you look at the polling, an overwhelming majority of Americans, even Jewish Americans, want an end to the United States involvement in the genocide in Gaza. Now, she's saying that she promises to be the president of all Americans, but she and I put this on her because this was her convention, would not allow a Palestinian spokesperson, a representative of that position on the stage. Is that tone deaf or is it evidence that she's a Zionist and she's down with the, Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:38:37): Or both? Well, I think it's an illusion. They were trying to claim at the convention that she was working tirelessly for a ceasefire and for peace in the Middle East. And that's simply a lie the Biden administration has. It's been a joint US Israeli operation in Gaza. And we should recognize that Israel is basically a proxy of the United States empire in the Middle East that the US has used Israel. The reason they've given all those weapons to the Israelis over years now is that Israel has served the key function for the US Empire in the Middle East and accessing Middle East oil. Israel provides US military bases, and it does a lot of the dirty work for the US Empire going back years. For instance, in the six day war, the Israelis humiliated the US nemesis, Kamala del Nassar, who was like Kadafi, started as a pan arabist, and he was in the mold of Nassar who had moved to nationalize the Suez Canal and nationalize the oil resources and was forged alliances with Syria and forged the United Arab Republic with Syria and was promoting Arab unity so the Arab states could go strong in the face of Western imperialism and reclaim control of their chief natural resource oil. (00:39:58): And obviously the CIA tried to overthrow Nassar. They even sent in Kermit Roosevelt, a coup master who had been in Iran, but he failed. But Israel did the job in the sixth day war. They humiliated Nassar. And by that point, Israel was getting a lot of the US weapons already starred in the Kennedy administration where he basically opened the spigots. And Johnson was a huge supporter militarily of Israel. And Israel also carried a lot of covert operations in Africa that have served US interests, including countries like in Congo where they help access the mineral wealth of the Congo. So Israel has gone after the Assad dynasty was an enemy of the United States and West because they were more alive with Nassar in whose day and the Soviet Union, and they're more nationalistic so that the regime the US doesn't like and they've used Israel to Israel has been bombing Syria for a long time now and has tried to gone after Asad. (00:40:57): So these are just examples of how Israel does some of the dirty work of the United States and functions as a proxy of the United States. So the country basically are arm in arm together, and they may pay for public relations purposes. If Netanya has seen a bit extreme among some of their base or among some of the electorate, they may try and take a public distance or say they're trying to moderate his behavior, but I think that's more for public relations. They continue to provide him the weapons he needs, and they're not going to do anything. The last president who had a kind of even handed approach in the Middle East was to some extent with Dwight Eisenhower, who when Israel and Britain and France invaded Egypt, and after Nassar nationalized the Suez Canal, Eisenhower imposed sanctions on Israel and threatened why their embargo and even to punish Israel and the United Nations, but they would never do that today. (00:41:55): They're just giving cover and the weapons and diplomatic support in the UN for Israel's conduct and ethnic cleansing or genocide, whatever you want to call it. And I think they support the US imperialists support the project of a greater Israel, the Israeli far right that their goal is to expand the Israeli polity to basically remove the Palestinian and to use their land for broader projects, canal building to increase the water resource in Israel, access offshore oil. And the US supports that. Could they want a stronger Israel because that's their proxy in the Middle East and the US wants to dominate the Middle East and its oil resources for the next several generations, and they need Israel for that. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:42:46): We could spend a whole nother hour on this next question, but if you could just clarify a point that you made that you just made. You mentioned Kermit Roosevelt, you mentioned the United States going in and overthrowing Nassar, and you said they failed in, oh, you said they failed in Iran. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:43:09): Sorry. They failed in Egypt. They succeeded in Iran. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:43:12): See, okay, see that. Okay. Kermit Roosevelt and Norman Schwartzkoff Sr went in and overthrew Muhammad Ek and installed the S Shah. That's why I wanted clarification. I thought you said, and I could have misunderstood you. I thought you said they failed in Iran. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:43:32): No, and my point was they succeed in Iran, Kermit Roosevelt with a coup master. Then they sent him to Egypt to get rid of that thorn in their side, Albu master, because his pan-Arabism. But there he failed. Nassar was very popular, and he couldn't work the same magic, or they didn't have the right people to get rid of him. So that's when Israel stepped in and it was beefed up by us armed supplies. And in six days, they humiliated him and they provoked that war. It's been admitted by top Israeli leader than generals that they provoked that war. They humiliated Nassar, and three years later he died. And he was replaced by Anmar Sadat, who was much more west and abandoned his Pan Arab ideology. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:44:16): And also, again, this could be a whole nother show, but just quickly, you were talking about Israel being a US proxy, and you've mentioned this before, but I think it's folks, we're connecting the dots here, pay attention. We're connecting the dots. Ukraine is operating in a similar fashion as a US proxy in that part of the world as Israel is acting in the Middle East. And so because look, folks, the Ukraine war is lost. It's lost. And people say to me, Wilmer, you said that the war would be over in two years. And I was right as Putin wound up negotiating with, I'm drawing a blank on the Ukrainian president's name, Zelensky, vmi Zelensky. And he holds up the paper and says, we negotiated a settlement. The US sends in Boris Johnson to say, we're not going to accept this. The West will not. Hence the war is ongoing. Ukraine has no tanks of its own. They're now having to go into their prisons and empty their prisons to send convicted murderers to the frontline. They don't have an army of their own anymore. They don't have artillery of their own anymore. They don't have jets of their own anymore. Everything they're using comes from NATO and comes from the West. And it's a very same situation in Israel. Again, that could be a whole show of itself, but I just wanted to quickly connect the dots between the proxies in Israel and the proxies in Ukraine. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:46:05): And I would add the point that the United States and the people of those countries should understand, and I think this is American Jews should understand that the United States doesn't care about the people. They're using them for their own agenda. And look, Ukrainian has suffered terribly through their lines with the United States. They never would've gone to war with Russia, Ukraine and Russia got along. They had some issues, but they resolved it. And maybe the Ukrainian felt slight in some way toward the Russians, but they weren't stupid enough to take up arms against the Russians and annihilate themselves. But they thought because they had the United States and all these weapons that they could take on the Russians, and they made the same mistake as Napoleon or Hitler. I mean, the Russians are, I spent time in Russia. They're very patriotic people, and they will defend their country. (00:46:58): And this was a war provoked by the United States that basically used, and the Russians know this, that the US was using Ukraine, a battering ram against Russia, and they're going to defend themselves. And the Israeli case, look, the Israelis Israeli security has suffered tremendously. Now they're inviting attacks from all their enemies and they've shed so much blood, they're going to invite vengeance and retaliation against them, the security situation, very poor in Israel. I would not want to live in Israel, and they could invite one day their own destruction. Already, they've compromised the moral of their society. Israel was founded as a haven for Jewish people, and a lot of the very idealistic people were part of the original Zionist movement. I mean, the kibbutz was a concept of a cooperative model of an economy. But look at Israel today. It's this armed military state that is pariah around the world because of the atrocity that's carried out with support by the United States doing the United States dirty work. (00:48:05): And it's eviscerated its own democracy. I mean, it's become very repressive there. Journalists who are trying to report on what's going on in Gaza have been, I don't know. I think they've been certainly blacklist, if not jailed or shot. I mean, it's just a evolved, a violent authoritarian state. That's king of assassination. Mossad carries out assassinations around the world. It's hate and fear. It has an extreme right-wing government, this is not the ideal of a lot of the original Zionists. And a lot of American Jews are very uncomfortable the direction of that society they should be, and it could invite their own destruction one day. So I mean, that's a lesson you can take. If you lie with the empire, they'll use you for their own purpose and ultimately they'll spit you out. I mean, ask the Kurds, ask the Hmong and Lao, they've used proxies in other countries, and those proxies got totally destroyed like the Hmong and Laos or the Kurd, and they'll abandon them when it doesn't suit their agenda. They may find somebody else. And Ukrainian society has been destroyed. 500,000 youth have been killed. They don't even have enough people. How are they going to run their economy when all the youth of the country have been killed? Others had to flee. They don't want to fight the front lines. Yeah, they've sacrificed them as ponds in this war. It's sad. And Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:49:29): Lindsey Graham, Senator Lindsey Graham goes to Ukraine and encourages the Ukrainians to fight and to continue to fight. And let me just give you a quick analogy. Imagine a boxing match, and one of the cornermen is getting paid not for the win, but for the number of rounds his fighter engages in. And so that's Lindsey Graham, he's the corner man, his guy. Both of his eyes are damn near shut. He can't breathe. His lips are swollen. His head has all kinds of knots on it, and he keeps sending his guy out there to get slaughtered because he gets paid by the round instead of the knockout. Is that a fair analogy? Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:50:20): Absolutely. Yeah. And I studied the history of the Vietnam War, and one thing I remember and I used to show students the TV history of the Vietnam War, and they had one, it was made in the eighties. They had one segment on the Secret War in Laos, like what I was saying with the Hmong who they used to fight the left-wing, Beth Lao and William Colby came on, was interviewed some years later. He was the CIA director. And he said, oh, well, that was a great project for us. The Hmong lasted 10 years is exactly what you're saying. Yeah, they lasted 10 round, but then they got killed. All of them. The Hmong were decimated, and they had to send, that's what the Ukrainians are doing, the hm. Had to send 14 year olds to the front lines. And a sea operative said, started to feel bad. (00:51:06): He is like, we're sending these 14 year olds on these planes to be killed, and I know they'll be killed. And I'm telling their parents, I'm patting them on the back and they'll be killed next week. And that's what's happening with Ukraine. And Graham won't send his own kids. I mean, if they're the real reading the fight, fight a war, you have to fight. If you're a real man, you'll fight it because there's a real reason your community's under attack or there's a real threat of Hitler. But instead they manufacture these wars and cowardly send and manipulate other people to fight and die. And that's the worst form of cowardice and manipulation I could think of in human society Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:51:45): As we wrap this up and folks we're connecting dots. And if you don't like what we're saying, if what we're saying makes you angry, as Malcolm said, if my telling you the truth makes you angry, don't get angry at me. Get angry at the truth. And you can look all of this up. I want to get back to your piece you quoted, and you mentioned this earlier, but Panetta quotes Ronald Reagan at a speech at the DNC, and he emphasized the isolationism never was and never will be an acceptable response to government. You write, Panetta ended his speech by highlighting that Harris was a good choice to reinvigorate American world leadership as she worked with 150 foreign leaders as vice president served on the Senate Intelligence Committee, worked closely with VMI Zelensky of Ukraine to fight against Russia. And you go on a number of things. You say that Panetta provided a litany, my word, not yours, of misinformation and disinformation in that part of his speech. How so? Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:53:00): Well, I mean, the whole speech is disinformation because he has this mythical, romantic view of the killing of bin Laden that's not rooted in the reality. And then, yeah, he's claiming the US was an isolationist in the thirties, but the US was a global empire starting the late 19th century. And in the 30, the FDR had been the head of the secretary. I forget his position, but it was with the Navy, and he headed the Navy and he was a big naval enthusiast, and he initiated a massive naval buildup in the Asia Pacific. And then he historian believed that the key factor that provoked a Japanese counter response and led to the Pacific War. So where's the isolationism? I mean, it's not the accurate history, but I mean these conventions just about political theater. But I mean, yeah, quoting Reagan. I mean, Reagan is the icon of the Republican. That's not even your party. So what is he doing quoting Reagan? Reagan? Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:54:04): Well, he's Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:54:05): The thing that bar a right wing extremist. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:54:07): Barack Obama said that Reagan was his favorite Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:54:09): President. I know. And it shows how far to the right the whole American spectrum has been because Reagan, when he came up in the sixties, was viewed as a right wing extremist, certainly by people in the anti-war and countercultural movement. And his whole theme was to attack the mess at Berkeley. And the student, how dare they question the Vietnam War. And then when he came in, he veered American politics sharply to the right. He cut the corporate tax rate and he ramped up us militarism in Central America, and he wanted to avenge the Vietnam War. They call them Rambo Reagan. And you can't get, this is like an icon of militarism and fascism, and they're quoting him. So I mean, what kind of party is this? And we have two right-wing parties in our country. The political spectrum has shifted so far to the right, and it's created dystopia. (00:55:04): We're discussing here where we invest trillion dollars on warfare, these morally bankrupt wars. And our own societies is filled with pathologies and majors, social ills, and we never address them. So they grow worse and worse. And we're not investing in our youth and education. I mean, where I live, the teachers are so poorly paid, it is just a disgrace. And you have third world conditions like the schools. They were protests in my state a few years ago, and I covered those protests for local newspaper. And there were people showing me on their phone who taught in schools in rural areas. I traveled in Africa and third world country. Then what they're showing me is from a third world country. There were no proper sanitation in their school. There were not enough seats for the students. And these are high school teachers trying to keep them in school. So I mean, the government is failing its citizens, and this is Reaganomics 1 0 1, so we've got to get beyond that. But they're touting this guy as a hero. That's terrible. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:56:06): And again, I think this will be the final question, but the longer we talk, the more questions because of your insight, you mentioned that we're dealing with two right wing parties. Are we dealing with two right wing parties that are representing different interests of the right winging elite? Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:56:30): Yes, absolutely. The GOP has always been rooted in the oil industry, the extractive industry, because their environmental policy is very favorable to big business and extractive industries and big oil. I think the military industry that hedged their bets now with both parties traditionally, like in the Reagan era, the Republican and the Reagan Republican got a lot of support in states that had big military industry. Like California used to be a center of the Republican domination and states like Arizona and the Southwest. But I think the Democrats under Clinton started courting the military contractors, and now they hedge their bets on both parties. I mean, there are a certain cultural issue, the right wing, the evangelical churches who were very gung-ho about things like against abortion. That's a certain spectrum that supports the Republican party. The Democrats go for this diversity, and they court the African-American vote, but they do so really based more on symbolism than actually delivering for the black population. (00:57:45): I think something that the black population, I think we'll see more and more than maybe leaving the Democrat. They're not getting anything. They're just getting the symbolism of some black elected officials, but they're not getting benefits to their communities. And there have been studies about this, and I heard Michael Eric Dyson, who was it? Yeah, it was Michael Eric Dyson came to where I live, and he gave a talk. He had done a study, it was him, it was, sorry, TVIs Smiley who used to work for PBS. He did a big study on black America in the state of black America, and he found it got worse under Obama, a certain core thing like income and business ownership and education because the Democrat weren't delivering on concrete social program that would benefit their community. So it's more of the symbolism and that's how they get votes. Dr. Wilmer Leon (00:58:38): And as we get out, I want to read this quickly because again, folks here on connecting the dots, we connect the dots, we provide data to support statements made. You talked about the defense industry funding both parties and Dave Calhoun, who was the CEO of Boeing. When asked in July of 2020 who Boeing would prefer Trump or Biden Boeing, and this is from CNBC, Boeing CEO. Dave Calhoun said that he was confident that whoever wins the White House in November, whether it's Donald Trump or Vice President Biden will continue supporting the defense industry. I think both candidates, at least in my view, appear globally oriented and interested in the defense of our country. And I believe they will support the industries. They'll do it in different ways and they'll have different terms, different teams for sure. But I don't think we're going to take a position on one being better than the other. And Dr. Jeremy Komarov, that I think is clear evidence of the points you made that we're dealing with two wings on the same bird. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (00:59:56): Absolutely. And viewers can go to open secrets.com and look at, well-known politician where they get their money. I mean, look up Joe Biden because I've done it. You'll see he gets a ton of money from Lockheed Martin. And yeah, the Democrats in some, I think they're getting more, Democrats now are getting more from the military contractor because they're even more hawkish, especially on Ukraine. That's been a big boon for a company like Boeing and Lockheed and surveillance industry. So I think they like Democrats even more now. And Democrats are positioning themselves to the right and more hawkish on foreign policy and even the border. I have an article next week on the border issue. Democrats are more to the right than Republican as far as spending on border surveillance. And that's a big, big industry, border surveillance drones, and that's part of the military industrial complex. Dr. Wilmer Leon (01:00:53): So I said, this was the last question. This is the last question, and you can just answer this, yes or no, all this conflation of the border, whether you're Donald Trump or whether you're Kamala Harris, whether you're Joe Biden or whoever, all of this talk about the border building, the wall security systems, drones a lot of money on the border. They don't talk about the US foreign policy that is driving people from Columbia, from Guatemala, from Mexico to the border because the United States policy is decimating their economies. And quick point people, you can look this up. About three weeks ago, Chiquita Brands was convicted in federal court in Florida of sponsoring death squads in Columbia. And now Chiquita Brands has to pay millions of dollars in reparations and damages to these victimized families in Columbia. Kamala Harris isn't talking about that. Donald Trump is, you want to deal with the border, deal with the decimation of these. Why are, ask the question, why are Haitians coming here? Because the United States is trying to rein, invade Haiti again, Jeremy, that in and of itself is another show. 30 seconds, am I right? Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (01:02:16): Yeah, absolutely. And there's no debate about that, and it's been a bipartisan in foreign policy that caused that vast immigration. And also you have to look, that caused the wreckage in those economies and societies, and you have to look at the free trade agreement. The Clinton administration promoted the nafta, and that helped decimate Mexican agriculture and forced a lot of the Mexicans to come to the United States. So nobody questioned the free trade laws. That's a big factor inducing immigration, including, especially from Mexico. So they ought to address revising those laws and creating a fairer world economy, but that might erode us primacy and the primacy of dollar, and they don't want that. So it's better to beef up the border, boost the coffer, the Lockheed Martin, instead of doing that, Dr. Wilmer Leon (01:03:10): Dr. Jeremy Komarov. In fact, here's one of the books. War Monger. I got it. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (01:03:17): Oh, great. Thank Dr. Wilmer Leon (01:03:17): You. Oh, hey, man. Great. Great work. Great, great work. Dr. Jeremy Kumar, thank you so much for joining me today. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov (01:03:25): Thank you. Great conversation. Dr. Wilmer Leon (01:03:28): Hey folks. Thank you all so much for listening to the Connecting the Dots podcast with me, Dr. Wimer Leon. Stay tuned for new episodes every week. Also, please follow and subscribe. Leave a review, share the show, follow us on social media. You can find all the links below in the show description. Remember, this is where the analysis of politics, culture, and history converge, talks without analysis is just chatter, and we don't chatter here on connecting the dots. See you again next time. 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Join Jonathan and Brandon as we continue with Lis and Dea Shoshi about growing up in Kosovo. Kosovo endured great trials and struggles and were in a war where much of the population was living in fear of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Serbia. Lis and Dea were young children during this time and they share their stories of that life, being a refugee and coming back home after the war. Please note they describe graphic scenes of war and violence and this podcast may not be appropriate for those under the age of 14.

Join Jonathan and Brandon as they talk with Lis and Dea Shoshi about growing up in Kosovo. Kosovo endured great trials and struggles and were in a war where much of the population was living in fear of ethnic cleansing at the hands of Serbia. Lis and Dea were young children during this time and they share their stories of that life, being a refugee and coming back home after the war. Please note they describe graphic scenes of war and violence and this podcast may not be appropriate for those under the age of 14.

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This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Operation Allied Force, the NATO aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999.Joining for this episode is retired Lieutenant-Colonel Billie Flynn, who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) for 23 years. In 1984 Flynn was selected to be a pipeliner for the RCAF's new CF-18 Hornet fighter, and ultimately rose in the ranks to become the Commanding Officer of 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron.During his time as Commanding Officer, Colonel Flynn also served as the Commander of Task Force Aviano, the unit of the Canadian Armed Forces that implemented Operation Echo in support of Operation Allied Force; it was there that he led the formation of the "Balkan Rats" and flew combat missions over Kosovo and the former Republic of Yugoslavia.The Task Force Aviano combat unit received Battle Honours from Queen Elizabeth II, the first such distinction for a Canadian fighting unit since World War II.Flynn's 40+ year flying experience includes fighter and test pilot service with the RCAF, the United States Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and NASA. After retiring from the RCAF, Flynn flew as a civilian test pilot for the Eurofighter Typhoon, and later flew as a Senior Test Pilot for the F-35.In this episode you will hear Colonel Flynn's first hand perspective about the RCAF's large fighter force (18 CF-18 jets) which conducted combat operations during Operation Allied Force. He describes the genesis of the "Balkan Rats" and how he and the RCAF fighter force executed on their taskings, and all told flew on 10% of all bombing missions. Flynn also shares his memory of being in the Combined Air Operations Center during the rescue of Vega 31, the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter (actually an attack aircraft) that was shot down on 27 Match 1999.It's a fascinating first-hand perspective on the RCAF's fighter force during Operation Allied Force. We publish this episode to commemorate and honor their service.Go Bold!

Kit Klarenberg joins the show to talk about two articles he recently wrote at the Grayzone. The first deals with his ridiculous Twitter ban. He and Scott discuss the details as well as the broader effort to censor dissident voices and real journalists. They then talk about an article Klarenberg wrote, reporting new details about the West's role in the Kosovo War twenty-five years ago. Discussed on the show: “I was banned from Elon's ‘free speech' X app for offending power” (The Grayzone) “Kosovo War at 25: Blair's secret invasion plot to ‘topple Milosevic' revealed” (The Grayzone) Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Follow him on Twitter @KitKlarenberg This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Kit Klarenberg joins the show to talk about two articles he recently wrote at the Grayzone. The first deals with his ridiculous Twitter ban. He and Scott discuss the details as well as the broader effort to censor dissident voices and real journalists. They then talk about an article Klarenberg wrote, reporting new details about the West's role in the Kosovo War twenty-five years ago. Discussed on the show: “I was banned from Elon's ‘free speech' X app for offending power” (The Grayzone) “Kosovo War at 25: Blair's secret invasion plot to ‘topple Milosevic' revealed” (The Grayzone) Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Follow him on Twitter @KitKlarenberg This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Roberts and Robers Brokerage Incorporated; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; Libertas Bella; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Dale Comstock is a Special Forces Operator, CIA Pipe Hitter, Black Ops Expert, and Mercenary. He has served in Delta Force, the Green Berets, & CIA Ground Branch Unit. Currently he is a mercenary-for-hire around the world making money. EPISODE LINKS: - BUY Guest's Books & Films IN MY AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952  - Julian Dorey PODCAST MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/  - Support our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  - Join our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Rr6hqgf2  JULIAN YT CHANNELS: - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips  - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily  - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP  DALE LINKS: - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/officialamericanbadass/?hl=en  - WEBSITE: https://www.dalecomstock.com/  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - The China Threat; China Drones & Submarines 9:25 - Digital Mula; Army going soft?; CIA Ground Branch Polygraph story 22:54 - Tyree W. Case; Polygraph strategy & “beating” polygraph 27:30 - How Dale Comstock met Joe Teti; Stolen Valor Story 41:30 - Chris Kyle; Operators Syndrome 48:00 - Survivor's Guilt; Tragic Helicopter Crash Story 58:05 - Fallen friend's memorial story 1:07:03 - Undercover Mission in Iraq 1:12:07 - Effects of War on Iraqis long term 1:25:53 - Courage vs Confidence; Israel Hamas; WW3 1:36:37 - Protecting Kids; 4th Turning 1:50:22 - Dale's pessimistic view of the world; Living Dreams 1:57:00 - Dale's Hero; Greatest lesson story; Courting your woman every day 2:06:15 - Meaning of Life; Joe & Dale's hilarious training clients 2:17:10 - Sad story of Dale's client; Why Dale no longer bodyguards 2:24:43 - Working security for billionaire; Rich Hollywood lady 2:35:51 - Kosovo War; Desert Storm; The Coldest place ever 2:40:29 - Dale's work CREDITS: - Hosted & Produced by Julian D. Dorey - Intro & Episode Edited by Alessi Allaman ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 189 - Dale Comstock

Andi Artani, came to America during the Kosovo War. He has been through many ups and downs in life. He became famous by participating in the famous and wild reality show, Big Brother. On Big Brother, strangers are forced to be completely cut off from the outside world. Who ever makes it to the end wins a lot of money. Andi, discuss his wild time on the show and the many things he has learned about life since. #podcast #bigbrother #bigbrotheralbaniavip #bigbrotherkosova #pbdpodcast #vladtv #beklover https://www.beklover.com

On today's show, podcaster Bek Lover discusses the effect the immigration crisis is having on New York City, reflects on 16 years of Kosovo's independence, shares a message of unity for Christians, Muslims and Jews and comments on CBDCs, Tucker Carlson's Putin interview, Alistair Crowley, demonic entities and more. GUEST OVERVIEW: Bek Lover, was born in the USA, after his mother's family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania, because his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter. His father fled the oppression that occurred in the now, non-existent country of, Yugoslavia, now the Republic of Kosova. Bek Lover, has lost a lot of people in his lifetime, from various situations, including the Kosovo War in 1999. He lost 30 people in a single day when they were massacred by the Serbian Military. He also was present during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Bek Lover, uses his struggles, life experiences, and his connections to inspire people to never give up! The best way to help others, is to share what we know about this life through our own experiences. After getting back up, over and over, it is now Bek Lover's mission, to help other people, get back up to make a comeback! https://beklover.com/

From Roman Britain to the streets of Paris, from there to Stalingrad in WWII, the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive, the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, and then to Gaza. In this episode, I ask the following questions from my guest, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walters: When did this term, urban warfare, enter our lexicon? Does urban warfare give one side a boost, an advantage that they might not have otherwise had in open terrain warfare? Are there special urban warfare military tactics? Does the U.S. military have special units specially trained for urban warfare? You've conquered a city - what next? How do you get out? What are some salient examples of modern warfare? Are there rules of engagement when it comes to urban warfare? How do hostages complicate urban warfare? In history, do we have examples of urban warfare in which the dominant party refrained from bombarding cities? What lessons can we glean from the history of urban warfare for the potential urban war in Gaza? If you wanted our audience to remember just one point about “urban warfare”, what would it be? Dr. Walters is an Assistant Professor of Military and Security Studies in the Department of International Security at the Air Command and Staff College. She received both her MA and PhD in military history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Walters is currently working on an oral history project exploring Operation Allies Welcome, the U.S. military support for the evacuation and resettlement of Afghans spanning 2021-2022. Her second book project, Hospitality is the Law of the Mountains: The 1999 Kosovo War, examines how Albanians – motivated by the Albanian concept of hospitality – took strangers into their homes and communities and changed the course of the refugee crisis. Before joining ACSC, Walters was an assistant professor in the History Department at Kansas State University. You can follow Dr. Walters here: https://twitter.com/mewalters101 Click here for videos & images of this podcast. Attrition Warfare: Earlier this year, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine turned into its 2nd year, I questioned whether or not that war was essentially becoming a war of attrition. And if so, then what's the history of attrition warfare? And which party may benefit from it? The weaker defending party? Or the stronger invading party? Dr. Sebastian Lukasik was my guest for that episode. He is a Professor in the Department of Leadership and Research Development at Air Command and Staff College. Listen here: https://bit.ly/HbN-S3E8s Adel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠History Behind News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠ and join⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our other supporters in the news peeler community. Thank you.

There is no doubt that this is one of the most tragic, if Not the most tragic story of modern history. Two peoples put in to a no way out situation after World War 2. The State of Israel has been in conflict for most of its existence. The plight of the Palestinian people has been a long and sad one. There is no denying their suffering. In this episode, I talk about what is happening as of today in the Israeli war with Hamas and the Palestinians. I make comparisons to the Kosovo War, and I also offer what I think would be the only fair way to end this conflict once and for all. This war is a war between cousins. Both Israelis and Palestinians are Semetic God believing people. Please subscribe and check out all the other content. Daily shows, interviews and much more. The Bek Lover Podcast

On today's show, podcast host and motivational speaker Bek Lover discusses morality, politics, religion and more. GUEST OVERVIEW: Bek Lover, was born in the USA, after his mother's family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania, because his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter. His father fled the oppression that occurred in the now, non-existent country of, Yugoslavia, now the Republic of Kosova. Bek Lover, has lost a lot of people in his lifetime, from various situations, including the Kosovo War in 1999. He lost 30 people in a single day when they were massacred by the Serbian Military. He also was present during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Bek Lover, uses his struggles, life experiences, and his connections to inspire people to never give up! The best way to help others, is to share what we know about this life through our own experiences. After getting back up, over and over, it is now Bek Lover's mission, to help other people, get back up to make a comeback!

There are borders on the European continent where civilizations have clashed, empires have risen and fallen. The Country of Kosovo is one of those places, formerly part of what was Yugoslavia and now bordered by several nation States such as Albania, Serbia and Macedonia. As we take up the fate of Kosovo Romani (formerly referred to as Gypsies), Barry Fisher, award-winning humanitarian Lawyer, continues describing his work with Romani people to defend their rights worldwide. In the 1998 - 99 Kosovo War, like often in history, the Romani were victims by all sides and still await justice for their suffering. The Romani abuse throughout the ages is a bellwether sign of how humanity treats one another. We have much progress to make to continue the dream of world peace as the 21st century is unfolding.

In 1999, NATO carried out a bombing campaign in Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. On 7 May, five American bombs hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three people and damaging relations between China and the West. Ben Henderson speaks to Hong Shen, a Chinese businessman, who was one of the first on the scene. (Photo: Protesters hold pictures of Chinese journalists killed in the embassy bombing. Credit: Stephen Shaver/AFP via Getty Images)

World News in 7 minutes. Tuesday 4th April 2023. Support us and read the transcripts at send7.org/transcriptsToday: Russian bomb. Kosovo war crimes. US Trump charges. Colombia volcano. Malaysia death penalty ban. Japan bear vending machine. Kenya STD strains. South Sudan UN report. UK wet wipes ban.With Namitha Ragunath.Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.Contact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7If you enjoy the podcast please help to support us at send7.org/supportSEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) tells the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Namitha Ragunath and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts can be found at send7.org/transcripts. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they listen to SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.For more information visit send7.org/contact

Jill Dando was one of the most high profile personalities in England in 1999.  She had been named BBC Personality of the Year and her career as a journalist was going from strength to strength.  She was the host of ‘Crimewatch' – a show similar to America's Most Wanted, and she presented the television news daily. Her personal life was also flourishing.  She was engaged to Dr Alan Farthing (Queen Elizabeth's personal doctor), and their wedding was set for later in 1999. On April 26, 1999, Jill went to her house in Fulham, London.  She was selling the property because she had moved in with Alan.  She went to her own place sporadically to get mail.  As she put her keys to the lock, a man ambushed Jill.  He pressed a gun to her head and fired.  Jill Dando was murdered in cold blood.   Now, almost 24 years later, Jill's murder remains unsolved.  A man named Barry George was arrested for the crime and was later acquitted.  Was Barry really responsible?  Could her murder have been the result of a jilted lover?  Was Jill murdered as retribution for her role in Crimewatch? Or was she targeted for her journalistic involvement in the Kosovo War? In this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the unsolved murder of ‘Crimewatch' host Jill Dando.   If you'd like to skip straight to Jill's story, please go to (7:52) Read our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/03/27/the-unsolved-murder-of-crimewatch-host-jill-dando/ This episode is sponsored by: Babbel - Start your new language-learning journey today with Babbel.  Visit Babbel.com/tcs for up to 55% off your subscription.

This week's episode is part two of our conversation with Leonora Maloku, a former Muslim from Kosovo. In part one, we heard about the war in Kosovo from Leonora's perspective as a young girl, and how the tragic loss of her father at only 12 years old would send her into depression and a search for true hope. In this episode, we'll hear about what Leonora's life was like after the war ended - how she battled with depression, wrestled with God, and ultimately found true hope in Jesus and a shocking secret about her Dad. 02:00 - Leonora's life after the war; wrestling with God and finding hope in Christ15:30 - Encouragement for those who have lost their hope26:50 - Have Leonora's mother and sister decided to follow Christ?28:00 - Will Leonora write a book? If you would like to learn more about the World Mission Alliance, visit rfwma.org or email us at podcast@rfwma.org. After you listen to this episode, go to our host website: www.rfwma.org and find out how World Missions Alliance can help you connect to your greater purpose. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Limitless Spirit Podcast, click below:Support the show (https://rfwma.org/give)            Email us your questions and comments at podcast@rfwma.orgWorld Mission Alliance is a 501(c)(3), donations are tax deductible.Support the showThanks for listening! Visit our website rfwma.org and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

This week's episode is part one of the two-part conversation with Leonora Maloku, a former Muslim from Kosovo. Having lived in Kosovo her whole life, Leonora distinctly remembers the Kosovo war of 1998, which started when she was only 11 years old.  The events of the war would drastically change Leonora's life. When it ended in June of 1999, in despair and depression, she began her “battle with God”. In this episode, you will hear more about the war in Kosovo from the perspective of a young girl, who had to hide in the woods with her mom and sisters, and later discovered the tragic loss of her father.Ultimately, this is a story of true hope with unexpected plot twists. 02:45 - Living in Kosovo04:00 - The best food from Kosovo06:15 - Growing up in Kosovo08:15 - The war from Leonora's perspective  If you would like to learn more about the World Mission Alliance, visit rfwma.org or email us at podcast@rfwma.org. After you listen to this episode, go to our host website: www.rfwma.org and find out how World Missions Alliance can help you connect to your greater purpose. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the Limitless Spirit Podcast, click below:Support the show (https://rfwma.org/give)            Email us your questions and comments at podcast@rfwma.orgWorld Mission Alliance is a 501(c)(3), donations are tax deductible.Support the showThanks for listening! Visit our website rfwma.org and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

In this episode, our guests discuss important themes regarding the future of automation and its implications for naval combat, hosted by Karl Flynn. This episode was recorded on November 30th, 2022. DR. PETER DENNING began building electronic circuits as a teenager. His computer built from pinball machine parts won the science fair in 1959, launching him into the new field of computing. At MIT for his doctorate in 1968, he worked on Multics, a precursor of today's “cloud computing” systems. He taught computer science at Princeton, Purdue, George Mason University, and Naval Postgraduate School. A pioneer in operating systems and computer networks, he invented the “working set,” a widely-adopted way of managing memory for optimal system throughput. From directing a computational science lab at NASA-Ames Research Center, he wrote The Innovator's Way (MIT Press, 2010) on leadership practices to generate adoption of innovations. He published Great Principles of Computing (MIT Press 2015) and Computational Thinking (2019). He has won thirty-four awards for his work in computing science and education. He is a past president of ACM, the oldest scientific society in computing. He is currently editor of Ubiquity (ubiquity.acm.org). DR. JOHN ARQUILLA is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Defense Analysis at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of over a dozen books covering a range of topics, from irregular warfare (e.g., Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits, Rowman 2011; and Afghan Endgames, Georgetown 2012) to strategies for improving cybersecurity (Bitskrieg, Polity 2021). Best known for pioneering the concepts of cyberwar and swarm tactics, he has recently undertaken an effort to apply design-oriented practices to military and security affairs. His study of World War II (Why the Axis Lost, McFarland 2020) provides a fresh perspective on that great-power conflict, reconsidering it from a design perspective. In terms of policy experience, Dr. Arquilla served as advisor to senior military and civilian leaders during Operation Desert Storm, as well as during the Kosovo War. He has also been involved in several post-9/11 matters, testified before Congress on countering terrorist networks, and served on a small team that worked for President Obama to help identify new directions for American defense. For continued reading on this topic please check out Bitskrieg and Swarming and the Future of Conflict by Dr. Arquilla and “Military Intelligent Systems Pose Strategic Dilemmas” and Beyond Calculation: The Next Fifty Years of Computing by Dr. Denning et al. The Trident Room Podcast is brought to you by the Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Association and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation. npsfoundation.org For comments, suggestions, and critiques, please email us at TridentRoomPodcastHost@nps.edu, and find us online at nps.edu/tridentroompodcast. Thank you!

In this episode, our guests discuss important themes regarding the future of automation and its implications for naval combat, hosted by Karl Flynn. This episode was recorded on November 30th, 2022. DR. PETER DENNING began building electronic circuits as a teenager. His computer built from pinball machine parts won the science fair in 1959, launching him into the new field of computing. At MIT for his doctorate in 1968, he worked on Multics, a precursor of today's “cloud computing” systems. He taught computer science at Princeton, Purdue, George Mason University, and Naval Postgraduate School. A pioneer in operating systems and computer networks, he invented the “working set,” a widely-adopted way of managing memory for optimal system throughput. From directing a computational science lab at NASA-Ames Research Center, he wrote The Innovator's Way (MIT Press, 2010) on leadership practices to generate adoption of innovations. He published Great Principles of Computing (MIT Press 2015) and Computational Thinking (2019). He has won thirty-four awards for his work in computing science and education. He is a past president of ACM, the oldest scientific society in computing. He is currently editor of Ubiquity (ubiquity.acm.org). DR. JOHN ARQUILLA is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Defense Analysis at the United States Naval Postgraduate School. He is the author of over a dozen books covering a range of topics, from irregular warfare (e.g., Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits, Rowman 2011; and Afghan Endgames, Georgetown 2012) to strategies for improving cybersecurity (Bitskrieg, Polity 2021). Best known for pioneering the concepts of cyberwar and swarm tactics, he has recently undertaken an effort to apply design-oriented practices to military and security affairs. His study of World War II (Why the Axis Lost, McFarland 2020) provides a fresh perspective on that great-power conflict, reconsidering it from a design perspective. In terms of policy experience, Dr. Arquilla served as advisor to senior military and civilian leaders during Operation Desert Storm, as well as during the Kosovo War. He has also been involved in several post-9/11 matters, testified before Congress on countering terrorist networks, and served on a small team that worked for President Obama to help identify new directions for American defense. For continued reading on this topic please check out Bitskrieg and Swarming and the Future of Conflict by Dr. Arquilla and “Military Intelligent Systems Pose Strategic Dilemmas” and Beyond Calculation: The Next Fifty Years of Computing by Dr. Denning et al. The Trident Room Podcast is brought to you by the Naval Postgraduate School Alumni Association and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation. npsfoundation.org For comments, suggestions, and critiques, please email us at TridentRoomPodcastHost@nps.edu, and find us online at nps.edu/tridentroompodcast. Thank you!

Bek Lover is a podcaster and proud Albanian. Both his mother and father immigrated to America from the oppressive regimes in Albania and Kosovo. Unfortunately, other members of Bek's family were not so lucky. In the Kosovo War of 1999, many of his relatives were victims of the Serbian Army's Genocide against Albanian Kosovars. EPISODE LINKS: https://www.instagram.com/beklovernyc https://thecomebackteam.com JOIN OUR KULT: https://bit.ly/koncretepatreon DANNY https://www.instagram.com/jonesdanny https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 0:00 - The tragic history of Albanian people 6:30 - Albania's love affair with America 15:07 - The American Empire 19:57 - Experiencing REAL oppression in Albania & Kosovo 26:06 - Trauma 32:31 - Immigration 34:47 - Ukraine / Russia war 42:22 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis 45:44 - Surviving the worst day in NYC history 56:33 - The biggest misconceptions of Islam 1:11:07 - Free speech and Elon Musk 1:18:10 - The Easter Bunny Generation 1:27:48 - Arms Dealers 1:30:23 - The next world war 1:42:30 - New York City 1:45:51 - Drugs 1:52:20 - The power of laughter 2:00:40 - Divine wisdom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEgiNw1Moqw Patrick is joined by Richard Cox of Deep State Consciousness to discuss Kosovo, it's separation from Yugoslavia following the Kosovo War, the role of the west in escalating the conflict, the rising tensions between the country and Serbia, and the connection to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: Deep State Consciousness Antiwar Justin Raimondo Archive The Weight of Chains documentary Kosovo: A Chronology of Genocide In the Beginning There Was Kosovo by Justin Raimondo Breakup of Yugoslavia gif To Kill A Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia by Michael Parenti

Patrick is joined by Richard Cox of Deep State Consciousness to discuss Kosovo, it's separation from Yugoslavia following the Kosovo War, the role of the west in escalating the conflict, the rising tensions between the country and Serbia, and the connection to the ongoing war in Ukraine Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: Deep State Consciousness Antiwar Justin Raimondo Archive The Weight of Chains documentary Kosovo: A Chronology of Genocide In the Beginning There Was Kosovo by Justin Raimondo Breakup of Yugoslavia gif To Kill A Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia by Michael Parenti

TRIGGER WARNING WITH THE CONTEXT IN THIS EPISDOE(PLEASE BE ADVISED WITH TALKING POINTS AND READ CAREFULLY) There are a lot of trigger warnings in this episode. Bek Lover was born in the USA after his mother's family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania because his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter. His father fled the oppression that occurred in the now, non-existent country of, Yugoslavia, now the Republic of Kosova. Bek Lover has lost a lot of people in his lifetime, from various situations, including the Kosovo War, in 1999. He lost 30 people in a single day when they were massacred by the Serbian Military. He also was present during, the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center! Bek Lover, uses his struggles, life experiences, and his connections to inspire people to never give up!. The best way to help others is to share what we know about this life through our own experiences. After getting back up, over and over, it is now, Bek Lover's mission, to help other people, get back up.. to make a ComeBack! Stereotypes that we have to deal with in life? Women are being taken advantage of in spaces. Sex trafficking results human in trafficking conversation. (Trigger Warning) & OnlyfansAndrew Tate and his arrest? What does success look like in your business, relationships, family and friends? What are sales when it comes to communication a d building solutions?→ CONNECT WITH BEK LOVER← INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/beklovernyc/ WEBSITE: https://thecomebackteam.com YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCamN9VvHBi53ZT6QyiHHgcA

The “Twitter Files” have exposed how federal agencies have engaged in censorship and online manipulation to push narratives they want and to eliminate narratives they oppose. The manipulation of Big Tech, alongside similar programs to manipulate journalists, is part of a concerning trend for free speech going back to the controversial “Operation Mockingbird” program to manipulate news. Meanwhile, a second war is brewing in Europe. Serbia is sending military forces to the border of Kosovo, promising it will take military actions to protect local Serbians. This is in response to reports that Serbs in Kosovo are being harassed by the local Albanians. The tensions could result in a repeat of the Kosovo War in the late 1990s, which could further destabilize Europe. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we'll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience. ⭕️ Stay up-to-date with Josh with the Crossroads NEWSLETTER

Bek Lover a man who has seen a lot and been through a lot. Born in NYC, Bek discusses how his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter and how his family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania and ultimately fleeing to America. How he lost many people in his lifetime from various events which include the 1999 Kosovo War and his brother. How cigars brought him back to life after the loss of his brother and EVEN being on the ground level of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. With the extensive experiences and struggles Bek has gone through, he is more know for being the former king of the New York Nightlife, a motivational speaker and even a podcaster. His podcast The Come Back Team is about helping others by sharing what he knows about this life through his own experiences. After getting knocked down over and over and getting up every single time, Bek's vision is to help others and make a Come Back!   Check out his podcast: https://thecomebackteam.com/about/  

ISABEL VINCENT is an award-winning writer and investigative journalist and the author of the new  book "Overture of Hope: Two Sisters' Daring Plan That Saved Opera's Jewish Stars from the Third Reich."  The book uncovers the amazingly true story of Ida and Louise Cook -- two British opera fans who masterminded their own plan to rescue dozens of German and Austrian Jews from a terrible fate.Vincent began her career in the 1990's as a foreign correspondent for the  Globe and Mail, covering the conflicts that led to the Kosovo War.  Since 2008, she has worked as an investigative reporter for the New York Post with a focus on exposing corruption, fearlessly pursuing the truth in an age where truth is under attack. Some of Vincent's other books include "See No Evil: The Strange Case of Christine Lamont and David Spencer"; "Bodies and Souls: The Tragic Plight of Three Jewish Women Forced into Prostitution in the Americas"; "Gilded Lily: Lily Safra: The Making of One of the World's Wealthiest Widows" and her moving culinary memoir "Dinner with Edward",  which along with “Overture of Hope”  have been adapted for the big screen. Vincent's writings have appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Independent, and many other international publications.  She is also the recipient of numerous prestigious honors, including the Canadian Association of Journalist's Award for Excellence in Investigative Journalism and the National Jewish Book Award.

Arbana Xharra, a Kosovo native, is one of the most well-respected journalists in the world. While covering the rise of radical Islam in Kosovo, Xharra was violently attacked and forced to relocate to New York City. On this episode she talks about growing up during the Kosovo War, observing the rise of radical Islam, and recounts many conversations with the families of individuals who converted to ISIS.

Welcome to Gorilla Radio, recorded August 13th, 2022 In early August the 'Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act' was read into the record of the US Congress. Democratic Senator, Jeanne Shaheen introduced the bipartisan draft law, (and a second regarding sanctions as laid out in the Dayton Accords) saying the initiative was necessary because, "Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions to spread malignant influence throughout Eastern Europe are evident." Shaheen also says the Act, if passed "...[P]aves the way for wider Euro-Atlantic integrations." among other things. More seasoned listeners may better recognize those "Western Balkans" as elements of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, (and Albania) collapsed in the 1990's, and it's largest remnant Serbia subsequently bombed into further balkanization by NATO in the so-named "Kosovo War" at the end of the last century. Diana Johnstone is an author, former press secretary to the Green Group in the European Parliament, and journalist whose writings on Yugoslavia received recognition from Project Censored among others. Her books include ' From MAD to Madness: Inside Pentagon Nuclear War Planning,' 'Circle in the Darkness: Memoirs of a World Watcher,' and 'Fools' Crusade: Yugoslavia, NATO and Western Delusion.' Diana's articles can be found at ConsortiumNews.com. Diana Johnstone in the first half. And; with the cooler evening's promise of a change of season coming, I find myself thinking of the cycles of time; everything changing while remaining, in a sense, the same. If that sounds a little more mystic than the usual prattle here, chalk it up to the weather. As the wheel of fortune would have it, it's been eight years to the day since I spoke last with my second guest - and in that time a lot has changed for both of us - and much too has remained the same. Mickey Z. is a New York City born and bred activist, author, lecturer and martial artist who has the only-one-in-the-world distinction of having appeared in both a political anthology alongside Noam Chomsky, and featured in a Billy Banks karate film. Mickey Z.'s book titles include: 'Darker Shade of Green,' 'Self-Defense for Radicals: A to Z Guide for Subversive Struggle,' 'CPR for Dummies,' 50 American Revolutions You're Not Supposed to Know: Reclaiming American Patriotism,' 'The Seven Deadly Spins: Exposing the Lies Behind War Propaganda,' 'Occupy This Book: Mickey Z. on Activism,' and his latest, 'Occupy These Photos: NYC Activism Through a Radical Lens.' Mickey's newsletter and podcast can be found these days at his SubStack.com site, Post-Woke. Mickey Z. and learning the "art of intellectual self-defense" in the second half. But first, Diana Johnstone and NATO's Fools' Crusade reprised in the Western Balkans. Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing since 1998; in Victoria at 101.9FM, and on the internet at: cfuv.ca.  Check out the GR blog at: http://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com/ Song: Smoke and Mirrors Artist: When Humans Had Wings Link: www.whenhumanshadwings.com OR whenhumanshadwings.bandcamp.com

On this episode of MWMH, Payton and Garrett discuss the triple homicide of the Orderud family. Case Sources: The Norway Post, “Triple-Murder Case, Son and His Wife Arrested,” no author listed, updated July 18, 2019 The Norway Post, “All Suspects Indicted in Orderud Triple Murder Case,” no author listed, updated July 18, 2019 Newsinenglish.no, “Orderud convicts released,” newsinenglish.no.staff, January 7, 2015 Newsinenglish.no, “Orderuds seek reopening of triple murder probe,” newsinenglish.no.staff, June 22, 2018 Nordicworld.tv, “The Orderud Case” Braa.net, “True Crime – The Unsolved Murders of the Orderud Family and the Connection with the Kosovo War,” by Knut A. Braa, January 2022 Vg.no./special/2018/ordered/, “Gaten Orderud” Alchetron.com, “Orderud Case, updated on April 25, 2018 Mapcarta.com, “Orderud” Youtube.com, “The Orderud Murders,” by Bella Fiori, November 29, 2021 Tricksfast.com, September 24, 2020 The Telegraph, “The crime that haunts me, A very Norwegian family feud,” by Anne Holt, March 23, 2011 Newsbeezer.com, “Man Claims that the Orderud sock is his,” no author, December 8, 2018 Newsbeezer.com, “Order Question: -- Private Detective Promises Sensational Evidence,” no author, May 12, 2018 Newsbeezer.com, “By Orderud: -- Very Important to Reconsider the Case,” no author, June 23, 2018 Imdb.com, “Gaten Orderud,” TV Mini Series, 2018 Wikipedia, “Orderud Case” Wikipedia, “Sorum” Links: https://mwmh.contactin.bio/ https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Ads: Butcher Box: www.butcherbox.com/HUSBAND and use code BONUS100 Betterhelp: www.betterhelp.com/husband Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The war in Ukraine has left many of us aghast that open armed conflict could again erupt on the European continent... except the idea of a peaceful post-WW2 Europe is hardly historically correct.The Kosovo War of 1999 is but one example. Over 78 days NATO aircraft bombarded the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's forces into submission, achieving a swift victory without a single ground troop having to be deployed.The conflict has been described as Tony Blair's 'Perfect War', but is this accurate. In this episode James is joined by author and former UK diplomat Arthur Snell to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My guest today is Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walters, and she is an Assistant Professor of Military and Security Studies in the Department of Airpower at the Air Command and Staff College. Walters received both her MA and PhD in military history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She teaches Airpower I, Airpower II, War Theory, and electives on strategy and Star Wars, the Balkans, and peacekeeping. Her book project, Hospitality is the Law of the Mountains: The 1999 Kosovo War, argues that Albanians – motivated by the Albanian concept of hospitality – took strangers into their homes and communities and changed the course of the refugee crisis. Their actions bought time for the U.S. military to mobilize, rebuild Albania's shattered infrastructure, and bring in massive amounts of aid. Additionally, she recently began research on a second project on Operation Allies Rescue/Operation Allies Welcome, which is the U.S. military support for the evacuation and resettlement of Afghans spanning 2021-2022. Before joining ACSC, Walters was an assistant professor in the History Department at Kansas State University where she taught graduate and undergraduate courses on American military history, the history of strategy, and the Vietnam War(s). *The views and opinions presented by Dr. Walters are solely her own and do not necessarily reflect the policies or positions of Air University, the U.S. Air Force, or the U.S. Government.

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The Mob, The Mafia, and The Man Season 3 Episode 32John Alite w/ Mike DowdHow to become famous in America: First, have 15 minutes to flee your home country when the enemy literally knocks on your door and tells you that's time time you have to pack your belongings and leave…on foot. Go into hiding for 6 days. Wait for NATO to drop bombs so you can get out. Next, join the military for one year to the country who aided you and your young family out. Pay off the guards at the border. Become a refugee to America, where they learn you can sing. Start working immediately. For exclusive memorabilia visit our official website:https://www.johnalite.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/truejohnaliteFB:https://www.facebook.com/truejohnaliteTwitter: @johnaliteJoin the membership in channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAogjIY32hYstDNgr3h07qA/join#Raki #ProfessionalSinger #Kosovo #Serbia #Family #Refugee #Escape #Rape #Pillaging #Peace #SerbianWar #Guitar #Accordion #Music #FlyToFreeDocumentary #AlbanianDancers #MadeInAmerica #Montenegro #NATO #Bombs #Military

With the Kosovo War at an end, what was going on in Serbian football, what was the fallout in Kosovo and in Serbia and Obilic. So Much Obilic.

Thank you for listening! Make sure to show support to the podcast by giving 5 stars and leaving a review! You can also watch the full episode of this podcast on our YouTube channel where Albanian subtitles will be provided. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZB9EcM3Dd3f_qQ8w48X5Iw*If you would like to be featured on the podcast feel free to email us at vajzaandgra@gmail.com*If you would like to be a guest, either via phone call or submission to our email, you have the liberty of being COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS. We will give you the opportunity to tell and frame your story however you may like only interjecting to ask for further detail on a subject or aspect of the story. Names and locations of the story can and may be changed to protect the identities of those involved!!*Vajza & Gra instagram- https://www.instagram.com/vajzaandgra/Dita's Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/ditabands/Dajanas Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/dajanakorcari/

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Bek Lover is a New York City nightlife legend, podcaster, and proud Albanian. Both his mother and father immigrated to America from the oppressive regimes in Albania and Kosovo, respectively. Unfortunately, other members of Bek's family were not so lucky. In the Kosovo War of 1999, many of his relatives were victims of the Serbian Army's Genocide against Albanian Kosovars. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; The current state of New York City; Bek tells stories about the corporate world; Why Bek is a New York City nightlife legend 24:02 - Beck's Albanian background and ties to the 1999 Kosovo War; Albanians aren't Slavic; The Ancient Illyrians & their ties to Albanians; Why Albanians are spread out among countries; Albania's political system and language 38:26 - Americans have a different relationship with the land inside our borders; Bek talks about racism; Bek tells a story about a Muslim woman and a Jewish woman in a park; Bek's encounter with a Serbian; America and the comparisons to the Roman Empire 1:03:08 - Background of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s; Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic; Comparing Slavic and Albanian origins and languages; Kosovo's first leader, Ibrahim Rugova; Albanian desire to unite in one country; The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA); The Serbian Police state rule of Kosovo in the 1990s; The power of propaganda; The current Russia Ukraine crisis 1:27:27 - America and Venezuela?; We don't make anything in America; The related problems of political extremes; The family unit in America; Many people deny climate change 1:44:11 - The story behind Bek's parent's decision to leave Kosovo; Bek recalls summers in Kosovo growing up; Why Bek values America 1:59:17 - Bek lays out the genocide of his family members in the 1999 Kosovo War; KLA Leader Adem Jashari and the massacre that laid the foundation of War with Serbia; The Serbian and Albanian arguments over Kosovo's history; The religion vs language conflict in the Serbian / Albanian argument; Bek recalls having the register at the police station in Kosovo as a kid and paying of police; What Bek's parents think of the US today 2:17:57 - Bek was present at the twin towers in Sept. ‘01; The “Death Cloud” of smoke; Afghanistan's recent fall to the Taliban ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier   PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

The 2021 film "Hive" tells the story of one woman striving to support her family after her husband disappears in the Kosovo war. Writer-director Blerta Basholli and star Yllka Gashi join us. And, the Biden administration hopes to tackle rising gas prices by allowing the sale of high-ethanol gas during the summer months. Robert Brown, director of the Bioeconomy Institute at Iowa State University, explains what the change could mean.

The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanian rebel group known as the Kosovo Liberation Army. The conflict ended when the North Atlantic Treaty Organization intervened by beginning air strikes in March 1999 which resulted in Yugoslav forces withdrawing from Kosovo.

Filmmaker Blerta Basholli on her Albanian-Kosovan drama Hive, which became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards in its World Cinema category – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award. It's based on the true story of a widow who becomes an entrepreneur after losing her husband in the Kosovo War. Plus, A Night of Knowing Nothing, a stunning exploration of university life in India as a student writes letters to her estranged lover. These letters grant insight into the drastic changes taking place around her and the life of her and her fellow students. Director Payal Kapadia joins us from her home in Mumbai.

Filmmaker Blerta Basholli on her Albanian-Kosovan drama Hive, which became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards in its World Cinema category – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award. It's based on the true story of a widow who becomes an entrepreneur after losing her husband in the Kosovo War. Plus, A Night of Knowing Nothing, a stunning exploration of university life in India as a student writes letters to her estranged lover. These letters grant insight into the drastic changes taking place around her and the life of her and her fellow students. Director Payal Kapadia joins us from her home in Mumbai.

Filmmaker Blerta Basholli on her Albanian-Kosovan drama Hive, which became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards in its World Cinema category – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award. It's based on the true story of a widow who becomes an entrepreneur after losing her husband in the Kosovo War. Plus, A Night of Knowing Nothing, a stunning exploration of university life in India as a student writes letters to her estranged lover. These letters grant insight into the drastic changes taking place around her and the life of her and her fellow students. Director Payal Kapadia joins us from her home in Mumbai.

Filmmaker Blerta Basholli on her Albanian-Kosovan drama Hive, which became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards in its World Cinema category – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award. It's based on the true story of a widow who becomes an entrepreneur after losing her husband in the Kosovo War. Plus, A Night of Knowing Nothing, a stunning exploration of university life in India as a student writes letters to her estranged lover. These letters grant insight into the drastic changes taking place around her and the life of her and her fellow students. Director Payal Kapadia joins us from her home in Mumbai.

Filmmaker Blerta Basholli on her Albanian-Kosovan drama Hive, which became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards in its World Cinema category – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award. It's based on the true story of a widow who becomes an entrepreneur after losing her husband in the Kosovo War. Plus, A Night of Knowing Nothing, a stunning exploration of university life in India as a student writes letters to her estranged lover. These letters grant insight into the drastic changes taking place around her and the life of her and her fellow students. Director Payal Kapadia joins us from her home in Mumbai.

Clint Borgen is the Founder and President of The Borgen Project, an organization working to bring U.S. political attention to global poverty. Borgen works with Congressional leaders to build support for legislation that improves conditions for people in developing nations. He is widely regarded as one of the leading poverty-reduction campaigners in the United States.In this episode, Clint talks about The Borgen Project's mission to fight extreme poverty. The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. Highlights:Clint's personal journey to becoming the Founder of The Borgen ProjectHow The Borgen Project engages political leaders in the United States to address poverty around the worldWhat you can do to participate in the political process and advocate for issues you care about Connect:Website: www.borgenproject.orgTwitter: @borgenprojectFacebook: www.facebook.com/borgenprojectBio:Clint Borgen is the Founder and President of The Borgen Project, an organization working to bring U.S. political attention to global poverty. Borgen works with Congressional leaders to build support for legislation that improves conditions for people in developing nations. He is widely regarded as one of the leading poverty-reduction campaigners in the United States.Background: In 1999, while working as a young volunteer in refugee camps during the Kosovo War and genocide, Clint Borgen recognized the need for an organization that could bring U.S. political attention to issues of severe poverty.In 2003, after graduating from Washington State University and interning at the United Nations, Borgen began developing his project. In need of startup funding, Borgen took a job living on a fishing vessel docked in Dutch Harbor, Alaska (the same location as The Deadliest Catch). From humble beginnings in one of Earth's most remote locations, The Borgen Project was born.Now headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, The Borgen Project has become an influential campaign aimed at reducing global poverty through public mobilization and political advocacy, and serves as a testament that one man and a laptop can change the world.Support the show (http://bit.ly/donatetodfg)

Bro History Kosovo War On todays episode, we discuss NATO's intervention in the Kosovo War in 1999. Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/brohistory #222 Kosovo War szamotah

The work of the Kosovar artist Petrit Halilaj explores his experiences of war as a child. A solo exhibition at Tate St Ives in Cornwall, England draws from pictures that he made as a teenager in a refugee camp in Albania.

Ep 102: Edison Jakupi - Questionable BehaviorSummary: On this installment of The Tragedy Academy, Jay is joined by actor, model, and podcaster Edison Jakupi. Edison is the host of Questionable Behavior, a podcast committed to helping creators elevate their careers and sharing their journey. In this episode, Edison invites us into his world of warfare and diligence. As a Kosovo refugee, Edison details a life of struggle. Now being on the other side of it, he's learned gratitude and developed a desire to help others in his community and industry.  Key Points:

У северном делу Косовске Митровице извршена акција косовске полиције, грађани блокирали улице, бацане шок бомбе и сузавац. У акцији је рањен Србин.

4. септембра навршило се годину дана од постизања Вашингтонског споразума који су посредством Доналда Трампа и његовог изасланика Ричарда Гренела у Овалној соби Беле куће потписали садашњи председник Србије Александар Вучић и тадашњи косовски премијер Авдулах Хоти.

We discuss Paul Virilio's Strategy of Deception, a book ostensibly about the Kosovo War. But maybe about a whole lot more... maybe, we're not entirely sure...Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/radicalthoughts Next Book: Fragments by Jean Baudrillard

Bek Lover, was born in the USA, after his mother's family was hunted down by the communist regime in Albania, because his grandfather was an anti-communist fighter. His father fled the oppression that occurred in the now, non-existent country of Yugoslavia, now the Republic of Kosova. Bek Lover, has lost a lot of people in his lifetime, from various situations,  including the Kosovo War, in 1999. He lost 30 people in a single day when they were massacred by the Serbian Military. He also was present during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center!  Bek Lover, uses his struggles, life experiences, and his connections to inspire people to never give up! The best way to help others is to share what we know about this life through our own experiences. After getting back up, over and over, it is now Bek's mission, to help other people, get back up... to make a Come Back!   In this episode, Brad and Bek discuss many life-changing events and how to survive them as well as what it means to make a come back! 00:00 Intro 00:23 Follow @beklovernyc or go to https://www.thecomebackteam.com 01:38 Did Carol Baskin kill her husband? 02:48 Thoughts on Bill Cosby being freed 04:04 Bomb 1: “I think it's better to let 1000 prisoners go free than have one innocent person behind bars.” - Bek Lover 05:38 Bek's story 08:28 “Your word is everything.” - Bek Lover 09:14 “The guest is the God of the house.” - Bek Lover 10:05 How Albania protected Jews in WWII 14:40 The nightlife community in Manhattan 20:43 Why they want to fill up the club 21:26 Bomb 2: Between the image model and the whale in the club, you want to be the whale. 25:10 “Six degrees of separation is real.” - Bek Lover 28:57 “There is a price for everything.” - Bek Lover 30:22 There is no comparison between 9/11 and the pandemic 31:17 Bomb 3: “Life has its way of fu*kin you up sometimes.” - Bek Lover 38:30 Building Seven 43:42 “You might not have a tomorrow.” - Bek Lover 44:41 Bomb 4: “The worst thing in the world is regret, be the bigger person.” - Bek Lover 50:20 Bomb 5: “There is nowhere else to live but America.” - Bek Lover 55:00 What not to say in Albania 57:13 What is the comeback team about 58:39 “I disappeared for three years and I didn't think I would ever come back.” - Bek Lover 01:03:30 Check out the comeback team on YouTube 01:07:00 Ayahuasca  01:08:10 Clubhouse 01:11:25 Bomb 6: Brad's content 01:12:52 check out Brad's stuff! https://www.closerschool.com https://www.closerschoollive.com https://www.lightspeedvt.com 01:14:15 Bomb 7: “As long as you have air in your lungs, you can always make a comeback!” -Bek Lover  

Today, I feel very privileged to be joined by a legend of the broadcasting world. John Simpson has been reporting for the BBC for 51 years, and its World Affairs Editor since 1982, covering in person more major world events than many of us could recount, from the Iranian Revolution and Tianamen Square massacre in Beijing, to the Kosovo War, and the US led invasion of Afghanistan, interviewing the majority of the world's leaders along the way.Having broadcast from the front line in over 30 war zones, today's episode features so many tales of courage, and if you read up on John's career, really we are only scratching the surface.We'll hear about what it was like being smuggled into Afghanistan dressed as a woman, the time he was physically assaulted by a British Prime Minister and his very close shave with the IRA. It's clear that John also adores travelling and I love that he's picked really unusual destinations that weren't necessarily on my radar before, and he's totally sold me on them.So from Paris to Iran, Uzbekistan to Argentina, let's get started. Destination Recap:Suffolk, EnglandCasablanca, Morocco Belfast, N. IrelandAngolaParis, France Rue de Rivoli, Paris, France Baghdad, IraqAfghanistanTehran, IranIsfahan, Iran Persepolis, Iran Bukhara, Uzbekistan Khiva, Uzbekistan QatarBuenos Aires, ArgentinaAnd I spoke about:Bruton, Somerset, EnglandNumber One Bruton, Somerset, England Osip, Bruton, Somerset, EnglandHauser & Wirth, Somerset, EnglandAt the Chapel, Somerset, England John's novel Our Friends in Beijing is a great read. It's published by John Murray and is out on Thursday July 22.Thank you so much for listening today. If you're enjoying the podcast, then it would be wonderful if you could leave a rating or a review on your podcast app - it really makes a big difference because it helps other people to discover the podcast. And to hear future episodes as soon as they're released don't forget to hit subscribe.To find out who's joining me on next week's episode, come and follow me on Instagram, I'm @hollyrubenstein - I'd love to hear from you. If you can't wait until then, there's always the first four seasons to catch up on, with guests from Michael Palin and Heston Blumenthal, to Sir Ranulph Fiennes to Hugh Bonneville.A big thank you to the British Airways American Express Card for their support of today's episode. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

(Ret.) General Wesley says President Biden should make Russian President Vladimir Putin a “surprise offer that he cannot easily refuse” when they meet next week. Wesley commanded Operation Allied Force in the Kosovo War during his term as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1997 to 2000. Clark ran for president in 2004.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s Greatest Games, Nick Ames joins Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller to share his story from the abandoned Serbia v Albania 2016 European Championship qualifier.Eyebrows were raised when the draw placed these two nations in Group I in February 2014. Political disagreements regarding Kosovo, which culminated during the Kosovo War, meant that tensions were bound to be high when the sides came to meet. In Belgrade, when a drone flew into the Partizan Stadium carrying a nationalist flag depicting a map of ‘Greater Albania’, the Serbian crowd responded in fury – forcing the match to be abandoned by referee Martin Atkinson.If you can ever spare the time to leave a review wherever you get your podcasts from, it could really help. Thanks for your support!About the panel: Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine. He’s contributed to a number of publications including the Guardian and Sports Illustrated as well as having authored  Behind the Curtain, Inverting the Pyramid, The Outsider, Angels with Dirty Faces and most recently The Names Heard Long Ago, among others. Marcus Speller is a host of the Football Ramble podcast as well as Answerable Questions with Questionable Answers. Marcus also regularly hosts our live Q&A events across the country alongside Jonathan.Nick Ames is a football reporter for the Guardian.Subscribe to our quarterly magazine: https://www.theblizzard.co.uk/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/blzzrd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blzzrd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblizzard__/

Велика техничка и политичка подршка је спремна за наставак дијалога Београда и Приштине, под покровитељством Европске уније, у циљу постизања свеобухватног споразума, поручио је шеф УМИК-а Захир Танин на виртуелној седници Савета безбедности о Косову.

Please join us for another “Orbital Perspective" podcast. My guest will be award-winning international film star and former Kosovo War refugee Arta Dobroshi. We discuss a wide array of important topics including how to develop a positive outlook during the most challenging times.

Part 2 of the McCarthy era sees the heartbreaking Euro 2000 campaign retold with even more off the field drama for big Mick. The complexities to fixtures due to the Kosovo War, death threats to Roy Keane and Denis Irwin and earthquake tremors in Turkey came amongst several late goals that denied Ireland a place in the European Championships.

The 53rd Annual Tony Awards were held at the Gershwin Theatre on June 6, 1999. Unlike every other award ceremony we've discussed in this miniseries, the show did not have a formal host. Heading into the ceremony, the closed Lincoln Center Theatre production of Parade led the pack with nine nominations. Following closely behind was the eventual winner for Best Musical: Fosse. Also in the running for Best Musical were It Ain't Nothin But The Blues and The Civil War with four and two nominations, respectively. In the race for Best Revival of a Musical were You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Little Me with four nominations, and Annie Get Your Gun with three nominations, followed by Peter Pan with a singular nomination, for Best Revival. The 1998-1999 Broadway season found itself in a very tumultuous time in US history. Smack-dab in the middle of President Bill Clinton's second term in office, domestically the country was facing a multitude of newsworthy events: among them were the impeachment and acquittal of said president in the scandal involving Monica Lewinsky, the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, WY, and the mass school shooting in Columbine, CO that would sadly become the first of a number of school shootings in the nation, in what the Washington Post would eventually refer to as a “uniquely American crisis” in 2018. Abroad the world was embroiled in the Kosovo War, which permeated the American zeitgeist as well. 

The 53rd Annual Tony Awards were held at the Gershwin Theatre on June 6, 1999. Unlike every other award ceremony we’ve discussed in this miniseries, the show did not have a formal host. Heading into the ceremony, the closed Lincoln Center Theatre production of Parade led the pack with nine nominations. Following closely behind was the eventual winner for Best Musical: Fosse. Also in the running for Best Musical were It Ain’t Nothin But The Blues and The Civil War with four and two nominations, respectively. In the race for Best Revival of a Musical were You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Little Me with four nominations, and Annie Get Your Gun with three nominations, followed by Peter Pan with a singular nomination, for Best Revival. The 1998-1999 Broadway season found itself in a very tumultuous time in US history. Smack-dab in the middle of President Bill Clinton’s second term in office, domestically the country was facing a multitude of newsworthy events: among them were the impeachment and acquittal of said president in the scandal involving Monica Lewinsky, the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, WY, and the mass school shooting in Columbine, CO that would sadly become the first of a number of school shootings in the nation, in what the Washington Post would eventually refer to as a “uniquely American crisis” in 2018. Abroad the world was embroiled in the Kosovo War, which permeated the American zeitgeist as well.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 53rd Annual Tony Awards were held at the Gershwin Theatre on June 6, 1999. Unlike every other award ceremony we've discussed in this miniseries, the show did not have a formal host. Heading into the ceremony, the closed Lincoln Center Theatre production of Parade led the pack with nine nominations. Following closely behind was the eventual winner for Best Musical: Fosse. Also in the running for Best Musical were It Ain't Nothin But The Blues and The Civil War with four and two nominations, respectively. In the race for Best Revival of a Musical were You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Little Me with four nominations, and Annie Get Your Gun with three nominations, followed by Peter Pan with a singular nomination, for Best Revival. The 1998-1999 Broadway season found itself in a very tumultuous time in US history. Smack-dab in the middle of President Bill Clinton's second term in office, domestically the country was facing a multitude of newsworthy events: among them were the impeachment and acquittal of said president in the scandal involving Monica Lewinsky, the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, WY, and the mass school shooting in Columbine, CO that would sadly become the first of a number of school shootings in the nation, in what the Washington Post would eventually refer to as a “uniquely American crisis” in 2018. Abroad the world was embroiled in the Kosovo War, which permeated the American zeitgeist as well. 

The 53rd Annual Tony Awards were held at the Gershwin Theatre on June 6, 1999. Unlike every other award ceremony we’ve discussed in this miniseries, the show did not have a formal host. Heading into the ceremony, the closed Lincoln Center Theatre production of Parade led the pack with nine nominations. Following closely behind was the eventual winner for Best Musical: Fosse. Also in the running for Best Musical were It Ain’t Nothin But The Blues and The Civil War with four and two nominations, respectively. In the race for Best Revival of a Musical were You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Little Me with four nominations, and Annie Get Your Gun with three nominations, followed by Peter Pan with a singular nomination, for Best Revival. The 1998-1999 Broadway season found itself in a very tumultuous time in US history. Smack-dab in the middle of President Bill Clinton’s second term in office, domestically the country was facing a multitude of newsworthy events: among them were the impeachment and acquittal of said president in the scandal involving Monica Lewinsky, the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, WY, and the mass school shooting in Columbine, CO that would sadly become the first of a number of school shootings in the nation, in what the Washington Post would eventually refer to as a “uniquely American crisis” in 2018. Abroad the world was embroiled in the Kosovo War, which permeated the American zeitgeist as well.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 journalists of both Albanian and Serb ethnicity went missing and were murdered with no justice in Kosovo during and after the Kosovo War. 

Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez is an Air Force Colonel (ret.) and former fighter pilot in an elite group among veterans: he is one of three pilots with three air-to-air shootdowns since Vietnam. His dog fights and experiences from the cockpit of an F-15C Eagle taking down MiGs in both Desert Storm and Kosovo provide a first-hand account of just how challenging aerial combat can be. In this Combat Story, Rico describes his journey from a kid in Puerto Rico to the Citadel to the Air Force and, finally, to his current life at Raytheon continuing to help the Air Force win the next air war. 2:11 - Where the call sign “Rico” came from. Unsurprisingly, it was coined at a bar. 6:35 - A description of F-15C aircraft tail number 114, an image behind Rico in the interview that you can see on the YouTube interview. Rico flew this aircraft for his first two shootdowns. 10:05 - Rico's father - an Army Air Defense Officer - also had a desire to fly but Rico's journey to fly had a different origin. 16:50 - Flying certain aircraft and profiles felt more like a team sport than others where you had to work as a team. 21:48 - Rico's first aircraft was the A-10 but he then worked his way back to flying the F-15. 23:13 - Being part of a small group (Latinos Unidos) from Puerto Rico as an Air Force pilot and cadet at The Citadel. 25:15 - What was it like to be a fighter pilot in the Cold War? 31:14 - A description of Red Flag intense and real-world training scenarios as Nellis AFB. 33:55 - “Master arm hot” means all weapons are hot and raises the intensity factor. 34:23 - Transition from A-10 to F-15 personally and within the Air Force fighter community. 40:38 - The experience being part of the Panama Campaign in 1989 and it was the first time to have live weapons and open an Air Tasking Order. 49:14 - First hostile contact and shootdown on January 16th with Craig “Mole” Underhill southwest of Baghdad. 53:18 - Description of a Split-S maneuver. 1:02:00 - A classic “two circle fight” and the red baron's description of a two vs one circle fight. 1:04:58 - The only course of action is to defeat the missile when it's coming at you. 1:10:18 - A story of how lessons learned authored by those who fought it can change as it goes up the chain of command. 1:14:30 - The lethality of the AMRAAM missile and how it revolutionized fighting. 1:17:57 - First kill of the Kosovo War was at night and at long range and a lesson learned to not look at the missile coming off the rail when at night. 1:21:31 - Rico's last flight teaming up in training with the youngest pilot in the Squadron going up against four Gen 4 fighters. 1:24:00 - Flying with a flag and a coin. 1:25:00 - Would you do it again and the next generation of fighter pilots?

Протеклог викенда у Нишу одржан је округли сто о несталим лицима током рата на Косову И МетохијиУз подршку Владе Велике Британије, Европске Уније, Програма Уједињених нација за развој и Међународне комисије за нестала лица, српска и албанска удружења отетих и несталих пре више од две деценије, редовно организују заједничке скупове у Приштини, Београду и другим градовима.

Tungjatjeta from Kosovo! After an unexpectedly amazing time in Albania, my next stop was Kosovo - one of the youngest countries in Europe. As you know, my goal is to visit every UN Nation in the world, so technically Kosovo isn't on my list. But my travels are not just about ticking off items on my list, it's about embarking on adventures. And seeing as I was so close, I simply had to visit - and I was not disappointed at all! AN INTRO TO KOSOVO At the end of the Yugoslav Wars in 2001, Kosovo was a part of Serbia until February 2008 when the small country declared its independence. The declaration has only been recognised by 116 countries, which is not enough to get on the list of the 193. Even though they are not an official UN Nation, they competed at the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 and sent a total of 8 athletes. They returned with 1 gold medal in Judo. Kosovo is home to 1.8 million people (90% of whom are Albanian) and is about 10,900 km2 (4,200 sq mi), roughly the size of the island nation of Jamaica. Kosovo is a Muslim nation. WELCOME TO PRIZREN I decided to stay in Prizren in the southern part of the country. It's a 3-hour drive on a newly constructed highway from where I was in Tirana, Albania. The highway is referred to as a ‘masterpiece of civil engineering' and it takes you over the mountains boasting dramatic views. And it just happened that my friend Adam from Albania Express Travel had to go to Kosovo for business, so he offered me a lift. It was a nice drive but when we got to the border, we ran into problems with the border control. Apparently, you need a special permit to drive with tourists when entering the country, and Adam got super annoyed with the border patrol who had a hard time accepting that I was not a tourist, I was a friend. After some discussion, we were allowed to continue into Kosovo, thankfully. Adam dropped me off in Prizren where we said our goodbyes. Although, it was more of a ‘so long' as I am sure we will meet again. I had grown rather fond of my Albanian companion. As the historical capital of Kosovo and one of the oldest settlements in the country, Prizren is a small city with a population of 178,000 people. Thanks to my sponsor, Hotels25.com, I booked into Driza's House, a cosy hostel close to Sinan Pasha Mosque. I asked my host, Erdis Driza, to explain the complicated situation with Kosovo not being a UN Nation, and why Serbia and other countries won't recognise it. Erdis explained that Serbia and Kosovo have a turbulent history, and although they do not recognise the passport of Kosovo, they do recognise the identification documents (ID) of Kosovo. Prizren is a charming city home to beautiful mosques and monasteries dating back to the 14th century. Thankfully, the city was mostly spared from the "destroy the old, build the new" drive of the Communists during the early years of their rule in Yugoslavia. In addition, Prizren was spared from destruction during the Yugoslav War, making it the best-preserved old town in the country by far and is referred to as the cultural capital of Kosovo. Prizren Fortress is a fortification situated on a dominant hill in the city and it's well worth making the steep 15-minute hike up from Prizren's old town. The views of the entire city and surrounds are absolutely stunning from up there. Thanks to archaeological excavations, the infrastructure was discovered with remaining walls enforced with towers, labyrinth corridors, depots, and other inner rooms and dwellings. Human remains have been found here dating back as far as 1100 BC. QUICK FACTS ABOUT KOSOVO Tony Blair and Bill Clinton are both considered heroes in Kosovo. Pristina, the capital, has a major road named after them, including a 3m tall statue of President Bill Clinton. Moreover, a number of children are given the names Toni, Bler, or Tonibler in honour of Tony Blair, the UK's Prime Minister at the time, for his support of the 1999 NATO air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. Although Kosovo is not an official Eurozone member, it has adopted the Euro as their official currency since 2002. I come from Denmark (an EU country) and we don't even have the Euro, which I find quite interesting. However, Serb-majority communities in the country are still – illegally – using the Serbian Dinar as an unofficial currency. The national anthem, titled “Europe”, has no lyrics. The Albanian-speaking government decided not to risk offending Serbs who live in the country by having lyrics in Albanian. More than 70% of the country's population is under the age of 35, which makes it the youngest country in all of Europe. The median age of the people of Kosovo is only 29.1 years. The flag is unusual among national flags as it uses a map of the country's territory as a design element. Cyprus and Kosovo are the only two countries in the world whose flag doubles up as a geographic representation. After Moldova, the people of Kosovo are the second poorest in Europe, with 30% of the population below the poverty line, and the majority of citizens live with a monthly income of fewer than EUR500. ROADTRIPPIN' IN KOSOVO I was advised to visit the famous Visoki Dečani monastery located near the town of Deçan, a few hours from Prizren. So, I teamed up with another guest from the hostel, Holly Michelle from San Diego, and we got on a bus eager for a roadtrippin' adventure. Visoki Dečani, a World Heritage site, is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery founded in the first half of the 14th century by Stefan Dečanski, King of Serbia. It is nestled by a river gorge at the foot of the serene Prokletije Mountains. It is a really beautiful place with such a calming atmosphere. You really must visit it if you are ever in the area. After our visit to the monastery, we continued travelling 30min further north to Peja, the fourth most populated city in Kosovo. There, Holly and I found a quaint café to enjoy some lunch and a bit of shade. Holly and I chatted about our impressions of the country we found ourselves in, and how similar it is to other Balkan countries we had visited. EDRIS, THE HOST WITH THE MOST Back at the hostel, I chatted more with Erdis Driza about his country and what it's like to live here. He explains that after the country freed itself after the Yugoslav War, the people who ran the country were freedom fighters, not politicians. This obviously had many undesirable outcomes, but Erdis tells me that the new generation of Kosovonians is beginning to run the country better. It's so weird being in the Balkans right in the centre of Eastern Europe where there was such a brutal war here in the former Yugoslavia - a war which happened in my lifetime. Erdis is a young man now but he was 9 when the war ended, and he remembers it. Because he grew up in Prizren which was sheltered from the war, Erdis didn't witness the war first-hand. He tells me that the atrocities of the war, including massacres, occurred in the villages and towns, far removed from any media coverage. He tells me how he and his family were forced out of their house and given only 5mins to gather their belongings. They were placed in a refugee camp in Albania for 4 months. His family was lucky in comparison - many families were murdered. It was really difficult to hear the stories Erdis tells me about what his family, his wife's family, and his countrymen had to endure during the war. It was a sobering experience, to say the least. But despite his country's history, Erdis remains positive about the future. He has high hopes for the youth of the nation and what positive outcomes they can reach for the country. Stay tuned for the next episode, where I get kicked out of my hostel in Montenegro...for being too old! Until next time - my name is Palle Bo, and I gotta keep moving.     RADIOGURU Also, this episode is produced by me and my production company, Radioguru. If you need any help starting a podcast or if you need voiceovers in any language for online videos and other things, please reach out. LETTER FROM A LISTENER I received another letter from Alan, a listener from Christchurch, New Zealand. Hi Palle Bo I've been listening to The Radio Vagabond for a while. Typically, I listen when I take my dogs for a walk in the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand. It's exciting to hear about your journey in the Balkans, and I must admit that I felt like you about Albania. It's never been on my list but after listening to your episodes from there it is now. I hope to be able to do a three months trip in Europe – when the pandemic allows us to travel again. I'm in my late 40's and a good thing that has come out of the work-at-home situation around the world is that it's become more normal and acceptable to work from anywhere. So, I'm hoping to become more nomadic and location independent in the future. But I don't think I'll ever be fully nomadic like you. So, please let me know when you make it to New Zealand. I'll show you a bit of our hospitality and take you out for a beer or two. We even have a spare room here at the house, and you're welcome to stay here for a bit. Keep it up,Alan Wow, thanks Alan! You better believe that I'll take you up on your offer because New Zealand is on the absolute top of my bucket list. When I finally make it there – and it's long overdue – I'll make sure to spend a long time in your country and I guarantee that I'll make it to Christchurch. See you hopefully in the not-too-distant future.   I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! I really would like to hear from you. Where are you and what are you doing as you listen to this episode? You can either send me an email on listener@theradiovagabond.com or go to my website http://theradiovagabond.com/contact. Or send me a voice message by clicking here. Either way, I would love to hear from you. It's so nice to know who's on the other end of this. SPONSOR A special thank you to my sponsor, Hotels25.com, who always provide me with the best, most affordable accommodation wherever I am in the world.

This episode was made possible by Foundation For Women Warriors. Foundation for Women Warriors (FFWW) is a unique support organization created exclusively for the women veteran community. They provide essential programs to enhance the economic and personal wellbeing of women veterans and their families. Originally established in 1920 to serve widows, war nurses, and mothers of fallen service members, Foundation for Women Warriors is celebrating its 100 year anniversary. FFWW honors the service of women veterans by empowering their future through financial assistance, childcare assistance, and professional development.  If you want to learn more about Foundation for Women Warriors and how to get involved head to their website foundationforwomenwarriors.org.(Want to be a Women of the Military Sponsor? Click here.)At five years old Nicole went to an air show in California and saw the F-4 fly and knew she wanted to be a fighter pilot. Even though women couldn’t be fighter pilots her family didn’t dissuade her from joining. She knew at 12 that she wanted to attend the Air Force Academy and even wrote a letter to the Academy letting them know she wanted to attend.She applied and was accepted into the Air Force and Naval Academy along with ROTC scholarships and choose to attend the Air Force Academy. Even though she knew she couldn’t be a fighter pilot when she began her training at the Air Force Academy in 1992 she was planning to be a tanker pilot.In 1993, the law banning women from fighter pilots was removed and the doors opened for her to follow the dream she had since she was five. She graduated and went off to pilot training and was able to graduate and become an F-15E pilot. She said she was never the greatest pilot but always worked hard.Her first assignment was at RAF Lakenheath in England. And she found herself flying her first combat mission after the Kosovo War ended. She followed her then-boyfriend, now-husband to North Carolina after spending more than a year apart doing long distance. They were set to be married on Oct 7, 2001. September 11th happening less than a month before. There was almost the potential the wedding would be delayed, but it happened. And it actually was the first day bombs were dropped in Afghanistan. She and her husband were given the opportunity to move together to Korea for their next assignment shortly after their marriage and they headed out to Korea. And a few weeks later her former squadron was preparing to deploy for Operation Enduring Freedom. She said it was hard to not go with them.We talked about a number of highlights from her career and the challenges that she faced throughout her career. Being dual military, they worked to have open communication with their leadership and also took turns having each other’s career be in the driver’s seat. In 2006, she became the first female Thunderbird pilot. She talked about applying to be a Thunderbird and not even realizing no woman had done that. She had always served in an Air Force where women could be fighter pilots and didn’t realize that she would be breaking a barrier when she applied. She said that it was important for her to not only open that door for women but leave it open for the women after her. She put pressure on herself to not only do the best for herself but also so that the next woman to fill that role wouldn’t be years away. In 2012 she was a commander of 333rd Fighter Squadron. She loved being a commander and had so many stories of how she was able to impact the lives of her Airmen directly through her leadership as a commander. She also began to have strange symptoms that no one could pinpoint what was causing and wasn’t able to fly anymore. She was determined to continue to provide service to the Air Force even if she couldn’t fly. She went to the Naval War College and was a White House Fellow. Then one morning in 2016 she woke up and couldn’t move. She was paralyzed temporarily and was sent to Massachusetts to get seen by a specialist. They discovered she had Lyme disease and had an infection in her brain. The military allowed her service to continue as she went through treatment and then in 2017 she was mailed her retirement paperwork and she was no longer in the Air Force. It was a hard transition and very abrupt. She credits the Wounded Warrior Program to help her find herself and what led her to find her purpose again as a Speaker.She encourages young women to join the military. She talked about the barriers being broken and how much opportunity there is. If there is a desire in your heart to do it, you should.  Connect with Nicole:www.nicolemalachowski.comwww.linkedin.com/in/nicole-malachowskiwww.twitter.com/RealMalachowskiMentioned in this Episode:Wounded Warrior ProjectUS Air Force AcademyUS Naval AcademyAir Force ThunderbirdsRelated Episodes:Before Women Could Be Fighter Pilots – Episode 29Do You Know the Story of the Original Military Women Pilots? – Episode 49A Navigator in the Air Force – Episode 62Thank you Pateron members for your support. Want early access to episodes, ad-free content, and one on one mentorship advice. Become a Patreon member today! Click here.Affiliate SupportAre you starting a business or needing help in the next step of your business check out the Ministry to Business Guide here.Are you trying to decide what you are going to do as a parent for the upcoming school year? I'm diving into homeschooling, but I'm getting support. 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The Balkan Circle is a weekly seminar (during the academic year) which features lectures, presentations, exhibits, or open interactive dialogues that focus on any (and all) aspects of historical, political, economic, social and cultural phenomena in the (so-called) Balkans. The seminar is free and open to the public and will be held every Friday from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm online. Visit https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/slavic/events/balkan-circle.php for more information. ABOUT THE BALKAN CIRCLE SPECIAL GUEST Dimitar Bechev https://www.fpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2283-dimitar-bechev_160313_171008.jpg Dimitar Bechev is the director of the European Policy Institute, a think-tank based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Previously, he held research fellowships at Harvard University, University of Oxford and the London School of Economics, and headed the Sofia office of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). Dr. Bechev has written extensively on EU's external relations, the politics and modern history of Turkey and the Balkans, and Russia's foreign policy. His book Rival Power: Russia in Southeast Europe (Yale University Press, 2017) explores Russia's geopolitical role in the Balkans, Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey. He is a regular contributor to Al Jazeera, the American Interest, Politico, Foreign Policy, and Open Democracy. NOTE: This episode was recorded via Zoom on Friday, September 4th, 2020. CREDITS Balkan Circle organizers: Dr. Mary C. Neuburger and Dr. Kiril Avramov Administrative and Technical Support: Cara Keirstead and Roy Flores Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com (Additional music by Ketsa, Scott Holmes, John Bartmann, and Kariatida ) Executive Producer/Editor: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com Follow us on social media! Twitter: @SlavXRadio Facebook: /slavxradio Instagram: @slavxradio Visit https://slavxradio.com for more episodes and content. DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the show or the University of Texas at Austin. Special Guests: Dimitar Bechev, Kiril Avramov, and Mary C. Neuburger.

Interviewer: MATTHEW BERKMAN. Amid our current partisan rancor, Retired Army General WESLEY CLARK has chosen to focus instead on the common ground among Americans that could provide the basis for productive policymaking. The founder of Renew America Together, Clark has sought out leaders from both parties, including former governors Tom Ridge (R-PA) and Jennifer Granholm (D-MI), to help make the case for civility and compromise. In his discussion with political scientist Matthew Berkman, he argues that a commitment to core norms and the rule of law has allowed the American political system to self-correct over time. Formerly the Supreme Allied Commander Europe during the Kosovo War, Clark likewise makes the case for strengthening rules-based international institutions as a means for preventing chaos and war. He criticizes attacks by the Trump administration on these institutions as short-sighted – and a boost to longstanding efforts by Russia and China to undermine American power.

The narrative we Canadians tell ourselves about our history is wrong, and ultimately harmful. "We're a peaceful country, and our history is largely peaceful and cooperative" is what we like to tell ourselves, but here's the reality: The Beaver Wars (1609-1701) The Acadian Civil War (1635-1654) King William's War (1689-1697) Queen Anne's War (1702-1713) Father Rale's War (1722-1725) King George's War (1744-1748) Father Le Loutre's War (1749-1755) The French and Indian War (1754-1763) The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) The War of 1812 (1812-1815) The Rebellions of 1837–1838 The Fenian raids (1866-1871) The Red River Rebellion (1869-1870) The North-West Rebellion of 1885 The Second Boer War (1899-1902) The First World War (1914–1918) The Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1919-1925) The Second World War (1939-1945) The Korean War (1950-1953) The Gulf War (1990-1991) The Yugoslav Wars (1992-1995) The Somali Civil War (1993-1995) The Kosovo War (1998-1999) The War in Afghanistan (2001-2014) Operation Mobile (2011) The Mali War (2012-Present) Operation Impact (2014-2020) If we arbitrarily use the founding of Quebec City in 1608 as the "start" of Canadian history in terms of continual habitation of colonies, then that means that in 412 years of history, Canada has been at peace for only 123 years. In other words, we've only spent 30% of our entire history at peace.

Since the Kosovo War of 1999, the status of Kosovo as a country independent of Serbia has not been resolved. Many countries, including the United States and most of Europe, recognize Kosovo as an independent country. But others do not--including Russia, which has blocked Kosovo's aspirations to join the United Nations. This has been the status quo for many years. But in recent months there has been some renewed momentum in diplomacy intended to find an agreement that would satisfy both Serbia and Kosovo and lead to Kosovo's formal independence.  To that end, on June 24th, The president of Kosovo set off for Washington, D.C. for high level talks at the White House. But mid-air, the flight turned around when a special court unsealed an indictment against him for war crimes committed decades ago during the war.   This indictment is the latest wrinkle in the long effort to secure an international agreement over Kosovo's status. Another key issue is ongoing protests in Serbia and that country's ongoing democratic backsliding.  On the line with me to explain the significance of these recent events in the Balkans is Jasmin Mujanović . He is a limited term professor of political science and policy studies at Elon University and host of the Sarejevo calling podcast. We kick off with discussing the Kosovo-Serbia talks and then have a conversation about the implications of rising authoritarianism in Serbia

Guests:Jacqueline R. McAllister is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Kenyon College.Wesley K. Clark is a retired four-star general in the U.S. Army and was the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO during the Kosovo War. He is currently a Senior Fellow at UCLA’s Burkle Center.International Security Article:This episode is based on Jacqueline R. McAllister, “Deterring Wartime Atrocities: Hard Lessons from the Yugoslav Tribunal,” International Security, Vol. 44, No. 3 (Winter 2019/20), pp. 84-128. Additional Related Readings:Wesley K. Clark, “John Bolton is dead wrong. The U.S. has every reason to cooperate with the International Criminal Court,” Washington Post, September 21, 2018.Dan Sabbagh, “‘Still Needed’: NATO Marks 20 Years in Kosovo,” Guardian, June 12, 2019.Jacqueline R. McAllister, “Bending the Arc: How to Achieve Justice at the International Criminal Court,” Foreign Affairs, August 3, 2015.Eric Stover, Victor Peskin, and Alexa Koenig, “Radovan Karadzic and the (Very) Long Arc of Justice,” Foreign Policy, March 24, 2016.Marlise Simmons, “Yugoslavia Tribunal Leave Rich Legacy, but ‘Immense’ Challenges Remain,” New York Times, December 23, 2017.Jacqueline R. McAllister, “The Extraordinary Gamble: How The Yugoslav Tribunal’s Indictment Of Slobodan Milosevic During The Kosovo War Affected Peace Efforts,” Brown Journal of World Affairs, Fall/Winter 2019, 26(1): 201-213.Hayley Evans and Paras Shah, “ICC Appeals Chamber Authorizes Investigation Into Crimes in Afghanistan,” Lawfare, March 13, 2020.

The shattering of Yugoslavia in the 1990s showed that, after nearly 50 years of peace, war could return to Europe. It came to its bloody conclusion in Kosovo in 1999. Tim Marshall, then diplomatic editor at Sky News, was on the ground covering the Kosovo War. He gives an illuminating account of how events unfolded, drawing … Continue reading Tim Marshall: The Inside Story of Europe’s Last War: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2020

The shattering of Yugoslavia in the 1990s showed that, after nearly 50 years of peace, war could return to Europe. It came to its bloody conclusion in Kosovo in 1999. Tim Marshall, then diplomatic editor at Sky News, was on the ground covering the Kosovo War. He gives an illuminating account of how events unfolded, drawing … Continue reading Tim Marshall: The Inside Story of Europe's Last War: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2020

Philip Boucher-Hayes is one of Ireland’s most respected broadcast journalists and his career has seen him report on topics varying from climate change to the idiosyncrasies of the Irish diet. Despite the fact that this is a man who has reported from war zones, he now faces his most daunting challenge yet as he comes face-to-face with Andy “Ever Watch Emmerdale?” Gaffney. As a correspondent for RTE Philip has reported on the Kosovo War, the aftermath of the 2004 St. Stephen’s Day Tsunami, the 9/11 Attacks and broke the news of 2006 Israeli blockade of Lebanon. He’s presented several programmes including “What Are You Eating?” and has a documentary on climate change in the pipeline. Philip joins Andy to discuss growing up in a school where it was impossible to shake the feeling of impostor syndrome, the psychological toll exacted by some of the devastating events he has reported on as well as confronting the legacy of ruining the humble chicken fillet roll for the entire nation (well, strictly speaking, just Andy and his mate Brian). Andy also reminds Philip about their previous encounter, a story you will need to hear to believe… https://twitter.com/boucherhayes https://twitter.com/begrandpod https://twitter.com/gottheshift

Beyond the Noise with David Jamieson is a weekly podcast with CommonSpace journalist David Jamieson, where he gets behind the 24/7 news cycle and gets to the heart of issues, trying to find the substance behind the headlines. In this weeks podcast Jamieson speaks to Vladimir Unkovski-Korica, a lecturer in the Eastern and Central-European studies department at Glasgow Univeristy, speaks to David Jamieson about the legacy of the Kosovo War. They discuss: 1:54 – How great power conflicts shaped the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia and promoted conflict in the Balkans. 14:49 – How did the West seek to intervene into the collapse of the state? 17:45 – How the pro-war factions of the war on terror cut their teeth in the Balkans. 29:56 – How the anti-war movement also began to cohere.

In this episode of RadCast we sit down for a post-ECR reunion with Philip Ward, a journalist who has been reporting on Radiology for 30 years and who is the current Editor-In-Chief of Aunt Minnie Europe, the largest Radiology community website in the world. He recounts some of the major events he's covered, from the controversies surrounding the award for the Nobel Prize for Clinical MRI in 2003 to the humanitarian efforts of Radiologists during the Kosovo War. He also tells us about the many fascinating characters that he's met in Radiology that have kept him hooked for all these years and he proves once again that in Radiology there truly is a niche for everyone from sports to torture imaging!

Former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga joined us at CSIS for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with moderator Nina Easton to discuss her efforts to bring justice to women and men victims of sexual violence during the Kosovo War.

Former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga joined us at CSIS for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with moderator Nina Easton to discuss her efforts to bring justice to women and men victims of sexual violence during the Kosovo War.

Former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga joined us at CSIS for a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with moderator Nina Easton to discuss her efforts to bring justice to women and men victims of sexual violence during the Kosovo War.

Viewer Discretion Advised: Strong Language, some disturbing content. As Yugoslavia collapsed around itself, one final piece decided to fall. Kosovo witnessed the chaos around them, and knew there would be no other option to get out. Between 1995 and 1999, the infamous Kosovo Liberation Army conducted insurgency operations within the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohja. This time, Serbia wasn't the aggressor, but the world had heard to many lies to believe them. NATO once again became involved, dropping bombs indiscriminately across the tiny mountainous region. Even after the war had ended, Milosevic refused to admit Yugoslavia was dead. He held onto power by his fingernails, holding up the decomposing corpse of the country as internal anger swelled up. Soon, Milosevic became an enemy to the people he swore to protect. It was only a matter of time before his day or judgement came.   Music: Intro: USA: Bill Clinton Kosovo Speech from The Associated PressEmpty Reflections Outro: Warmth Feeling by Samashi

What up, Get Up Nation? My name is Ben Biddick, the Host of the Get Up Nation Podcast and Co-Author of Get Up: The Art of Perseverance with former Major League Baseball player and CEO of Lurong Living, Adam Greenberg. Recently I had the immense honor and privilege of speaking with Rudy Reyes. Rudy is one of America’s most elite and resilient Special Operations warriors who served as a Recon Marine during the Global War on Terror. Born into extreme poverty, Rudy shares how he defended and protected his brothers from gang influences and the cruelty, death, and violence of the streets during the crack cocaine epidemic in the 1980’s. He shares how his desire to serve the unseen and unheard resulted in his decision to serve in the Marine Corps after seeing how American service members were helping orphans during the Kosovo War. After facing numerous internal challenges which resulted from surviving multiple combat deployments, Rudy now supports veterans in crisis with his Recon Sniper Foundation and works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the finest marine scientists, and veteran combat divers to save and restore coral reefs at Force Blue Team. I am honored to share this 39th podcast episode with Get Up Nation, where we learn how a person who has endured the most violent and brutal realities in this world helps to heal our oceans, our earth, and ultimately, each other. www.rudyreyes.com www.reconsniperfoundation.org www.forceblueteam.org www.getupnationpodcast.com Music: "Awaken" by Ethan Rank and “Lana Inspired” by Stanley Gurvich You Tube: https://youtu.be/57E518UiSHU Facebook: @getupnationpodcast itunes: apple.co/2xZPeih Instagram: @getupnationpodcast Twitter: @getupnationpod Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2p9DgAx iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/2Jr08DU Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2wOjBKD Stitcher: bit.ly/2yzoklu Overcast: https://bit.ly/2L4pg8B Castbox: https://bit.ly/2LndDt0 Spreaker: bit.ly/2l4pmR3 Acast: bit.ly/2z1P6AM Buy Get Up at: amzn.to/2rt2lWN --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/get-up-nation-podcast/support

An unusual love triangle plays out in the shadow of the Kosovo War. A compelling debut film about an impending marriage jeopardised by the arrival of a former lover. The post Blerta Zeqiri – The Marriage #SydFilmFest appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

An unusual love triangle plays out in the shadow of the Kosovo War. A compelling debut film about an impending marriage jeopardised by the arrival of a former lover. The post Blerta Zeqiri – The Marriage #SydFilmFest appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

An unusual love triangle plays out in the shadow of the Kosovo War. A compelling debut film about an impending marriage jeopardised by the arrival of a former lover. The post Blerta Zeqiri – The Marriage #SydFilmFest appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

An unusual love triangle plays out in the shadow of the Kosovo War. A compelling debut film about an impending marriage jeopardised by the arrival of a former lover. The post Blerta Zeqiri – The Marriage #SydFilmFest appeared first on Fred Film Radio.