Podcasts about major danny sjursen

Major Danny Sjursen served as an officer in the US Army. He was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the director of Eisenhower Media Network. He is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a contributing editor at AntiWar.com. He is also the author of Ghost Riders of Baghdad and Patriotic Dissent.

Guest: Danny Sjursen. We talk about reasons for the 2011 regime change in Libya, the complex power struggle and foreign intervention that has ensued ever since and the importance of that story in understanding everything else in the Sahel areas of Africa and the broader region. We also discuss the 21st century American-enabled version of the French and British empires, European influence in African countries and how military operations in Africa are largely hidden from the citizens of the NATO countries who are driving them.  In a recent article, Sjursen wrote about the impact: Conflicts are catalyzed, authoritarianism accelerated, human rights go to hell-in-a-hand-basket, and the cycle runs on repeat like a skipping (non-) strategy record. Generally, at least in Franco-America’s African adventures, it’s all done so secretly, sleazily, and – because hidden from the pesky public’s peepers – almost silently. Only sometimes the most wretched walking evidences of criminal complicity have a nasty habit of dying on us, and, for a moment the conspirators stand exposed. That’s when the linguistic-apologia indecency starts. In a bonus question we talk about NATO, how its priorities are set and how its mini-empires are sustained.  Major Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.) is prolific writer and speaker and a leading expert voice among veterans. He is a Director of the Eisenhower Media Network, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, contributing editor at Antiwar.com, the co-host of the Fortress on a Hill podcast and the author of two books:  Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge, his new book Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War.  FOLLOW @SkepticalVet, SUBSCRIBE to the Fortress on a Hill podcast and buy his book Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War published by Heyday. Around the Empire aroundtheempire.com is listener supported, independent media. SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on Rokfin rokfin.com/aroundtheempire, Patreon patreon.com/aroundtheempire, Paypal paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod, YouTube youtube.com/aroundtheempire, Spotify, iTunes, iHeart, Google Podcasts FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon.   Recorded on April 29, 2021. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: Our ‘Dear Friend’ Deby Is Dead – Yea, About That…, Danny Sjursen Deby’s Death, Chad’s Crisis, and the Ghosts of Libyan Fiascoes Past, Danny Sjursen New Hillary Emails Reveal Propaganda, Executions, Coveting Libyan Oil and Gold, Brad Hoff (2016) State Department FOIA Archives, Clinton email December release  

I Dave Forsyth and retired Major Danny Sjursen talk about what Joe Biden's foreign policy will look like. Same aggression in the middle east and a return to Obama's playground Africa. He will be hawk to Russia and China. Endless war goes on and on.

David Gornoski starts the show by commenting on ridiculous establishment-friendly media coverage given to the Biden inauguration. Also in the show, David brings to our attention the recent nonsensical censorship taken against him by YouTube. Plus, Ret. Major Danny Sjursen calls in to give us an overall assessment of the Biden inauguration. What should we make of the increased military presence at that event? Why is there a lack of self-awareness among voters on both sides? How should we assess Donald Trump's foreign policy? Listen to the full episode to find out and more. Listen to Danny Sjursen's podcast on fortressonahill.com Visit A Neighbor's Choice at aneighborschoice.com

Taking a short break from our CIA series this week to talk to retired U.S. Major Danny Sjursen. Danny was a U.S. Army strategist and history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He has written a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War, Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge. These days he’s an outspoken critic of American imperialism. Danny talks to use about his journey from being your typical post-9/11 U.S. soldier wanting revenge, to the war critic that he is today. We also talk about the nature of the military-industrial complex, the so-called “West Point Mafia”, Trump’s military track record, Biden’s pick for Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, and what might happen if Trump tries to declare martial law. Follow Danny at @SkepticalVet and check out his podcast “Fortress on a Hill,” co-hosted with fellow vet Chris “Henri” Henrikson.

Jon and Matt were privileged to be joined by retired US Army Major turned prolific antiwar writer, Danny Sjursen. This conversation focused on Major Sjursen's critiques of the pathologies of US empire & American exceptionalism. These are perspectives that are informed by Sjursen's own experiences within the US war machine along with his extensive historical research. Specifically discussed: - Matt's recent article about reframing Veterans Day - Danny's background: How he transitioned from a budding neocon to one of the most prolific antiwar writers and activists - Reframing patriotism: Danny breaks down the different types of American patriotism and encourages a shift to a definition oriented around holding one's nation to a high standard of behavior while rejecting blind loyalty and jingoism - Danny's outlook on the obstacles facing antiwar activism: Civilian detachment from US wars, the invisibility of of US militarism, the need for cross political engagement - Commentary on which recent president was most detrimental to antiwar activism: Obama for masterfully (but quietly) expansion of US imperialism OR Trump, whose presidency has seen liberals cozy up to neocons and the intelligence agencies? - Speculation for a Biden presidency with regards to militarism - The reason why "woke" imperialism needs to be destroyed as an idea. - A Staten Island (Shaolin) native's picks for best Wu tang artist and album Danny Sjursen's Work: Please Support Him! All of Danny's writing can be found at his website, skepticalvet.com Check out Danny's books: Ghost Riders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge and Patriotic Dissent Listen to his podcast, Fortress on a Hill Specifically mentioned in this episode : Danny's breakdown on the FOAH episode of the foreign policy of Joe Biden and his recent article for antiwar.com analyzing (and eviscerating) the likely Biden foreign policy officials Our Work: Matt's recent article : A Tribute to the Veterans* of America's Wars Read our "In the Context of Empire" blog with corresponding and expanded posts to this content! Social Media: Twitter- @Mattylongruns.

What's going on with Armenia and Azerbaijan? Where does this conflict originate and how does it expose the way nations have been dealing with each post-cold war? Mises Institute's Tho Bishop calls in to explain this complex scenario and why America should steer clear of intervention. Also, Sgt. Dan McKnight and Danny Sjursen call in for a Veterans Radio segment on General Smedley Butler who wrote the book 'War is a Racket.' Who was Smedley Butler and what caused him to become a critic of America's interventionist wars? Listen to the full episode for the remarkable story of a truth-teller and more. Support Bring Our Troops Home at bringourtroopshome.us Email A Neighbor's Choice with a guest suggestion, story tip or question at hello@aneighborschoice.com Visit the A Neighbor's Choice website at aneighborschoice.com

Major Danny Sjursen is the author of Patriotic Dissent and Ghost Riders of Baghdad. Along with Chris Henrikson and Keagan Miller he hosts the podcast Fortress on a Hill. He is a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a former history teacher at West Point. He joins Billy via Zoom to talk about his own history a bit. They also discuss Oliver Stone, Stalin, Staten Island and their mutual uneasy relationship with power.

Guest: Danny Sjursen. Swapcast: Around the Empire’s Joanne Leon and Foreign Policy Focus host Kyle Anzalone. We discuss Danny’s experience on the ground at the protests in Kansas City and the broader protest movement, whether this is an insurrection, the idea of calling in the military to act as a police force or worse, and the parallels between current policing practices and counterinsurgency missions.  Major Danny Sjursen is a retired US Army strategist, West Point grad and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War titled: Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge and a new book available for pre-order now: Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War. His articles are published by numerous media outlets: antiwar.com, The American Conservative, Truthdig, TomDispatch and others. He is the co-host of the Fortress on a Hill podcast.  FOLLOW Danny @SkepticalVet, SUBSCRIBE to the podcast Fortress on a Hill and find his website at skepticalvet.com FOLLOW Kyle on Twitter: @Kyaaale.  SUBSCRIBE to the podcast Foreign Policy Focus at the Libertarian Institute. Around the Empire is listener supported, independent media. Pitch in at Patreon: patreon.com/aroundtheempire or paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod. Find all links at aroundtheempire.com.  SUBSCRIBE on YouTube. FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon.  SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on iTunes, iHeart, Spotify, Google Play, Facebook or on your preferred podcast app. Recorded on June 5, 2020. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: Dispatches From Kansas City: The ‘Insurrection’ That Wasn’t (May 30-31, 2020), Danny Sjursen Do Police Face Less Discipline Than U.S. Soldiers?, Danny Sjursen Military Officers And Vets Uncomfortable With Trump’s Domestic ‘Battlespace’, Mark Perry Book: Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge, Danny Sjursen Book: Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War, Danny Sjursen

We discuss Danny’s experience on the ground at the protests in Kansas City and the broader protest movement, whether this is an insurrection, the idea of calling in the military to act as a police force or worse, and the parallels between current policing practices and counterinsurgency missions.  Major Danny Sjursen is a retired US Army strategist, West Point grad and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War titled: Ghostriders of Baghdad. His articles are published by numerous media outlets: antiwar.com, The American Conservative, Truthdig, TomDispatch and others.  Joanne Leon is the host of the Around the Empire podcast.  Links Dispatches From Kansas City: The ‘Insurrection’ That Wasn’t (May 30-31, 2020), Danny Sjursen Do Police Face Less Discipline Than U.S. Soldiers?, Danny Sjursen Military Officers And Vets Uncomfortable With Trump’s Domestic ‘Battlespace’, Mark Perry Book: Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge, Danny Sjursen Book: Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War, Danny Sjursen

Guest: Maj. Danny Sjursen, US Army (ret.) We talk about two articles that Danny wrote about the conflicts between the United States and Iran over the last seven decades and what he calls a “timeline of provocations and retaliations” and we also talk about Iran’s history of relative restraint.  Major Danny Sjursen is a retired US Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War titled: “Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge”. His articles are published by numerous media outlets: antiwar.com, The American Conservative, Truthdig, TomDispatch and others. He is the co-host of the Fortress on a Hill podcast.  FOLLOW Danny @SkepticalVet, subscribe to his podcast Fortress on a Hill. Around the Empire is listener supported, independent media. Pitch in at Patreon: patreon.com/aroundtheempire or paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod. Find all links at aroundtheempire.com.  SUBSCRIBE on YouTube. FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon.  SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on iTunes, iHeart, Spotify, Google Play, Facebook or on your preferred podcast app. Reference Links: Who Started It?: A (Reverse) Timeline of US/Iran Retaliations, Danny Sjursen The Islamic Republic of Restraint, Danny Sjursen  

Ret. Major Danny Sjursen discusses his transition from new military NeoCon recruit to West Point History Professor to standing up against the very system he once served. Sjursen describes the US as being an empire from the beginning and some of America's most significant events that shaped the country. Find all of Danny Sjursen's work on his website: https://skepticalvet.com/ Danny's weekly contributions to Truthdig: https://www.truthdig.com/author/dsjursen/ Danny's weekly contributions to AntiWar.com: https://original.antiwar.com/author/danny_sjursen/ Support The Peace Report to produce more content like this: https://www.patreon.com/thepeacereport

Thom says we must get the message out right now- before any attacks happen- that this is all on Donald Trump, this is not on us. Trump is deliberately picking this fight as a useful crisis to cover up his crimes and grab totalitarian power, as many have done before him- most recently Victor Orban of Hungary. We must speak out now, we must act now, because as soon as Iran retaliates militarily Trump will begin to beat the drums of war.Major Danny Sjursen on Trump’s Illegal, Impeachable Act of War.Are Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo cheering Trump on because they are millenialist Christians hoping war with Iran would be the end times and Jesus would come back? Will Trump find the same courage that Jimmy Carter had to choose peace, even if it means he might lose the election?

Major Danny Sjursen ponders 9/11 and how the Global War On Terror has become far removed from its original purpose. He comments on the removal of John Bolton, the possibility of President Trump pulling troops out of Afghanistan, the future of the wars in Syria and Yemen, the potential consequences of an invasion of Iran, […]

Major Danny Sjursen ponders 9/11 and how the Global War On Terror has become far removed from its original purpose. He comments on the removal of John Bolton, the possibility of President Trump pulling troops out of Afghanistan, the future of the wars in Syria and Yemen, the potential consequences of an invasion of Iran, […]

Guest: Major Danny Sjursen, US Army (ret.). We discuss what Danny refers to as “The Tulsi Effect” and its impact of forcing the issue of war onto the Democratic party agenda and the 2020 presidential election.  The issue of war and foreign policy is something that liberals and progressive candidates would much prefer to ignore in debates and on the public stage. As Danny Sjursen wrote: “This was ever so apparent in the first two nights of Democratic primary debates this week. Foreign policy hardly registered for these candidates with one noteworthy exception: Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard—herself an (anti-war) combat veteran and army officer.” All of this is true, and stunning, especially given that our country “remains mired in several air and ground wars from West Africa to Central Asia.” Tulsi has made ending the wars a centerpiece of her campaign and even though she is not a frontrunner she does stand out for making this her priority and not only that, she is forcing the issue of war onto the Democratic agenda. We also talk about Joe Biden’s Iraq War problem, Trump’s chaotic and contradictory foreign policy cabinet, the silent anti-interventionist majority in America and the state of the anti-war movement.  Major Danny Sjursen is a retired US Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the author of a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War titled: Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge. His articles are published by numerous media outlets: antiwar.com, The American Conservative, Truthdig, TomDispatch and others. He is the co-host of the Fortress on a Hill podcast.  FOLLOW Danny @SkepticalVet, find his podcast at Fortress on a Hill.  Around the Empire is listener supported, independent media. Pitch in at Patreon: patreon.com/aroundtheempire or paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod. Find all links at aroundtheempire.com.  SUBSCRIBE on YouTube. FOLLOW @aroundtheempire and @joanneleon.  SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on iTunes, iHeart, Spotify, Google Play, Facebook or on your preferred podcast app. Recorded on July 10, 2019. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: The Tulsi Effect: Forcing War Onto the Democratic Agenda, Danny Sjursen, The American Conservative Tulsi Gabbard Was the Clear Winner of the Democratic Debates, Truthdig, Danny Sjursen Here's one way Democrats can defeat Trump: be radically anti-war, The Guardian, Mark Hannah, Stephen Wertheim Putting the Warriors on Terror on Trial, Danny Sjursen, antiwar.com Giving Trump Credit (But Not Too Much) on Iran, Danny Sjursen, antiwar.com Troika Fever, Danny Sjursen, TomDispatch

Bro History The War on Terror with Major Danny Sjursen Major Danny Sjursen comes on the show to talk about errors in U.S foreign policy in the Greater Middle East. Major Danny Sjursen is a US Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He writes regularly for tomdispatch.com and he’s the author of Ghostriders of […] The War on Terror with Major Danny Sjursen szamotah

Major Danny Sjursen joins the show to talk about about the war in Afghanistan, an unsustainable quagmire for which no more blood and treasure should be sacrificed. We also talk about the magical American soldier myth and the empire denial syndrome. Major Danny Sjursen is a US Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has written a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War, Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge. He’s the co-host of the podcast Fortress on a Hill, and his articles are published frequently at numerous websites including The Nation, Truthdig, TomDispatch and antiwar.com. FOLLOW Danny Sjursen on Twitter at @skepticalvet and support his work at patreon.com/fortressonahill.          We are independent media and we rely on your contributions. Patreon: patreon.com/aroundtheempire Donations: aroundtheempire.com. FOLLOW @aroundtheempire. Follow Joanne Leon at @joanneleon. SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on iTunes, iHeart, Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Facebook. Recorded on October 31, 2018. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: Quagmire: What the Attack on General Miller in Afghanistan Tells Us, Maj. Danny Sjursen Not Worth Another Life: An Afghan Anniversary To Lament, Maj. Danny Sjursen The Limits of Power – The Myth of the Magical American Soldier, Maj. Danny Sjursen Danny Sjursen on The War on Terror, Scott Horton Show Major Danny Sjursen: Endless War in Afghanistan,The Zero Hour

  Graham Elwood talks about the news and events that the corporate media won't cover.  Episode Timecodes: 00:00-14:19 - Graham discusses how Israel and US are forcing Facebook into censorship.  https://theintercept.com/greenwald/ 14:22-23:59 - Graham talks about the new research showing green energy is cheaper and cleaner than fossil fuels. https://www.ecowatch.com/100-renewable-energy-by-2050-2519335518.html 24:00-33:16 - Graham shows how Puerto Rico is about to have mass foreclosures as a result of greedy banks and complicit government. https://theintercept.com/2017/12/22/puerto-rico-foreclosures-hurricane-maria/  33:16-51:39 - Graham discusses the column from Major Danny Sjursen outlining why and when he chose to speak up.https://www.truthdig.com/articles/officers-path-dissent/ 51:39- 1:01:37 - Graham shows how several articles about North Korea and the B-2 bomber are linked to push the war machine into American minds. https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/85a857b9-1e27-3c0c-b1c2-ef2700b1822a/ss_north-korea-accidentally-hit.html http://www.businessinsider.com/incredible-video-b-2-stealth-bomber-flutter-wings-2018-1