GRP 159-Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change: A CIA Officers fight to bring American Allies home

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My guest for this week's podcast is a former CIA Officer, U.S. Army veteran, and author of "Watches Without Time: An American Soldier in Afghanistan." Matt Zeller. Matt is the Co-Founder of No One Left Behind, which works to get American allies out of harm's way in combat zones. 

Matt has spent months sounding the alarm and warning high-level government officials that there will be severe consequences if they choose not to act. We discussed his time in Afghanistan, his experience in getting Afghan allies out, digital Dunkirk, and much more.

Main Episode Takeaways

• Working as a combat advisor in Afghanistan

• Joining the CIA

• The problem with the Afghanistan pullout

• An Afghan interpreter saved his life during combat.

• The mission of No One Left Behind

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GRP 157-The Object Of The Superior Man is Truth: The Story of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher

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Episode Summary 

My guest for this week's podcast is retired Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher. Chief Gallagher completed 20 years in the U.S. Navy, with most of that time spent in the SEAL Teams. He served as a Corpsman and a Sniper. During his final deployment in 2017 to Mosul, Iraq, Gallagher was the Platoon Chief. The objective during this deployment was to work side by side with the Iraqi military to retake the city of Mosul from ISIS. 

It was after this deployment where a few members of his platoon accused him of committing war crimes. We walked through this deployment and what led to some of the SEALs claiming he was a war criminal. After spending time in a military prison and being mistreated by the Navy, he was acquitted of murder charges. This entire ordeal became a political point of contention which led to President Donald Trump intervening on Gallagher's behalf. 

Main Episode Takeaways

• Becoming a Corpsman

• Joining the Navy SEALs

• Defeating ISIS

• War Crimes

• Problems with the military justice system

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GRP 149-Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer

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GRP 149-My guest for this podcast is Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sergeant Ronald Shurer. Ron passed away due to complications from Lung Cancer on May 14th, 2020. He was 41 years old. I want to extend my condolences to his wife, Miranda, his two boys, my buddy Ryan, his teammates, and co-workers from the Secret Service.

Ron deployed twice to Afghanistan as a Medic in the 3rd Special Forces Group with ODA 3336. During his second deployment, while conducting an operation in the Shok Valley, Ron and his teammate Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Matthew O. Williams were both awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their actions during combat.

We discussed the Battle of Shok Valley in detail. Ron, would eventually separate from the Army and join the Secret Service, where he served for a decade. Ron was a special person. I enjoyed recording this show with him. We intended to sit down and record a second show at the studios here in Manhattan once COVID was contained. Rest in peace, brother.

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GRP 140-Killing Soleimani and Iranian Foreign Policy

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Joining me for this week’s podcast is Hussain Abdul-Hussain. Hussain is the bureau chief for the Kuwaiti Daily and has been a journalist covering the middle east for over 20 years. His childhood was spent between Iraq and Lebanon. I first took notice of Hussain when he countered the narrative of the mainstream media in the immediate aftermath of the Soleimani killing by translating the Arabic news reports coming out of Iraq. 

We discussed the killing of Soleimani, the Iranian nuclear deal, the misrepresentation by the mainstream media, and many other topics. Enjoy.

0:00-Intro

4:12-The initial reaction to the killing of Soleimani

7:47-Misrepresentations by the mainstream media

22:20-The people of Iran are countering the pro-Iranian government propaganda pushed by western media by large scale protest

26:50-Soleimani was not an official in a foreign government

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GRP 92-Terror in Vegas|Chantel Taylor returns| Five Years to Freedom

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GRP 92- We’d like to send our condolences out to the family and friends of everyone affected by the horrific attack in Las Vegas. We’d want to withhold any commentary, or analysis until the facts from the official investigation come out. Chantel Taylor is back on the podcast. We touched on a variety of different topics to include situational awareness, the attack in Marseilles, France, and the refugee situation in Europe among many other subjects.

We’ll play the second half of the discussion where retired Green Beret HP Lefler and I went over the book “Five Years to Freedom” written by Army Colonel Nick Rowe. Colonel Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam.

0:00- Episode overview

3:11:00-Attack in Marseilles, France. Situational Awareness.

9:11:00- Refugees in Europe.

16:55:00-SERE training in the U.K.

22:33:00-Modern Warfare compared to the great wars. Rules of engagement.

31:06:00- “Out of the frying pan into the fire”, Che Guevara

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