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Ep 028 “US Military Special Operations Forces: A Primer”

by Bill Buppert | Nov 13, 2023 | Chasing Ghosts Podcast

Episode Notes A brief introduction to the Department of Defense activities in special operations. I will not be discussing the dark organizations and specifically address the "vanilla" SOF in all the services. References: Douglas Porch Counterinsurgency: Exposing the...

COI #492: Washington Plans to Fund Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 31, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #492, Kyle Anzalone discusses the latest news from Israel. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6 Patreon Subscribe...

COI #488: How Many Wars Does Biden Want to Fight?

by Kyle Anzalone | Oct 20, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #488, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss Biden's plan to fund wars in Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash...

COI #477: Haitian Groups Oppose Biden Plan to Send Kenyan Troops to Haiti

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 27, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #477, Kyle Anzalone discusses news from Haiti and updates the war in Ukraine. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin Cash Qp6gznu4xm97cj7j9vqepqxcfuctq2exvvqu7aamz6...

COI #476: Senator Menendez Indicted in Corruption Scheme Funneling Aid and Weapons to Egypt

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 25, 2023 | Conflicts of Interest

On COI #476, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Menendez's indictment, Biden's plan to send Kenyan troops to Haiti and the war in Ukraine. Odysee Rumble Donate LBRY Credits bTTEiLoteVdMbLS7YqDVSZyjEY1eMgW7CP Donate Bitcoin 36PP4kT28jjUZcL44dXDonFwrVVDHntsrk Donate Bitcoin...

Romania: Drone Fragments from Ukraine War ‘Don’t Pose a Threat’

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 13, 2023 | News

Bucharest reported finding more fragments of what is believed to be a drone in a region of Romania bordering Ukraine. The Romanian government continues to assert that debris from the war in Ukraine does not pose a threat. The fragments were located near an area where...

Poland Aims To Create Largest Army in Europe Within Two Years

by Kyle Anzalone | Sep 8, 2023 | News

Warsaw says, “The Polish army must be so powerful that it does not have to fight.” Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński told a group of arms manufacturers that Warsaw will have Europe’s strongest land force within two years through a series of weapons...

Ep 024 “The Other Fight: Understanding the Conventional Conflict”

by Bill Buppert | Sep 4, 2023 | Chasing Ghosts Podcast

Episode Notes I take the time to discuss some of the conventional ramifications of modern warfare and book recommendations that have given me a deeper and more nuanced understanding of why wars begin and end as they do. References: Sun Tzu The Art of War Carl von...

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