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Inside the Afghanistan Negotiations in Doha | Dante Paradiso | Ep. 275 May 04, 2024

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Dante Paradiso is the current Director of the Office of East African Affairs and a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He most recently served as a Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, and immediately before that as Director for Peace and Reconciliation at US Embassy Kabul. In previous tours he has been Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at US Embassy Libreville, Economic and Political Counselor at US Consulate Hong Kong, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, and Brigade Senior Civilian Representative with Task Force Mountain Warrior and Task Force Bastogne in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Dante has also had diplomatic assignments in Beijing, Ethiopia, Liberia, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, and, as an intern political officer, Tanzania. Before joining the Foreign Service, Dante practiced bank regulatory law with Goodwin LLP in Boston. Dante is from New York. He received a BA from Yale University and a JD from UCLA School of Law. He is married to US diplomat Darragh Paradiso.
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Kinetic Diplomacy w/ Alex Hollings | EYES ON | Ep. 21 May 01, 2024

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Alex Hollings is the host of "Airpower" on the Sandboxx News and he's coined a term called "Kinetic Diplomacy". We talk about what that is and how we've seen it play our in the Israel/Iran conflict.
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Assistant Director For Intelligence at FBI | Eric Velez | Ep. 274 Apr 28, 2024

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Eric Vélez-Villar was named assistant director of the Office of Private Sector in October 2021. The Office of Private Sector, under the FBI Intelligence Branch, strengthens partnerships between the FBI and the private sector. Mr. Vélez-Villar, a retired special agent, had most recently worked in the private sector. Mr. Vélez-Villar started his FBI career as a computer scientist in the San Juan Field Office in Puerto Rico. He became a special agent in 1992 and worked organized crime and drug cases in the McAllen Resident Agency of the San Antonio Field Office in Texas. He transferred to the San Juan office in 1997 and worked public corruption cases and violent crime. In 2000, Mr. Vélez-Villar was promoted to supervisory special agent in the Drug Section of the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters. He was detailed to the Drug Enforcement Administration for two years. In 2002, he transferred to the Santa Ana Resident Agency of the Los Angeles Field Office, where he worked organized crime cases before he was reassigned to supervise the Orange County Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). Mr. Vélez-Villar was promoted to assistant special agent in charge of the Los Angeles counterterrorism program in 2004, overseeing three regional JTTFs. Mr. Vélez-Villar was promoted to deputy director of the Terrorist Screening Center in 2006, then returned to Los Angeles as the special agent in charge of the office’s Intelligence Division in 2007. In 2009, he was named deputy assistant director in the Directorate of Intelligence at FBI Headquarters, in charge of the Intelligence Operations Branch. In 2012, he was promoted to assistant director of the Directorate of Intelligence and was elevated to executive assistant director of the Intelligence Branch in 2014. He retired in 2016 and served as a vice president for security at the Walt Disney Company. He also established a security consulting firm. Mr. Vélez-Villar earned a bachelor’s degree from the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico and an MBA from the University of Southern California.
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Reacting to the Taiwan War Game Video by the WSJ | EYES ON | Ep. 20 Apr 25, 2024

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Today the guys react to the WSJ's video with the CSIS’s Mark Cancian (Ret Marine Col.). Andy has some issues with the wargame and Jason adds the perspective of what the CIA's role would look like in a conflict between the US and China over Taiwan.
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B-1B Bomber WSO (Weapons Systems Officer) | Brian "Sloth" Baker | Ep. 273 Apr 21, 2024

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Aftermath of Iranian Strike on Israel: What Comes Next? | EYES ON | Ep. 19 Apr 18, 2024

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Today the guys talk about the Iranian strike on Israel and what a response from Israel could look like. Also how this exchange of strikes between Israel and Iran effects the war in Gaza, the war in the north with Hezbollah, and Benjamin Netanyahu's grip on power at home.
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27 Years in SEAL Team 6 (DEVGRU) | Rick Kaiser | Ep. 272 Apr 16, 2024

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Born and raised in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Rick joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. He attended Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL (BUD/S) training Class 109 in Coronado, CA. Rick was assigned to SEAL Team TWO in Little Creek, VA in 1980. He served at SEAL Team TWO from 1980 until 1985, specializing in winter warfare, combat diving, and sniping until he was selected for duty at SEAL Team SIX in 1985.
In 1993, Rick received the Silver Star Medal for Valor during the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). He served at ST-6 from 1985 through October of 2012. During his time at ST-6, Rick acted as sniper, explosives expert, lead training Chief, sniper team leader, and Deputy Operations Officer.
Rick continues to serve his country and fellow SEALs by helping to educate others about this unique special operations force and further the Frogman heritage as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum. Rick is married to Barbara Kaiser and has two children, Emily and Eric. Rick and Barbara currently reside in Vero Beach,
Florida.
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Live From Israel During the Iranian Attack | EYES ON Apr 14, 2024

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Andy Milburn reporting live from Israel tonight during the Iranian retaliatory strike. (4/13/24)
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Australian SAS Capture/Kill Missions | Ben McKelvey | Ep. 271 Apr 13, 2024

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Will Iran Respond To Israeli Airstrikes and How? | EYES ON | Ep. 18 Apr 11, 2024

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Today the guys discuss what Iran's [possible response could be to the airstrike that killed 7 IRGC (Quds Force) members, and the continuing saga of the Israeli political situation at home. Also Andy tells us about the time in the 80's when he was in Iran and was detained multiple times by the Iranian army and IRGC.
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