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original airdate 11-3-23Pete Blaber looks back on his path from the Ranger Regiment to Delta Force, including operations in Panama, Colombia, Somalia, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and the leadership lessons he carried from each. We also dig into his reconstruction of the Pat Tillman friendly-fire incident, the command failures that set the conditions for it, and why accountability and common-sense leadership matter so much in combat.VAER Watches ⬇️https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse get a free watch roll with your purchase.20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders Support the show on Patreon:⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseJack's news outlet:⬇️https://thehighside.substack.com/Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️Jon's Twitter:https://x.com/jonathanhackettJon's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettJon's books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettTwitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackettFind Marc P here:https://x.com/MpolymerFind Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8LinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023Substack ⬇️https://amilburn.substack.com/Andy’s book ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations00:00 – Start01:09 – Growing Up Outside Chicago02:48 – Cross Country, Endurance & Learning to Push Through Pain05:45 – Desert One Inspires Him to Join the Military07:07 – Trying to Figure Out How to Get Into the Army08:38 – “I Want to Join Delta Force”09:04 – OCS & Becoming an Infantry Officer10:16 – The Fastest Route to Ranger Regiment10:36 – First Assignment in Korea11:56 – Joining 2nd Ranger Battalion12:22 – The Ranger Battalion Commander Who Shaped His Leadership13:28 – What a Healthy Command Climate Looks Like15:12 – “The Best Welfare for the Troops Is Getting Them Home”16:09 – Learning to Stay Calm on the Radio17:52 – Company Command in the 7th Infantry Division18:14 – Invading Panama19:48 – The Friendly Firefight That Changed His Thinking22:15 – Realizing They Had Been Shooting at Another U.S. Unit25:21 – Learning Leadership as a Young Lieutenant27:18 – The Sergeant Major Who Taught Him “Don’t Be in a Hurry to Die”29:31 – Learning From Bad Leaders31:07 – Preparing for Delta Selection32:45 – Passing Selection & Joining the Unit34:10 – Delta Force in the Early 1990s35:54 – Counternarcotics Becomes a Major Mission36:35 – Hunting Pablo Escobar in Colombia38:17 – Building Teams Around Skills & Personality39:08 – Learning How to Find People Who Don’t Want to Be Found40:36 – From Colombia to Mogadishu41:16 – Why He Distrusted Helicopter-Centric Assaults42:24 – Black Hawks vs. Little Birds43:16 – The Low-Visibility Approach He Wanted in Somalia46:10 – The Hunt for Pablo Escobar48:27 – How Colombian Forces Ultimately Found Escobar49:25 – Arriving in Mogadishu After the Battle49:53 – Searching for Mike Durant52:00 – What Happened After Black Hawk Down53:52 – Personality Conflicts & Interoperability Problems57:51 – Somalia Becomes the Final Nail on Helicopter Assaults58:48 – How Somalia Changed CQB & Special Operations1:00:21 – Taking the Fight to the Enemy Instead of Sitting Still1:02:20 – Bosnia: The “Living Laboratory” for Human Hunting1:04:58 – Learning Low-Visibility Operations in Bosnia1:07:11 – Humor, Creativity & Problem Solving in Combat1:10:01 – Brainstorming Unconventional Ways to Stop a Target1:19:52 – Transitioning From Career Stories to Common Sense Leadership Matters1:20:41 – Why Pete Wrote the New Book1:21:00 – Commanding Delta in Iraq1:22:34 – Four Operators Wounded on a Baghdad Target1:27:22 – A Ranger Asks Pete for Help1:37:15 – Getting Access to the Pat Tillman Investigation1:40:00 – Discovering the Pattern of Toxic Leadership1:42:50 – Reconstructing the Pat Tillman Mission1:43:15 – The Terrain Where Tillman Was Killed1:45:02 – Why Pete Considered the Area Extremely Dangerous1:50:00 – The Sync Matrix & Pressure From Higher Headquarters1:59:59 – The Order to Split the Platoon2:00:32 – The Platoon Leader Explains Why the Order Makes No Sense2:02:06 – How Splitting the Platoon Broke Up Organic Teams2:04:05 – Sending Troops Out Without Reliable Communications2:09:57 – Why Rangers Are a “National Treasure”2:14:49 – Who Pat Tillman Really Was as a Soldier2:16:25 – How Toxic Leadership Set the Conditions for Disaster2:16:54 – Reconstructing the Day Tillman Was Killed2:17:29 – Entering the Canyon2:18:49 – Serial 2 Struggles Through the Terrain2:26:41 – Crossfire Begins Raining Into the Canyon2:28:45 – Tillman Moves Into Position on the Spur2:29:57 – Tillman Takes Fire From the South2:31:30 – The Position That Became the Most Dangerous Place on the Battlefield2:35:25 – Serial 2 Opens Fire Toward Tillman’s Position2:35:42 – Pat Tillman Is Killed2:36:03 – Why the Rangers Couldn’t Hear Him Yelling2:38:08 – Could They Actually See Tillman’s Position?2:40:02 – How the Investigation Judged the Rangers2:43:40 – Why Pete Believes the Shooters Were Put in an Impossible Situation2:45:19 – Accountability for Senior Leaders2:47:04 – “The Cover-Up Was Worse Than the Incident”2:47:51 – The Decision Not to Tell Kevin Tillman the Truth2:49:57 – What Leadership Should Have Told the Tillman Family2:53:54 – What Happened to the Senior Officers?2:55:14 – Promotions Instead of Accountability2:56:05 – Why Pat Tillman Was Revered by His Platoon2:57:40 – Are Senior Officers Protected From Consequences?3:02:09 – Audience Questions3:05:44 – Lost Platoons & Conventional Wisdom3:08:08 – Were Delta Snipers Involved in Escobar’s Death?3:09:27 – Where Advanced Force Operations Came From3:13:16 – Other Innovations From the Special Operations Community3:19:58 – Military Working Dogs & the Evolution of the Program3:21:49 – How Intelligence Support to Operators Has Evolved3:22:40 – Could Pack Mules Still Have a Place in Modern Warfare?3:24:11 – Closing Thoughts3:24:30 – Pete’s Books & Leadership Trilogy3:25:43 – Where to Find Pete’s Maps, Photos & Firefight ReconstructionBecome a supporter of this podcast: 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We break down the mounting signs of another U.S.-Israel confrontation with Iran, including embassy drawdowns, renewed strike planning, Houthi attacks, and the growing vulnerability of Gulf infrastructure. We also discuss Israel’s elections, the war in Ukraine, Russia’s continuing losses, and the controversy over Starlink and Starshield being restricted while Russian attacks continue.VAER Watches ⬇️https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse get a free watch roll with your purchase.20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders Support the show on Patreon:⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseJack's news outlet:⬇️https://thehighside.substack.com/Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️Jon's Twitter:https://x.com/jonathanhackettJon's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettJon's books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettTwitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackettFind Marc P here:https://x.com/MpolymerFind Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8LinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023Substack ⬇️https://amilburn.substack.com/Andy’s book ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations00:00 – Start00:30 – U.S. & Israel Prepare Options for New Iran Strikes01:16 – Embassy Evacuations Across the Gulf02:18 – Houthis Keep Hitting Saudi Arabia02:49 – What Open-Source Intelligence Is Showing04:26 – Ordered Departure From Saudi Arabia06:42 – International Air Defense Help for the Saudis07:18 – U.S. & Israeli Strike Planning Accelerates08:33 – Why Hitting Iran’s Energy Infrastructure Could Backfire09:15 – Can the U.S. Reach Iran’s Deep Nuclear Facilities?10:20 – Deadly Attack in Jordan10:45 – Why the Jordan Attack Is Such a Big Deal12:13 – Could Iran Be Connected to the Jordan Attack?13:06 – What Embassy Drawdowns Mean for Intelligence Collection14:09 – Ordered Departure vs. Restricted Staffing15:30 – The Signals Pointing Toward Another Escalation16:04 – Iran Using the Houthis to Keep Pressure on the Region17:08 – IRGC Moving Operations Into Civilian Infrastructure18:08 – Why a “Three-Day War” With Iran Is Probably Fantasy19:49 – Iran’s Remaining Missile & Drone Arsenal21:52 – Hormuz, Mines & Attacks on Gulf Infrastructure23:23 – Houthis, Iraqi Militias & Cyberattacks24:24 – Is the U.S. Security Guarantee in the Gulf Disappearing?25:58 – Gulf States May Start Looking to China & Russia27:55 – Why Chinese Weapons Are Becoming More Attractive28:34 – China Supplying Both Sides of the Conflict30:07 – Could Economic Pressure Work Better Than Airstrikes?32:14 – What a New U.S. Air Campaign Against Iran Might Look Like34:00 – Has Iran Successfully Changed America’s War Aims?36:13 – Could the U.S. Refocus on Iran’s Nuclear Program?37:51 – Israeli Elections & the Timing of a Strike on Iran39:20 – Israel’s Political Shift to the Right40:33 – Support for a Two-State Solution Collapses42:05 – Ultra-Orthodox Israelis & the IDF Draft Fight43:50 – Israel Appears Ready for Another Iran Strike45:27 – What an Eisenkot Government Could Mean47:43 – Ukraine, Russia & the Starlink Controversy48:30 – Zelensky Signals Openness to Freezing the Front Line50:06 – The Debate Over Ukrainian Elections During Wartime51:18 – Russia Talks Peace While Bombing Ukraine53:52 – Moscow’s Demands Haven’t Changed54:44 – Why Ukraine’s Refinery Strikes Matter56:09 – Starlink & Starshield Restricted During Russian Attacks57:22 – Is Washington Pressuring Zelensky More Than Putin?58:17 – Can Russia Sustain These Casualty Rates?59:05 – Russia Losing 1,200–1,500 Troops a Day1:01:00 – Why Russia Still Has Room to Keep Fighting1:01:58 – How Much Power Should SpaceX Have Over a War?1:03:59 – Can Shareholders or Courts Restrain SpaceX?1:05:18 – “Terms of Service” as a Wartime Excuse1:06:11 – Russia Providing Targeting Data to Iran1:06:55 – “Russia Is Our Adversary”1:08:13 – Closing ThoughtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

Steven Woelk recounts his service aboard the USS Pueblo, its 1968 capture by North Korea, and the brutal 11 months he and his shipmates spent as prisoners. We also discuss the crew’s resistance inside captivity, the injuries and abuse he endured, their eventual release, and why he wrote Pig Fat Soup to keep the Pueblo story from being forgotten.Get Steve's book here: https://a.co/d/0j4rcW1xToday's Sponsors:VAER Watches ⬇️https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse get a free watch roll with your purchase.20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders GhostBed ⬇️https://www.ghostbed.com/houseFOR 10% off! Blue Chew ⬇️https://bluechew.com/Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL"Ultra Pouches ⬇️Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code HOUSE at https://takeultra.com/  #ultrapouches #ad For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouseTo help support the show and for all bonus content including:-live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video-early access to shows-Access to ALL bonus segments with our guestsSubscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse___________________________________________________GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featuredJack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouseSocial Media: ⬇️The Team House Instagram:https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_linkThe Team House Twitter:https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePodJack’s Instagram:https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_linkJack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21Team House Discord: ⬇️https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6"Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"00:00 – Start01:01 – Stephen Joins the Navy01:50 – Assigned to the USS Pueblo03:02 – The Pueblo’s Intelligence Mission04:09 – The Blue House Raid & the Road to the Pueblo Crisis06:36 – USS Liberty & the Vulnerability of Spy Ships08:00 – How Poorly Armed Was the Pueblo?09:09 – The North Koreans Close In10:52 – General Quarters11:34 – Trying to Destroy Classified Material13:03 – Why the Pueblo Couldn’t Destroy Its Secrets Fast Enough14:42 – North Korea Opens Fire17:11 – Stephen Is Hit by a 57mm Round19:01 – Losing His Friend During the Attack20:15 – North Korean Forces Board the Pueblo21:47 – Being Taken Off the Ship24:37 – The Crew Enters North Korean Captivity26:04 – Wounds Become Severely Infected27:02 – Surgery Without Anesthesia31:04 – Transferred to a North Korean Hospital32:18 – The North Korean Doctor Who Treated Him35:35 – Forced Propaganda & Confessions36:46 – Commander Bucher Refuses to Sign38:05 – Life Inside the POW Camp40:16 – How the Crew Resisted Their Captors42:23 – Giving North Korea the Middle Finger43:47 – The North Koreans Discover What It Means44:42 – “Hell Week” Begins47:23 – The Worst Beatings of His Captivity47:41 – Did North Korea Try to Brainwash the Crew?48:49 – Leadership Inside the Prison Camp50:54 – Planning an Escape From Pyongyang53:38 – Was U.S. Intelligence Watching the Prisoners?54:47 – Signs That Release Might Be Coming56:21 – Crossing the Bridge of No Return57:31 – Fear of Returning Home to Face the Navy58:42 – 11 Months in North Korean Captivity58:57 – The Negotiations That Finally Freed the Crew1:01:34 – Returning to the United States1:04:00 – Telling His Father What Happened in North Korea1:05:30 – The NSA Debriefing1:06:42 – Leaving the Navy1:08:05 – Building a Life After the Pueblo1:08:31 – Why Stephen Wrote Pig Fat Soup1:10:47 – Why the Pueblo Story Has Been Forgotten1:12:04 – The Meaning Behind “Pig Fat Soup”1:13:41 – Losing 55 Pounds in Captivity1:14:00 – Life Today & Helping Other Veterans1:16:57 – The Painting of the Pueblo Attack1:19:14 – Final ThoughtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer who worked as both an analyst and operations officer, serving on the Iraq portfolio, in Greece, and in Pakistan, where he helped lead the capture of Abu Zubaydah. He later became a prominent whistleblower on the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program, was prosecuted under the Espionage Act, served time in federal prison, and has since worked as an author, commentator, and lecturer.VAER Watches ⬇️https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse get a free watch roll with your purchase.20% off for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders For ad free episdoes subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse00:00 – Start01:01 – John Kiriakou’s Upbringing & Greek-American Family06:29 – Studying Middle Eastern Affairs & an Early Interest in Espionage09:15 – The CIA Officer Posing as His College Professor12:29 – Joining the CIA as an Analyst14:53 – Briefing President George H.W. Bush During the Gulf War16:58 – Working the Gulf War From CIA Headquarters20:06 – Life After the Gulf War & Getting Burned Out on Iraq22:30 – Writing a National Intelligence Estimate on Saddam Hussein22:53 – Deciding to Leave Analysis for Operations25:06 – Going Through CIA Operational Training28:37 – Weapons, Explosives & Recruiting Spies29:45 – Arriving in Athens as a CIA Case Officer33:46 – Walk-Ins, Probes & Embassy Security37:52 – CIA Disguises & Fooling the U.S. Ambassador42:40 – The Terrorist Group 17 November45:12 – The Assassination of British Defense Attaché Stephen Saunders48:38 – 17 November Names Kiriakou in Its Manifesto51:26 – Who Was Really Behind 17 November?55:09 – How the Group Was Finally Unmasked1:01:24 – Interrogating Carlos the Jackal1:03:32 – 9/11 Changes Everything1:04:44 – Watching the Second Plane Hit From CIA Headquarters1:07:41 – Volunteering for the War on Terror1:08:34 – Pakistan After 9/11: “The Wild West”1:11:38 – Pakistan, the Taliban & the War Next Door1:14:02 – The Two Faces of Pakistani Intelligence1:15:51 – Capturing Abu Zubaydah1:16:42 – Inside the CIA’s Torture Program1:18:09 – Why Kiriakou Refused Torture Training1:18:43 – Going Public About CIA Torture1:21:17 – John Brennan Reopens the Case Against Him1:21:40 – Charged Under the Espionage Act1:22:34 – Facing 45 Years & Taking the Plea Deal1:23:08 – Why John Brennan Wanted Him Prosecuted1:23:32 – Obama’s Crackdown on National Security Leaks1:25:57 – Heading to Federal Prison1:26:24 – The Prison Assignment That Wasn’t What the Judge Ordered1:29:21 – Learning How to Survive Federal Prison1:31:30 – Becoming the Prisonhouse Appeal Writer1:32:36 – Race, Gangs & the Social Structure of Prison1:36:47 – How the Mafia Ran Prison Rackets1:43:10 – Using CIA Tradecraft Behind Bars1:46:18 – A Prisoner Puts a Contract on Kiriakou1:48:19 – Getting Out of Prison & Starting Over1:50:05 – Anger at the System & the People Who Were Never Prosecuted1:53:13 – Where Is the Line Between Interrogation & Torture?1:57:26 – Waterboarding, War Crimes & the Torture Debate1:59:11 – Why Did the U.S. Invade Iraq?2:02:03 – The WMD Intelligence Fight Inside Washington2:04:00 – Did Overthrowing Saddam Hand Iraq to Iran?2:05:45 – Why Kiriakou Went to Work for Sputnik2:06:48 – Criticizing Russia While Working for Russian Media2:12:50 – Life After Sputnik & What He’s Doing Now2:15:43 – CIA Declassified & Digging Through Old Intelligence Files2:18:16 – MKUltra & CIA History2:18:25 – Audience Questions2:29:47 – Would He Blow the Whistle Again?2:42:48 – Public Trust, the CIA & Government Accountability2:51:38 – Why John Brennan Avoided More Scrutiny3:01:22 – Would a Presidential Pardon Restore His Pension?3:02:18 – How Close Trump Came to Pardoning Him3:04:52 – Thoughts on Trump Returning to Office3:06:23 – How American Politics Has Flipped3:07:36 – Final ThoughtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.

We break down the reported throttling of Starlink in Ukraine, the Trump administration’s shifting Russia policy, and whether U.S. decisions are now putting Ukrainians and Americans on the ground at greater risk. We also discuss Europe’s ability to operate without U.S. support, the danger of a new escalation with Iran, and growing unrest over Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.VAER Watches ⬇️https://www.vaerwatches.com/theteamhouse get a free watch roll with your purchase.20% for active duty, veteran, leo, & first responders Support the show on Patreon:⬇️https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouseJack's news outlet:⬇️https://thehighside.substack.com/Find Jon Hackett here:⬇️Jon's Twitter:https://x.com/jonathanhackettJon's LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettJon's books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0C5L659N5?ccs_id=e11a2062-f8d3-498e-bfd7-7d2f3869caf6Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejonathanhackettTwitter: https://x.com/jonathanhackettCheck out Mick's new podcast here:⬇️Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/pub-and-porch-applied-stoicism/id1836955475Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1k3QPmkAMwnGJxMLDwUSSd?si=n6piIu8XRcag1Z0K43A3bQYoutube:https://www.youtube.com/@UCd0Hq6QFk8CoTu5j-VU0Ong Find Mick Mulroy here: Fogbow ⬇️https://fogbow.com/Lobo Institute ⬇️https://www.loboinstitute.org/Twitter ⬇️https://x.com/mickmulroy?s=21&t=-Ze3F_Ix2vlJ18KFvORTCALinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-patrick-mulroy-31198b52/Whitefish security summit ⬇️https://whitefishsecuritysummit.comFind Marc P here:https://x.com/MpolymerFind Andy Milburn here: Twitter ⬇️https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fandymilburn8LinkedIn ⬇️https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmilburn2023Substack ⬇️https://amilburn.substack.com/Andy’s book ⬇️https://www.amazon.com/When-Tempest-Gathers-Mogadishu-Operations00:00 – Start00:21 – Did the U.S. Throttle Starlink in Ukraine?01:07 – Russia’s Massive Strike on Kyiv02:37 – Has Trump Shifted U.S. Policy Toward Russia?03:54 – The Diesel Deal & the White House’s Russia Strategy05:03 – Did U.S. Policy Put Americans in Kyiv at Risk?06:33 – Starlink vs. Starshield Explained08:50 – Why Diesel Prices Are Driving U.S. Policy09:46 – Did the U.S. Stop Warning Ukraine About Russian Strikes?10:50 – “I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This”12:02 – The Loophole in the Russia Sanctions Law13:03 – Was the Lindsey Graham Bill Just Political Theater?14:01 – “Russia Is Not Our Friend”14:17 – Conservatives Begin Breaking With Trump on Russia15:09 – Calls to Investigate Trump’s Russia Ties15:57 – Corruption, Kushner, Witkoff & Russia Business Deals17:43 – Why Former Generals Stay Quiet18:37 – The Intelligence-Sharing Decision That Crossed a Line20:32 – Do Retired Generals Have a Duty to Speak Out?21:25 – Can Europe Defend Itself Without the United States?23:47 – NATO, Nuclear Deterrence & European Rearmament26:13 – Can Europe Replace Starlink?27:38 – The Risk of Europe Becoming Dependent on Chinese Satellites28:53 – How the Iran War Boxed Washington Into a Corner29:58 – Are U.S. Forces Preparing to Escalate Against Iran?31:54 – The Risk of an Iran–U.S. Miscalculation33:45 – How Deterrence Can Become a Threat34:30 – Could Iran Preempt a U.S. Strike?35:15 – Reports of a “Symbolic” Strike Proposal36:04 – Iran’s Information War Aimed at U.S. Voters37:05 – Why Nobody Can Predict What Happens Next37:55 – “There Are No Straight Lines in Nature”39:04 – Israeli Settler Violence & the West Bank40:28 – When Does Settler Violence Become Terrorism?41:24 – Israel’s Election & the Political Fallout42:14 – What Do the Polls Say in Israel?43:11 – Could Senior U.S. Officials Still Serve Under This Administration?44:23 – When “They” Becomes “We” Inside Government45:05 – Rebuilding American Credibility45:44 – What to Watch Over the Next Week47:10 – Closing ThoughtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support.