1 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: Ah, beaut force. If it doesn't work, you're just not 2 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: using enough. You're listening to Software Radio, Special Operations, military 3 00:00:25,520 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: news and straight talk with the guys and the community 4 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: soft Rep Radio on time on Target. I'm Ian Scotto 5 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 1: on with me is the one and only Kurt Chroder, 6 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna booster your ego a little bit. I 7 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: remember the last time you were on. I was breaking 8 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: your balls because I was like, we had grad Doro on, 9 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: who's an A level guest, and then we have you 10 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: on and then you know, I shouldn't say to my surprise, 11 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: because the the audience or soft Rep Radio doesn't surprise 12 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: me when I see this, like your show got significantly 13 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: more listens. Like then a guy who's on the New 14 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: York Times best seller list every book that he puts out, well, 15 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: thanks for having me on, and uh, I can only 16 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: surmise that, uh, because they're waiting for me to say 17 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: something stupid. But um, I think this audience just digs 18 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: hearing from people that they read articles from every day. 19 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: Um and to them, like the way I would put 20 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: it is, you know Brad thor a great guests. I 21 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: think people see it sometimes and they'll be like Oh, 22 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: you know, I've seen Brad thor and Fox News. I've 23 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: heard him give interviews, even though ours was a lot 24 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: more in depth, Like this is the only place you're 25 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: gonna hear from you. You know, it's got to be 26 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: nice putting a like a person or a character. You 27 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: may not see our faces, but it's nice putting a 28 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: character to these whoever is behind the reading that you do. So, 29 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: I mean, if they're reading the articles at least, I 30 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: know when I read an article from a name, I 31 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: se a name. But then I can have a chance 32 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: to like listen to them talk and articulate things, and 33 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: you know it, it gives it substance. I would say, so, dude, 34 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you this, uh story on my walk 35 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: here to the studio before we get into anything of substance. 36 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: Let's hear it. Um. You've been to New York, I know, 37 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: visiting Jack. Have you ever seen these people dressed as 38 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: Buddhist monks handing out gold coins or do I sound nuts? Uh? 39 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: Heard of them, but I don't think I saw them. 40 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: I did see the like super new age black panthers though, yeah, 41 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: and like stood outside for a sermon. So yeah, I've 42 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: seen those guys. There's this is I was gonna say 43 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: like a new thing, but it's not new at this point. 44 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: It's been going on for probably like three or four 45 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: years at this point. Uh, there's these I mean, there's 46 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: the people in Times Square dressed as like you know, 47 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 1: Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse have a story about that, 48 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: by the way. Um, you know, dressed is like buzz 49 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: Lightyear and all that. But there's these guys and I 50 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: don't I don't think they're actual Buddhist monks. I think 51 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: they're dressed as Buddhist monks whose Buddhist monks don't do 52 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: this as far as I know. Uh, Like they walk 53 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: around the Midtown Times Square, the whole area of New 54 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: York City, uh Penn Station where I get off at 55 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: and then to walk here, and they hand out these 56 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: gold coins. They look like they're handing you something complimentary. Um, 57 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: it's the same thing also as those guys who have 58 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: like raps ds that are like, oh, here you go, 59 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: and they're like, oh, you want me to autograph this 60 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: or your ten dollars or whatever their hand they look 61 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: like they're handing you these gold coins, but then they 62 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: stop you and they want a donation. And dude, every 63 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: fucking time that I walked to the studio, I see 64 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: these people and like I know, people in New York 65 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: complained about like the homeless situation, which to me is 66 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: more sad than anything. Like most of these people are 67 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: in the corner, nodding off. They're not really bothering you, uh, 68 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: and you feel sorry for them, and then it's it's 69 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: gotten worse and worse. These guys, however, are paying the 70 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: s because they like, they just get in your line 71 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: of sight and as you're trying to go somewhere and 72 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: they can see you're maybe in a rush, and they're 73 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: trying to hand you these gold coins. So I've wanted 74 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: to do this for a while, but I just haven't 75 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: done it until now. They you know, they look at 76 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: me like they're handing me the gold coin and I 77 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: just took it out of the guy's hand and keep walking. 78 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: And the guy was like wait, wait, stop, and he's 79 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: like touching my shoulder and I just acted like I 80 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: didn't see him, didn't hear him. But it wasn't even 81 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: a fucking gold coin. It was like a laminated gold 82 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: colored piece of paper that had like some prayer on it. 83 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: But I was just like, dude, don't act like you're 84 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: handing out stuff if you don't want to give it 85 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: to me. You know, I'm because I'm not giving you 86 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: a donation for a laminated piece of paper. Yeah. I 87 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: had to do it though, I'm just I wanted to 88 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 1: do that for a while. You know. I ended up 89 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: just like giving it to some homeless guy along with 90 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: some cash because I don't like to steal anything from anyone. 91 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: But dude, it's it, trust me. It gets on your 92 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: nerves just every day of these people dressed as Buddhist 93 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: munks trying to hand you something. Dude, I feel you 94 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: the Yeah. Well, so I'm I'm kind of from the 95 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: Seattle area, and Seattle the city itself is not a 96 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: lot different than New York. It's kind of why I 97 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,559 Speaker 1: like I was some to some degree, I mean, New 98 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: York is a lot bigger and more condensed, but uh, 99 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: just to some degree it they're very similar, you know 100 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: what I mean. Um, So I'm somewhat comfortable coming to 101 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: New York, you know what I mean. It's not that 102 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: big of an elite for me. Um. You know, like 103 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: I can imagine if you're from the Midwest and you 104 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: come to New York and you're like giant city, and 105 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: those people are the ones who get suckered by everybody 106 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 1: telling something. Yes, And so that was where I was 107 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: going with the people in Seattle or we It's just 108 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: the same thing, you know. Um, we get a lot 109 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: more musicians that we'll just hang out and play music, 110 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: and those are the people I love to donate to 111 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: because you know, they're just out there playing, doing their 112 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: thing and that's cool. Um. But yeah, you got the 113 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: same same kind of system going on. A lot of 114 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: and a lot of homeless too, which you know, yeah, 115 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: it's the way the way of the nation at the moment. Yeah, 116 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: unfortunately because the opioids and all that. Will has a 117 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: crazy story Andrew, well, here Heroin is really bad. It's yeah, 118 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: I'm sure it is here too. I don't know what 119 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,559 Speaker 1: these people are are on, but they're all like nodding out. Um. 120 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: But you will cow who, as you guys know I 121 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: used to work with, had a crazy story about these people, 122 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: um wearing like the costumes the Mickey Mouse, like, you know, 123 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: full costume or all that stuff. He was walking through 124 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: Times Square with his daughter who was younger at the time, 125 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: and she sees you know what she thinks is tinker Bell. 126 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: It's just someone dressed up in the costume. And this 127 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:21,559 Speaker 1: woman like grabs his child out of his arms and 128 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: then starts asking for money, and he's like, I don't 129 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 1: want to scare my daughter, you know, and like they're 130 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: they basically threatened people for donations. Yeah, you know what 131 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: I think I saw like the Spiderman dudes and stuff 132 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: like when I went to Jack and I went to 133 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: the comic bookstore. Um, and uh yeah, they're like wander around, 134 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,119 Speaker 1: but they're like grungy, you know what I mean, Like dirty. Yeah, 135 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: Like the costumes are always really like dirty, and it's like, 136 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: oh man, well no, not to stereotype, not the startotype. 137 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 1: But I do suspect many of them are here illegally, 138 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: um because in general, like you see them take those 139 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: helmets off, it's a hot summer day, and like it 140 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: is usually Latinos. Yeah, for sure, I would be inclined 141 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: to agree with you there. I mean, the majority of 142 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: them seem to be uh uh it's Hispanics, yeah, I 143 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: mean so so it is what it is. I mean, 144 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's some people kind of like the aspect. 145 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: If you go through Times Square and you see all 146 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: this stuff, but there's no regulation to it, so these 147 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: people can do out of control things like that, like 148 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 1: just grab someone's kid and and basically threaten them for 149 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: a donation. Yeah yeah, I mean I don't know. Oh, 150 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:48,599 Speaker 1: I probably punched someone in the face, Like I just 151 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: that's one thing that you wouldn't see here, probably because 152 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: they get punched in the face. We might be a 153 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: little more violent over here, but like, I don't know, 154 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: New York could get pretty violent. I mean despite all 155 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: the despite all the pot smoking, there's a lot of 156 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: that here too. Man, when you walk through New York City, Like, 157 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: I don't think people care anymore. Yeah, not as much, 158 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: because I remember smelling it when we were walking around. 159 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, that's surprising, but like, but you know, 160 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: it's legal here, so like people just buy it and 161 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: smoke right on the street corner in the big deal, 162 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: you know. Yeah, No, I have the same thing. My buddy, 163 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: my buddy who uh he smokes um was walking outside 164 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: and a cop rolled up and he was, you know, 165 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: he just had to make a vape. He wasn't being obnoxious. 166 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: He has a little vape and the cops like, hey, man, 167 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: and he's like, yeah, what's up, man, and like took 168 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: a puff when you're standing on the sidewalk and the 169 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: cops like you've seen these people look like this or whatever? 170 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: He said, yeah, some dudes walking down that way. He's like, 171 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: oh ship, thanks man, and drove off and he was like, wow, 172 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: that's it was just so surreal, like no one he 173 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: didn't even care. Yeah, and it's becoming like that here too. 174 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 1: Even though it's not legal. People just don't. It's not 175 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: like a big deal anymore. And it's gonna I think 176 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: it's gonna become legal nationwide. It look it's like it's 177 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 1: trending in that direction. Oh for sure. I mean d 178 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: c's uh I think getting ready to pass here soon. 179 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: And uh, I mean that's you know, that's the capital. 180 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: So yeah, um, it's gonna it's gonna go nationwide. Do 181 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: the real hard part of this, the last of it 182 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: will be the Bible Belt, which is like you know 183 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: Georgian uh Tennessee. Yeah. Yeah, there's that Merle Hagger song 184 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: where he says, uh, well, what does he say, we 185 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: don't smoke marijuana wear? Do you know what song I'm 186 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: talking about? Which one the merl Hager song where he 187 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 1: says we don't smoke marijuana in I'm gonna look this up. 188 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: You gotta look it up, though, because you know what 189 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: I've been from ms Okay, from Muskogee. He says, uh, 190 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 1: where what are the lyrics? Yeah, it's about Oklahoma. Um, 191 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: we don't smoke marijuana Merrell Hagar lyrics, Yeah, we don't 192 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: smoke marijuana and Muskogee, we don't take no trips on LSD, 193 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: we don't burn no draft cards down in main Street. 194 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: I'm just thinking of that area when I hear this song. 195 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: When I think of this song. Yeah, the you know 196 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: what I've been listening to a lot of as of 197 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: late is a Wu Tang clan. I love. I don't 198 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:19,719 Speaker 1: know how we got from, but I saw your your 199 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: tiger style thing. Actually got a sticker on my laptop 200 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: of tiger style, but yeah, I know it made me 201 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: think of you and your your clothing. I was like, 202 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: oh ship, yeah, I forgot ian tiger style thing. But yeah, dude, 203 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: I love me some Wou Tang and u Yeah, a 204 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: little bit of that and some other odd balls, like 205 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: some a little Jedi mind tricks. I'm not huge of them. 206 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: They're kind of conspiracy that, but I like some of 207 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: their songs. Um My Friends and the classics Man Tupac 208 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: and Biggie Dude. Yeah, my my friends. Sam actually tours 209 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: with Jedi Mind Tricks. Um. I've wanted to have are 210 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: A the Rugged Man on the podcast because you did 211 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: that song with Jedi Mind for about his dad, John Thorburn, 212 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: who was a Green Beret. Um, and the song is 213 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: basically about how all of Ari's relatives were either died 214 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: prematurely or were born with like big mental handicaps and 215 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: they didn't understand what you're talking about uncommon valor. Yeah, 216 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: and it turned out his his father got Agian orange 217 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: while in Vietnam. Yeah, that was That's a kick ass song. 218 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: I mean it's uh, it's really cool the way that 219 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: because it's split into two parts, because the beginning of 220 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: it's like really like, oh man, I'm naive, I don't 221 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: want to go I don't want to be here while 222 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 1: are we here in Vietnam? I want to go home, 223 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,960 Speaker 1: And the other ones about the guy who's like, yeah, 224 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: I like this ship. I'm I get to I get 225 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: to run around the jungle, carry guns to drugs and uh, 226 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: you know, like it's like so it's like the duality 227 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 1: of soldiering. I guess I don't know. I like that song, lot, 228 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: that's pretty it was pretty smart. Yeah, I agree with 229 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: me too, And and it's based off his dad, who 230 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: really was a Green Barret war hero. Um. But anyway, 231 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: I want to get into this email here. I actually 232 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: haven't read any emails on the show recently, but I 233 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: have to read this one. Sent to Softwrep dot Radio 234 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: at soft rerep dot com. Uh, afternoon, gents. I'll try 235 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: to keep it brief, but I just wanted to reach 236 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: out and give you guys props for everything you've done 237 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: so far and wanted to give credit where it to do. 238 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: You guys keep it interesting, switch it up, and aren't 239 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: afraid to dive deep into topics that a lot of people, 240 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: especially in the mainstream media, intentionally avoid. I'd never I've 241 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: never even listened to podcasts before, but I was I 242 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: was so fucking tired of listening to music on my 243 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 1: two hour commute to and from work every day that I, 244 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,479 Speaker 1: for the first time in my life, opened Apple podcasts. 245 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 1: Somehow came across Softwrep and haven't stopped since. My O 246 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 1: C D wouldn't want me to listen to them out 247 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: of order, so I saw it out the earlier episodes 248 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: and began binging morning and night, which, by the way, 249 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: I'm adding this in here. The title of this email 250 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: is three eight episodes in six weeks, So I guess 251 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: this guy is really saying he listened to every episode 252 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: in six weeks weeks, which is insane to me. I 253 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: appreciate it. And by the way, people wonder like where 254 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: they can get those older episodes, It's still up at UM. 255 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: You know, soft rap now has the news Rep, but 256 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: it'll redirect either way if you go to soft rep 257 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: dot com slash radio or the news rep dot com 258 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: slash Radio. I don't know if we're moving that stuff, 259 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: but all of the old episodes are still there as 260 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: of right now as I'm saying this, So if you 261 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: want to binge on those all the old episodes, that's 262 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: where they are. UM back to the email. Uh. Since 263 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: I've started, I now consume uh bubs collagen every day 264 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: and still don't know what the funk it is, But 265 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: who cares? I'll explain that. I guess after this. UH 266 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: read a fun ton of books? Am I getting smarter? 267 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: I don't know. Wastched some awesome ship on the spec 268 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: Ops channel better than Netflix, and have picked up some 269 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: awesome fitness tips and supplements from the crew on here. 270 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: You have literally changed the framework of my daily life 271 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: all for the better. I'm grateful I found you, and 272 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: you guys have earned a legit fan and faithful follower 273 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: from here to Valhalla. Side note, I work in avionics 274 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: with different models of our military's rotary craft with work 275 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: one of them being the MH four seven G Special 276 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: Forces version of the Chinook. Uh. Some of these bitches 277 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: come back with holes blown in the side of them 278 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: bigger than my head and a shipload of small arms damage. 279 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: It's in my face every day, the things you guys 280 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: go through and how real it really is. I have 281 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: mad respect for angels of death. Keep making madness proud, 282 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: which is appropriate for you, by the way. Uh and 283 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: that's from SHEP Marine Corps veteran four year combat engineer 284 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: and four years as a combat camera damn simplified double dog. Um. 285 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: You know what's a cool job. I'm sorry, I mean 286 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: all that, all that was awesome because, uh, we were 287 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: just talking about a lot of this, Like, you know, what, 288 00:15:56,040 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: give a soft rep the edge right there, and uh, 289 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: he just put it into words. But you know what's 290 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: a cool ass job in the Marine Corps is combat camera. 291 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: It's underrated because yeah, you're a pogue that gets to 292 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: go out and literally get into the fight with the 293 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: grunts while documenting it all. You know, Like I just honestly, 294 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: if I could do it over and I had to 295 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: pick a non combat related job, it would be combat 296 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 1: camera because you just get to see everything in the 297 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: Marine Corps and you know, uh, I don't know. I 298 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: mean maybe it's because I'm I broke it a journalist 299 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: journalism late in the game, but I don't know. Anyway, 300 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: random signed sign tagst no I hear. You'm sure I'll 301 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: appreciate here. I I met. I met a marine, a 302 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: former marine who yeah, yeah, whatever who anybody's screaming at 303 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: the radio right now. There's no such thing as a 304 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: former marine. You know. I met a guy at a 305 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: bar who was like, yeah, no I was, and he 306 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:04,679 Speaker 1: was God, you know. So it was in Mogad shoot anyway, 307 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: he was combat camera and he was there to uh, 308 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: who did we get out of Mogad shoot? Jesus before 309 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: my time? So forgive me um, Gordon the down pilot, 310 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: But he was. He was there to a photograph a 311 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: lot of it, and he's like, unfortunately a lot of 312 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: those pictures never you see the light of day because 313 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: a lot of it was you know, classified, I guess, 314 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: but and who knows what happened to him. Um, but 315 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: I'm googling this, You're not. Are you talking about Gary Gordon? 316 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: Thank you Gary Gordon? Yeah, and that he was, I 317 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: guess he was. He was telling me he was. He 318 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: was there on the ground, you know, like when they 319 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: did the rescue operations stuff. And I don't know, I mean, 320 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: I don't know how true it was. It was a 321 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: guy who met at the bar. But the way like 322 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: that beside the point, the fact that you were able 323 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 1: there to be there and document historic moments in military 324 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: history is kind of cool to me. Like, you know, 325 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: I just you know, you get to capture war and uh, 326 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: it's I don't know, it's a really unique job. Yeah, 327 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: I agree entirely. I'm I'm blown away by this email. 328 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: The fact that you listened to all of that, and 329 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 1: and uh, as much as you said that like our 330 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: show and website, you know, I have literally transformed your life, 331 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: like we would not be able to write or do 332 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: a podcast if it wasn't for people like you, So 333 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: I I greatly appreciate it. Uh with the Bubb's collagen 334 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: by the way, I will say I do take Bubb's regularly, 335 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: and Seawan Lake is just a great dude. But when 336 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: you said, I don't know what it is, but who cares? Um? 337 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 1: The thing I like about bubbs um because do you 338 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: work out, by the way all the time? Kurt? I know? 339 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: And as Alex was blown away by when he met you, 340 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: he was like, Kurt is fucking yoked. But it was 341 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: that was so funny because he's like, I didn't know 342 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: Kurt was jacked or whatever. He said, yeah, and I 343 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: was like, I don't know. I guess I just left, 344 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: you know, I just I don't know. I just like 345 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: to work out, so I feel crappy when I don't. Yeah, no, 346 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: same here. I just worked out before I got here. Um, 347 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,679 Speaker 1: I liked it. But so the way, No, no homo. 348 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: But looking looking pretty fit, thank you, sir, although I'm 349 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: nowhere more broken up a little bit though since shot 350 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 1: show you bulked up. No, I think I might be white. 351 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: I don't know. I would think I might be whiter 352 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: since then. I think it's just more defined because I 353 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: got really lazy with the eating. That's why a shot 354 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: show you saw me just devouring. Um. Okay for those 355 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 1: of you listening, so uh, Mr Scotto consumed? What was it? Um? 356 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: I think I was in and out and out. I 357 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: think I had like a double burger animal style and 358 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: three consecutive sessions, like literally we left an in and out, 359 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 1: drove thirty minutes to another in and out where he 360 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: ate again, and then like got some later that night. 361 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: I'll be honest, this is slay hyperbole. I think I 362 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 1: think it was two. Okay, all right, maybe it's a 363 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 1: big fish story and I'm stretching it, but either way, 364 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: like it was like one after the other, it was 365 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: literally right after But your body gets used to it, 366 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 1: you know that, right like you guys getting hungry, I'm 367 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: getting I'm starving, like you know, it doesn't when you're 368 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: bulking though, which you definitely have, Like it does in 369 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: your body. Just get used to eating massive amounts. I don't. 370 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 1: I do when it's more for me. When I'm like 371 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: when I'm working out heavy and I've got a really 372 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: heavy routine, and especially if I do like start doing 373 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: consistent like two hour workouts a day to day kind 374 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: of back to back un deal. Then like my metabolism 375 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: jumps up quite a bit and I'm like, holy crap, 376 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:45,120 Speaker 1: why am I eating so much? You know? Um, But yeah, 377 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: it surprises you for sure. So back to bubs though. 378 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 1: The reason I like bubs so I don't usually do 379 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 1: any protein powders I actually got into. You know, I'll 380 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: usually eat a post workout meal because I'd rather eat 381 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: a full meal than just rely on protein powders. If 382 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 1: I do do a shake, it's usually um, like oatmeal, milk, uh, 383 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 1: some peanut butter, you know, because I like to eat 384 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 1: actual food as opposed to like, we don't know what's 385 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: in a lot of protein powders. Uh. The thing I 386 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: like about bubbs is it is it is unflavored, just 387 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: collagen protein, if that's what it is. And if you 388 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: don't want to eat a full meal after workout, it's 389 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: really not filling and it tastes fine that you just 390 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: like put it in water and then you at least 391 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: got some post workout meal in there. But the collagen 392 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: itself seems to help for any type of injuries. And 393 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: any of that. Like, I totally swear by the product. 394 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: I've even said to Sean, I was like, if you 395 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: ever need anyone to do voiceover for a commercial or something, 396 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: I'll hook you up because, like I, I genuinely do 397 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: love bub Bub's collagen protein. And then plus on top 398 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 1: of that, portion of the proceeds goes to Glen Doorty 399 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: Memorial Foundation, and he was like, the best friend of 400 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,879 Speaker 1: Glen Doherty's. So it's just it's a great, no bullshit product. 401 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,479 Speaker 1: So there's a free plug for you, Sean if you're listening. 402 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: But it was mentioned in this email. Um. All right, man, well, 403 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: I guess with that getting into some actual content here, 404 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: you wrote to really great articles recently. I think I'll 405 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: read the full articles because they're they're pretty short, but 406 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: the first of which I would say is really some 407 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: good news, although you have to caveat that with you know, 408 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: isis is in completely out of the way, and I'll 409 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: read this. Um. So this is from part the crumbling 410 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: skeleton of the Islamic State rattles on for now. Uh, 411 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: It's been estimated there are twenty to thirty thousand Islamic 412 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 1: State militants still in Syria and Iraq. According to the 413 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: u N s Lantist report, the group is standing on 414 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: the brink of collapse, as their strongholds have been lost 415 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: and the influx of recruits has almost dwindled to nothing. 416 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:56,239 Speaker 1: The UN report estimated that in Afghanistan and Libya there 417 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: are three thousand and four thousand members. However, in Iraq 418 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: in area, there are between twenty thousand and thirty thousand individuals, 419 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: roughly equally distributed between the two countries. Among these, is 420 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: still a significant component of the many thousands of active 421 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: foreign terrorist fighters. The u N Sanctions Monitoring Team contributes 422 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: in depth reports on ISIS and Al Qaeda bi annually 423 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: to the u N Security Council. The Islamic State controlled 424 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: vast expanses of Syria and Iraq at one point. Now 425 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: very little remains of the violent caliphate. ISIS lost the 426 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: last of its strongholds last year when Syrian Democratic forces 427 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: Peshmerga and Iraqi Army supported by coalition forces took the 428 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: cities of Missoul and Rocca back. Both cities were considered 429 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 1: to be the capitals of the Caliphate in the respective regions. 430 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 1: By early eighteen, the Islamic State was limited to minor 431 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 1: sections of the land in Syria, despite u N reports 432 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 1: claiming the group showed greater resilience in the in that region. 433 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: The report also said that ISIS was still able to 434 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: mount attacks inside Syrian territory. It does not fully control 435 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: any territory any rock, but it remains active through sleeper cells. 436 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 1: The sleeper cells are still operating throughout both countries, but 437 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:15,159 Speaker 1: to little effect as local security forces continually strive to 438 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: close the gap. Despite these crushing defeats, the u N 439 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: report noted that that the amount of foreign fighters departing 440 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 1: the Islamic States ranks remains lower than expected. However, a 441 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: great deal of these members have chosen to relocate geographically. 442 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: The u N stated that significant numbers have made their 443 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: way to Afghanistan. The Islamic State has around thirty five 444 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 1: hundred members residing in Afghanistan and their ranks are growing, 445 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 1: according to the u N. UH that being said, new 446 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: fighter recruitment has essentially come to a halt and the 447 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: current ranks are composed almost entirely of veteran fighters. UH. Financially, 448 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 1: ISIS is struggling as well. The reserves have been estimated 449 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 1: to be in the low hundreds of millions of US dollars. 450 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: Since they have lost almost all of the oil field 451 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: that they once used to secure income, the Islamic State 452 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: is now on their last leg and the world is 453 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: closing in wherever they can crush them. So, as I said, 454 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 1: I think this is great news. However, tens of vouds 455 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: of members is still nothing to sneeze out, of course, 456 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 1: and um, hundreds of millions of dollars, uh, is it? 457 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: I'm just rereading this as well, Um, in terms of 458 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: low hundreds of millions. Um, you know that they now 459 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: have because of of oil fields that they no longer control. 460 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 1: Once again, low hundreds of millions of dollars is still 461 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: a lot that can be used for a terrorist group, absolutely, um. Uh. 462 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: So we've gotta look at it in perspective, right, So 463 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: like when they were let's say the height of the 464 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: caliphate quote unquote, and when they controlled large swaths of 465 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: territory where you know, had networks all of place, contributors, 466 00:25:56,640 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 1: you know, they were they were packing some serious cash. 467 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: I I want to say close to a billion, but 468 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: don't quote me. Um, they had a significantly larger amount 469 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: of money at the disposal. On top of that they 470 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:20,400 Speaker 1: were thousands. That that twenty to thirty thousand UH fighters 471 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 1: that they're estimated to have now in those two countries, 472 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: UH could be made up of foreign fighters like volunteers 473 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: alone at their height. So uh, it's a significant reduction. However, 474 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 1: as you said, there's still quite a bit that can 475 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: be done with those numbers and that amount of money. Yeah, 476 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:46,959 Speaker 1: and you know, for people who don't know who as 477 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: I assume, there's always people tuning into new shows every 478 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: week that we're doing stuff. You know, you're a guy 479 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: who's been over there, not just as a marine but 480 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: as a volunteer fighter with the past Murga. Um. So, 481 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I just is like hearing your perspective of 482 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: of how they're going to continue this fight against isis. 483 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: You know, I try to be remained pretty unbiased, especially 484 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: in my writing towards these things, but on the personal 485 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:18,600 Speaker 1: side of it, Um, it's incredibly rewarding to see that. Um, 486 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: it wasn't in Vain. I guess. Yeah. The question is, 487 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:25,640 Speaker 1: and we talked about this the last time Luke Ryan 488 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,360 Speaker 1: was on the show. You know, like, what's the future 489 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: of of just combating Islamic terrorism over there, working with 490 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: the governments over there. Uh. And when you look at 491 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 1: the solutions, it's sometimes hard to say it wasn't all 492 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 1: done in vain because you know, if you listen back 493 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,120 Speaker 1: to that episode and you hear it like there really 494 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: are no easy solutions of where we go from here, right, 495 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 1: And that is the other thing I mean that we 496 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: always knew this about this long stage, Like, yes, the 497 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,040 Speaker 1: immediate problem was them in mass and we need it 498 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: to destroy their collective. But we knew the moment they 499 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 1: got small, they'd revert to old tactics and go back 500 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: into the populace and into these small terrorists sleeper cells 501 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: once again. Once they're using a great effect in both 502 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 1: those countries, by the way, to ambush security forces and 503 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 1: stage actual terrorist attacks as opposed to more conventional assaults. 504 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: So we knew the problem this was coming, but you know, 505 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 1: nothing was going to change that. But as I said 506 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,400 Speaker 1: on that last episode with Luke, and as more importantly 507 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: Luke says, because you know Luke's a former ranger, uh, 508 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: it's increasingly obvious that that these countries that we're doing 509 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:48,520 Speaker 1: nation building in they don't want anything remotely like a 510 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: Jeffersonian democracy. So it's like you know, you just wonder 511 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: what is the point of nation building, what will the 512 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: nation look like ten years, a hundred years down the line. Well, 513 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: but here so it's actually I think it's been pretty 514 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: successful for Iraq and Syria this time around because as 515 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: opposed to US going in and fighting the war for 516 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 1: them and trying to establish governments and stuff. Instead, we 517 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: supported their local forces, let them fight their war, let 518 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: them set up their government. And right now it's going 519 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: pretty strong. They're having some issues with water and the 520 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: intellectrical infrastructure, um, but outside of that UM, they held 521 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: largely unhindered UM parliamentary elections in Iraq. Uh. Syria is 522 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: seeing some serious interjection by Turkey, but beyond that everybody 523 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 1: it's starting to stabilize somewhat UM. And then the other 524 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: part is this region has just been there's nothing that 525 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: is going to listen, there's nothing in to stabilize this 526 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: part of the world short of the genocide at this point. 527 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 1: And that's terrible to say, but literally, with the diversity 528 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:10,520 Speaker 1: and the amount of factions out there, all fighting and 529 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:15,520 Speaker 1: fighting for power and land resources, unless anybody gets completely 530 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: wiped out, UM, it's going to continue. I hear you, 531 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,040 Speaker 1: man well, the article for those who want to read 532 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: it once again is the Crumbling Skeleton of the Islamic 533 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: State rattles on for now. That's up right now at 534 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: the news rep dot com. So another article that you 535 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: have up which I thought was interesting and shows a 536 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,719 Speaker 1: really unstable relationship between the U S and Turkey UH. 537 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: Turkish state run media leaks classified information on US military 538 00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: bases in Syria. Turkey United States relations are strained. What 539 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: started with the tension of an American pastor and the 540 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: levying of tariffs has worsened after a serious breach of 541 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:03,280 Speaker 1: military operational secure This is especially significant giving the given 542 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: the two NATAL members close military cooperation and air base 543 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: in Turkey and coordinated training efforts. In the most recent 544 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: act of animosity bordering on aggression, the Turkish state sponsored 545 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: UH and you might not have pronounced this better than 546 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: me Anidulu news, is that correct? An yeah okay agency 547 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,440 Speaker 1: published a highly specific report on the locations of US 548 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 1: military bases in Syria. The lengthy report also provided the 549 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:38,920 Speaker 1: number of Coalition soldiers from various special operations groups located 550 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 1: at each outpost. This included US and French operators. All 551 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 1: the information was likely leaked because of not only the 552 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 1: diplomatic and economic tensions, but also the coalition support of 553 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: the Kurdish YPG forces in Syria. Frances France twenty four 554 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: is Turkish correspondent Jasper Mortimer claims the leak was entirely 555 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: intentional given the Turky given Turkey's government UH Turkey's governmental 556 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: oversight of Annadulu UH. Mortimer stated that it certainly was intentional. 557 00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 1: Antadulu agency is the hand servant of the Turkish government. 558 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 1: It would not have published this report without the green 559 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 1: light from the top of government work. Corresponds do not 560 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: give the number of troops in the unit to which 561 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: they are attached. That is seen as given information to 562 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: the enemy, but here Annadulu News Agency appears to have 563 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: done exactly that. The article titled US increases military posts 564 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: supported p KK p y D in Syria advertises US 565 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 1: military locations within the Kurdish held territory in northern Syria. 566 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: Turkey has a long history of conflict with the Kurds. 567 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 1: The us IS support of p y D, the Democratic 568 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 1: Union Party and YPG the People's Protection Units has consistently 569 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 1: angered Turkey. Given the organization's affiliation to the p k 570 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: K Kurdistan Workers Party a terrorists labeled a labeled terrorist group. 571 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: The p y D is a governing political faction that 572 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: maintains diplomatic oversight on the YPG. Both also play a 573 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 1: role in the Syrian Democratic Forces. The SDF that the 574 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: United States led coalition is utilized a great effect in 575 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: the battle to eliminate the Islamic State. Mortimer claimed that 576 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,200 Speaker 1: Turkey sees the YPG is an affiliate of the p 577 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 1: k K, and Turkey has long called on Washington with 578 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 1: withdraw support for them, but there's a difference between calling 579 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 1: on America to withdraw support and actually advertising the details 580 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 1: of that support. The report specifically said that two U 581 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 1: S soldiers and seventy five French special forces units were 582 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: located just north of Rocca in the town of an 583 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 1: isa Uh. The U S. Defense and State departments were 584 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: not happy in the least with the actions taken by 585 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 1: Turkish media. Officials claimed that the whole situation has put 586 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 1: coalition lives in danger. Pentagon spokesman Eric Peon said the 587 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: release of sensitive military information exposes coalition forces to unnecessary 588 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: risk and has the potential to disrupt ongoing operations to 589 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,040 Speaker 1: defeat isis two reporters during a press conference last week. 590 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: The whole thing is just another straw on the camel's back, 591 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: that is US Turkish diplomatic relations. How many more will 592 00:34:12,600 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: it take to break them? So this is really interesting. 593 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,920 Speaker 1: The US for a long time now has definitely had 594 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:22,320 Speaker 1: a strange relationship with Turkey, and this is a this 595 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,359 Speaker 1: is pretty bad to put US troops in danger by 596 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:27,880 Speaker 1: putting out a report like this from state run media. 597 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: So Turkey is really pushing the envelope um as of late. 598 00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 1: And it started with Operation Alive Branch, which was the Yeah, 599 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: you gotta wonder if Erdogan or Air the one. Excuse me, 600 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: I'd like to call more Dogan because that's what the 601 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: Kurds called him. So I I mispronounced it. Um. You're 602 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: talking about, right, and you always say Erdogan. Yeah, that's 603 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: how I always say it, um, But it's really it's 604 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:58,600 Speaker 1: Air to one. But anyway, president of Dogan. You said 605 00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 1: that in the last episode, and I was just like, man, 606 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,320 Speaker 1: I'm no expert on Turkey and I know it's Urnwan, 607 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 1: but I was like, all right, I guess this is 608 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 1: just Kurt being dude. We have a history of guys 609 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,959 Speaker 1: on the site mispronouncing things. I remember Derek would always 610 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: say Boco Raham and not Boco Haram, and that got 611 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: it upon a bunch of people's nerves. Um no uh, 612 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: the Kurds uh call him or Dogan. So that's how 613 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: I learned him and always said it when I was there. 614 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:29,839 Speaker 1: So um, but he uh, you gotta wonder if he's 615 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:33,040 Speaker 1: like just trying to be like fucking cheeky, like I 616 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 1: don't know how else to describe it, like operation all 617 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,360 Speaker 1: of the Branch really, but it was to invade the 618 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 1: sovereignty of Efring and man Beach, which never happened on 619 00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: the second city, but Efren got totally taken over by 620 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: Turkish military forces, Curds were pushed out. Um, and that 621 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: he went after the peak ak in Shanal or sin Jarum, 622 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,919 Speaker 1: which they recently conducted an air strike on a peak 623 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 1: a commander who was driving on a road there, which 624 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: is located with in Iraq. I might add, So now 625 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:09,879 Speaker 1: they're conducting air strikes on neighboring countries and on top 626 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:13,880 Speaker 1: of that there just really pushing the envelope with the US. 627 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: You know, Yeah, I don't know, I don't know what 628 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 1: their endgame is but damn they're ballsy, that's for sure. Like, 629 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:29,560 Speaker 1: I don't know how much longer it's gonna getta last them. Yeah, 630 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,120 Speaker 1: when when you say that, you don't know what their 631 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 1: endgame is though, Like who do you think? Uh? What? 632 00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:36,439 Speaker 1: Like what do you think is the benefit of doing 633 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:40,160 Speaker 1: this for them? Is it relations with Russia? I mean, 634 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:44,719 Speaker 1: why why did you do this? Honestly? I just think 635 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: they're belligerent? Um the president wants too, not ours or 636 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:55,919 Speaker 1: Dogan wants to show. I think he wants to show 637 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:01,439 Speaker 1: what he used his strength. It's actually given the coup 638 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 1: attempt not long ago, and so he's taking very aggressive 639 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: actions in all directions, which might not be the best 640 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:16,560 Speaker 1: plan because eventually, I mean you, I'm sorry, obviously you 641 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:19,680 Speaker 1: don't mess with the United States. Don't do it, Like 642 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 1: we'll smash you. And that's what I love about the 643 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 1: United States, Like we will not put up with anybody's crap. 644 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,560 Speaker 1: But what do you think will happen between the US 645 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,799 Speaker 1: and Turkey when when things like this continue to go on? Well, 646 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: if it continues, I I you know, we will take 647 00:37:36,239 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: steps eventually push at one. They are NATO ally supposedly, 648 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 1: but eventually they're gonna go too far, and the potential 649 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: to get booted is there, especially if they continue to 650 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:57,000 Speaker 1: um you know, uh, they continue to trans get trans 651 00:37:57,080 --> 00:38:02,800 Speaker 1: aggressions against especially pasitions that we view as pseudo allies 652 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 1: like Iraq, given the amount of time and resources we 653 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 1: spend there or in the Kurds. Um god. I hate 654 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,719 Speaker 1: to say we'd ever be bold enough to go to 655 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 1: war with them, but I think deep down it's something 656 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:25,000 Speaker 1: that might actually end up having to happen. And they're 657 00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: also a country we do a significant amount of trade with, 658 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:32,400 Speaker 1: right which I don't see. Here's the thing, like you 659 00:38:32,440 --> 00:38:34,360 Speaker 1: could be like, well, we can't jeopardize that. No, no, no, 660 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:38,320 Speaker 1: they're jeopardizing that. And I think we are starting to 661 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:43,719 Speaker 1: take steps like the tariffs and compromising their economy in 662 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 1: small subtle ways. That is where we mean it to 663 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:54,160 Speaker 1: be a a deterrent. And I don't think they have 664 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:59,320 Speaker 1: figured out. Got you man, Well, the the article of 665 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,920 Speaker 1: people want to read it, it's Turkish state run media 666 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:07,319 Speaker 1: leaks classified information on US military bases in Syria. That's 667 00:39:07,400 --> 00:39:10,440 Speaker 1: up right now the news rep dot com. Uh, And 668 00:39:10,520 --> 00:39:13,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure that they'll continue over there on the site 669 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:17,360 Speaker 1: to report on you know, these straining relationship between Turkey 670 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:20,080 Speaker 1: and the US, and if we see any other reports 671 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:22,839 Speaker 1: at a state run media like this in Turkey. Dude, 672 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:25,839 Speaker 1: always great having you on. I know the audience loves 673 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: these episodes with you. Um, so appreciate it. I would 674 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:32,160 Speaker 1: have you give out your Twitter and Instagram handling all that, 675 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:35,200 Speaker 1: but I know that you are, uh not an easy 676 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 1: man to find and you're not on that. Yeah, I'm 677 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:43,800 Speaker 1: I'm pretty low key that way. But you do have Facebook, 678 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 1: but I don't know if you give that out publicly, 679 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:49,840 Speaker 1: So no, I mean you can. I people find merising 680 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:52,800 Speaker 1: people who actually want to They find me on Facebook, 681 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:55,160 Speaker 1: but I just leave their friend requests in the in 682 00:39:55,280 --> 00:40:00,440 Speaker 1: the request box. So you're a horrible human being. U Well, 683 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:02,160 Speaker 1: you know, I mean if you reach out and message 684 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,239 Speaker 1: me and like, you know, in terms of your legit, 685 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:05,920 Speaker 1: like there have been a few fans you've reached out 686 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,680 Speaker 1: and like hey, I read your stuff. Um, you know 687 00:40:08,760 --> 00:40:10,720 Speaker 1: it's cool if you read this or not. I love blah. 688 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:12,960 Speaker 1: I'm a semi request and I'm like, oh thanks if 689 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:14,719 Speaker 1: they get a cool dialogue going with me or whatever, 690 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:20,000 Speaker 1: and I sometimes I adam but uh um, yeah, for 691 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 1: the most part, I don't know. I'm pretty quiet private guy. 692 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:23,880 Speaker 1: Like if I don't know people, I don't really want to. 693 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:29,320 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know, I'm private. Well, if you 694 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:31,919 Speaker 1: see a guy, I guess the only hints I can give. 695 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:34,560 Speaker 1: If you see a dude who looks like he works 696 00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:38,200 Speaker 1: out with a gun tattoo on one arm and neck tattoos, 697 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,480 Speaker 1: it just might be kerk trud if you're in. If 698 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:44,239 Speaker 1: you're in, it sounds terrible. I sound like a gangbanger, 699 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: or you could be. At the same time, you look 700 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,319 Speaker 1: like a very good a bad guy in a die 701 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:54,080 Speaker 1: Hard movie. That's how else would I describe you? Man, Hey, 702 00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:56,440 Speaker 1: if you were in court, they they you know, that's 703 00:40:56,480 --> 00:41:00,920 Speaker 1: how they describe you, they'd be like neck tattoos, it 704 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:05,319 Speaker 1: does it. But then again, neck tattoos and even face 705 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:10,120 Speaker 1: tattoos have gotten way more common. Yeah, man, And you know, um, 706 00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:13,759 Speaker 1: I actually, uh, my neck tattoos are pretty subble. So 707 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:16,200 Speaker 1: they're just like they're literally just a couple of lines, 708 00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:19,160 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. It's nothing like elaborate. It's 709 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,840 Speaker 1: literally just black ink and like some shapes, some triangle shapes. 710 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 1: So I mean, uh, but like, yeah, you see these 711 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:28,040 Speaker 1: guys out there with like big flower neck pieces. It's 712 00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:30,120 Speaker 1: getting a lot more common. The face one is not 713 00:41:30,280 --> 00:41:33,359 Speaker 1: so much. But you know, well, I feel like every 714 00:41:33,440 --> 00:41:37,160 Speaker 1: one of these like mumble rappers has a million face tattoos. Yeah, 715 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:39,279 Speaker 1: it's like it's like I feel like they think that 716 00:41:40,080 --> 00:41:43,040 Speaker 1: they have to mumble rappers. I like that they feel 717 00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:47,000 Speaker 1: like they have to get it to like, you know, belong. Yeah, 718 00:41:48,160 --> 00:41:50,359 Speaker 1: if you don't got face tattoo, you're not legit. If 719 00:41:50,440 --> 00:41:52,640 Speaker 1: I mean, walking around New York City, it's not that 720 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:55,879 Speaker 1: uncommon to be I guess, yeah, that's true. I haven't 721 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,400 Speaker 1: been buying a while, but I could see that. I 722 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:01,120 Speaker 1: could see that. Yeah, you all are kind of I 723 00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:04,839 Speaker 1: won't say fringe, but you are on the shall we say, 724 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:11,359 Speaker 1: the cutting edge of fashion and trends? Yeah, alright, man, 725 00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:14,200 Speaker 1: Well dude, great, uh, great talking to you as always, 726 00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:16,880 Speaker 1: and I look forward to reading more of your stuff. 727 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 1: All right, thanks for having me on, man cool. I 728 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:24,520 Speaker 1: always enjoy having Kurt on. 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But 777 00:45:10,760 --> 00:45:13,360 Speaker 1: I often think about I've heard these like Hollywood producers 778 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:16,440 Speaker 1: and directors say like, I didn't make these movies for 779 00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:18,840 Speaker 1: people to watch them on a little phone screen, and 780 00:45:18,960 --> 00:45:22,200 Speaker 1: I kind of feel them on that. Uh. You know, Luckily, 781 00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:24,440 Speaker 1: with what we do audio, it doesn't make a difference 782 00:45:24,440 --> 00:45:27,840 Speaker 1: if you're listening on an iPhone or great set of speakers, 783 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, if you're just listening to a voice and 784 00:45:30,120 --> 00:45:35,360 Speaker 1: mono anyway. Uh but yeah. Oh and also speaking of apps, 785 00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:38,000 Speaker 1: I got on my phone today and I saw the 786 00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:40,640 Speaker 1: software ap app is officially the news rap app. So 787 00:45:40,920 --> 00:45:44,040 Speaker 1: Chris has updated that. Chris is always right on the 788 00:45:44,080 --> 00:45:46,440 Speaker 1: ball of doing all of our tech stuff. For those 789 00:45:46,440 --> 00:45:48,520 Speaker 1: who don't know, Chris has been involved with the site, 790 00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:52,239 Speaker 1: like literally from the very inception before I was here, 791 00:45:52,719 --> 00:45:54,880 Speaker 1: So he's a huge part of what goes on. I 792 00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:58,560 Speaker 1: always have to give him a shout out. UM follow 793 00:45:58,760 --> 00:46:02,320 Speaker 1: us on Twitter and Instagram at Softwrep Radio. The Instagram 794 00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:05,080 Speaker 1: is nearly a three thousand followers. I'd like to get there. 795 00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:08,640 Speaker 1: I know that's not a huge number. Um, but a 796 00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:10,440 Speaker 1: lot of you guys don't seem to do the social 797 00:46:10,520 --> 00:46:12,400 Speaker 1: media thing like Kurt, so that might be why. But 798 00:46:12,560 --> 00:46:16,279 Speaker 1: for those that do follow the Instagram at soft Prep Radio, 799 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:19,160 Speaker 1: I'd like to get those numbers up. I am on 800 00:46:19,280 --> 00:46:22,360 Speaker 1: Twitter at ian Scotto. You can follow me see what 801 00:46:22,440 --> 00:46:25,239 Speaker 1: I'm up to. If you have any questions, I will 802 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:27,560 Speaker 1: answer them. 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