Target Usa Podcast By Wtop

Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the Washington office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran says the the Iranian "regime" is the "head of the snake" of trouble in the region. And it should be "crushed". Jafazadeh was targeted by the regime in a kidnap operation in 2018 inside the U.S.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ambassador Kurt Volker, Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, discusses the murky situation regarding a plane crash on January 24, 2024. Moscow claims Ukraine shot it down and that there were 65 Ukrainian POWs aboard. Ukraine says Moscow is playing with the lives of Ukrainians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paul Whelan and Ambassador Roger Carstens share more details about Whelan's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paul Whelan, who's been imprisoned in Russia, wrongfully for 5 years called me on Christmas Eve, with a message for President Biden. You'll hear our conversation and his deep concerns on this episode. You'll also hear Ambassador Roger D. Carstens, the US Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, discuss his team's efforts to free Whelan and fellow American Evan Gershkovich. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut and a terror attack in Iran have triggered fears of an explosion of attacks throughout the region. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter-Extremism Project says the attack in Iran is unprecedented. Fred Burton, Executive Director of Protective Intelligence at Ontic says the killing of Saleh Arouri could lead to a wave of retaliation, directed at Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, says the foiled Hamas plot in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands recently, was likely started well before the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

U.S. Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Michael Hammer discusses his deep concerns about the war in Sudan, the lack of global attention, and what's being done to address it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fran Townsend, President of the Counter Extremism Project says her organization believes Qatar is harboring terrorists. Also We check in with Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces about the search for Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk with Major Libby Weiss, spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces about their recent military activity and, the hostage/prisoner exchange efforts in Israel and Gaza. Also, I join WTOP News Anchors Anne Kramer and Shawn Anderson to analyze the hostage negotiations and, what Israel has learned about Hamas during its military operations in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spies tried to take advantage of the chaos created by the war in Ukraine and conflict in Israel and Gaza to recruit spies in the U.S. Russian investigative journalist Andre Soldatov, wanted by the Russian government joins us with details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Declining Western support for Ukraine. A massacre in Israel followed by war in Gaza. The disarray in the U.S. Congress. In this new series “Crossroads of a Crisis,” we delve into the three weeks in October when the world changed dramatically. And while many have been distracted by the chaos, Russian spies have launched a secret espionage operation in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tal Naim Cohen, spokesperson for Israel's Embassy in Washington, D.C. discuss the conflict and what happens after Hamas is gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fadi Mansour, Washington Correspondent for Al Jazeera-Arabic, said the number of civilian casualties and journalists that have died, suggest the war is no longer just about dismantling Hamas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pentagon Press Secretary, Brigadier General Pat Ryder details how the US military is responding to growing threats to servicemembers in the region. Also, I speak with WTOP News Anchor Dimitri Sotis about the impact of the Hamas attack on the US terrorism picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Advisor at the Counter Extremist Project says "Hamas didn't suddenly grow brain cells". He says they had high-level help from outside. Also NATO's perspective from US Ambassador Julianne Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Three interviews about the horrific invasion of Israel by terrorists associated with Hamas. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, International Spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces, former Diplomat Lior Weintraub, and Israeli journalist Eldad Beck paint a vivid picture of what happened, the current situation and what's to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After spending a week in Poland, a good amount of it on the border with Ukraine, one thing is crystal clear. The next great war in Europe has already started... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Radovan Javorčík, Slovakia's Ambassador to the U.S. discusses why this is a critical moment for NATO and E.U. unity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Frank Aum, Senior Expert, at the U.S. Institute of Peace discusses his views on King's release. And Joe Detrani, former U.S. Special Envoy to the Six Party Talks with North Korea, talks about what's going on inside North Korea's government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ambassador Joe Detrani, former director of the U.S. National Counter Proliferation Center, says a formal alliance between Russia and North Korea could mean global trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.