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This was the most serious incident in a NATO country since the war in Ukraine started. Retired, U.S. Army Colonel Ray Wojcik, Consultant with the Kosciuszko Chain in Poland discusses. 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.

My live radio reporting on Wednesday August 23, 2023 on the plane crash that claimed the life of Yevgeney Prigozhin. Also on this episode, Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, Maui County Councilmember describes what took place during the horrible fires on Maui. 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, Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, now a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis says telling Ukraine to give up territory to Russia was a "huge" mistake. Also, Retired General Ben Hodges joins us to assess the situation and Ukraine's chances of winning the war. 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-Jacob Schindler, Sr. Director of the Counter Extremism Project, reveals a plot that was broken up in Germany, with is where the 9/11 hijackers actually starting training. Also, Retired U.S. General Ben Hodges, discusses the coup in Niger and the terrorism implications. 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.

Nikos Panagiotou, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications at Aristotle University, discusses the message the devastating wildfires have sent. Then, Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, updates us on developments in the Ukraine war, the coup in Niger, and the latest regarding an American serviceman being held in North Korea? 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.

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Ambassador Kurt Volker, Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, says NATO's decision not to give Ukraine an immediate path to membership was the key problem. But that wasn't the only one. 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. Michael Taylor, Sr. Analyst at Oxford Analytica for Eastern Europe says the whole affair was strange. 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.

Robert Baer, a retired CIA covert operative is suspicious of that plane. Brigadier General Pat Ryder, Pentagon Press Secretary, discusses the weekend "rebellion" in Russia. 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.

Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Defense joins with new insight 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.

Yuri Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Defense, and Ambassador Kurt Volker, Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis join us to explain what happened and the implications. 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.

Professor Jok Madut Jok, Anthropologist at Syracuse University explains why this could be a long drawn out conflict. 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.

Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's Ambassador to the U.S., warns against western war fatigue. He says, "there is no safe distance from an autocrat sitting on nuclear who is convinced he can bend the will of our people and our leaders to his own through force." 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.

Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Defense says it was another tragic day -a 5 year old was killed. On Sudan, Samah Salmon, President of the U.S. Educated Sudanese Association says 70% of the nation's hospitals have been destroyed or are inoperable. More than a thousand people have been killed. 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.

Lennart Meri Conference Director Eeva Eek-Pajuste discusses the top issues at this year's event. Ukraine is at the top of the list. New York Times Chief Diplomatic Correspondent Steven Erlanger, also discusses the precarious position Ukraine's President is in. 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.

Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Defense says Ukraine had nothing to do with the attack. He suggests it was an act of Kremlin fiction to cover for Russia's poor performance in the war inside Ukraine. 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.

Professor Jok Madok Jok, who teaches Anthropology at Syracuse University, says bodies are lying in the streets. The hospitals, he says, are "useless", because many of the surgeons have been kidnapped by the fighters. He also says foreign diplomats and NGO leaders are rushing to leave just when the Sudanese people need their help. 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.

Nicholas Eftimiades, a retired U.S. intelligence officer says it's a case of if the U.S. knew then what it knows now. 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.

Shawn Turner, a former Head of Communications for the Director of National Intelligence, and Robert Baer, a former CIA Case Officer, share insights about the leak, its impact, and how to stop them. 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.

Peter Stano, Lead Spokesman for the European Commission denounced Russia's plan to move nuclear weapons to Belarus. And, Daniel Fried, former U.S. ambassador to Poland says, Finland's entry into NATO was "a bad day for Russia." 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.