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Interview with Iona Craig of the Intercept – Part 2 – Ep 9.0

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Here’s Part 2 of our in-depth interview with Iona Craig of The Intercept on all things Yemen.  Thanks to Iona for taking so much time to talk with us and sitting in on some of our headlines.

We also dig into the recent news involving denied claims for veterans and family members who were poisoned by drinking contaminated water at Camp Lejuene.  This is a far reaching issue, as anyone who lived or worked on or near Camp Lejuene could possibly get diseases, including a variety of cancers.  If you happen to have served or lived in that area, please click the link below for the VA’s website dedicated to this issue.  There’s also the matter of current servicemembers being forced to use and drink contaminated water (looking at you, Quantico!!)

00:41 – Danny attend West Point panel with Col (ret.) Andrew Basevich on the Global War on Terror

14:38 – Former marine fighting for coverage from Camp Lejuene exposures

29:16 – Current status with our ‘frenemy’ Turkey / how Turkish citizens see Americans

39:24 – Interview with Iona Craig of the Intercept – Part 2

1:15:10 – Five min rant – military parade on Veteran’s Day

IONA CRAIG WON A POLK AWARD FOR HER INVESTIGATION OF A SEAL TEAM RAID THAT KILLED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN YEMEN. HERE’S HOW SHE DID IT. – The Intercept – Peter Maass

Death in al Ghayil (Women and Children in Yemeni village recall horror of Trump’s “highly successful” SEAL raid)- Iona Craig – The Intercept

VA whistleblower: Veterans poisoned at Camp Lejeune need Trump’s help getting care – Washington Examiner – Scott Davis

Former Marine from West Penn Twp. in a battle for justice in cancer fight – The Standard Speaker – Jill Whalen

Benefits available to people who served at Camp Lejuene – Veterans and family members – Department of Veterans Affairs

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FOH is hosted, written, and produced by Chris ‘Henri’ Henrikson and Danny Sjursen
The show was mixed and edited by Chris Henrikson

A special thanks to our honorary producers Matthew Hoh and Will Ahrens!!  Without you guys, we couldn’t continue our work.

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Seventeen years later: the failed war in Afghanistan with Matthew Hoh Part 1 – Ep 2.5
	


	
	
	

		
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Danny and I got the opportunity to sit for our first interview with Marine combat veteran and US State Department whistleblower Matthew Hoh.  Matt joins us here to discuss our new president, the unending war in Afghanistan, and recent increases in US activity in Africa.

Here’s part 1.  Enjoy!


Matthew Hoh is a member of the advisory boards of Expose Facts, Veterans For Peace and World Beyond War. In 2009 he resigned his position with the State Department in Afghanistan in protest of the escalation of the Afghan War by the Obama Administration. He previously had been in Iraq with a State Department team and with the U.S. Marines. He is a Senior Fellow with the Center for International Policy.


To learn more about Matthew Hoh, visit his blog at https://matthewhoh.com

	


	





	

		
		
The Last Days of SGT La David Johnson – Ep 1
	


	
	
	

		
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Why are US troops deployed in Africa?  If you’re confused why, you’re not the only one.


In FOH’s first episode, Henri and Danny break down major stories from the military / veteran community, including updates about Bowe Bergdahl, whistleblower and recently released former soldier Chelsea Manning, and the deaths of four US Special Forces soldiers in Niger.


00:30 – Russian missile testing


02:05 – Kurdish MG on the US’s failings in Iraq, Newsweek article by Kurdish general.


03:40 – II MEF stretched thin.


06:50 – Yemen humanitarian crisis


11:25 – Cameroon torturing terror suspects


13:30 – SF deaths in Niger / US military mission in Africa


42:05 – Bowe Bergdahl and his current status


1:01:00 – Chelsea Manning


1:21:00 – Total


http://taskandpurpose.com/chelsea-manning-harvard/


http://taskandpurpose.com/general-marines-stretched-thin/


http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-has-betrayed-kurds-and-iraq-will-suffer-it-694575


http://www.newsweek.com/what-lies-behind-accusations-abuse-cameroon-troops-fight-boko-haram-410421


 


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