Afghan General head of Special Ops, former Special Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Terrorism Expert at preeminent D.C. think tank and former intelligence officer, hosted by Omar Qudrat & CBS Big Brother’s Kaysar Ridha. Join this unique group for a thought-provoking discussion as Michael Pregent, Dr. Mark R. Jacobson and General Kosh Sadat explore information warfare, traditional warfare, propaganda, where America’s heading, and more.

Michael Pregent: twitter.com/MPPregent

Dr. Mark R. Jacobson: Twitter.com/markondefense

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Hosts

🐦 [Twitter/X] Kaysar Ridha — twitter.com/KaysarRidha

🐦 [Twitter/X] Omar Qudrat — twitter.com/omarqudrat1

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00:19 - Beginning

03:22 - Misinformation vs. disinformation

10:46 - Americans under attack - Psyops & Info ops

21:07 - Prevalence of information warfare online

28:03 - Social media’s role in influencing election

31:34 - Afghanistan withdrawal

36:17 - Moral duty to Afghan allies

40:16 - Resettling Afghan allies

42:06 - Personal toll of evacuation

44:46 - Kabul airport during evacuation

49:09 - Haqqani network - who are they?

52:29 - U.S. - Taliban relations: enemies or allies?

55:00 - Concerns about Pakistan stability

57:39 - Influence of lobbyists

1:03:04 - D.C. governance challenges

1:07:01 - Politicians’ conflicts of interest

1:12:20 - Space for constructive discussion in America?