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?