173: Part 1 - Dale Watson - Army veteran, FBI Exec Asst Director, and American Patriot

Game of Crimes

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🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Murph welcomes back another old friend and colleague, retired FBI Special Agent Dale Watson. Dale shares his journey from college to the U.S. Army, to joining the FBI. Working his way up through the ranks, Dale became involved in counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and crisis management. He participated in several high-profile investigations including bombings in Oklahoma City, Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, USS Cole in Yemen, U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the anthrax mailings, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Dale reflects on the need for a proactive approach to terrorism prevention, and the resistance he faced in implementing changes. Dale and Murph discuss the current state of Congress, the importance of accountability in government, the challenges faced by law enforcement, and how Dale continues to serve in retirement.

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0:00.0	So I jumped on the train and the last car was pulling out when I got to the station.
0:05.5	And I looked and there were only two people on it, me and another guy.
0:08.8	The doors closed.
0:10.2	He reaches in his pocket.
0:11.5	He has a switchblade.
0:13.0	He starts clicking the switchblade and looking at me.
0:17.4	And I'm thinking, I'm tired.
0:19.2	I don't want to have to shoot this guy.
0:24.9	I decided at the time when he carried handkerchiefs,
0:28.9	I got out of my handkerchiefs and got my gun out and started rubbing my gun down.
0:33.6	And then it stops at the next stop.
0:35.2	Man, he couldn't get off that train.
0:49.6	Hey, everybody.
0:52.9	Welcome back to the next episode of Game of Crimes with Murph in the morning.
0:54.9	This is very special.
0:59.1	I tell you what, this is, today is so special that, you know, we usually have small town police blotters on here. I'm foregoing that because the gentleman we have with us today,
1:04.0	he's a friend of mine. I think you're going to be impressed with who I've got for you this
1:07.8	week, and he has so many stories, I'm afraid we're going to run out of time to tell them all.
1:12.9	So this gentleman is a former U.S. Army veteran, take our hats off to him for there, five and a half years in the military.
1:19.5	And 25 years as an FBI special agent.
1:24.3	And I tell you what, and you will never hear me say this again.
1:27.4	I'm in awe of this guy.
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