173: Part 3 - Dale Watson - Army veteran, FBI Exec Asst Director, and American Patriot

Game of Crimes

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🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 65 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	How many crime categories is the FBI responsible for?
0:03.5	It's like one.
0:05.1	The 270, I think.
0:07.1	I've forgotten the number, but it's way up there.
0:10.2	Back to when I was in.
0:11.4	I think it's closer to 400.
0:12.8	I think so.
0:14.0	When I was in Birmingham, I got horse thief, the Man Act stealing this car.
0:19.7	I mean, it was just crazy.
0:21.4	And then they've even got one category that says if nobody else was responsible for, the FBI is responsible.
0:26.3	It's true.
0:44.3	Hey, everybody. Welcome back to part three of our interview with Dale Watson. And the reason I'm smiling is because this guy makes me laugh every time he opens his mouth. I got to tell
0:48.5	you, he put on a nice suit for today's interview. But he just told me he's got to have that
0:52.8	back to the shop at two hours,
0:54.6	so we've got to hustle on to this soon.
0:57.7	But you know what?
0:58.5	That's the cool thing about bringing your friends and your colleagues on to a podcast like
1:02.7	Game of Crimes with Murph in the Morning.
1:04.7	We're reliving.
1:05.7	We've been talking for 30 minutes, just reliving old memories here.
1:09.0	And that just comes from that.
1:10.4	You know, you folks hear me talk about the law enforcement culture. Even though you retire, you're still
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