978: Adam Gamal | My Top-Secret Fight Against Terrorism Part One
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🗓️ 16 April 2024
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
What's it like to be one of the only Muslim Arab Americans fighting terrorism in the US' most secret military unit? Adam Gamal shares here in part 1 of 2!
What We Discuss with Adam Gamal:- How Adam Gamal went from being an Egyptian refugee who barely spoke English to an operative in the US Army's most secret special forces unit.
- The unit's tasks range from counterterrorism and hostage rescue to counter-narcotics operations.
- The ethical and emotional complexities of covert operations.
- How top secret operatives navigate cultural nuances while making personal sacrifices for the greater good.
- The importance of intelligence, adaptability, and the unseen battles fought every day to ensure American safety.
- And much more...
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| 0:12.0 | I was leaving Iraq, I made it to Qatar, |
| 0:14.6 | the unit commander contacted me, |
| 0:16.0 | is like, hey, there is a hostage situation |
| 0:18.0 | and a kidnapped soldier in Iraq. |
| 0:20.0 | We need you to go back. |
| 0:21.2 | So I had to call my wife and say, I'm sorry I'm not coming. I have to go back. |
| 0:25.4 | And those are the things that a lot of people don't realize so people are |
| 0:29.5 | oh military guys are really cool and they deploying and like special operation guys and they |
| 0:33.3 | get paid more and they jump out of aircraft and to call your wife the day you're |
| 0:37.3 | supposed to arrive back home and you tell you you're not coming dude. |
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