GRP 126-In chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order: CIA Security Officer Tom Pecora

Global Recon

John Hendricks

Government

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2019

⏱️ 120 minutes

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GRP 126- For this weeks podcast I have a very special guest on career CIA Security Officer and author of "GUARDIAN - Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA's War on Terror" Thomas Pecora. “GUARDIAN” is a historical memoir chronicling Mr. Pecora’s 24 years in the CIA in protective operations, counter-terrorism and security, working in some of the worst terrorist hotbeds in the world. We discussed several events which you’ll find as I have that Tom’s perspective is valuable and unique. Enjoy. 0:00- Gary Schroen, and the CIA’s insertion into Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks 6:30-The amount of direct combat for the CIA in modern warfare 10:37-The 1993 attack on CIA headquarters 17:00-On the ground in Mogadishu in 1993, Osama Bin Laden’s role in the Battle of Mogadishu 31:00-The CIA’s tragedy in Khost, Afghanistan. Running Counter Surveillance for Robert Gates 50:54-Changes the Agency underwent after the 9/11 attacks, on the ground in Iraq. 1:09:24- How interconnected terrorist groups are and the effects they have on the world 1:28:36-Tracking Bin Laden Pick up a copy of Thomas Pecora’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Guardian-Life-Crosshairs-CIAs-Terror I would like to thank our sponsor for todays episode Duke Cannon. Duke Cannon’s superior-quality grooming goods for hard-working men are tested by active military. If it’s the “Big Ass Brick of Soap”, premium hair goods, or beards and shaving products it has the scent of accomplishment. Duke Cannon gives back to veterans. Go to www.DukeCannon.com and use the promo code RECON to get 15% off your first order Follow Global Recon below: www.Globalrecon.net https://www.instagram.com/igrecon https://www.instagram.com/blackopsmatter www.twitter.com/igrecon https://www.facebook.com/GlobalReconPodcast/ Chantel Taylor: https://www.instagram.com/mission_critical https://www.instagram.com/altern8rv Tim Kolczak: www.thevetsproject.com  www.instagram.com/theveteransproject Music provided by Caspian: www.caspianmusic.net

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0:00.0	Ten years ago today, the U.S. military began bombing targets in Afghanistan. It was just
0:07.0	three weeks after 9-11. No one knew it at the time, but a secret team of CIA officers
0:13.0	was already on the ground paving the way for the fall of the Taliban. Most of these operatives
0:19.0	have never been named, but tonight, David Martin hears
0:22.7	the story from the man who led the covert operation. By the time bombing started, the CIA's
0:30.1	Gary Shrone had been on the ground for nearly two weeks. One last mission for a 59-year-old
0:36.5	man who on 9-11 had been filling out his retirement papers.
0:40.3	Everybody in the United States wanted to be the first person to go after Ben Laden and get this hunt going.
0:46.3	And here they had given me that role.
0:49.3	Shrone, who had spent 32 years as a covert operator, was to lead a small team of Americans, shown
0:55.9	here with their faces blurred in a photo released by the CIA.
1:00.8	The CIA's chief of counterterrorism gave him explicit orders to kill.
1:05.5	I want you to cut Ben Laden's head off, put it on dry ice, and send it back to me so I can show the president.
1:13.6	Was he serious?
1:14.6	Yeah, I think so.
1:16.6	CIA pilots flew the team, codenamed Jawbreaker, in a Russian helicopter over a 14,000-foot
1:22.6	pass into northern Afghanistan, armed with a small fortune. We had $3 million in cash in $100 bills that were non-sequential
1:34.3	and shrink-wrapped in $100,000 bundles.
1:38.3	How heavy is $3 million?
1:40.3	It's about 50 pounds.
1:42.3	50 pounds of cash?
1:43.3	Yeah, 50 pounds of cash. Yeah.
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