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BGEN Ernie Audino, US Army (Retired)

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Saturday · 40 min
Sept 12, 2026 - Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa (VP, Kurdistan Region of Iraq) - Fought Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein in Iraq
25th Anniversary of 9/11 Comments by Gen. Audino: Why we won after 9/11. Special Guest: General Sheikh Jaafar, longtime commander of Kurdish Peshmerga forces and now Vice President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, spent years fighting not just al...
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September 5 · 40 min
Sept 5, 2026 - CPT Jennifer Devine (Desert Storm Vet) - Why Join the Military, Serving in the Middle East as a Woman
Gen. Audino's Comments: Why everyone should study leadership. Special Guest: Jennifer Devine is a Gulf War veteran and former United States Army captain. A loggie…and a female on the battlefields of the Middle East…she joins us to discuss her...
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August 29 · 40 min
Aug 29, 2026 - Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah (IDF, MI) - Biggest Threats in the Middle East
Gen. Audino's Comments: 5 years since suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai Int’l Airport, Poland increases military readiness against Russia, Turkey determined to get into Syria. Special Guest: Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah was formerly Foreign Policy...
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August 22 · 40 min
Aug 22, 2026 - LTG Jeffrey S. Buchanan - Building Exceptional Leaders
Gen. Audino's Comments: Update on injured Mukry (son of Gen. Yazdanpanna), grit in the military, USS Abraham Lincoln. Special Guest: Lt. General (ret.) Jeffrey S. Buchanan has 37 years of Army military service on the front lines worldwide. He...
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August 15 · 40 min
Aug 15, 2026 - Dr. Fouad Abou Nader (Fmr. Head of Lebanese Forces) - Threats Against Christians and Democracy in Lebanon
Gen. Audino's Comments: Strait of Hormuz irrelevent within 2 years? Iran warns Syria against troops in Lebanon. Special Guest: Dr. Fouad Abu Nader is the former head of the Lebanese Forces. Fouad, a Christian, was kidnapped by Palestinians and...
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August 8 · 40 min
Aug 8, 2026 - COL John Kiel (JAG, TF180 Afghanistan) - One of the 1st Army JAGs into Afghanistan After 9/11
Gen. Audino's Comments: Prayers for Mukry (son of Gen. Yazdanpanna), why so much dealmaking and not enough warfighting in Iran? Special Guest: As we approach the 5th anniversary of the fall of Kabul, which was overtaken by the Taliban on August 15,...
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August 1 · 41 min
Aug 1, 2026 - Ali Nazary (NRF of Afghanistan) - How Bad Have Things Gotten in Afghanistan?
Gen. Audino's Comments: The "surprise" Iranian attack on US troops, Saudi Arabia stepping up to the plate. Special Guest: Ali Nazary is one of the founding members of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (successor to the Northern Alliance)....
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July 25 · 40 min
July 25, 2026 - Dr. Daniel Diker (JCFA) - Good vs. Bad Strategy Against Iran
Gen. Audino's Comments: Now is NOT the time to lift fires, Iranians angry at the regime? Special Guest: Dr. Dan Diker is President of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. As a counterterrorism and national security expert, he joins...
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July 18 · 41 min
July 18, 2026 - David Tafuri - Ukraine, Iran, Iraq
Gen. Audino's Comments: How NOT to turn Iran into Vietnam. Special Guest: David Tafuri was with the State Dept in Baghdad in '06, and he still gets back and forth to all kinds of hotspots these days. He joins us from Kyiv, Ukraine to talk the current...
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July 11 · 40 min
July 11, 2026 - LTG Sean MacFarland - The Changing Character of War
Gen. Audino's Comments: Ceasefire over in Iran, damage update, operational vs political objectives (crutial differences), boots on the ground in Iran? Special Guest: LTG Sean MacFarland (Army ret.) is the man who’s most credited with turning the tide...
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July 4 · 41 min
July 4, 2026 - MG John P. McLaren - USA Turns 250!
Happy 250th Birthday, America! As we celebrate this momentus event, BG Ernie Audino looks back at how it all started and honors those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom during the American Revolution. Special Guest: As part of an extensive...
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June 27 · 40 min
June 27, 2026 - Peter Huessy (Nuclear Weapons Authority) - Bad Guys with Nukes & Iran
Gen. Audino's Comments from Budapest: Hungary's fight against the USSR, Iran turning into the next Vietnam! Special Guest: Peter R. Heussy is one of our nation’s foremost authorities on nuclear weapons policy. He joins us to talk all things nuclear...
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June 20 · 40 min
June 20, 2026 - Sam Faddis (CIA) - The Iran Deal: How Bad Is It?
Gen. Audino's Comments: Why would the US enter into this ridiculous-looking Memorandum of Understanding with Iran? Special Guest: Army vet Sam Faddis, former CIA operator and head of the WMD Unit at the CIA Counter Terrorism Center, has experience on...
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June 13 · 41 min
June 13, 2026 - Bert Watson (Navy Ret) - Russia vs. Ukraine: Who’s Winning?
Gen. Audino's Comments: The Will to Fight (historically, in Ukraine, and against Iran). Special Guest: Navy vet Bert Watson just returned from his EIGHTH time in Ukraine! He's currently involved in efforts to support the country in its effort to...
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June 6 · 41 min
June 6, 2026 - Andrew Ghalili (Director of Policy for NUFDI) - War Powers Resolution & Iran
Gen. Audino's Comments: The War Powers Resolution vote that passed the House isn't going anywhere and emboldens the enemy! Special Guest: Andrew Ghalili is the Director of Policy for the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI). He has extensive...
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May 30 · 40 min
May 30, 2026 - Dr. Gaby Hawat (Veteran of Lebanese Battlefields) - Hezbollah, Lebanon, & Iran
Gen. Audino Comments from the European Economic and Security Summit in Bosnia. Special Guest: Dr. Gaby Hawat, a veteran of battlefields in Lebanon, joins us to talk Hezbollah, Lebanon, and Iran. Topics covered include why it's a fantasy to expect...
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May 23 · 39 min
May 23, 2026 - Dr. Lani Kass (Prof of Military Strategy & Ops) - US Strategy with China & Iran, Memorial Day Tribute
The Full Measure of Memorial Day (remembering servicemember deaths from American Revolution to Opn Epic Fury). Special Guest: Dr. Lani Kass has 50 years of national security service, including 20 as a professor of military strategy and ops at the...
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May 16 · 40 min
May 16, 2026 - LTG Jerry Boykin (Delta Force) - Iran Hostage Crisis, Black Hawk Down, Hunt for Pablo Escobar, & More!
Gen Audino's Comments: Iran battle update and economic devastation rundown. Special Guest: LTG Jerry Boykin is an absolute legend in the special ops community! He's a career Delta operator who, on 24Apr80, infilled into Iran as part of Opn Eagle...
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May 9 · 41 min
May 9, 2026 - Adam Lovinger (Fmr. NSC Dir. of Strategic Net Assessments) - Trump's Iran Strategy
Gen Audino's Comments: Defining strategy and breaking down Trump's demands with Iran. Special Guest: Adam Lovinger was the Senior Director for Strategic Assessments at the National Security Council (NSC) during President Trump's first term. He was...
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May 2 · 41 min
May 2, 2026 - Aviram Bellaishe (Clandestine Israeli Ops) - Winning the PSYOPs and Influence Ops War in Iran
Gen Audino's Comments: The IRGC will NEVER negotiate. US Political War + IRGC Holy War = INCOMPATIBLE! Special Guest: Aviram Bellaishe is a multi-year veteran of very sensitive Israeli missions. He has vast experience in psyops & other influence...
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