Tonight’s discussion kicks off with the CommandEleven SitRep covering security related threats to the US and Europe. Then we return to The Long War series discussing how the threat has expanded with the use of improvised explosive devices and the new tactics to deploy them.

CommandEleven SitRep
  • Pakistan’s air strike on Kabul
  • Social media off in Afghanistan – how are updates being reported by the Taliban?
  • Afghanistan’s national bird is a Pakistani drone
  • Shut down EPIC City
  • US government believes Jolani will keep Russian based out of Syria
  • CENTCOM being honest that Hamas is killing civilians
  • Bomb threats made against over 40 Florida school districts in one evening
  • 60 Minutes runs a propaganda interview with Jolani to continue the “I’m not a terrorist…anymore” script
  • Pakistan declares all terror group camps in Afghanistan legitimate targets
  • OpSec tips from Sarah Adams
  • Homeland Security issues a credible threat alert for federal law enforcement
Explosive Networks: How Terror Cells Weaponize Chaos
  • Threat Landscape and Historical Precedents
  • Anatomy of a Coordinated IED Operation
  • US Domestic Vulnerabilities & High Value Targets
  • Response, Detection & Mitigation Strategies
  • Emerging Trends, Future Scenarios & Strategic Imperatives

The panel included former deployed US military and intelligence operatives from Afghanistan and Iraq, including: