The Pentagon’s Slow Learning Curve on Asymmetrical Warfare, Which Ukraine’s Attacks on Russian Bombers and the Kerch Bridge Just Demonstrated
We begin with Ukraine’s ingenious drone attacks on Russian bombers deep inside the country at bases in Siberia and Murmansk — as well as today’s underwater drone attack on the Kerch bridge, linking Russia with Crimea — and discuss the new era of asymmetrical warfare in which cheap Ukrainian drones destroyed $7 billion worth of Russian aircraft making the expensive ships, planes, and tanks the Pentagon buys largely obsolete and vulnerable. Joining us is William Arkin, one of America’s premier military experts who has been a consultant to wide-ranging organizations, including the US Air Force, the United Nations Secretary General, Human Rights Watch, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including The Generals Have No Clothes: The Untold Story of Our Endless Wars. His latest book is On That Day: The Definitive Timeline of 9/11. He is currently the senior editor at kenklippenstein.com, where their latest article is “Homeland Security’s Pre-crime Push: Snitch fund and AI vie to stop attacks like Boulder.”
The Latest Attacks on Jewish Americans As Our President, who Weaponizes Antisemitism, Continues to Signal his Antisemitic Leanings
Then we look into the latest attack on Jewish Americans following the April firebombing of Governor Shapiro’s residence, the May assassinations of two Israeli embassy employees, and Sunday’s attack on peaceful demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas. Joining us is Halie Soifer, the Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), where she previously served as the group’s Executive Director. Prior to joining JDCA, she served for nearly two decades as an advisor to four members of Congress, including as National Security Advisor to then-Senator Kamala Harris, advising her on issues pertaining to foreign policy, defense, veterans, and cybersecurity.
A Former FBI Counterintelligence Whistleblower on the Wrecking of the FBI by Patel and Bongino
The finally, following an expose in The New York Times on the unease at the FBI, as Kash Patel ousts experienced leadership and closes down anti-corruption and Russian counterintelligence operations, we speak with a whistleblower and former FBI Counterintelligence Special Agent Johnathan Buma, who was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport on March 17, 2025 and charged with disclosing confidential records, but is now out on bail. A 16-year veteran of the FBI, in January 2022 he filed a whistleblower complaint and testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing the agency of political bias and alleging “numerous acts of intelligence repression.” He is the subject of a two-part documentary on Russian espionage efforts to penetrate Silicon Valley on Germany’s ZDF network and is running for the U.S. Congress as a Democrat in Arizona’s sixth district.