I Tortured Terrorists For The United States | Other People's Lives

[@shailebanuelos3833]

I was going to say something seems off about this guy, but i realized something has to be off for someone to be able to do this job

[@TylerMcKinney]

I think he's one of those fakers that "wishes" he was there. He didn't say much that isn't public knowledge. And the way he speaks/says the stories is off

[@AprilHare]

Yeah, He has PTSD

[@krusher74]

it's not like you go for a job interview and they say "hi, would you like to torture people starting tomorrow?" people join the army, end up moving into a branch and you never really know what and when they are going to get you to do. The psychology of the army is to make you a Yes man.

[@thaloblue]

@@TylerMcKinneyyou realize he isn’t cleared to declassify shit all by himself??

[@FattyMcBeardo]

Nah I think you where right on your first thought. I believe he was in the military and maybe even Intelligence but this guy hasn't tortured anyone. Everything sounds off and made up from something he read. The way he talks and uses clearing his throat as a distraction and to extend his time to think about what hes supposed to say in that situation. I think he did a lot of reading and fantasizing in online forums.

[@jennystout8600]

From what I've read about various witch trials throughout history, torture really isn't effective in getting accurate information. It IS effective in getting the prisoner to say what they need to say to get the torture to stop.

[@theogbunn7672]

That's true if you're just torturing someone to get them to give you whatever information they happen to have, like probing without knowing what your looking for. Most of the time though they are asking about specific things that they have very good reason to believe the person knows, and in those cases they tend to get what they're looking for. If the person actually has the information they want, when the time comes that they're going to give up information it's alot more likely that they'll tell them the actual information they do have than a made up version of it. If the question is "did Mike sell weapons/sensitive information to the enemies?" The question indicates in itself that there is an answer the questioner already wants, and that's not really the kind of shit they'd torture someone to find out. "who sold weapons/information to the enemies?" Would be more accurate, and though sometimes they just make up a name. if know the actual name, by the time they're willing to answer at all they're so mentally exhausted and distraught they'd probably just tell the truth rather than make something up. They wouldn't be asking for a confirmation of information they already had either, if they already thought Mike was the one selling weapons or info they wouldn't torture someone to get a second opinion. And if it turns out to be a lie they just go back and do it again, which the individual knows is gonna happen. It's a messy business, and doesn't always turn out good information but they wouldn't do it if it didn't work most of the time.

[@jennystout8600]

@@theogbunn7672 fair point, although still very effed up. I thought that the point this interviewer made: that torturing people degrades the torturer as well (even if it's to save lives) was very interesting. I guess ultimately "war is hell", and that's that.

[@Humanh8red]

@11:29

[@Name-oz4lq]

I realize this is a year later, but hopefully you see this still. I haven’t watched past 2 minutes of this so far, so there’s a small chance he’ll say otherwise, but….. You genuinely believe the US Military doesn’t verify ALL information given to them from POW’s, hostages, enemy’s of the state, etc.!? It has been proven to be verified & almost always true when it comes to lower level hostages, which is roughly 90% of interrogated people, especially when it comes to waterboarding. Don’t be this ignorant & speak on things you don’t know 🥴It’s embarrassing for you & all of us.

[@Name-oz4lq]

@@theogbunn7672 nobody liked your comment in the last YEAR, because it makes absolutely no sense. 🤣🤣

[@jeremy.thejeweler]

His voice and mannerisms are exactly like those of that kid in school who said he was a ninja and had a Charizard in his back yard. Like I close my eyes and he’s got longish stringy, greasy hair, a peach fuzz mustache, and he’s wearing a stretched out Walmart hoodie with a dragon on it in 100 degree weather.

[@nectarshrub]

Yup.

[@itty.bittypretty2019]

Shoes untied or too tight lol 😂 backpack has a hole at the bottom corner for some reason it’s gray and black idk 🤷🏽‍♀️ I’m just going off your description and addin mine 😂

[@FattyMcBeardo]

This kid has read a lot and lived in some online forums and has this fantasy in his head. He may have been in the military but no way did he torture people.

[@victoriadavis6955]

Oh my god yeah

[@froufroudeluxe]

Still weirded out by the fact he’s reading the Wikipedia page definition of enhanced interrogation almost word for word

[@brycekayski9284]

He probably knows he can only go so far publicly or else someone will make him have an accident. Or he isn’t the real deal but OPL said they vetted him and all their guests. Prayers to the 22 veterans who commit suicide a day and God bless any that served our country thank you

[@lisalee2206]

@@caspay21 I agree. He sounds like he was in but it doesn’t sound like he actually did interrogation. I could have given the same interview with the knowledge I have and this wasn’t even close to what in did in the service.

[@katie3657]

Yeah.. this is stupid AF. This guy sounds drunk AF lol

[@bouncingumdrops]

Lol yup. He’s fake af. Can’t even pronounce Abu Ghraib

[@mattreed2144]

I believe he served, I definitely don't believe that preformed or was part of preforming "enhanced interrogation".

[@ellenthesmellen6126]

So glad you guys managed to get this one back up

[@TylerMcKinney]

The huuuuuge problem with those tactics is that most of them will just say what they think you want to hear. I'd say ANYTHING for it to stop, true or not.

[@Joeyjackson5]

it really depends on how you torture (fear vs pain). when pain is speaking you cannot trust what they say but if you use a phobia it creates enough fear to get information while they are still able to think.

[@Humanh8red]

@11:29 he mentions this exactly.

[@krusher74]

yeah, but once you have told them lies the firsttime for it to stop and they follow up an its bullshit when they come back for a second round you gonna bullshit them again?

[@linamackenzie6098]

I don’t know why but I don’t find him to be credible.

[@r-aking2973]

He sounds like Chris from Family Guy

[@Alicia-gj2nl]

Yes haha

[@angelheffner]

So glad this is up! I had so many conspiracy theories as to why it was taken down. Can’t wait to give it a listen!

[@Epatron2]

A movie about Guantanamo bay just came out earlier this year called “The Mauritanian” based on a true story of a prisoner released after being there for 10years or something.

[@WoahMissGrace]

Such a hard movie to just watch, but such an amazing message

[@clogs2211]

Been waiting for this one to be put back up.

[@jawanngillis6397]

Yo I really love these episodes more controversial stuff PLEASE people LITERALLY NEED different perspectives on a LOT of things about OUR society as a WHOLE WORLD!

[@MrZola1234]

Military's own studies on tourture show that befriending or good cop tactics lead to a great deal more information than torture.

[@thaloblue]

My friend met a real life military interrogator who also smuggled people out of Afghanistan. SHE was the “good cop.” She didn’t state whether she ever did things to people, but her angle was highly psychological. She would empathize with them, find ways to laugh with them, and generally challenge their thinking like “nahhh i don’t think you’re a BAD PERSON. I think you’re just passionate about your country.” She said many of her detainees were very young men, boys really, like 16-21 years old. It was interesting. She also worked with her husband, like they were married and deployed in the same field, which I thought didn’t happen.

[@MrZola1234]

@thaloblue i think your friend watched a 60 minutes during about 10 years ago where a young female interigator was featured.

[@thaloblue]

@@MrZola1234 No, that woman is famous and she came to our school. She has at least one book out. It’s literally just the same person lmfao.

[@carolmurphy7572]

When I see or hear about this stuff, it makes me think about how seriously the American people took it when their "home soil" was attacked on 9-11. There was immediate outrage and demand for vengeance against people who would dare to do this to "'Murikans"! It was simply incomprehensible that it should be considered anything less than a war crime. Yet pretty much everything this guy describes is a war crime, but it's okay because he and his fellow torturers are Americans and it's for the "greater good" or for the security of America? Imagine the outrage if these things were being done, for example, by North Koreans to American citizens, whether they were civilians or military personnel! There would be hell to pay! It's disgusting to me that this kind of stuff is sanctioned by the U.S. government, the U.S. military, and/or the American public. It's okay because it's not American citizens being tortured?

[@Phil1053Locket]

You understand this was a world wide issue at the time with UN outrage? America just happened to step up and take lead on going over there, but this was a worldly nations push/agenda.

[@mariamm7695]

@@Phil1053Locket rubbish.

[@lindseystein9676]

@Carol Murphy I completely agree. Bush should have been held accountable for his war crimes. Other presidents participated, but bush started it all. The US wasn’t even targeting the country where the attackers came from. Bush and other government officials lied about weapons of mass destruction. Honestly, I’m disgusted with their actions and the Americans who cheered the war on. The 20 year war was just a money making machine and I’m glad it’s over. It’s truly a stain on American history, and we already have plenty of those.

[@akki3165]

America is the biggest terrorist out there

[@loni1932]

For sure. Our government and military have committed worse war crimes, them 2 towers falling…

[@anovemberstar]

i dnt understand why they think torturing people will get them the info they want ... even if the person was innocent, they will make something up just to have the torture stopped!!!!

[@theogbunn7672]

Right, and then when they find out the information is false, they just go back and start over again. It's not like they just let them go once they tell them something. And the guys being tortured know if they tell them something false it's probably gonna make the interrogator angry and make them do even worse shit. If these guys are going to tell them something, anything at all, it's probably gonna be real. Otherwise they'll just say nothing and let them torture them to death, so they dont have to drag out their suffering longer than it already has been. That's dark af I know, but it's the reality

[@angelmarsh8910]

I feel as if stuff like this he would not be able to genuiely speak on if he actually did do those things. Wouldn't an interrogation with torture be classified as a mission of some sort or part of a mission? How can he *legally* talk about these things?

[@deadlyzone8304]

well he would have to talk as vague possible no names and he would have to say a lot of stuff that is public knowledge. even if you listen to a lot of what special forces talk about in videos and interviews they have to watch what they say very carefully. but he very well could be full of shit but we may never truly know its just word of mouth haha

[@AprilHare]

It may be declassified info now

[@deadlyzone8304]

@@AprilHare indeed

[@Humanh8red]

He’s completely anonymous and he isn’t providing any information that would put him or our country/military in danger.

[@ellemarr7234]

@@deadlyzone8304 Not really. There’s actually a great deal that hasn’t been declassified because the torturers and coup-supporters at the CIA actually destroyed 90+ video tapes. Not only did we lose that evidence, we then went on to promote Gina Haspel to lead the bureau. On second thought … how appropriate.

[@lisalee2206]

This guy doesn’t have any pictures of him in the service because he went straight to interrogation? I can’t imagine the military sending somebody in their first term of enlistment to do this.

[@TheAdequateFisher]

Being in the military, I can tell you they will definitely do that. Now its not like you graduate your couple months of basic and off you go though. Once you complete that there is still a lot of training/schools you have to go to. Most likely tests and further background checks to make sure you can for sure do it. Its relatively easy to get into the military but there are jobs in the military that can be difficult to do or get into. And don't get me wrong there were some things I listened to that made me question is this legit.

[@MsNoPixel]

No they do that believe it or not.

[@theogbunn7672]

Thats probably the only people they would enlist to do that. Same way the FBI recruits people before they even graduate college, and scout people starting in highschool. They want you as early and untrained as possible so they can have a blank slate to start training you the exact way they want you to be

[@lisalee2206]

@@TheAdequateFisher When I was in it took at least 6 months to finish a top secret clearance background check. He didn’t take any pictures in 6 months?

[@TheAdequateFisher]

@@lisalee2206 maybe he's not a big picture taker? I dont have a whole lot of photos from when I was in unfortunately. A lot of memories I wish I could look back on.

[@life7777]

My Ex did this in the military and he became a raging alcoholic after he was medically discharged with ptsd.

[@kellegeez]

That makes sense. A vice to help them get through the horrible things they've done. Even this guy sounds like he's been drinking.

[@itsalwaysteatime3803]

Hope the guilt eats him up!! Toturing people.. Did you expect us to feel sorry for him?!

[@life7777]

@@itsalwaysteatime3803 No, it's more of a comment to let people know of how karma works. I didn't know any of this until after we broke up (I was young and naïve about the military). It was until I googled his unit and name and found a few videos where his unit was torturing people. I was disgusted with the military after that.

[@thaloblue]

Makes complete sense. Our souls are real and they do not like to commit extremely evil deeds.

[@klbriceno1]

This is one of the hardest things I have ever willingly listened to.

[@brooke9188]

The way he said “they’d rather die than talk” sounded really blanket

[@edbabine]

So basically this dude is a legal Criminal. that's like a 100-year sentence for the average Jo.

[@kikijayquinn]

These are all real techniques used by the Americans, but this guy sounds like a drunken private that got nowhere near and interrogation. Only specialists operated these camps not randoms like he is making out. He's a fan boy. Gross.

[@katythornton17]

I’m sorry but he’s giving me grown up jrotc vibes.

[@ticklemelexii]

😂😭

[@traviswalker4126]

He may have been there but he didn’t do this shit. I’ve seen so much on this I could have easily gave this interview.

[@anovemberstar]

i saw on a SAS security show, part of the training is they subject them to noise that is 'unpleasant' - such as sounds of distressed babies and children, or wild pigs screaming.

[@Humanh8red]

I’d be annoyed but wouldn’t gaf.

[@lillymurray8408]

@@Humanh8redyou say that. But the training is intense. It’s not just sometimes….

[@thaloblue]

@@Humanh8redafter 20 hours max volume and no sleep you would GAF

[@JohnnyAllan-vj7sj]

This guy does not sound like someone the government would hire to do such a sensitive job. I have no proof for my claims, so I'll just leave it there

[@sallyabukharma6416]

Like most of the cases these so claimed terrorists end up to not be terrorists. I hope Americans realize that

[@blakejech6846]

It's so crazy listening to stories about guys coming from the biggest terror org in world history

[@davidbrodowicz6875]

I cant take this individual seriously. His vagueness is overwhelming and he lost me the second I heard him incorrectly pronounce "drowning."

[@traviswalker4126]

When he said “military dogs”

[@_monomorph_1411]

I’d love to hear this guy talk about that Adam Driver movie “The Torture Report” that focuses on the team that made these reports public. I’d like to hear his thoughts on the film from his perspective

[@_monomorph_1411]

@@insuranceavailable it’s on amazon prime. It came out in 2019 I believe

[@_monomorph_1411]

@@insuranceavailable there are sequences that can be, since the film is told through depictions of what Adam is reading in the report mixed in with him in ‘present day’ so to speak, but it’s not ‘top 10 most disturbing find to watch’ either, if that makes sense. I’d suggest watching the trailer if you’re unsure

[@openhearts5000]

Female interrogator: *comes in and humiliates detainee* Detainee: jokes on you I'm into that

[@thaloblue]

My ex-mother tortured her first two children, myself and my younger sister, and I could talk about it on OPL if y’all wanted. She would leave us in stress positions for hours. She interrupted our sleep with loud music or freezing water squirted into our ears. She would deprive us of sleep and interrogate us very similarly to how cops interrogate murder suspects. The first time I saw footage of a real police interrogation it reminded me of my ex-mother.

[@brooke9188]

Ex-mother?

[@supernova11711]

I mean…is he a monster? I don’t know. He certainly WAS at the time. It makes you wonder just how many people are though? All of us? Most? How many of us could do these types of things in the right (or wrong) circumstances? It’s a form a brainwashing, I’ve always felt this way. The military brainwashes people, the same way that a cult would. War is disgusting. EVERYONE thinks they’re on the right side, that’s the thing. Every single one of those people was somebody’s child. Had people that loved them. How is it any different from what they are doing? It’s NOT.

[@kwise09]

I read the Senate report on torture and theres one section that always stuck with me. It’s a quote from the CIA personnel carrying out the enhanced interrogation. - “Today’s first session had profound effect on all staff members present. It seems the collective opinion that we should not go much further. Everyone seems strong for now, but if the group has to continue, we cannot guarantee how much longer. Several on the team profoundly affected. Some to the point of tears and choking up.” people who justify the use of torture typically do it out of a sense of patriotism or because they correlate criticism of its use with being unappreciative of the military or ignorant of the ways of war. But perhaps the critics who are more concerned with what this would do to the people who have to carry it out represent a more genuine form of patriotism with a more rational perspective on the nature of war.

[@chrissy9876]

Think about what he said about “yes men”. With what’s happening around the world and how easy it would be for these people to do this - or anything like this or detaining American citizens bc they are told these people are a threat. I hope you’re all hearing this and applying it to what could happen here to our own citizens.

[@chrystiafreelandscankles548]

100%.

[@diannh2894]

I've got a good friend who is a journalist who travels between Syria, Afghanistan, Palestine, Turkey, and Russia. And so I see a total different side than what he was fed by the army or whatever, and so... Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but I do not really appreciate or respect this stuff, because they are exactly what he says, order followers. So denying basic rights because of a corporate war, sorry. It's not right. He doesn't seemed phased, and maybe that's because he is lying or just a psychopath. Either way, this was rough to hear. His attitude just literally taunts my conscious.

[@therealjacobsimpson]

I literally was typing out if they’ve been vetted and right after you said they’ve been vetted. You read my mind lol

[@kratos823]

Read the title as "I tortured tourists from the United States" and it reminded me of those Hostile movies.

[@ashleeblanton]

OMGGGGG THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT BACK UP I THOUGHT IT WAS A FEVER DREAM 😂

[@MsNoPixel]

There’s been so many episodes where they were taken down & I go back to look for them & they don’t exist so I think the same thing, was it a dream? Am I crazy? Did it really happen? LOL

[@Sandra-vh9wp]

@@MsNoPixel oh mannn now i feel like im missing out, im super curious now😔

[@kazzuo32]

Here just for support. But this is wrong in soo many levels. Humanity is ⬇

[@karennash1391]

This guy doesn't ooze intelligence when he speaks, despite his "high IQ". I don't think he'd be chosen to interrogate anyone but maybe to do the grunt work

[@thaloblue]

The USA does not pick highly intelligent, critical thinkers to do the torturing. They pick intellectual duds who will do what they are told. That’s why the agencies hire so many mormons. They need gullible idiots who will commit any act without questioning the big man.

[@tvst7856]

Why is he saying drowneding

[@lisalee2206]

Lol

[@alphafish4756]

OG's know this is a re-upload!

[@jimkreider9997]

I can't believe that our country would sanction something like that. I worry about him spouting this and others may think that they could get away with something like that.

[@itsalwaysteatime3803]

You Cleary don't know very much about your beloved Mercia so 🤣🤣

[@thaloblue]

Babe… America is a horrible fucking country. Government agent regularly rape detained hispanic children in ICE holding centers. You have a lot to learn.

[@TheAdequateFisher]

So happy this one made it in

[@mayagarcia-hector2732]

I’m only two minutes in but: I think it’s fucked up to do that to a human. Like idk what it was like to be there I can’t say what I would do but. This is just rlly gross man. Edit: I want to say I’m not blaming him specifically. Again I can’t say “well I wouldn’t do that”! And I know he’s coping with the shit he dealt with. But just this entire thing is just I’m really struggling with it.

[@brycekayski9284]

Seriously- I couldn’t and just wouldn’t do it. Plus it’s been proven people will say anything under HORRIBLE torture just to make it stop! The dude himself even said so, which leaves the question WHY do it in the first place if you aren’t almost POSITIVE they know something? That’s just my opinion tho lol.

[@mayagarcia-hector2732]

@@brycekayski9284 agree. I’m halfway through now. And I’m sorry this is so fucking nasty. The people were evil, (Unless they were innocent but that’s another issue) were the torturers any better?

[@AshleyxRajput]

@@mayagarcia-hector2732 that's the point. It's like stooping to their level and becoming them. None of this is right

[@mayagarcia-hector2732]

@@AshleyxRajput Yeah. It’s disturbing to say the least.

[@brycekayski9284]

@@mayagarcia-hector2732 my thoughts exactly Maya ! God bless you and have a good Thursday !

[@sarahwales6276]

If it wasn't for Julian Assange we may not have seen the criminality of the US Army with our own eyes.

[@Jonglohn]

Sleep deprivation and hypothermia tactics are so fucked. As bad as physical pain or discomfort can be, it usually doesn’t compare to the mental turmoil that comes from psychological abuse like that. Wild.

[@CeciliaReinheimer]

All of the torture he described is well know by most people.

[@traviswalker4126]

He said nothing I don’t knows nobody was in interrogation on HVts for 8 years

[@yourintrouble6296]

"Drownding"

[@lindseystein9676]

People *can* die from dry drowning. I wonder how many detainees died during this “enhanced interrogation” technique. And btw, I hate that term. They’re just trying to make torture sound nicer.

[@rambledoom]

I love how people in the comments think they know more about this man’s legitimacy than Joe and Greg who literally spent months vetting his story

[@MrMysteryman00]

They literally tell us that they don’t know. All they know is that he was in the military.

[@hecksticks929]

so you didn’t watch the intro ?

[@thaloblue]

They’re just coping from years of being brainwashed to think this is God’s favorite country.

[@soggycheeseroll]

youtube only lags when i watch your videos

[@UM4lyfeR6]

Glad this is back up.

[@gabbyrude9847]

Taxi To The Dark Side (2007) a must watch documentary related to this

[@vv6601]

War is hell

[@ghostghost2295]

We are all so appalled but…. This happens in all countries even the ones that deny they do it

[@Fikeyou]

Hmmm...i feel like calling bullshit on this dude. Somethings just dont sound right. Not sure about this dude.

[@thaloblue]

You just can’t cope with the reality that America is evil.

[@traviswalker4126]

I think he could have been over there. He wasn’t dealing with HVTs

[@LittleSkin18]

Everything this man is saying reminds me of the movie The Report or The Torture Report

[@op665]

I hate that the military doesn’t have a grace period for our service members

[@salwaa1993]

So a US terrorist was terrorizing “terrorists”.

[@thaloblue]

That’s the essence of America. We also terrorize our own.

[@CarolusLinnaeusJr-tn2et]

Morals evolved as a way to ensure group survival. If someone is outside of the social group then we aren't quite as strict with our morals. If someone is a threat to our group then morals do not apply at all. This man could be responsible for saving countless lives within my social group. I'm fine with him using any means necessary as long as he does not become sadistic. Once he starts taking pleasure in causing pain then he has to stop.

[@woodhousetheworldcitizen4416]

"These are the guys who flew planes into my country..." So you were torturing Saudis? Not bloody likely.

[@thaloblue]

Exactly.

[@oscarrivera1958]

Becoming an empire takes people like these. People that do the dirty work behind the scenes. This guy better watch his back, these people are replaced once their goal is achieved.

[@mariadavis3832]

I'm calling BS on this guy

[@stonecoldsteveslossin4241]

Imagine doing this "for your country " when your country was the one who did it 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@richardperry7311]

For the protection of our troops, this episode never should have been aired. I have a huge issue with this guy

[@blakejech6846]

Afraid people will learn the real actions of u.s. troops?

[@TreversYouTubeChannel]

I’m here, I’m ready

[@unhealthyobsession4600]

Looking at these comments I want to say that I don’t think people just understand that there are levels to humanity. We’ve never been thru much or maybe you have but there’s so much gray area within people…people should realize this…

[@Ellerenh]

This guy sounds like he enjoyed it

[@lillymurray8408]

You didn’t listen to him if that’s your take… he had no choice…. You act like he had a choice.

[@g-mads]

don't give this creep a platform..wtf? He seems suspicious and kinda nasty. Please reconsider

[@isaiahscholl8479]

He's anonymous and this show was founded to give ANYONE a platform. Please reconsider your comment

[@danielcote9257]

I’ve watched probably a few thousand podcasts. Green beret cia ground branch seals marsoc contractors. This guy is setting off my bullshit alarm. I mean look how he speaks compared to John kiriakou.

[@Noise_floorxx]

Totally agree

[@keelyshae_97]

Sounds a lot like the plot for ‘The Report’ he uses all of the terms from that movie and not a whole lot more. I realize if this is true it probably has caused him a lot of turmoil but something seems off.

[@klbriceno1]

I honestly think he is self medicating throughout this interview...I could be wrong but in the beginning I thought I heard him pop a can and put it on a table. If this is true then I don't blame him. If he is drinking that might explain why he seems off?

[@marthamette3018]

In war there are thousands of lives at stake. Knew someone who trained Iraqi soldiers. Talk about a mind F-ck! Knowing you built rapport & trained those soldiers, only for them to use that training to kill you (a US soldier) on the opposing side. He had PTSD for years.

[@kylaelam1466]

okay but “but your tied to a chair” kinda eats

[@TylerMcKinney]

Idk... Something is off. Kinda sounds like he was lying about being there/doing that. Maybe he was a janitor there or just repeating what he was told or even just looked up online or what he saw in a movies

[@J-B-P]

A janitor lol do you think it’s a middle school? The people who clean up the mess would be just as knowledgeable about the torture as the people doing it. They’re all soldiers and special agents. They don’t just let anyone witness that.

[@RobertJohnson-gk2gj]

In one minute you know it’s BS, a person would not be in all 3 duty stations, they also had other secret places.

[@Triton54]

Something screams “stolen valor” here, but idk. I was never in, but this dude sounds like every guy who is explaining why his uniform is ass backwards at the airport.

[@AlyssaSingsAlot]

this man boutta disappear 👀👀

[@FattyMcBeardo]

I don't normally say anything but there's just something wrong with this, it's off.... the way he speaks and explains things doesn't seem real. It sounds rehearsed and thought up. I'm sure he was in the military but this guy hasn't tortured anyone. He clears his throat after harder questions as a distraction to give himself some time to think of his answer. It looks like he's read a lot online and has some fantasy in his head. This feels like the guy at work that makes up stories to try and fit in or make people think he's cool or something, it doesn't feel authentic. The military words and how he uses them feels forcesd. He could be telling the truth but there's way too many red flags to ignore.

[@Liamo2424]

My professor was a human intel interrogator and just uses way different language than this guy. He seems full of it

[@PurpleHeat]

Did you guys confirm his info?

[@CAPITALLINDA]

America first huh guys?

[@carlytwopointoh]

How is this legal for him to talk about?

[@shannonburke5565]

Everything he talked about can be easily Google. That's why a bunch of people think his this isn't his true experience.

[@carlytwopointoh]

@@shannonburke5565 true, but like if this got out and the military found out he was openly talking about this, would there not be an investigation?

[@wowspiffy]

@@carlytwopointoh Sure but how do you prove anything? He could have given Joe and Greg a fake name and email. What he spoke of wasn’t too deep in terms of general knowledge, he didn’t name any specific commanders or people. I don’t think the military could do anything beyond just deny it.

[@Humanh8red]

@@shannonburke5565 it’s google-able which means that it’s true. Therefore, it’s true? Now If he was talking about something that didn’t align correctly with a google definition or vice versa, then I’d be suspicious. But since it’s accurate you cannot prove on that basis alone that this is fake. He knows definitions therefore he is 99.9% credible. No way to prove fake.

[@thaloblue]

Julian Assange already leaked it.

[@Ajjoy.]

I was 9 years old when I first saw footages of the US military torturing and abusing these innocent people; and the fucked up thing is they did it with amusement and pleasure. The videos and the pictures haunted me for life and gave me nightmares. Look up Abu Ghraib in Iraq if you still live under a rock (and MANY others of course). As for this guy, I hear ZERO sympathy in his voice!!

[@msleighfawnduh]

@@soraya3333 Just like the Nazis. “Following orders” didn’t save them at the Nuremberg trials, and it won’t save this dude if he has to answer for his crimes.

[@Humanh8red]

It was his job....you know nothing about this person aside from what you hear him speaking about in an hour long video. Quick judgement job. He’s discharged. You have no idea what he goes through (PTSD, anx, dep)

[@msleighfawnduh]

@@Humanh8red "I was just doing my job/following orders" never excuses one's moral responsibilities. It didn't save the Nazis in the Nuremberg trials and it won't save this guy.

[@rhiannonhopkins5687]

I had no idea what abu ghraib was until I read this comment and looked it up. I am SICK. Some people love to discuss how other countries have fucked up but never how our country has had incidents like this occur.

[@jasminej2844]

Trust me he’s suffering properly highly medicated with his slur.

[@weaponx4553]

Does he speak Arabic

[@321milana]

why would he speak Arabic?

[@fleebwoodmac]

@@321milana because it would seem silly for there to be such specially trained operatives conducting interrogation techniques, if they can't speak *at least* the native languages of anyone they are interrogating, i.e. Pashto, Dari, Kurdish and Arabic.

[@taylordougherty2419]

Am I the only one who finds it weird that the guy turned the “collaring” into bringing up the fetish aspect?

[@belladee6362]

just following orders... heard that before.

[@samspam1788]

This guy is evil

[@garryttmelson336]

I don’t buy it. I know SEVERAL HUMINT operators and not a single one of them talk this way. Most of the dudes in any unit I was ever in that talked like this never saw their second contract. Something is super off with dude.

[@kenosabi]

Read the book Ghost Plane. I dont fly anymore for a reason. Especially with the current fucked status of the world globally.

[@Dee00112]

Theres a special place in hell waiting for these soldiers and the US government but little do they know! Those innocent pple that were tortured to death will have their day of justice

[@Zainab_salat]

That's Cursed

[@717790]

Pretty sad our country did all of this over lies

[@c.gvlogs4997]

Tbh sounds pretty legit, shits crazy.

[@blacknight2149]

Wow. He is extremely believable to me. Thank you guys and the caller.

[@traviswalker4126]

Y’all need to have DON SHIPLY vet him. U can fake all those things. Also he can tell if he was in a position to do it. Even if was in military he may be able to see if he was even in a position of to do this.

[@ginakerns9903]

This man may have been in the military but first hand as a militant no way would they allow this behavior nor speak of it. They do unthinkable tactics for information but this far fetched. Not creditable at all

[@zmarrera]

Hes 100% lying about his actions. I am in the army and it's very obvious he's lying.

[@traviswalker4126]

100% would u ever refer to a canine as a “military dog” fuck no!! This dude is fubar he done seen all the same shows and documentaries I’ve seen. He may have been in Iraq but he didn’t fuck with HVts

[@user-lf6rn7ci5n]

It's really funny to me how the same people who constantly scream about respecting veterans are the same ones who also are pro war, against free healthcare, and against decomodifying housing

[@em55412]

lol not the news sources