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b'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. \\u201cGUARDIAN\\u201d is a historical memoir chronicling Mr. Pecora\\u2019s 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\\u2019ll find as I have that Tom\\u2019s perspective is valuable and unique. Enjoy.\\n\\n\\n0:00- Gary Schroen, and the CIA\\u2019s insertion into Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks\\n\\n6:30-The amount of direct combat for the CIA in modern warfare \\n\\n10:37-The 1993 attack on CIA headquarters \\n\\n17:00-On the ground in Mogadishu in 1993, Osama Bin Laden\\u2019s role in the Battle of Mogadishu\\n\\n31:00-The CIA\\u2019s tragedy in Khost, Afghanistan. Running Counter Surveillance for Robert Gates\\n\\n50:54-Changes the Agency underwent after the 9/11 attacks, on the ground in Iraq.\\n\\n1:09:24- How interconnected terrorist groups are and the effects they have on the world\\n\\n1:28:36-Tracking Bin Laden\\n\\nPick up a copy of Thomas Pecora\\u2019s book here:\\nhttps://www.amazon.com/Guardian-Life-Crosshairs-CIAs-Terror \\n\\nI would like to thank our sponsor for todays episode Duke Cannon. Duke Cannon\\u2019s superior-quality grooming goods for hard-working men are tested by active military. If it\\u2019s the \\u201cBig Ass Brick of Soap\\u201d, 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\\n\\nFollow Global Recon below:\\n\\xa0\\nwww.Globalrecon.net\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/igrecon\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/blackopsmatter\\nwww.twitter.com/igrecon\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/GlobalReconPodcast/\\n\\xa0\\nChantel Taylor:\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/mission_critical\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/altern8rv\\n\\xa0\\nTim Kolczak:\\u2028www.thevetsproject.com\\n\\u2028www.instagram.com/theveteransproject\\nMusic provided by Caspian:\\n\\xa0\\nwww.caspianmusic.net\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/globalrecon/support'