the ukraine's long anticipated counter offensive housing deidre gunn, but it's not off to a good start. this does not bode well for the camp regime, and more importantly, it is a testament to the effectiveness of nato. ukraine is failing since those nation hundreds of thousands of employees have come and gone from the likes of the c i a in the state department. most of them were never relevant. even fewer have remained relevant after leaving government employment. our next guest has remained relevant . that hasn't been without controversy. he is not one to tell the washington swells what they want to hear, but he's earned a place in the mix of voices commenting on contemporary intelligence and foreign policy issues. for more than the past 2 decades, i'm john kerry onto welcome to the whistle blowers the

. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 larry johnson is not the typical c i. officer. after spending 4 years at c, i a headquarters working in analysis, he transferred to the state department where he became a deputy director in the office of the counterterrorism coordinator. he later left government service to found a successful consulting firm. he's also known for a daily blog and which he offers insights, sometimes biting and controversial insights into current events. and that is what makes larry johnson interesting and keeps him relevant. he's not afraid to criticize some of the most powerful people in washington. he's not afraid to be wrong. johnson has made some bad calls in the past, but he keeps pushing and he keeps writing, and he keeps himself relevant in the dog eat dog world. that is washington dc. larry johnson, welcome to the show. we're happy to have you. thanks, john. tell us

a little bit about your career. you started off at the c, i a 1st going through operational and paramilitary training and then moving into analysis. you were there for a relatively short period of time. 4 years before moving over to the state department. what exactly did you do with the c i a and why did you make the move to the state department? oh hi. i was not a happy camper i, i really did enjoy my time the 1st year in the career for any problems. a lot of fun, we got to see all aspects of the agency and i was fortunate that i got to work on the ascii on task force. this is during the height of it for us support for the scan, rumbles against the soviets. then i got to work on the central american task force within transition for backwards. i started my on elliptical career as the 100 animals, which at the time was one of the top 5 board policy issues for the regular administration . which meant that i was originally writing for the pdp,

the national intelligence daily. well, it was, it was, i didn't discover that there are a lot of animals out at c, i a who go through 3 or 4 years and their career without ever writing for the presidential daily. brief. uh, by contrast, i was lighting probably 2 articles we started this uh that was sort of interesting . my transition to state where it came because of the in terrible management at c. i is the best way to put it. i had a new branch, cheap. married mccarthy, she came out of an african background. she had a 0 experience with central america. i lived in central america, i spoke spanish. and we, i was asked to provide the front office us list of relevant cables every morning. remember this is, this is back in ancient times when we dealt with paper. it was non electronic. so i would call through, you know, 500 parents to blame. uh yeah, for, for this on the west has been quick to point the finger over

a number of incidents really recently the co cobra them of course, which has flooded the area. well again the, the west has tried to pin the blame for this on russia. rushman assistant ukraine is behind this, the north seem to pipeline, of course, which again, there is very strong evidence to suggest the united states was behind using this explosive report on of the investigative journalist, seymour hersh. and of course, when the criminal came under attack from a drug and very recently, they were quick to blame moscow full days attacked as well. so we owe us many, many questions is why the west is so quick to point the finger without any evidence of blaming russia. a large scale environmental on humanitarian disaster. that's how it rushes president has labeled the destruction open know via a couple of good them. this is a, during the phone call, the talk is president, the added be a western back key. every dream escalates a coffee by committing wall crimes like this. in russia is the security council

secretary has said that nato gave a note to the tower. but the blood team is blowing up the cohort sky. hydro electric power plant dam is he had another planned terrorist attack by the q for gene aimed at harming civilians and destroying infrastructure. the us allegedly cannot say who is responsible for the blast. at the same time, it is known that the us britain and their nato partners are coordinating the activities of the ukrainian army. accordingly, they gave their consent to the attack and should be held accountable for the cynical act. is them all stuck a whole sky a hydro electric pod was seriously damaged on monday night flooding areas downstream. the russian defense minister calling it a terrorist act by ukraine. i think the move was aimed of depriving crime me of the fresh water it receives from the reservoir. a t a however it says must go was responsible for the destruction of courtney by new sanctions and

a very strong global response. a rush as envoys of the un has accused the west of skits a front of you, of a claims that must go was responsible for the destruction. well, so the 1st time that, for example, crucial border infrastructure is being targeted during military operations. a serious strategic top cut done was attacked during the fight against terrorism in 2017. despite it being on america's no stripe list, the syrian government, russia, and even some western media office did blame america for about damage 60 years ago . in fact, odyssey was on the ground reporting about the boston syria, exclusive footage of american troops right around the time at the time. what western media outputs are very quick to blame russia for the destruction of the know by a couple of good them. but a famous political call, my title has actually taken a much closer look at the accusations and well, pretty much told them apart. one of them may be bad for ukraine, but it hurts russia more. and for precisely that reason, the printing government has considered destroying it. in december,

the washington post quoted, ukranian general saying his man had fired american made rockets at the dams flood gate as a test break. so really once the fax started coming and it becomes much less of a mystery, what might have happened to the dam? any fair person would conclude that the ukrainians probably blew it up? just as you would assume they blew up north stream, the rushing natural gas pipeline last fall. in fact, the ukrainians didn't do that, as we now know. it's not like vladimir putin as anxious to wage war on himself. oh, but that's where you're wrong. mister misses, cable news consumer. but her putting is exactly that sort of man, the sort of man who shoot himself to death in order to annoy you. we know this from the american media which wasted no time this morning and accusing the russians of sabotaging their own infrastructure. tucker carlson is getting quite the reaction and he is officially back as we saw there, that was a portion of the 1st installment of his new show on twitter. now he started off

focusing on the destruction of the called sky, a damn, and noted as he called the a terrorist attack that the western media was quick to claim. once again, the russia is destroying its own infrastructure that tucker noted that this is one of just many things that the american public is expected not to question that includes us support for ukraine, and he called him biden's bodies, the lensky, the $911.00 attacks, and even us those now to say that tucker carlson has an audience as an understatement. as this one video alone has already received more than 70000000 views and counting, but mostly they just ignore the stories that matter. what's happened to the hundreds of billions of us dollars. we sent to ukraine. no clue who organized those b o m riot 3 years ago. no one's gotten to the bottom of that. what exactly happened on $911.00? well, it's still classified. don't jeffrey mc, make all that money?

how does he die? how about j. f. k, and so and loosely on not only are the media not interested in any of this, they are actively hostile to anybody who is in journalism. curiosity is the grave is crime. so if you're wondering why our country seems so dysfunctional, this is a big part of the reason. nobody knows what's happening. a small group of people control access to all relevant information and the rest of us. don't know, we're allowed to yap, all we want about racism. but go ahead and talk about something that really matters and see what happens if you keep it up. they'll make you be quiet, trust us. that's how they maintain control. now, western media were quick to give their $0.02. they criticize the production quality of that video. and they also claim that tucker carlson was only talking about the latest active sabotage against russia because he's now just another conspiracy theorists on the internet. you have the same media had been the ones who have spent

the last year repeatedly claiming that russia is waging war against itself with no evidence. and they are now i get claiming that russia is just wrong. his phone infrastructure without providing any evidence. here are a few examples, according to the main stream media, russia, one a tank the room pipelines to blew up the crime. a bridge 3 attempts around nuclear power plant. full attack, the crime, a bridge, 5 blew out there. i'm dam 6 attacked the kremlin with drones. now, plenty of people on social media are timing in and that includes twitter owner you on most. he pointed out just how successful and popular tucker crossing is now that he's no longer a member of the mainstream media. here's what he had to say. tucker carlson, just the $34000000.00 views in 6 hours on twitter time to start a movement can so mainstream media now it's no coincidence. so the host of the most watch cable news show has taken his talents to the social media platform that is

claiming to allow free speech. so will this be the start of a movement? well, we'll just have to turn in and see what the us has slapped sanctions on more than a dozen people and entities and not both china and iran, accusing them of a procuring technology for the develop into that rounds, ballistic miss oswell that is asked to run interest on avail, this 1st ever hyper sonic miss file. as we understand it can go up to 15 times the speed of sound his i'll say, corresponded yusef to loudly with the sounds. the timing of the sanctions is really significant. it's sense. uh some serious messages. messages to iran and it shows that washington is really concerned about it was a growing military advancement, especially in its missile program as the sanctions came shortly after iran unveiled it's 1st domestically built hypersonic missile dumped the 5 top which is capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound and is able to penetrate all defense

fields for the running minutes. the refresh will say that this missile marks a big generational leap and the countries missile program. so now the sanctions followed the unveiling of this new iranian missile of the sanctions targeted dozens of iranian and chinese individuals and entities forming the so called procurement network. that is the generally helping you wrong to secure and get its hands on a key technologies and components needed for the country to develop its missile arsenal. the united states will continue to talk, at least the trust national to procure with networks that covers the support, the bronze ballistic missile production and other military programs. all these developments come against the backdrop of their wands, reopening of its embassy and its mission, and the saudi city of jed, the end, the end, the capital, re, all of, of course, of the reopening of the one embassy came on the same day when you was secretary of state anthony blinking also arrived in saudi arabia,

in an apparent attempt to try to dissuade resolve from continuing to reconcile with iran. of course, there anthony blank and accused wrong of exporting its aggression and also seeking to obtain a nuclear weapon. of course, are regard rotating a washington's of all options on the table for us against everyone at the same time to run, defend it. it's right for secure security saying that it's military might and it's deterrent power is non negotiable. it's source of using full spawn to us against other states runs counter to international law, especially the provisions of the united nations charter. and therefore, the islamic republic will not hesitate to strengthen its determines capability and protect its rights and security. what, of course, i was a monster. we see that washington has been turning this crew on to around trying to target different to your audience industries and sectors to try to apply slowly to these womic republic

a force. and one has not yet commented on the recent wave of sanctions against its military sector. but usually to one place down washington's sanctions and a restrictive measures against its individuals and entities that one has time and again said that the sanctions are futile. and the only help they want to become stronger, give on, says that more than 80 percent of its military arsenal is now made indigenous leap as a result of the sections to africa. now with kenyan police have been using to a gas on protesters who are opposing the high cost of living on tax hikes. hundreds of people as we understand to the streets in nairobi against a new economic bill that would raise taxes a place using us some of the problems to disperse the protest as this would have to show and can, you know, office is a painting, some demonstrations, no casualties reported yet, but it is right now it's hurting 915 p. m. in nairobi. well, children in us are,

don, are in well danger. the conflict between 2 warring factions continues to us, and that's the latest one from the un, which says people in the north africa, northeast african country, already enduring human suffering over a 1000 killed and less than 2 months of fighting. a duel has displaced modem, 1200000 people inside. so done driven nearly $400000.00 to freight to neighboring countries and severely damaged the capital, where the rest of the population is at the mercy of fighting as strikes and looting . what we have is a situation that continues to be by the time the amount of the able and particularly so be more pronounced for civilians in sudan. and that has not just included the nationals of sudan, but the situation continues to be bringing a fence, but it now has l 4 in the nationals which has been claimed as part of the big tens

. haley in this regard. and one particularly to can think off with that the see, we just love and nationals in the conflict. and it's something that king size is really taking talk to him to task about as the demand, the accountability overall. what happens to the national the strikes carried out by the regular army on an area occupied by civilian in on number to populations including foreign nationals, seriously wounded other competitor? yes. the d. r. c. ask for an explanation of the advance and measures from the sudanese government allowing the return of the bodies. and that goes further because it includes a lot of the country as well. and this is a, a leading lights in the central african space. at least that is kenya, chang has recently announced that it will be shutting down at the embassy in tough tool, which is where most of the hostility use has been focused in the capital of sedan.

ginia is really like i said, see the leading lights in the continent and it's, it's proven excessive then presented at an option as to how to use like to h side, the international citizens, and any of any person that would be in danger of the conflict. this much, which is the voice of the genius of foreign affairs, a federal tree and on the issue. we continue to receive disturbing news of photography and of diplomatic officials by um groups and heart them. so done. can you imagine in hard to which had remained open to facilitate evacuation of anything in still in the country is now closed right now of this all depends on where the world infections can really hold. the line with regards to the jetta talks which i happening in saudi arabia. the king, the most savvy is meeting invest regarding the hosting of the true facts of i'm

trying to get them closer together. i have, they all seem to have an influence with. ready them policies, but the united states are just, those are an interest in audio disregard is labeled both sides of i'm serious with regards to obtaining any kind of fees via that would allow for humanitarian assistance and for people to stop the influx of movement that we have seen into neighboring countries. ted has received the sum of $100000.00, so the needs of these to be the country looking for safety, as well as the central african republic. it's received the some 10000 people who have fled to that country. looking for a piece as the ability and trying to really save themselves from this war infection. the santa talks continue this fight that the americans

trust with regards to how far they can really come. and the value of the union is also issued on a statement saying that they fall upon many of the interested parties in many interested entries that are trying to resolve the situation is today to say this is the time to be taking sides or to receive them to me sites, and this is a time when you should be bringing both classes together and of. ready and continued to say that they will, they won't charge on trying to find an oxygen solution to this particular african problem. we were talking just a bit earlier with our cartoon based john, those 2 says the un fee is about the situation of very well. so we come to our, our particular so by having inside the simple get house is any back to with them by farmers. or we can see the army, our missile have been by the plane. and sometime they've been some people inside their house to protect himself from the army. we can see many different places in

court tomorrow. same are staying in the houses and are doing their, their best just came inside the houses and evacuated people. we can see 90 percent from the reserves now are in the people house, arizona existing them in the street, but you can find them as people houses. and they do violation again and again to stem. and again as they can return your to. and the situation is very narrow, getting 1st before not get their basic life needs and people are suffering. and we cannot forget to with this, for instance, or life now is or is robbery. and lou change in collect industry. it's a very dangerous, and we can say is there's not an integration or there's any negotiation for the most part start we can see like most of them are not willing to set agreements because of doing our very high brand the, anyone of them. they want to kill each other as well as the fighting continues. the country's neighbors are also under threat experts of focus,

attention on south suit, on which you got into dependents and was no more than a bunch of 12 years ago off to well english classes. a south, so that deeply depends on oil exports, passing through the north is what is f as why caught a, to them to maintain peace, the local journalist in south. so that explains how the newly and most conflict is now effective. that country has a direct impact on saucer done as the 2 countries share, the longer border together in the region. and as we speak, the influx of the refugees, so that these refugees as well as this house that needs the retail needs. where is the data continuing, taking place along the border and the in those areas in both states, they have what are the experience and shelters of food commodities that uh, you know, there is a huge demand on the food supply and what, uh,

so as we speak the situation in those areas is already creating and i the human sit in issues with the local communities in june pass us this house and then government has allocated look, kind of, you know, do my kitchen look has come already full of cities and according to the officials here that are already between 15220000 citizens who have across the board that interested. uh, so the impact is huge and this house and in these government hours are concerned about the continued fighting in savannah as the data impact is quite significant. and huge and so a new revelation has been revealed in spiraling bribery allegations against us president joe biden. of the us health oversight committee is kind of fun to the matter does involve ukraine. yes,

it is ukraine. this said the board 10. 23 involves a business person from ukraine who allegedly said a bribe, a substantial bribe to then vice president job. i are causing that to new york. now i'm very is correspondent caleb martin. caleb. okay, so obviously interesting revelations from the chapman of the house oversight committee, but i remember going back in 2014 the us focused right. it might on to in key if i remember hearing story shortly after that of well, the children of john kerry, the kids of nancy pelosi, of course, hunted by them as well. they all the allegedly got deals out of ukraine, but that's enough for me over to you. okay, the sure. well republicans in congress are stepping up to accuse joe biden of hushing up an investigation into corruption. and as you just heard, it has now been confirmed that the investigation involves ukraine and corruption in

ukraine. now, a day prior to this confirmation that ukraine was at the center of the investigation, we heard republican representative james colmer explained the seriousness of these allegations against by today that the visuals confirmed that the unclassified epi i generated record has not been disproven and is currently being used in an ongoing investigation, the confidential human source, you provided information about then vice president, bike and being involved in a criminal bribery scheme is a trusted, highly credible environment. who has been used by the f. b a for over 10 years and has been paid over 6 figures. these are facts and know about of spin and frankly, laws from the white house or congressional democrats can change this information. and so here's what we've got. uh the allegation is that the bite and family and joe

biden himself are, is heavily involved in ukraine now. most famously yours will recall that 100 biden landed a job with a ukrainian natural gas company shortly after the 20. ready 14 to the rest of the holdings, hired a 100 bytes and paid him quite a bit of money for his job, even though he had no prior experience with natural gas. now, in addition to that, um folks will remember that there was a prosecutor in ukraine who was investigating this mysterious appointments and hiring of the son of the vice president down of the united states. and then joe biden brag about getting that prosecutor fire and how that prosecutor was fired from his position that the, that the request of joe, by especially furthermore, we now understand that one of the bible's top daughters is a ukrainian american named jonathan and skate. and what we understand is that

johnson and ski was awarded a $20000000.00 taxpayer alone to build a foreign car dealership in ukraine. now, according to representative comb or this new document, basically describes the binding family being involved in money laundering. this is what it said age suggest a pattern of bribery where payments will be made through shall accounts, and multiple banks. there's a term for that's called money on. net again is what the, the majority of the suspicious activity reports also says. so we feel. busy that this accusation is consistent with the pattern that we're seeing, frankly, in other countries. we believe there are multiple dock. so this raises many questions. so there's long been concerns from conservatives,

and republicans and critics of dividing administration about corruption and hunter, binds laptop scanned all the efforts that were made to cover that up during the election, etc. but this now raises questions about us foreign policy, and whether or not being there was the, as the by did ministration seems to have for sending lots and lots of taxpayer money to ukraine might be about something more than international solidarity. yeah, don't forget that type of funding for the big guy off. he's getting them off in. thank you. so you soon? of course, uh, washington on the pen to go on have expressed frustration in recent months with the sheer amount of billions of dollars being sent. the key and how much is being skimmed off the top by the people in t. washington has expressed frustration of a dr. munoz, when we were to and that will be having something of the

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house because the engagement equals the trails. when so many find themselves will support. we choose to look for common ground. the never be a victory for russia. wait for slaves and see when you're still waiting for them by some great new train warranty is a proxy list as a war between russia and the united states. army comes to know the name of the forces are and you're not in your engaging conflict with russian forces. american forces are here to defend nato allies. nato escalates even more indiscretion. military operations become

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