The After-Action Report

I was lucky to have the chance to talk to Robin J Brooks , who is a former FX strategist at Goldman Sachs and formerly the chief economist at the Institute for International Finance. He’s been writing a lot on the oil crisis here on Substack, and we had a great conversation about oil prices, oil shocks, and where things are headed. Here’s the transcript, which has been lightly edited for clarity....

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On March 4, 2002, deep in the snow-covered peaks of Afghanistan, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman died in one of the most heroic actions of the war. Years later, a grainy, infrared video of his last stand—fighting alone against a superior enemy force—shocked the nation and earned him the Medal of Honor. But how that video came to light is a story few know. In this episode of The After Acti...

Retired police officer Matt Cubbler opens up about his years-long quest to uncover the truth behind the suspicious death of Navy SEAL Commander Job Price, his high school classmate. Cubbler pulls no punches as he exposes glaring holes in the official investigation, explores the hidden pressures of elite military life, and shines a light on troubling patterns of secrecy and corruption within the SE...

Before dawn on March 4, 2002, a U.S. special operations team landed on an Afghan summit — and into an ambush. What followed was a brutal firefight, two Medals of Honor, and a decades-long battle over the truth. I’m joined by retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Rob Harrison and retired Navy SEAL Eric Deming, two veterans with firsthand knowledge of the fight and its impact on the special operat...

Why are we still talking about Takur Ghar, 23 years later? In this episode of The After-Action Report, I’m joined by Sean Naylor, a seasoned journalist and author who was embedded with the 101st Airborne during Operation Anaconda in 2002. For more than two decades, Naylor has been digging into the battle on Takur Ghar, uncovering the hard lessons and lingering controversies that still shape milita...

In this episode of The After-Action Report, Air Force veteran Rob Harrison recounts his experiences during the 2002 battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan, where he witnessed the extraordinary heroism displayed by Air Force combat controller John Chapman. He sheds light on the controversy surrounding Chapman’s Medal of Honor, the complex upgrade process, and the Navy SEALs’ unprecedented efforts to c...

Retired Navy SEAL Eric Deming is back to tell all about Marcus Luttrell's training failures and the disastrous events of Operation Red Wings, which became widely known through the book and film Lone Survivor. If you want to watch the podcast check out the link below: Operation Red Wings has some eerie similarities to the subject of our last podcast, the Battle of Takur Ghar, better known as Robert...

Retired Navy SEAL Eric Deming joined me on the latest After-Action Report podcast to discuss what happened on March 4, 2002, on Takur Ghar mountain in Afghanistan—events that resulted in the deaths of seven service members and two Medals of Honor, one of which remains hotly contested. A video version of this podcast is available on YouTube: It’s also available on Apple Podcasts: And Spotify: This...

Dr. Samantha Crompvoets, Ph. D is a sociologist with over 20 years of experience who has conducted extensive empirical research for Australia's Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Department of Defence. Read her 2016 paper that touched off the investigation of war crimes in Australia's Special Operations Command. Additional background on the Brereton Report. Dr. Crompvoets book, Blood Lust, Trust...