AJ Gentile
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Podcast Appearances
You know, the DARPA episode, I end up kind of losing my temper and crying a little at the end, which I didn't mean to do. And it was just in the course of the research, just that's what happens. Things start to unfold. I just wanted to see DARPA's history. And as I'm learning about it, it's like, oh, these guys did some bad, bad stuff.
You know, the DARPA episode, I end up kind of losing my temper and crying a little at the end, which I didn't mean to do. And it was just in the course of the research, just that's what happens. Things start to unfold. I just wanted to see DARPA's history. And as I'm learning about it, it's like, oh, these guys did some bad, bad stuff.
You know, the DARPA episode, I end up kind of losing my temper and crying a little at the end, which I didn't mean to do. And it was just in the course of the research, just that's what happens. Things start to unfold. I just wanted to see DARPA's history. And as I'm learning about it, it's like, oh, these guys did some bad, bad stuff.
And then when you get to Vietnam and, you know, you got the chemical company, Dow Chemical and DuPont and all this, creating Agent Blue, Agent Purple, Agent Orange. And, I mean, more American soldiers got sick than actually got killed in the conflict. You know, I dedicated the episode to my father-in-law who had all kinds of injuries from Agent Orange.
And then when you get to Vietnam and, you know, you got the chemical company, Dow Chemical and DuPont and all this, creating Agent Blue, Agent Purple, Agent Orange. And, I mean, more American soldiers got sick than actually got killed in the conflict. You know, I dedicated the episode to my father-in-law who had all kinds of injuries from Agent Orange.
And then when you get to Vietnam and, you know, you got the chemical company, Dow Chemical and DuPont and all this, creating Agent Blue, Agent Purple, Agent Orange. And, I mean, more American soldiers got sick than actually got killed in the conflict. You know, I dedicated the episode to my father-in-law who had all kinds of injuries from Agent Orange.
The government denied any responsibility for years. They finally agreed to a settlement. In 1981, he applied for his benefits, and the government made do. They kept their word. He got his settlement 40 years later.
The government denied any responsibility for years. They finally agreed to a settlement. In 1981, he applied for his benefits, and the government made do. They kept their word. He got his settlement 40 years later.
The government denied any responsibility for years. They finally agreed to a settlement. In 1981, he applied for his benefits, and the government made do. They kept their word. He got his settlement 40 years later.
Right. So your country needs you, and you answer the call. And then when you need your country, take a number.
Right. So your country needs you, and you answer the call. And then when you need your country, take a number.
Right. So your country needs you, and you answer the call. And then when you need your country, take a number.
That was the one to get us into Cuba. Yeah. That was probably... The beginning of the end for Kennedy because I believe Kennedy put a stop on Northwoods. And Bay of Pigs wouldn't allow air support. Right. He got screwed on that. And the Bay of Pigs, that was the end. That was where Kennedy says we need to start again. We've got to dismantle this and start again.
That was the one to get us into Cuba. Yeah. That was probably... The beginning of the end for Kennedy because I believe Kennedy put a stop on Northwoods. And Bay of Pigs wouldn't allow air support. Right. He got screwed on that. And the Bay of Pigs, that was the end. That was where Kennedy says we need to start again. We've got to dismantle this and start again.
That was the one to get us into Cuba. Yeah. That was probably... The beginning of the end for Kennedy because I believe Kennedy put a stop on Northwoods. And Bay of Pigs wouldn't allow air support. Right. He got screwed on that. And the Bay of Pigs, that was the end. That was where Kennedy says we need to start again. We've got to dismantle this and start again.
I can't rely on my intelligence community. And he talked to Eisenhower a lot. And Eisenhower gave him advice and said, watch out for the CIA. Keep an eye on them. Because remember when Eisenhower left, he gave that famous farewell address where he said, beware of the military industrial complex. You make war profitable, you're going to have more war. Because America was never like that before.
I can't rely on my intelligence community. And he talked to Eisenhower a lot. And Eisenhower gave him advice and said, watch out for the CIA. Keep an eye on them. Because remember when Eisenhower left, he gave that famous farewell address where he said, beware of the military industrial complex. You make war profitable, you're going to have more war. Because America was never like that before.
I can't rely on my intelligence community. And he talked to Eisenhower a lot. And Eisenhower gave him advice and said, watch out for the CIA. Keep an eye on them. Because remember when Eisenhower left, he gave that famous farewell address where he said, beware of the military industrial complex. You make war profitable, you're going to have more war. Because America was never like that before.
We had a defensive military, not an aggressive military forever. Right. Profit is where the devil does his best work. That's right.
We had a defensive military, not an aggressive military forever. Right. Profit is where the devil does his best work. That's right.