Alan Kohler

If I had to pick one word to describe America's history in the Middle East, I'd probably go with mistake.

But it was the Americans believe all a dreadful mistake.

The backpackers crossed the poorly marked border by mistake.

The war in Iraq was a big, fat mistake.

So why is it happening again?

I'm Matt Bevan, and on my show, if you're listening, we actually try to learn from the world's mistakes.

Find us on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.

What's on the mind of the country's biggest, most influential and most innovative business leaders, founders and creators?

You get to find out every Friday with me, Alan Kohler, as I sit down with the people influencing the markets, the economy and the ideas shaping our world.

I engage regularly, enthusiastically with the tech sector and some of these big players in AI.

Find That's Business with Alan Kohler on the ABC Business Daily feed, on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcast.

We are at the core of making the obvious superiority of the West, not just a moral platitude, but a factual reality.

Miller didn't know what Bin Laden was saying, and the al-Qaeda leader's monotonous measured delivery was deceivingly calm.

Silicon Valley ought to be involved in fighting terrorism and protecting our civil liberties.

We have dedicated our company to the service of the West and the United States of America.

Palantir is here to disrupt and when it's necessary to scare enemies and on occasion kill them.

Hello, I'm Alan Kohler, editor-at-large of Intelligent Investor and finance presenter and columnist for the ABC.

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Well, three meetings in a row at least.

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