Ben Owen

And it's like a list of WhatsApp numbers and social media profiles or any other relevant selectors they had. And so I started combing through breach data because a lot of what we've built out on the Black Rifle side is collations of breached data from, you know, like you hear about it, like Park Mobile had a huge breach and all this information gets out.

And it's like a list of WhatsApp numbers and social media profiles or any other relevant selectors they had. And so I started combing through breach data because a lot of what we've built out on the Black Rifle side is collations of breached data from, you know, like you hear about it, like Park Mobile had a huge breach and all this information gets out.

And so I started cross-referencing, like, who may have appeared in a breach. And the first family I had on there, their last name is Pardisi. And I started finding a lot of activity between that WhatsApp number, a Facebook account, and then I got down to a Hotmail email, and then that linked back to a number at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, or Fayetteville.

And so I started cross-referencing, like, who may have appeared in a breach. And the first family I had on there, their last name is Pardisi. And I started finding a lot of activity between that WhatsApp number, a Facebook account, and then I got down to a Hotmail email, and then that linked back to a number at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, or Fayetteville.

And so I started cross-referencing, like, who may have appeared in a breach. And the first family I had on there, their last name is Pardisi. And I started finding a lot of activity between that WhatsApp number, a Facebook account, and then I got down to a Hotmail email, and then that linked back to a number at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, or Fayetteville.

I didn't know it was Fort Bragg at the time. I called it, and the guy that answered it spoke English, said his name is Pardisi. And so I'm like, what the fuck? So I hung up real fast because I was a little freaked out, you know? Then I realized, like, I'm not doing anything nefarious. Just call back and tell them what we're doing.

I didn't know it was Fort Bragg at the time. I called it, and the guy that answered it spoke English, said his name is Pardisi. And so I'm like, what the fuck? So I hung up real fast because I was a little freaked out, you know? Then I realized, like, I'm not doing anything nefarious. Just call back and tell them what we're doing.

I didn't know it was Fort Bragg at the time. I called it, and the guy that answered it spoke English, said his name is Pardisi. And so I'm like, what the fuck? So I hung up real fast because I was a little freaked out, you know? Then I realized, like, I'm not doing anything nefarious. Just call back and tell them what we're doing.

And as it turned out, this was the now an American citizen brother of the guy we were looking for. And he had direct comms with him. So not only is this missing person no longer missing, we know they're alive. We know exactly how many kids they have with them. We know where they are. We know they have a tie to the US military. And so they're good to go, right?

And as it turned out, this was the now an American citizen brother of the guy we were looking for. And he had direct comms with him. So not only is this missing person no longer missing, we know they're alive. We know exactly how many kids they have with them. We know where they are. We know they have a tie to the US military. And so they're good to go, right?

And as it turned out, this was the now an American citizen brother of the guy we were looking for. And he had direct comms with him. So not only is this missing person no longer missing, we know they're alive. We know exactly how many kids they have with them. We know where they are. We know they have a tie to the US military. And so they're good to go, right?

So we make contact with people inside the airport. I've been handed lists of phone numbers. It's kind of like Scott did with Pineapple Express. Well, we were running the same lines on a lot of those. And I called the airport. I told these people to go to Abbey Gate. You know, we had them. I think they had a yellow flag they were going to hold up. And this Brit pulls them in. Like, they're saved.

So we make contact with people inside the airport. I've been handed lists of phone numbers. It's kind of like Scott did with Pineapple Express. Well, we were running the same lines on a lot of those. And I called the airport. I told these people to go to Abbey Gate. You know, we had them. I think they had a yellow flag they were going to hold up. And this Brit pulls them in. Like, they're saved.

So we make contact with people inside the airport. I've been handed lists of phone numbers. It's kind of like Scott did with Pineapple Express. Well, we were running the same lines on a lot of those. And I called the airport. I told these people to go to Abbey Gate. You know, we had them. I think they had a yellow flag they were going to hold up. And this Brit pulls them in. Like, they're saved.

We just saved 11 lives. Like, I'm dumbfounded. I had no idea what I was doing. Wow. But it happened. And that really kind of tricked me into doing the rest of Afghanistan because the feeling I got from that initial success that was such a low-lift effort, but now they think I'm a hero. The family still checks in with me to this day. They tell me happy birthday all the time. Anyway, I was hooked.

We just saved 11 lives. Like, I'm dumbfounded. I had no idea what I was doing. Wow. But it happened. And that really kind of tricked me into doing the rest of Afghanistan because the feeling I got from that initial success that was such a low-lift effort, but now they think I'm a hero. The family still checks in with me to this day. They tell me happy birthday all the time. Anyway, I was hooked.

We just saved 11 lives. Like, I'm dumbfounded. I had no idea what I was doing. Wow. But it happened. And that really kind of tricked me into doing the rest of Afghanistan because the feeling I got from that initial success that was such a low-lift effort, but now they think I'm a hero. The family still checks in with me to this day. They tell me happy birthday all the time. Anyway, I was hooked.

I was like, I got to do this more. And so we went, as we tend to do with all things, way overboard into Afghanistan, all right? Yeah. We're working multiple other angles through NCPTF. I end up in direct comms with a driver in Kabul. One thing leads to another, and I have a ground team in Kabul now. We're able to move people all over the place. We were getting people into Blackgate.

I was like, I got to do this more. And so we went, as we tend to do with all things, way overboard into Afghanistan, all right? Yeah. We're working multiple other angles through NCPTF. I end up in direct comms with a driver in Kabul. One thing leads to another, and I have a ground team in Kabul now. We're able to move people all over the place. We were getting people into Blackgate.

I was like, I got to do this more. And so we went, as we tend to do with all things, way overboard into Afghanistan, all right? Yeah. We're working multiple other angles through NCPTF. I end up in direct comms with a driver in Kabul. One thing leads to another, and I have a ground team in Kabul now. We're able to move people all over the place. We were getting people into Blackgate.