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Blackwater Operative: Minneapolis Riots Were Worse Than Afghanistan | Dan Hughes Ep 8

28 May 2025

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Dan Hughes has walked into gunfire, negotiated with warlords, patrolled riots, and trained bomb-sniffing dogs to detect the invisible. From Secret Service agent to Blackwater operator and elite K9 handler, he’s been tested in places where hesitation gets you killed. In this gripping interview, Dan shares his near-death moments — and why faith, not fear, is what’s kept him alive. #SecretService #Blackwater #NearDeathExperience #K9Trainer #FaithOverFearConnect with Dan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogsfordefense/ https://www.dogsfordefense.com/dogsfordefensepurposehistory https://www.facebook.com/DogsforDefense/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCglFLiPz5VDcTY8ukX_cxag https://www.instagram.com/dogsfordefense/Timestamps 0:00 Meet Dan Hughes 3:11 Secret Service: Who Shouldn’t Have Passed 3:47 Rule-Bending in the Secret Service 4:56 Female Agent’s Work Hard for Respect 6:25 Inside Blackwater: A Whole New Level of Intensity 11:11 What Is Blackwater? 14:32 Dan’s 5 Years in Afghanistan 16:21 Giving Up Control in the Middle East Led to More Chaos 16:56 Delivering Cash to Warlords 20:35 Minneapolis Was More Dangerous Than Afghanistan 25:03 Getting Arrested With CNN29:12 Dan’s 9/11: Inside the Chaos 48:38 A Day in the Life of an Agent 49:47 Agents vs. Wild Animals 52:57 Dan Saved the Man Who Tried to Hurt Him 1:01:02 Behind the Badge: The Toll on Marriage 1:03:04 The Legacy Dan Hughes Wants to Leave for His Kids 1:05:29 Almost Pulled the Trigger 1:10:50 Who REALLY Controlled Minneapolis During the Riots 1:15:34 Why Dan Refuses to Get PTSD 1:22:14 U.S. Withdrawal: We Abandoned Dogs 1:29:55 The Way Women Were Mistreated in Kabul 1:31:57 She Was Beaten, Tortured, and Left for Dead 1:35:44 Dan’s K9’s Saved LivesJoin the Evy Insiders Newsletter: https://www.evypoumpouras.com/newsletterMaster the Art of Influence: Join Evy's Expert-Guided Course: https://rebrand.ly/artofinfluenceYou can purchase Evy's book, 'Becoming Bulletproof' here: https://amzn.to/3VgEWqPFollow Evy: https://linktr.ee/evypoumpourasBulletproof Community: https://beyondbulletproof.net/Showrunner: Stormy Malone Post Production by Red Axe Media: https://www.redaxemedia.com/This video contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

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