Daniel Davis Deep Dive Trump's War from Within /Lt Col Daniel Davis & Larry Johnson
Oct 1, 2025
Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst and insightful author at Sonar21, joins to delve into pressing national security issues. They discuss the implications of militarizing domestic policing and critique the use of military tactics for crowd control. The duo analyzes the troubling rhetoric surrounding Trump's 'Department of War' imagery, raising concerns over political polarization. Shifting gears, they investigate the Charlie Kirk case, revealing discrepancies between official narratives and forensic evidence, suggesting a deeper, organized political plot.
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Bomb-Tech Argument Shows Mindset Gap
- Larry Johnson recounts a joint exercise where Delta Force and FBI bomb techs argued over disarming a device.
- He uses it to show military and law enforcement have different operational protocols and mindsets.
Expect Leaders To Refuse Illegal Orders
- Demand military leaders refuse unlawful domestic orders and resign rather than carry them out.
- Hold commanders accountable when they enable political misuse of armed forces.
Political Labels Justify Military Imagery
- Johnson and Davis note Trump's rhetoric pairs the "radical left" label with military imagery to justify domestic deployment.
- They caution that targeting political groups as enemies blurs civic protest and national security.