Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Sean Naylor is the National Security Correspondent who covers intelligence and counterterrorism for Foreign Policy. As an embedded reporter, he has covered U.S. military operations in Somalia, Haiti, the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq, and is the author of two New York Times bestselling books. Sean now runs The High Side Substack with Jack Murphy: https://thehighside.substack.com SPONSORS https://www.rhone.com/danny - Upgrade your closet with Rhone and use DANNY to save 20% https://buy.ver.so/danny - Use code DANNY to save 15% on your first order. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS https://thehighside.substack.com https://twitter.com/SeanDNaylor Relentless Strike: https://bit.ly/44JtoR1 Not a Good Day to Die: https://bit.ly/3wEMQli FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Government control of media 13:35 - Sources 24:02 - Secret Service in Ukraine 32:49 - CIA unlawful killing in Kenya 42:09 - Current CIA presence in Africa 46:49 - US assassination law 01:08:24 - Sean's background 01:16:40 - Operation Anaconda 01:36:20 - Warzone journalism 01:40:10 - Michael Hastings mysterious death 01:47:11 - Covert action in Afghanistan 02:01:35 - Opinions vs real journalism 02:08:01 - CIA / Julian Assange story

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