Spycraft, Military Intelligence, and Military History with Matthew Reed (WiM551)

Matthew Reed joins me to explore life as a human intelligence soldier, the tactics used to detect double agents, the dark art of interrogation, the deception and failures of the Iraq War, what went wrong during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the importance of skin in the game, the truth about UFO sightings, and how to navigate today’s overwhelming wave of disinformation.  Matthew Reed is a Veteran of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as a former member of the U.S. Military Intelligence Community and Military historian.  // GUEST //  Matthew’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Matthew-Reed/author/B08YXVV  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-reed-07742264  // SPONSORS //  The Farm at Okefenokee: https://okefarm.com/  Heart and Soil Supplements (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://heartandsoil.co/  In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/  Blockware Solutions: https://mining.blockwaresolutions.com/breedlove/  Onramp: https://onrampbitcoin.com/?grsf=breedlove  NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/whatismoney  Mindlab Pro: https://www.mindlabpro.com/breedlove  Coinbits: https://coinbits.app/breedlove // PRODUCTS I ENDORSE //  Protect your mobile phone from SIM swap attacks: https://www.efani.com/breedlove  Noble Protein (discount code BREEDLOVE for 15% off): https://nobleorigins.com/  Lineage Provisions (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://lineageprovisions.com/?ref=breedlove_22  Colorado Craft Beef (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://coloradocraftbeef.com/  // SUBSCRIBE TO THE CLIPS CHANNEL //  https://www.youtube.com/@robertbreedloveclips2996/videos  // OUTLINE //  0:00 - WiM Episode Trailer  1:12 - Introducing Matthew Reed  6:32 - Life as a Human Intelligence Soldier  9:10 - How to Detect Double Agents  26:12 - The Ethics of Intelligence Agencies  36:09 - The Farm at Okefenokee  37:29 - Heart & Soil Supplements  38:32 - The Dark Art of Interrogation  50:42 - Russian Brainwashing, Torture & Psychological Warfare  55:02 - How Do You Trust Anyone? Paranoia & The Iraq War  1:05:32 - The Iraq War’s Deception & Incompetence  1:16:53 - Intelligence Centralization, The Fall of Rome, & Military Recruitment  1:25:48 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing  1:26:32 - Blockware Solutions  1:27:52 - Why Did We Invade Iraq?  1:41:25 - Afghanistan Withdrawal: What Went Wrong?  1:58:16 - On-Ramp Bitcoin Custody  1:59:40 - NetSuite: Business Software  2:00:56 - Skin in the Game: Fix the Money, Fix the World  2:14:51 - Russia vs. Ukraine Today: January 2025 Update  2:28:55 - MindLab Pro Supplements  2:30:04 - Buy Bitcoin with Coinbits  2:31:15 - Russian Population Collapse & Its Consequences  2:39:01 - UFOs & The Intelligence Community  2:42:19 - How Do We Sort Through Disinformation?  2:49:55 - Aliens: Myth, Misinformation, or Reality?  2:58:32 - Matthew’s Books & Where to Find Them  // PODCAST //  Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/  Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE  RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI  // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL //  Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7  Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22  Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove  Dollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2  // SOCIAL //  Breedlove X: https://x.com/Breedlove22  WiM? X: https://x.com/WhatisMoneyShow  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22  Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/  All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/robertbreedlove