Interrogating Terrorists in Afghanistan

About this episode

Jesse Petrilla discusses his experiences interrogating Taliban fighters and the differing mindsets of enemies in warfare.

Former U.S. Army Captian Jesse Petrilla oversaw the interrogation of 400 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. His conclusion? Our enemies think very differently than we do, and we had better wisen up if we want to defeat them. Jessy Petrilla's book: If It Takes a Thousand Years: From Al-Qaeda to Hamas, How the Jihadists Think & How to Defeat Them . Click here to sign up for Elliot Resnick's newsletter.   This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

People in this episode

Guest: Jesse Petrilla

Topics covered

• interrogation
• terrorism
• Taliban
• military strategy
• jihadist mindset

Keywords

• interrogation
• Taliban
• terrorism
• military
• jihadists

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: If It Takes a Thousand Years: From Al-Qaeda to Hamas, How the Jihadists Think & How to Defeat Them

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