Colonel @andy-milburn.bsky.social USMC (Ret.) latest...excellent read: warontherocks.com/the-operatio...

Post 1: I commanded the special operations task force at Mosul. I've planned and fought in urban operations. Gaza did not have to look the way it looks. That is not a moral claim. It is an operational one. 🧵

Latest Eyes On episode is up: @theteamhouse.bsky.social @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social @mpolymer1.bsky.social @andy-milburn.bsky.social @mickmulroy.bsky.social youtu.be/FsyC19zY0Fg?...

In this episode we discuss: Sleeper cells: Not how Iran operates—prefers mission-specific cells; U.S. is a hard target. Marine ops: possible raids on Hormuz islands to disrupt shipping; Kharg (~400 mi away) targets oil revenue. Risk: operational, economic, political. youtu.be/FsyC19zY0Fg?...

This episode: Can Erdogan provide an off-ramp — or are strikes inevitable? Any deal must address nukes, proxies, and especially missiles—the toughest issue for Tehran If strikes: “mowing the grass,” not regime change. Risks: Hormuz disruption + proxy attacks youtu.be/NBB46Q5QSOY?...

This is an important, credible, and damning article about the IDF in Gaza by Andy Milburn, a retired US Marine Raider colonel with combat experience from Fallujah and Mosul who maintained close contact with IDF officers during the war (while keeping a low public profile). Read the whole thing.

Thank you for sharing. I think Milburn’s perspective is very important for the world to hear, as a common rhetorical cudgel I encountered when critiquing Israel’s conduct of the war in the early days was “how many urban insurgencies have YOU fought?”. Like most humans on Earth, the number is 0.

Thoughtful comments from former CIA Middle East hand @mpolymer1.bsky.social supporting @andy-milburn.bsky.social’s analysis of IDF conduct in Gaza (which predictably is coming under attack on Twitter from those you’d expect to attack it).

Excellent article and very thought provoking.

Terrific and thought provoking analysis by @andy-milburn.bsky.social on use of force in urban warfare — adding this to my class readings for next week’s class on IHL, military ops, and Gaza

Urban warfare is often invoked as an alibi: dense terrain, imperfect intelligence, an embedded adversary. These conditions are real — but they do not explain outcomes. What matters is how commanders allocate risk My new piece in War on the Rocks: warontherocks.com/2026/01/gaza...

New eyes on podcast The DC Shooter Worked for CIA in Afghanistan youtu.be/BRJQPv80tk4 @theteamhouse.bsky.social

Is the U.S. Actually Going to Attack Venezuela? YouTube ⬇️ youtu.be/RYzgu7l651I Apple Podcasts ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Spotify ⬇�� open.spotify.com/episode/5kQqve�ve…

Peace for Gaza ?

Lasting Peace in Gaza is a Pipe Dream w/ @andy-milburn.bsky.social

Is Ukraine Getting Tomahawk Cruise Missiles? youtu.be/ZIFHnQzsHec

Trump Now Set to Attend Meeting with Generals YouTube ⬇️ youtu.be/tT_sX7HmWaI Apple Podcasts ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/4NM4... @theteamhouse.bsky.social

The U.S. Preparing Strikes on Cartel Targets in Venezuela @theteamhouse.bsky.social youtu.be/hCl57nykbjA

Hegseth Calls Urgent Meeting For All Generals youtu.be/Sb-B2c1mxBM

Hegseth Calls Urgent Meeting For All Generals youtu.be/Sb-B2c1mxBM @andy-milburn.bsky.social

Russia Stress Testing NATO Alliance YouTube ⬇️ youtu.be/Tlm2LcZoWus Apple podcasts ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Spotify ⬇�� open.spotify.com/episode/0qULdZ�dZ… @theteamhouse.bsky.social

Russia Stress Testing NATO Alliance YouTube ⬇️ youtu.be/Tlm2LcZoWus Apple podcasts ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify ⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/0qUL... @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social @andy-milburn.bsky.social @mickmulroy.bsky.social

Latest episode: Doha strike & Russian Drones Breach NATO Airspace YouTube ⬇️ youtu.be/Q3TQ194X8P0 Apple podcasts ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Spotify ⬇�� open.spotify.com/episode/68xwFB�FB…

Venezuela? youtu.be/CnjMbNWHlRQ @theteamhouse.bsky.social

Steve Witkoff a Liability? & Israel Plans to occupy Gaza City youtu.be/WeOj2-qEnAs @mickmulroy.bsky.social @theteamhouse.bsky.social

The astonishing inside story of Operation Spiderweb youtu.be/kbnWCRXbg9A?...

Latest episode just out: youtu.be/rwH3r85KjMQ

Winner of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Eugene Sledge award for best biography And, for what it's worth, the Audible version is read by me: a.co/d/5ZmpGnR

After Ukraine came an even more frightening experience: I was sued for 30 million dollars by a former Marine accused of rape in Ukraine Then events took an unexpected turn...... Journal of a Plague Year open.substack.com/pub/amilburn...

Latest episode: youtu.be/2rwZVTZfOLs?...

With Nate Vance -- Mozart Group plankholder, and - incidentally - cousin to the Vice President youtu.be/XLqdHNDwpLs

Out on all platforms. What Targeting Cartels w/ CIA & JSOC Would Look Like YouTube⬇️ youtu.be/T60NucqQx84 Apple pods⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Spotify⬇�� open.spotify.com/episosode/

A great show by EYES ON PODCAST (affiliated with @theteamhouse.bsky.social media) about GRU Unit 29155, responsible for bounties on US soldiers + hits & sabotage in the EU. Hosted by Demetri, @bgsilverback73.bsky.social & @andy-milburn.bsky.social w/ guest Doug London (ex-CIA). youtu.be/zRc5TRVKPYw

Inside Putin's Covert War (GRU Unit 29155) with former CIA Officer Douglas London Unit 29155 ran an operation from Tajikistan to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan. It is now waging a campaign in Europe involving coup plots, assassinations, hacking and sabotage : youtu.be/zRc5TRVKPYw?...

Merry Christmas from The Team House & Eyes On podcasts. @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social @bgsilverback73.bsky.social @andy-milburn.bsky.social @mickmulroy.bsky.social

Thank you !

The Grayzone: In addition, the site’s founder, Max Blumenthal, regularly appears on Russian television and once accepted a trip to Moscow for a celebration of Russian state-controlled video network RT that featured Vladimir Putin www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

The Grayzone: In addition, the site’s founder, Max Blumenthal, regularly appears on Russian television and once accepted a trip to Moscow for a celebration of Russian state-controlled video network RT that featured Vladimir Putin.

Fascinating discussion today on the pod with Mick and Marc -- former Agency dudes and all-round great guys: youtu.be/HrfulSawZ_Q?...

"We Defy tells the incredible stories of missions and heroes that often get left out of the history books. With detailed research and engaging storytelling, this book highlights the bravery, unique strategies, & sacrifices of Special Forces soldiers." www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chap...

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Lieutenant General Chun In-Bumm, former head of ROK Special Warfare Command, discusses the current crisis and civil military relations in general. Chun holds South Korea's top bravery award for saving his boss from being killed in a North Korean assassination attempt youtu.be/KvFJoQLQRQY?...

Latest episode youtu.be/lH5iTcTzMSs

WTF is Happening in Syria? w/ former CIA Syria Analyst David McCloskey YouTube⬇️ youtu.be/YX6F1pLLeHw Apple⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Spotify⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/2Ngl... @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social @andy-milburn.bsky.social @bgsilverback73.bsky.social @mickmulroy.bsky.social

We present both sides on Eyes On -- but no one gets a free ride youtu.be/3dp0T542eR8?...

Jasmine is always worth listening to.... youtu.be/h5Z48c0ncSo?...