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Podcast: Julie Gammack's Iowa Potluck
Episode: Illegal and Morally Indefensible
Description: Our bonus podcast guest this week was Retired Vice Admiral Mike Franken, who oversaw maritime interdiction and joint operations across the globe.In this recording, Admiral Franken joins a Zoom call where participants, including Vietnam veteran and former JAG officer Bill Fanter, first react to recent U.S. attacks on small boats in the Caribbean. Fanter recalls that in Vietnam, commanders were obsessed with preventing atrocities and protecting their commands, and he’s baffled that the U.S. would now choose “overkill” instead of disabling boats, taking prisoners, and exploiting valuable intelligence.Franken then lays out, i...