Joining me for this week's podcast is a veteran foreign correspondent and author of First Casualty: The Untold Story Of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11 Toby Harnden. Harnden is a Royal Navy Veteran from the United Kingdom and has spent years covering wars in conflict zones worldwide. We discussed his journalism career, and he cut his teeth in Northern Ireland, covering the conflict there. He's also spent time in Afghanistan and Iraq. The initial American response to the 9/11 attacks was a secret eight-man CIA squad called Team Alpha. Team Alpha rode into battle on horseback alongside the Afghan warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum. Mike Spann, an ex-Marine and member of Team Alpha, was the first American killed in combat in Afghanistan. We discussed his book in detail, including the role of Delta Force, The British Special Boat Service, and Army Green Berets in routing Al Queda during the early days of the war. Plus many more topics. Tune in.          Main Takeaways Early Naval career Working with the Norweigan Navy Covering the conflict in Northern Ireland Imprisoned in Zimbabwe Alpha Team Mike Spann This episode is sponsored by Ten Thousand, a men’s training brand. Visit www.tenthousand.cc and enter code Global Recon for 15 % off Connect with Toby Harnden  www.tobyharnden.com Connect With John Hendricks www.globalrecon.net www.instagram.com/igrecon  Music provided by Caspian: www.caspian.band --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/globalrecon/support