Great interview Mr. Carr. I’m not sure why I missed this from a year ago. Came back looking for it after watching Shawn Ryan’s interview of Christian Craighead. I can’t believe this only has 55,000 views. Every American needs to watch this.
@sar4x474 i totally agree, i hope normies see this, or better yet she starts speaking out about the 2nd amendment and the sacrifices made on behalf of the people. our society has become so cynical and our culture so destructive and so fundamentally anti american if we do not win over the hearts of the next generations we will descend into further chaos.
What a gracious lovely lady speaking from the heart. Christian Craighead a humble man will be embarrassed by the praise being poured over him. We are all proud of him.
What an amazing lady and an amazing story so good to see that she could do something good with what she went through. And also you can't ignore the fact that Obi-Wan Nairobi might be one of the greatest nicknames of all time
I told my staff in work about this story and that Obi-Wan Nairobi is the best nick name ever.. said i want a name like that one day.. they started calling me jabba the hut :( haha
The best podcaster on youtube, very down to earth. Christian craighead you are a legend,imagine doing a terrorist attack within distance of the SAS,one outcome!
I was gonna pass on this interview but decided to watch it because all your other interviews have been pure gold. Holy cow, I kept wiping my eyes through much of the interview. Thank you both for taking the time and energy to make it happen. Very thankful. Wow...
Found this after watching Chris on the Shawn Ryan Show. I immediately bought the audiobook. What a great interview and fantastic lady. I hope more people look into this story. Got yourself a new subscriber. Thanks for the work you do and your service.
Almost exactly one hour into the interview... This is incredibly powerful. This part of the interview is why I love my country & why I care so much about serving. What a heartfelt message from someone who went through hell to be able to recognize it. I honestly can't wait to read this book!
SAS 22 squadron are the best special forces unit in the world. Their training and techniques are taught to other s forces for a reason. On the day in question Chris was not out shopping, he was in his apartment which was around 30 mins away. He had just had a shower when his friend called from inside the hotel complex. He said there was a terrorist attack under way and he needs to get there ASAP. 15mins of advanced driving later, he arrived at the complex. the rest was history. Ironic that 22 innocent people died but 700 or more were saved by lone SAS 22 squadron operative Christian Craighead. Imagine my pride when I discovered he, like myself is a Geordie from Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North East of England!
It is not called "SAS 22 squadron". The word is regiment, the name of the regiment is 22 SAS. A squadron is a division, a sub-unit within the regiment. There are 4 squadrons, each further divided into troops, then patrols.
Extremely compelling. Thank you Jack. Bought the book based on the conviction in her voice and the compelling story. That love of country and respect for those who run to the danger came through so clearly. For whatever reason not a common feeling these days.
I just finished her book and have watched a bunch of her interviews. You by far seem to put her the most at ease with how you just had a normal conversation in first 10-20 minutes. Excellent work
Fantastic interview glad I didn’t skip this as others have said. She’s an inspiration :) You mentioned talking to Chris Craighead in there but I can’t find that interview??
Great interview. Just bought her book on Audible. Wish every High School senior could listen to this. We might have a less childish group emerge without needing to go through such an eye opening trauma themselves. There but for the grace of God …
What a woman! Amazing interview. I've followed the Nairobi event since the live feed blew my mind. The fresh info finally making it out is wonderful, this podcast included. Chris's book will be the final piece... until one hell of a movie some day!? Her sharp reflection and philosophical understanding since that crazy horrible experience is a breath of fresh air to hear. Massive respect to her for putting it in print and for now being able to articulate it so perfectly but still so personally.
@@ALANL4460 The MOD don't like it because the establishment thinks it sets a bad example, because he was operating technically between what was "advising" which he was in Kenya to do and part of his orders, and direct engagement. However, as one of the other SAS (chris ryan) guys has said about previous missions part of their training is mission modification, Chris himself for example when advising BOPE in Brazil went on raids with them.
@@lewisb85 One thing Chris Ryan said that I agree with is that if an operation is in the public domain as in the press have gotten the story etc the stories should only be vetted for operational procedures and methods still in use. Chris Ryan and Andy McNab were great recruiting tools for the army and SAS in the 90s as there was a huge bump in applications for selection as there was after Nimrod. Stuff in the public domain if allowed would be a great tool when the British Army has a recruitment crisis
@@ALANL4460 I agree I saw that thing on channel 4 news the other night where they talked about how applications to tier 2 (pathfinders etc) are down, so if the pathfinders and for example the royal marines mountain leaders' recruitment is down the two main filter point for the SAS, SBS and SRR surely that means numbers in the tier 1 units will start to suffer, I think the MOD should embrace Christian and get him on every podcast and program they can like the US army does with Tim Kennedy, use him as a full time recruitment tool.
1:00:32 I'm a woman early 30s and I have been going through this exact shift in thinking the last couple of years, and wow, I'm a Brit but this conversation here had me tearing up. It's really something to feel patriotism, here in the UK being politically on the left in particular, my whole life it's like we've never been allowed to really say we feel proud of being British or proud of our military. But these sentiments Meyli expresses here are how I feel now. It's frightening I didn't feel it before, and frightening to look around and see how many people do not feel that way towards our service people and everyone in the West who is protecting and sheltering us and keeping the wolves from the door.
Lot of people here from the Shawn Ryan show. Christian literally said "Go talk to Meyli." Because she can say things the British government still won't let him say.
Can totally see why this young woman would want something so tangible and relatable ( American ) such as Seal team 6 to come in and rescue her and the other hostages although it didn't quite happen that way she and all the other's that made it out were extremely fortunate a serving member of one of the world's most feared and respected tier one special forces units 22nd special air service regiment just happened to be in that city at the same time it all went down as she mentioned there was no one else.
Now she is pro 2A, I wonder if the pistol she went with is the ZEV OZ9 that Chris helped to develop. That would be a cool connection for them both too. If her home defence was the black beard logo obi wan nairobi edition ZEV that would be so fitting.😃
The sad part about this story was when she mentioned she had to pay 450 dollars for physiatrist an hour to help overcome her fears and ptsd. I'm British and ex soldier and I've had mental health issues and been for counselling which is free and can't get my head around the fact people have to pay for this service, hope she gets some relief as time goes by.
I so enjoyed listening to this. Though her story of the harrowing experience in Africa has always really affected me with the rescue. I was captivated with the beginning of her talk about Google... very interesting. I'm so glad she was saved
With your interviewing skill/style and this woman's persona, you both could have made a fascinating hour without ever getting to Nairobi. Thank you both!
I’m interested in reading both for the different perspectives. Plus Craighead anticipates his being banned from publication by the censors. Idk why, but apparently his government considers him an enemy. Maybe behind the scenes they were the ones funding the terrorists for the attack. Nothing would surprise me about how dirty our corrupt governors are in world affairs.
The paragraph at 59:39 was awesome. I’m glad that she now understands why our military and first responders are so critical to freedom. However, these defenders of freedom are only effective if we have the right politicians leading them. We are starting to see more and more government agencies being used against Americans. Voting the right people into office is far better then just saying thank you to our military and police.
Jack and Meyli should understand that CC was a highly skilled and experienced professional soldier, an SAS team leader accustomed to being given a task and completing it, determining the priorities, making decisive decisions, instructing his team, doing the task without innocent casualties, keeping his men safe, neutralising any threats. He was phoned by a friend asking for help so he did, arrived, armed, assessed and acted, primarily to get people out safely, acted as a team leader organising the unorganised and operated as a team of one inside the building, killed 2 nasties and suppressed 2 others into hiding, wounded. He stayed those 17 hours, attributed with saving 700, acted rogue solo doing what he was good at for hours before Kenyan special forces came and he stepped back to advise them. His biggest worries were acting without permission in a foreign country and in being shot by nervous friendlies. He also said that he operated flawlessly, a culmination of his army career's training and experience that perfectly prepared him for this moment, of 17 hours. Most true heroes are humble, unassuming, CC is no different, it was his job and he was good at it. He says that he has done 1,000 ops so I wouldn't tease him or ask him what his body count is.
What people seem to forget us that the SAS are trained to modify orders where appropriate, on assessing the situation he might have felt it would have saved time etc for him to lead the narobi special forces team as opposed to just advise. Chris Ryan did a similar thing in Brazil when he was teaching counter terrorism skills to BOPE, he was actually involved in several high importance raids.
go check shawn ryan show just released and the part of him meeting a person he gives a ride to and he says may God bless you many times today. WHAT!!!!
I like it when people like Jessica Buchanan and Dr. Dilip Joseph (both rescued by SEAL Team 6) write books based on their experiences. Books like that always offer some unique perspective.
There's a lot of great stuff here. I absolutely love how the reality of the world that few people like she experienced turned her into a true American patriot. The transformation from what she was ( which was fine) to what she became, the strength of heart she developed... it's powerful stuff. As a guy who would be considered a lesser version of Jack ( 0311), I got a little misty around my eyes.
Christian Craighead was not there shopping. A friend of his who was trapped in the Dusit complex called him to tell him a complex terrorist attack was underway and there was no police or security response and to please help. CC had his kit all set and was not far away at his own residence, jumped in his vehicle and went to the scene. Shawn Ryan has a riveting interview with Christian Craighead on his TH-cam channel. CC remains very limited in what he can say due to the ridiculous UK Ministry of Defense shutting down his book publication or even speaking in detail under threat of imprisonment is absurd. Even with the limits on his level of disclosure, the 3+ hour interview is riveting. Another awesome interview is on Project-Archangel’s TH-cam channel with another foreign expat - Slovenian operator named Dan Prastalo, who was in Kenya working as a private security contractor who also responded to the scene and joined up with Craighead on scene (never having met each other prior). The Prastalo interview is also awesome and he fills in some detail but limits it saying the one who deserves 80-90% of the credit and ability to tell the full details for the counter assault and rescue is Christian Craighead. CC remains barred still from detailed disclosure. Strongly recommend listening to both of those interviews which are riveting and compelling. There are some incredibly special and brave and good human beings out there in this world. Edit: Prastalo makes it clear that the Kenyan police and security forces played a very limited role in the operation, with a very small number of exceptions, and but for those exceptions there was a fairly widespread level of incompetence and even cowardice on the part of a lot of the Kenyan police/security forces. He had a bodycam on that recorded both video and audio of his actions including numerous instances of asking the Kenyan police forces to more actively help and they in a lot of cases did not. Yes, a few Kenyans helped - including a few armed civilians - but it was mostly Christian Craighead and a few other foreign expats who responded led and directed the response which was totally chaotic. Pastrala, who had lived for years in Kenya to that point had to eventually leave the country because the survivors accounts corroborated that the rescue and counterattack was not really done by the Kenyan police who were totally embarrassed by the truth and he feared they would set him up to be killed or arrested on false charges.
Chris is just like all the Regiment guys I have met, I have met quite a few who operated in the 80’s and took part in the Iranian embassy raid, They are all just calm and humble but tough, Chris reminds me of them the old school regiment lads.
I met Robin horsfall through martial arts gradings when I was a teenager (he was senior sensi to my sensi). I had no clue whatsoever about his day job until years later and the bbc doc about operation nimrod came out. I used to think why would he take the time, but it's clicked him teaching kids self discipline, good behaviour, morals and control through martial arts helps the next generation so it's part of his "service mentality".
Saw Christian do an interview and thankfully he just went and did and operated in the grey area of they haven't given permission but they also havent said no.
I think the fact his job in Nairobi was to advise helped in regard to that grey area, If I remember correctly chris Ryan was "advising" bope in Brazil. He actually went on and took part in raids with them.
What an amazing interview, and what an amazing story. It always gives me hope to hear heroic stories like this, and it was really powerful hearing her talk becoming proud of the armed forces and feeling so patriotic. We really are lacking that heroic masculinity, and the love of country that comes from realizing the sacrifices made in order to shield everyday people from the brutality of the world. Also i love that shes pro gun now, we need to win the hearts of people especially the youth if we want to keep the 2nd amendment. All it will take is one generation who dont understand the constitution to vote our rights into oblivion.
Great interview and a great book. Her story is amazing, all of it, including the recovery. In the audio one thing stood out to me immediately, she was talking about the completely wrong media coverage she learned of later. In it, imo, they clearly edited out the term "fake news" and instead used a thesaurus word salad phrase instead, to avoid any connection to what has been a 7 year proven history of that phrase.
@@calummacleod4416 lol not just the Scottish stop talking shit the MoD would of had some say init which would of involved English and Scottish but Sterling who led it was Scottish
I love how Google has the one line manifesto 'Dont be Evil'. Perhaps Google should Google 'evil' to recheck their boundaries. Anyway I Google a lot. More importantly, great interview!!
Anyone remember after 9/11 and the mid 2000s it was a thing for civilians who traveled to places like Africa on the company dime to get a kind of abbreviated SERE course? Maybe it would be something for someone to set up again and make ubiquitous?
Great interview Mr. Carr. I’m not sure why I missed this from a year ago. Came back looking for it after watching Shawn Ryan’s interview of Christian Craighead. I can’t believe this only has 55,000 views. Every American needs to watch this.
Same.
Christian straight up told Shawn Ryan he should have Meyli on the show. That says a lot.
Same dude!!!
I saw him on Shawn's show too. Dude has been through a lot and is straight up a bad azz
@sar4x474 i totally agree, i hope normies see this, or better yet she starts speaking out about the 2nd amendment and the sacrifices made on behalf of the people. our society has become so cynical and our culture so destructive and so fundamentally anti american if we do not win over the hearts of the next generations we will descend into further chaos.
“We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” ― George Orwell
What a gracious lovely lady speaking from the heart. Christian Craighead a humble man will be embarrassed by the praise being poured over him. We are all proud of him.
What an amazing lady and an amazing story so good to see that she could do something good with what she went through. And also you can't ignore the fact that Obi-Wan Nairobi might be one of the greatest nicknames of all time
Another one you might like, Ewan Mcgregors' brother Colin, used to be a fast jet pilot in the RAF, his call sign was Obi-Two.
I told my staff in work about this story and that Obi-Wan Nairobi is the best nick name ever.. said i want a name like that one day.. they started calling me jabba the hut :( haha
The best podcaster on youtube, very down to earth. Christian craighead you are a legend,imagine doing a terrorist attack within distance of the SAS,one outcome!
I love the way Jack put Meyli at ease during this interview about a difficult time in her life
Meyli and Jack speak so well and with such compassion. Both of them have suffered. So proud of Christian as ex 🇬🇧 Forces.
I was gonna pass on this interview but decided to watch it because all your other interviews have been pure gold. Holy cow, I kept wiping my eyes through much of the interview. Thank you both for taking the time and energy to make it happen. Very thankful. Wow...
It took a British man to make you so proud to be American, but us British are your big brother joined at the hip . Love your story x
Bless her she absolutely adores christian , so gratefull x
@1:05:00 for Christian Craighead.
Thank you God
Found this after watching Chris on the Shawn Ryan Show. I immediately bought the audiobook. What a great interview and fantastic lady. I hope more people look into this story. Got yourself a new subscriber. Thanks for the work you do and your service.
Almost exactly one hour into the interview... This is incredibly powerful. This part of the interview is why I love my country & why I care so much about serving. What a heartfelt message from someone who went through hell to be able to recognize it. I honestly can't wait to read this book!
And then about an hour & 15 in, her stance on guns & how her perspective changed. So awesome.
SAS 22 squadron are the best special forces unit in the world. Their training and techniques are taught to other s forces for a reason. On the day in question Chris was not out shopping, he was in his apartment which was around 30 mins away. He had just had a shower when his friend called from inside the hotel complex. He said there was a terrorist attack under way and he needs to get there ASAP. 15mins of advanced driving later, he arrived at the complex. the rest was history. Ironic that 22 innocent people died but 700 or more were saved by lone SAS 22 squadron operative Christian Craighead.
Imagine my pride when I discovered he, like myself is a Geordie from Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North East of England!
It is not called "SAS 22 squadron". The word is regiment, the name of the regiment is 22 SAS. A squadron is a division, a sub-unit within the regiment. There are 4 squadrons, each further divided into troops, then patrols.
Extremely compelling. Thank you Jack. Bought the book based on the conviction in her voice and the compelling story. That love of country and respect for those who run to the danger came through so clearly. For whatever reason not a common feeling these days.
I just finished her book and have watched a bunch of her interviews. You by far seem to put her the most at ease with how you just had a normal conversation in first 10-20 minutes. Excellent work
What a powerful interview! Thank you both. Have listen to Christian Craighead interview…incredible man. Godspeed
Just came across this interview, and I have to say this is the best podcast interview I have ever listened to /watched.
Fantastic interview glad I didn’t skip this as others have said. She’s an inspiration :)
You mentioned talking to Chris Craighead in there but I can’t find that interview??
I live in the UK and couldnt be more proud of our armed forces and also the US forces who also run towards the fire.
Hell yeah 👍
Wow, what a story, one I don’t remember. Thanks Jack, you sold me, I’ll be getting the audiobook.
Great interview. Just bought her book on Audible. Wish every High School senior could listen to this. We might have a less childish group emerge without needing to go through such an eye opening trauma themselves. There but for the grace of God …
What a woman! Amazing interview. I've followed the Nairobi event since the live feed blew my mind. The fresh info finally making it out is wonderful, this podcast included. Chris's book will be the final piece... until one hell of a movie some day!? Her sharp reflection and philosophical understanding since that crazy horrible experience is a breath of fresh air to hear. Massive respect to her for putting it in print and for now being able to articulate it so perfectly but still so personally.
His book has been blocked by the military I think
Sadly Christians book has been blocked by the british govt in court. Its currently being appealed
@@ALANL4460 The MOD don't like it because the establishment thinks it sets a bad example, because he was operating technically between what was "advising" which he was in Kenya to do and part of his orders, and direct engagement. However, as one of the other SAS (chris ryan) guys has said about previous missions part of their training is mission modification, Chris himself for example when advising BOPE in Brazil went on raids with them.
@@lewisb85 One thing Chris Ryan said that I agree with is that if an operation is in the public domain as in the press have gotten the story etc the stories should only be vetted for operational procedures and methods still in use. Chris Ryan and Andy McNab were great recruiting tools for the army and SAS in the 90s as there was a huge bump in applications for selection as there was after Nimrod. Stuff in the public domain if allowed would be a great tool when the British Army has a recruitment crisis
@@ALANL4460 I agree I saw that thing on channel 4 news the other night where they talked about how applications to tier 2 (pathfinders etc) are down, so if the pathfinders and for example the royal marines mountain leaders' recruitment is down the two main filter point for the SAS, SBS and SRR surely that means numbers in the tier 1 units will start to suffer, I think the MOD should embrace Christian and get him on every podcast and program they can like the US army does with Tim Kennedy, use him as a full time recruitment tool.
Great interview - cool to hear Meyli’s insight on the tech world and her work before the attack - she seems like an absolute intellectual weapon
Great interview. You always let the guest talk. It's becoming a lost art. Thank you, Jack. 👊🏼
Loved the interview, bought the book. Her Audiobook is great because her delivery is powerful.
Powerful and moving conversation. Thanks Jack. Will be definitely getting her book.
Great interview. I just ordered the book. We are all products of our experiences. I cannot wait to get Christian's book in my hands.
UK DoD are stopping it atm.
What an amazing young lady! Bright and full of life!!!
Incredible story, incredible evolution, thank you for highlighting this incredible person!
amazing. very inspirational and motivational. Great interview. Thank you both
Thanks Jack, powerful interview
How you find theses people unreal .. thank you !! Thank you!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸❤️
Wonderful interview. Thanks.
Best podcast I have heard in a while and was t expecting it. She has such a great attitude and grit to WIN. Awesome
1:00:32 I'm a woman early 30s and I have been going through this exact shift in thinking the last couple of years, and wow, I'm a Brit but this conversation here had me tearing up. It's really something to feel patriotism, here in the UK being politically on the left in particular, my whole life it's like we've never been allowed to really say we feel proud of being British or proud of our military. But these sentiments Meyli expresses here are how I feel now. It's frightening I didn't feel it before, and frightening to look around and see how many people do not feel that way towards our service people and everyone in the West who is protecting and sheltering us and keeping the wolves from the door.
i got this recommended after Shawn’s show 😁
Lot of people here from the Shawn Ryan show. Christian literally said "Go talk to Meyli."
Because she can say things the British government still won't let him say.
Can totally see why this young woman would want something so tangible and relatable ( American ) such as Seal team 6 to come in and rescue her and the other hostages although it didn't quite happen that way she and all the other's that made it out were extremely fortunate a serving member of one of the world's most feared and respected tier one special forces units 22nd special air service regiment just happened to be in that city at the same time it all went down as she mentioned there was no one else.
Amazing podcast, amazing story, and amazing American Meyli Chapin.
This is a great, great interview.
Now she is pro 2A, I wonder if the pistol she went with is the ZEV OZ9 that Chris helped to develop. That would be a cool connection for them both too. If her home defence was the black beard logo obi wan nairobi edition ZEV that would be so fitting.😃
The sad part about this story was when she mentioned she had to pay 450 dollars for physiatrist an hour to help overcome her fears and ptsd. I'm British and ex soldier and I've had mental health issues and been for counselling which is free and can't get my head around the fact people have to pay for this service, hope she gets some relief as time goes by.
I so enjoyed listening to this. Though her story of the harrowing experience in Africa has always really affected me with the rescue. I was captivated with the beginning of her talk about Google... very interesting. I'm so glad she was saved
Northern England 🇬🇧 💪
With your interviewing skill/style and this woman's persona, you both could have made a fascinating hour without ever getting to Nairobi. Thank you both!
Wow. Very emotional podcast with Meyli. ❤️🥰🇺🇸🤙
This is incredible interview.
Excellent show.
EXCELLENT amazing episode. Top three so far.
I'll wait for Craigheads book
I’m interested in reading both for the different perspectives. Plus Craighead anticipates his being banned from publication by the censors. Idk why, but apparently his government considers him an enemy. Maybe behind the scenes they were the ones funding the terrorists for the attack. Nothing would surprise me about how dirty our corrupt governors are in world affairs.
An exceptional young woman.
The paragraph at 59:39 was awesome. I’m glad that she now understands why our military and first responders are so critical to freedom. However, these defenders of freedom are only effective if we have the right politicians leading them. We are starting to see more and more government agencies being used against Americans. Voting the right people into office is far better then just saying thank you to our military and police.
22 SAS
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'How dare you criticise those who lay their lives on the line so you can sleep safely in your bed'---Christopher Hitchins
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Jack and Meyli should understand that CC was a highly skilled and experienced professional soldier, an SAS team leader accustomed to being given a task and completing it, determining the priorities, making decisive decisions, instructing his team, doing the task without innocent casualties, keeping his men safe, neutralising any threats.
He was phoned by a friend asking for help so he did, arrived, armed, assessed and acted, primarily to get people out safely, acted as a team leader organising the unorganised and operated as a team of one inside the building, killed 2 nasties and suppressed 2 others into hiding, wounded.
He stayed those 17 hours, attributed with saving 700, acted rogue solo doing what he was good at for hours before Kenyan special forces came and he stepped back to advise them.
His biggest worries were acting without permission in a foreign country and in being shot by nervous friendlies. He also said that he operated flawlessly, a culmination of his army career's training and experience that perfectly prepared him for this moment, of 17 hours.
Most true heroes are humble, unassuming, CC is no different, it was his job and he was good at it. He says that he has done 1,000 ops so I wouldn't tease him or ask him what his body count is.
What people seem to forget us that the SAS are trained to modify orders where appropriate, on assessing the situation he might have felt it would have saved time etc for him to lead the narobi special forces team as opposed to just advise. Chris Ryan did a similar thing in Brazil when he was teaching counter terrorism skills to BOPE, he was actually involved in several high importance raids.
i will have to find the audio cd of her book....along with in the blood once it is released!
US and UK Special forces. Best on the planet.🇺🇲🇬🇧
🇬🇧🤝🏻 🇺🇸
By strength and Guile SBS.
Don't forget the aussies
@@derekchant7875 Hard as nails. Plus kiwis and Canucks.🇬🇸🇭🇲🇨🇦
Does Jack have a full interview with Christian Craighead on this channel? I haven't been able to find it.
Unless he has spoken to him since ? The interview I saw was with the the 'Black Rifle Coffee Company'(I think he now works with them!)
WOW. What a beautiful amazing hard hitting interview. Thank u
Keep share and telling your story 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great story, cool lady. Jack's a damn good interviewer.
Jack you should get Christian on.. he did BRCC podcast not too long ago...
It did happen.. It does happen... It will happen... Good will come from all fields 👍🇬🇧
go check shawn ryan show just released and the part of him meeting a person he gives a ride to and he says may God bless you many times today. WHAT!!!!
That part of Craig's story was just amazing! It definitely was a supernatural experience from God! I believe this with all my heart!🙏✝️❤️
I like it when people like Jessica Buchanan and Dr. Dilip Joseph (both rescued by SEAL Team 6) write books based on their experiences. Books like that always offer some unique perspective.
If only Linda Norgrove could write a book , but she was killed by criminal incompetent navy seals
She needed an angel, and the Almighty sent Christian Craighead.
So glad I saw this.
Get this woman on every college campus in American. She just makes too much sense to ignore!
Great show
There's a lot of great stuff here. I absolutely love how the reality of the world that few people like she experienced turned her into a true American patriot. The transformation from what she was ( which was fine) to what she became, the strength of heart she developed... it's powerful stuff. As a guy who would be considered a lesser version of Jack ( 0311), I got a little misty around my eyes.
is there a good detailed documentary out there on this event.
A story well told.
Christian Craighead was not there shopping. A friend of his who was trapped in the Dusit complex called him to tell him a complex terrorist attack was underway and there was no police or security response and to please help. CC had his kit all set and was not far away at his own residence, jumped in his vehicle and went to the scene. Shawn Ryan has a riveting interview with Christian Craighead on his TH-cam channel. CC remains very limited in what he can say due to the ridiculous UK Ministry of Defense shutting down his book publication or even speaking in detail under threat of imprisonment is absurd. Even with the limits on his level of disclosure, the 3+ hour interview is riveting. Another awesome interview is on Project-Archangel’s TH-cam channel with another foreign expat - Slovenian operator named Dan Prastalo, who was in Kenya working as a private security contractor who also responded to the scene and joined up with Craighead on scene (never having met each other prior). The Prastalo interview is also awesome and he fills in some detail but limits it saying the one who deserves 80-90% of the credit and ability to tell the full details for the counter assault and rescue is Christian Craighead. CC remains barred still from detailed disclosure. Strongly recommend listening to both of those interviews which are riveting and compelling. There are some incredibly special and brave and good human beings out there in this world.
Edit: Prastalo makes it clear that the Kenyan police and security forces played a very limited role in the operation, with a very small number of exceptions, and but for those exceptions there was a fairly widespread level of incompetence and even cowardice on the part of a lot of the Kenyan police/security forces. He had a bodycam on that recorded both video and audio of his actions including numerous instances of asking the Kenyan police forces to more actively help and they in a lot of cases did not. Yes, a few Kenyans helped - including a few armed civilians - but it was mostly Christian Craighead and a few other foreign expats who responded led and directed the response which was totally chaotic. Pastrala, who had lived for years in Kenya to that point had to eventually leave the country because the survivors accounts corroborated that the rescue and counterattack was not really done by the Kenyan police who were totally embarrassed by the truth and he feared they would set him up to be killed or arrested on false charges.
SAS 👍👊
What an amazing woman.
Chris is just like all the Regiment guys I have met, I have met quite a few who operated in the 80’s and took part in the Iranian embassy raid, They are all just calm and humble but tough, Chris reminds me of them the old school regiment lads.
I met Robin horsfall through martial arts gradings when I was a teenager (he was senior sensi to my sensi). I had no clue whatsoever about his day job until years later and the bbc doc about operation nimrod came out. I used to think why would he take the time, but it's clicked him teaching kids self discipline, good behaviour, morals and control through martial arts helps the next generation so it's part of his "service mentality".
She should start her own podcast!👊🤜🤛🤙👏
Jack I would one day LOVE to attend Thunder Ranch with you!!! Meeting YOU and Mr Smith would be the ultimate rush!!!
She’s a Star,, gives me hope,,, ;-)
I wish Hollywood could produce a film off that book...
Too bad our vets don’t receive the kind of PTS care that she received.
Amazing podcast
more good intell, thanks Sir
Saw Christian do an interview and thankfully he just went and did and operated in the grey area of they haven't given permission but they also havent said no.
I think the fact his job in Nairobi was to advise helped in regard to that grey area, If I remember correctly chris Ryan was "advising" bope in Brazil. He actually went on and took part in raids with them.
please can you please tell everyone the app that talked about.........
The Shawn Ryan Show has the full interview with Christian Craighead.
I got the book: it's excellent!
What an amazing interview, and what an amazing story. It always gives me hope to hear heroic stories like this, and it was really powerful hearing her talk becoming proud of the armed forces and feeling so patriotic. We really are lacking that heroic masculinity, and the love of country that comes from realizing the sacrifices made in order to shield everyday people from the brutality of the world. Also i love that shes pro gun now, we need to win the hearts of people especially the youth if we want to keep the 2nd amendment. All it will take is one generation who dont understand the constitution to vote our rights into oblivion.
Cool book Meyli🇺🇸..
Great interview and a great book. Her story is amazing, all of it, including the recovery. In the audio one thing stood out to me immediately, she was talking about the completely wrong media coverage she learned of later. In it, imo, they clearly edited out the term "fake news" and instead used a thesaurus word salad phrase instead, to avoid any connection to what has been a 7 year proven history of that phrase.
If the seals had of rescued her there would have been 15 different books out by now, 4 TV shows and a heap of lies told.
@james brooks all the worlds special forces inc sas invented by the Scottish.
@@calummacleod4416 lol not just the Scottish stop talking shit the MoD would of had some say init which would of involved English and Scottish but Sterling who led it was Scottish
you haven’t seen the list of Scottish inventions yet then, it will blow your tiny mind.
Btw what do you think of Wee Crankie's new Nonces' Charter? Something for a "proud scotchman" ™️ like yourself to get behind innit 😜
@@philmckenna5709 whose Scottish? I'm not thank god. Wouldn't wanna be,or live in poorest most drug ravaged sh1t hole in the western world.
I love how Google has the one line manifesto
'Dont be Evil'.
Perhaps Google should Google 'evil' to recheck their boundaries.
Anyway I Google a lot.
More importantly, great interview!!
Christian Craighead is an absolute legend.
So ironic that in the Land of the Free, getting help would make most people bankrupt
Anyone remember after 9/11 and the mid 2000s it was a thing for civilians who traveled to places like Africa on the company dime to get a kind of abbreviated SERE course?
Maybe it would be something for someone to set up again and make ubiquitous?
How to write a book about spending 17 hours in a bathroom?
timestamps?
Christian Craighead should never have to buy a beer again!
I Hope the app comes on to android as well soon
meyli chapin is very brave alonside christian craighead.