The Deadliest Military Dogs on Earth π³
A military veteran recounts combat experiences with military working dogs in Iraq in 2003, including a sniper engagement and the mission to capture Uday and Qusay Hussein. The dogs played crucial roles in combat operations, often sacrificing their lives to save soldiers and enable mission success.
Summary
This transcript features a firsthand account from a military veteran describing the deployment and combat effectiveness of military working dogs during the Iraq War in 2003. The speaker begins by recounting a specific engagement where their unit came under sniper fire from behind a house. A military dog handler directed his dog toward the sniper's position, and the dog successfully neutralized the threat by attacking the sniper. The veteran emphasizes how the entire unit stopped firing and watched as the dog completed the mission, ultimately hearing the dog's howling as it engaged the enemy.
The narrative then shifts to what the speaker describes as the dogs' most high-profile mission - the operation to capture or kill Uday and Qusay Hussein, Saddam Hussein's sons. During this mission, military dogs were released into a house where the targets were hiding. The dogs ran upstairs and engaged the targets, causing them to scream in terror before opening fire with their weapons. Both military dogs were killed in the ensuing firefight, creating what the speaker describes as a 'funnel of death' at the door that prevented soldiers from advancing. The operation concluded with the use of an anti-tank weapon fired into the room from outside.
Throughout the account, the veteran emphasizes the critical role these military dogs played in combat operations, noting that they enabled soldiers to accomplish missions more quickly and efficiently than would have been possible otherwise, often at the cost of their own lives.
Key Insights
- The veteran describes how a military dog successfully neutralized a sniper by being directed toward the enemy position and attacking the sniper directly
- Military dogs were deployed in the high-profile mission to capture Uday and Qusay Hussein, running upstairs to engage the targets
- The veteran recounts how Uday and Qusay Hussein screamed in terror when confronted by the military dogs before opening fire with their weapons
- Both military dogs were killed during the Hussein mission, creating a dangerous 'funnel of death' that prevented soldiers from advancing through the door
- The veteran emphasizes that military dogs enabled soldiers to accomplish missions more quickly and efficiently than would have been possible without them
Topics
Transcript
[0:00] It was in Iraq in 2003 when we got our first bites. All of a sudden, sniper fire opens up from behind this house. This guy got us pinned down. The dog guy put his hand over his dog's head, pointed him where we believed the sniper was coming. He took off like a bullet. Everyone just sat there. No one was shooting. This guy's still shooting. All of a sudden, you hear this howling from the dog. We get to this little spot. Arco has his face in his mouth. Maybe their most highprofile mission was Ud and Cus. They [0:30] were in a house and so our guys went in to clear. They released these dogs. Theyβ¦
Full transcript available for MurmurCast members
Sign Up to AccessMore from Shawn Ryan Show
FBI Agent on Who's Really Behind the Spain Border Surge π³
An FBI agent discusses the migrant surge at the Spain-Morocco border, distinguishing between organic migration and government/cartel-coordinated movements. The speaker uses analogies about checkpoints and cartel operations to explain how migration patterns shift when enforcement is reduced, suggesting organized rather than spontaneous movement.
His First Border Bust Involved Fake Cartel Cops π³
A border patrol agent describes his first major drug bust at the US-Mexico border, where they seized 3,000 lbs of drugs loaded in trucks. The operation was complicated by cartel members impersonating police using fake vehicles identical to official border patrol trucks, and he reflects on the ethical differences between interrogation methods used by Mexican officials versus those permitted in the United States.
The Demonic Vision That Ended His Satanism π³
A man recounts his high school involvement with Satanism and witchcraft in the 1980s, describing how he was acting out a demonic possession scene while drinking with friends when he experienced a supernatural vision of a demonic figure that prompted him to abandon his occult interests and seek refuge in church.
Undercover FBI Agent Gets Hired for a Hit π³
An undercover FBI agent describes infiltrating a murder-for-hire plot where an incarcerated man solicited a gang member to kill a child and his family in Wisconsin. The agent met with the suspect, who quoted prices ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 for the murders.
Undercover FBI Agent Nearly Gets His Cover Blown π³
An undercover FBI agent recounts a harrowing moment when his cover was nearly blown while infiltrating a clubhouse. Despite being discovered with a wire and surrounded by armed agents ready to intervene, he maintained his composure and survived the encounter, while his wife experienced an inexplicable moment of fear that coincided with the incident.