{"id":3981,"date":"2021-10-28T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/138-matt-zeller-americas-halloween-nightmare-196-americans-abandoned-in-afghanistan-23-million-without-food-what-is-operation-resettle-allies-over-the-horizon-over-the-ra\/"},"modified":"2021-11-11T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T14:53:22","slug":"138-matt-zeller-americas-halloween-nightmare-196-americans-abandoned-in-afghanistan-23-million-without-food-what-is-operation-resettle-allies-over-the-horizon-over-the-ra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/138-matt-zeller-americas-halloween-nightmare-196-americans-abandoned-in-afghanistan-23-million-without-food-what-is-operation-resettle-allies-over-the-horizon-over-the-ra\/","title":{"rendered":"138. Matt Zeller. America\u2019s Halloween Nightmare. 196 Americans Abandoned in Afghanistan. 23 Million Without Food. What is \u201cOperation Resettle Allies&#8221;? Over the Horizon = Over the Rainbow. The \u201cDisappointing Biden\u201d Costume. The Real Winnie the Pooh Story."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA1504147704\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 210px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Everyone who has seen a Halloween movie knows you can\u2019t run from Michael Myers. The only way to defeat the terror of Michael Myers is to fight him&#8211;to take him head on. And the same is true about the horror show that is Afghanistan. If you run from the truth, it will chase you down, it will drag you down, it will cut you into little pieces, and it will come for your friends, and just keep coming. Like Michael Myers, the truth doesn&#8217;t die.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the fight for it around Afghanistan won\u2019t die either. Even if President Biden and countless partisan apologists and hacks look to defend themselves, rather than face the truth. Especially now, as they see Afghanistan continues to spiral downward, and pivotable Congressional midterms creep closer and closer&#8212;like Freddy Krueger, waiting for you to fall asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But there are people who are embracing the truth. Heroes that understand the truth. That have a unique link to the truth. That comprehend it\u2019s origins, it\u2019s history, it\u2019s motivations, it\u2019s trajectory. Like Jamie Lee Curtis had a mental bond with Michael Myer, there are leaders that know the truth is coming&#8212;even when others won\u2019t believe it\u2019s real. Sometimes, because it\u2019s just too scary.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Heroes like our guest in this episode. Like Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, he\u2019s back! A man who can stand up to the scary, the brutal, the terrifying. Our friend, humanitarian, activist, superhero: Matt Zeller (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattczeller\">@MattCZeller<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Matt is America\u2019s leading voice on the issue of American allies in Afghanistan. He\u2019s an Combat veteran and Army major that made it out of Afghanistan alive only because of the courage of his Afghan interpreter. And he\u2019s been paying it forward ever since. The courageous Co-Founder of <em>No One Left Behind<\/em>, Truman National Security Fellow author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Watches-Without-Time-American-Afghanistan\/dp\/1935982206\"><em>Watches Without Time: An American Soldier in Afghanistan<\/em><\/a>, and t<a href=\"https:\/\/iava.org\/press_releases\/iava-announces-new-staff-member-to-lead-efforts-in-bringing-afghan-allies-to-safety\/\">he newest member of the powerhouse team at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since he was last on this show for <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/127-matt-zeller-the-collapse-of-afghanistan-biden-is-blowing-it-saveourallies-the-guam-option-why-the-taliban-dont-want-women-to-read-asian-jumping-dirt-how-you-can-help\/\">Episode 127 in August<\/a>, Matt\u2019s spent every day sounding the alarm about what\u2019s coming, demanding action from the White house, rushing allies out of certain death, and serving as America\u2019s conscience to ourselves and the world. He\u2019s been on countless TV and radio shows around the world, and he\u2019s somehow, still standing, still fighting. And he\u2019s back. To tell us what\u2019s really happening right now in Afghanistan&#8211;and why it\u2019s the ultimate Halloween horror story. He\u2019ll take us inside the White House spin, and the good things that HAVE happened. And take us behind the scenes on the Army bases around the country that are tasked with housing and resettling the thousands of Afghans that did make it out. And he\u2019ll tell you how shockingly few that really is.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can support this show and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">join our dynamic community of listeners by joining the IA Patreon community<\/a>. You\u2019ll get exclusive access to events, guests, merch discounts, and special content. And you\u2019ll help us keep speaking independent truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can also WATCH the full conversation in video with Matt and Paul here.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_39539\"  width=\"750\" height=\"421\"  data-origwidth=\"750\" data-origheight=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tOZag2BJpOg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. Find the show <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indy_americans\">on social media<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay vigilant, America. And Happy Halloween!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone who has seen a Halloween movie knows you can\u2019t run from Michael Myers. The only way to defeat the terror of Michael Myers is to fight him&#8211;to take him head on. And the same is true about the horror show that is Afghanistan. If you run from the truth, it will chase you down,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/138-matt-zeller-americas-halloween-nightmare-196-americans-abandoned-in-afghanistan-23-million-without-food-what-is-operation-resettle-allies-over-the-horizon-over-the-ra\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">138. Matt Zeller. America\u2019s Halloween Nightmare. 196 Americans Abandoned in Afghanistan. 23 Million Without Food. What is \u201cOperation Resettle Allies&#8221;? Over the Horizon = Over the Rainbow. The \u201cDisappointing Biden\u201d Costume. 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