{"id":5830,"date":"2025-12-04T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/388-brigadier-general-ret-shawn-harris-can-he-win-mtgs-old-seat-1-6-bomb-suspect-captured-boat-strikes-and-venezuela-secdef-has-lost-the-confidence-of-the-brass-putin-sending-ukrainia\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T19:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:45:00","slug":"388-brigadier-general-ret-shawn-harris-can-he-win-mtgs-old-seat-1-6-bomb-suspect-captured-boat-strikes-and-venezuela-secdef-has-lost-the-confidence-of-the-brass-putin-sending-ukrainia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/388-brigadier-general-ret-shawn-harris-can-he-win-mtgs-old-seat-1-6-bomb-suspect-captured-boat-strikes-and-venezuela-secdef-has-lost-the-confidence-of-the-brass-putin-sending-ukrainia\/","title":{"rendered":"388. Brigadier General (Ret) Shawn Harris. Can He Win MTG\u2019s Old Seat? 1\/6 Bomb Suspect Captured. Boat Strikes and Venezuela. SECDEF has Lost the Confidence of the Brass. Putin Sending Ukrainian Children to North Korea. Football Coaches and Second Chances."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA7441851298\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Retired Brigadier General Shawn A. Harris is back on the front lines\u2014this time in politics. From his grass-fed cattle farm in Rockmart, Georgia to the halls of the Pentagon, Harris joins Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) to break down SignalGate, the deadly US boat strikes, the War Powers fight and the growing danger of sloppy, politicized military leadership.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Running as a Democrat in Georgia\u2019s 14th Congressional District\u2014the open seat Marjorie Taylor Greene is abandoning\u2014Harris explains why leadership, integrity and service still matter in a district that\u2019s been defined by chaos, extremism and cable hits. He talks candidly about why he chose not to \u201cchange t\u2011shirts,\u201d what it\u2019s like to have two sons still in uniform, and why independent and Reagan Republicans are lining up behind his campaign.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Rieckhoff and Harris also explore whether Congress is quietly edging America toward another war in the Caribbean, whether the boat strike could rise to a war crime, and what real accountability for the current Secretary of Defense should look like. They dig into the Pentagon press rules fight, the New York Times lawsuit, the arrest of the January 6 pipe bomb suspect, and what \u201cdead men don\u2019t talk\u201d really means for intelligence and national security.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Then, in a powerful \u201csomething good,\u201d Harris salutes his hometown Early County Bobcats and the high school football coach who helped turn hopes and dreams into a life of service\u2014sparking a heartfelt conversation about how sports, mentors and community can literally save young lives.<\/p>\n<p>Because every episode of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories&#8211;and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s independent content for independent Americans. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve&#8211;and stay vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hBFinm2vR-I\"><u>WATCH video of this episode on YouTube now.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawnforgeorgia.com\/\"><u>Shawn\u2019s campaign for Georgia\u2019s 14th Congressional District.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Learn more about Paul\u2019s work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with <a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><u>Independent Veterans of America<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><u>Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/u><\/a> of Independent Americans. 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Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired Brigadier General Shawn A. Harris is back on the front lines\u2014this time in politics. From his grass-fed cattle farm in Rockmart, Georgia to the halls of the Pentagon, Harris joins Independent Americans host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) to break down SignalGate, the deadly US boat strikes, the War Powers fight and the growing danger of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/388-brigadier-general-ret-shawn-harris-can-he-win-mtgs-old-seat-1-6-bomb-suspect-captured-boat-strikes-and-venezuela-secdef-has-lost-the-confidence-of-the-brass-putin-sending-ukrainia\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">388. Brigadier General (Ret) Shawn Harris. Can He Win MTG\u2019s Old Seat? 1\/6 Bomb Suspect Captured. Boat Strikes and Venezuela. SECDEF has Lost the Confidence of the Brass. 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Harris is back on the front lines\u2014this time in politics. 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