Fred Burton Discusses 1980's Terrorism with Jason Piccolo of The Protectors

I chatted with The Protectors host Jason Piccolo on the history of the Rewards for Justice Program, international terrorism cases in the 1980’s, Carlos “The Jackal”, the murder of Colonel Joe Alon and kidnapping of Bill Buckley.

Episode #77 |Fred Burton | Former Counterterrorism Agent | Author | Stratfor - The Protectors w/ Jason Piccolo

Fred stopped by The Protectors to talk about his career in counterrorism; hunting some of the world's most elusive & deadly terrorists. Fred also talks writing and being the chief security officer of one of the world's foremost civilian intel...

Stratfor's Top 10 Pen and Sword Podcasts of 2019

We interviewed a range of wonderful authors for our 2019 podcasts. Here are our top picks! Which one did you like the best?

Stratfor's Top 10 Pen and Sword Podcasts of 2019

Stratfor's Pen and Sword podcast hosted an exciting list of top-selling authors and geopolitical experts from around the globe this year. Each had its special moments, from the laugh out loud "Right Kind of Crazy with Clint Emerson" to the truly tragic and intense investigation into the downing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Fred Burton Interviewed by Coach Bill Hart - Running Towards Danger

What causes a man or woman to run towards danger? Bill Buckley was that kinda guy, serving as a young man in The Korean War and in Vietnam as a Green Beret. When the U.S. Embassy in Beirut was blown up by Hezbollah in 1983, Bill volunteered to go to Lebanon to stand up CIA intelligence operations. Bill was “all in.”

In this episode we meet Fred Burton, Chief Security Officer for Stratfor Worldview, an organization specializing in national and international security.  As a counterterrorism agent with the US State Department, Fred was tasked with the rescue of CIA station chief Bill Buckley, who had been kidnapped in Beirut by Hezbollah.

Fred Burton Talks to Mike Giglio about Shatter the Nations

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Enjoyed my chat with Mike Giglio, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about his book Shatter the Nations outlining the efforts to defeat ISIS and the war for the caliphate. At it’s peak, ISIS controlled a self-styled “caliphate” that was larger in size than Great Britain. https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/shatter-nations-isis-and-war-caliphate-podcast

Fred Burton Chats with Filmmaker Chris Carr

Want to know how to make a spy film? Fascinating chat with filmmaker and storyteller Chris Carr about his film “The Dry Cleaner.” The tradecraft depicted is spot on.