How many threads alter history?  In this installment of the podcast, Larry has a chat with retired Green Baret and thriller author Steve Stratton.  Larry begins by mentioning Steve’s foundation Special Operations Warrior Foundation supporting families of service members who did not return from the battlefield.  The conversation then turns to the breaking news of the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the ripple effects it will have through the entire middle east region.  Steve and Larry also explore the news coming from the presidential campaign regarding former President Trump’s assertions of happenings in Springfield, Ohio and Aurora, Colorado and how this narrative is being expounded by his vice presidential running mate J. D. Vance.  Steve discusses the meaning and understanding of “chain of command” and the efficacy of an order by a president to have political rivals assassinated in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling of absolute immunity by a sitting president. Larry brings the conversation to Trump’s “enemy within” comments and comparing it to the plight of Jewish people from the 1930s through the end of 1945.  There is also a discussion of the assassination attempts on Trump, the effectiveness of the Secret Service and women in the Service.