"Israel's Vietnam?" Anti War Veteran/Activist Greg Stoker Talks Military & GeoPolitics in 2025

We are Finally back with our new season two episode one of Habibi House Podcast ! https://thehabibihouse.com/ Shout out to our sponsor @palestinianhustle ! https://palestinianhustle.com/ Use code: Habibi House for 20% off your next order! I’m one of your hosts Assad Shalhoub (@ AssadShal ) and today I will be riding solo as both my other cohosts, Talal and Atif, are spending time with their families right now. As Palestinians and Lebanese people, our families are actively being torn apart by outside forces, so being present with them when you can is more important than ever. So much has transpired since our last episode, obviously in lots of ways but especially in the Middle East, but we have the perfect guest to provide some insight for the future in this country and globally, and I’m excited to get into some analysis with him. You may have seen his videos where he is power walking down a street, hair gloriously blowing in the wind as he breaks down current events, he may be your rapid fire news source on IG or Twitter, and when things often go to shit he’s someone I know I look to for an explanation. He’s a former United States Army Ranger, who served 4 combat deployments during America's occupation of Afghanistan. He has a practical background in Special Operations and Military Intelligence, and is currently an anti-war activist and independent journalist based out of Austin, Texas. He’s been in the trenches educating the masses on the truth behind the empire’s lies and today he’s blessing our viewers and listeners with his expert military analysis, activism experience, and anti-imperialist education. He’s the co-host of the colonial outcasts podcast and host of state of play on mint press. He is the one and only Greg Stoker (@ Greg.J.Stoker) @ColonialOutcasts 5:42 liberal ideology 9:30 drone strikes 10:30 indiscriminate bombing 11:40 AI targeting 16:30 JDAMS 17:30 targeting hospitals 18:01 occupying power protection 19:30 Izzy’s Vietnam 20:00 300 billion/veteran homelessness 21:52 2025 not paying taxes 23:51 Causality gap 24:18 Colonial Outcasts 27:13 Socialist Democracy 28:15 Does Izzy control US 30:11 IDF Uniforms in US Congress 30:52 USS Liberty 33:45 Empire lash out 35:10 Syria 36:54 HTS 39:40 Normalization with Izzy 40:27 Syria Democratic Elections 41:05 Resistance Never stop Palestinian Resistance 41:50 Trump hostages 44:12 Turn back on Netanyahu 45:59 Conflict Fatigue