A secret CIA rendezvous in Moscow. An explosive drone found beside a Ukrainian cargo plane at a German airport. NATO and the EU declaring the evidence clear — and the Kremlin's most senior voices claiming World War III has already begun. I've been digging through all of it so you don't have to, and this week I'm giving you my full, unfiltered assessment.



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A secret CIA rendezvous in Moscow. An explosive drone found beside a Ukrainian cargo plane at a German airport. NATO and the EU declaring the evidence clear &mdash; and the Kremlin's most senior voices claiming World War III has already begun. I've been digging through all of it so you don't have to, and this week I'm giving you my full, unfiltered assessment. 
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The David Rutherford Show represents the highest form of the emerging new media landscape. As a former Navy SEAL, CIA contractor, and world championship performance coach, David has been exploring the human condition for the past 30 years in his epic quest to understand how individuals and teams can defeat the negative insurgency. In his new show David will give experienced analysis to most pressing topics of our time. His mission is to consolidate the battlefield of information and provide unique context to most important issues of the day. Don&rsquo;t miss this exciting show and allow David to be your flash bang of truth.&nbsp;

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David Rutherford Show: WWIII Warnings, The CIA's Secret Moscow Trip & Russian Drone Attack In Germany

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David Rutherford says the U.S. is already at war, and walks through seven warning signs he says came before America's wars. In this solo episode, David, who says he spent much of his adult life in special operations and intelligence work, walks through seven warning signs he sees in the years before America's wars, and says he sees them again today. He says he is not predicting a war and that his list is not a definitive way to read history. He wants to give listeners more context for their own critical thinking.

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What you get:
David's account of the broken "no war" promises from Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt and Johnson.
A plain-language look at The Fourth Turning, the 1997 book by William Strauss and Neil Howe that David says sparked this episode.
Seven signs, each tied to history: World War I, World War II, Korea, September 11, and the present day.
David's view that the U.S. is already at war with Iran, backing Ukraine against Russia, and under economic strain at home.
What David says listeners can do: strengthen family and community, get offline, and push for in-person paper ballots.




0:00 Cold open
0:39 Presidents promised no war, then war came
3:30 The Fourth Turning and how the seven signs came together
8:09 Sign 1: The enemy tells us what it plans (WWI, Pearl Harbor, 9/11)
20:56 Sign 2: Adversaries link up (Nazi-Soviet pact, BRICS)
27:30 BRCC ad
29:19 Signs 3 and 4: Unclear deterrence and economic warfare
42:48 Signs 5 and 6: Sea lanes and political violence at home
49:06 Sign 7 and the three wars
54:20 What can we do?

David Rutherford says the U.S. is already at war, and walks through seven warning signs he says came before America's wars. In this solo episode, David, who says he spent much of his adult life in special operations and intelligence work, walks through seven warning signs he sees in the years before America's wars, and says he sees them again today. He says he is not predicting a war and that his list is not a definitive way to read history. He wants to give listeners more context for their own critical thinking.
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What you get:
<ul>
<li>David's account of the broken "no war" promises from Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt and Johnson.</li>
<li>A plain-language look at The Fourth Turning, the 1997 book by William Strauss and Neil Howe that David says sparked this episode.</li>
<li>Seven signs, each tied to history: World War I, World War II, Korea, September 11, and the present day.</li>
<li>David's view that the U.S. is already at war with Iran, backing Ukraine against Russia, and under economic strain at home.</li>
<li>What David says listeners can do: strengthen family and community, get offline, and push for in-person paper ballots. </li>
</ul>
0:00 Cold open 0:39 Presidents promised no war, then war came 3:30 The Fourth Turning and how the seven signs came together 8:09 Sign 1: The enemy tells us what it plans (WWI, Pearl Harbor, 9/11) 20:56 Sign 2: Adversaries link up (Nazi-Soviet pact, BRICS) 27:30 BRCC ad 29:19 Signs 3 and 4: Unclear deterrence and economic warfare 42:48 Signs 5 and 6: Sea lanes and political violence at home 49:06 Sign 7 and the three wars 54:20 What can we do?

David Rutherford Show: 7 Warning Signs Before Every US War

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Former Navy SEAL David Rutherford reconnects with Black Rifle Coffee's Jarred "JT" Taylor, years after their last sit-down, to talk about the most ambitious thing JT has ever built.

It started with a promise to a friend. When Colonel Pete Donnelly died, JT remembered the question Pete always asked him: "What do you got for me?" Three days later he started writing. Twenty-two days after that he had a first draft of Deep Scythe: Zero Hour, a military thriller about a carrier air wing that answers only to JSOC, where every character is a real pilot JT flies with in Digital Combat Simulator.

Then JT went further. Readers can join the Wet Boys, go through flight school, earn a call sign, and fly the actual missions from the book with the actual characters on the radio. David and JT get into why putting veterans back on comms "wakes them back up," how an 80s paratrooper learned to fly an F-16 in the sim in about a month, and why JT thinks artists who fight AI have the wrong mindset.



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Links

Fly with the Wet Boys: https://flywetboys.com

The book: https://weexecutethings.com (Deep Scythe: Zero Hour on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible)

Timestamps: 
00:00 - Cold open: "You wake him back up"
00:48 - Jarred Taylor returns to the show
03:42 - From VHS edits to writing without limits
09:11 - The drunk submarine trick for writer's block
10:31 - Colonel Pete Donnelly and A15 Publishing
15:50 - The book he owed Pete: a draft in 22 days
19:46 - The premise: a carrier that answers only to JSOC
23:08 - Read the book, then fly with the characters
25:56 - Inside flywetboys.com: flight school and call signs
34:44 - The Andy Stumpf surprise
36:29 - Two soundtracks, AI music, and the Top Gun mood
38:43 - How to start flying DCS without going broke
41:08 - Why veterans come alive back on the radio
46:26 - DCS and the 24/7 living war server
53:02 - The $4.5M report and the case for AI
54:57 - Where to find Deep Scythe and the Wet Boys

Former Navy SEAL David Rutherford reconnects with Black Rifle Coffee's Jarred "JT" Taylor, years after their last sit-down, to talk about the most ambitious thing JT has ever built.
It started with a promise to a friend. When Colonel Pete Donnelly died, JT remembered the question Pete always asked him: "What do you got for me?" Three days later he started writing. Twenty-two days after that he had a first draft of Deep Scythe: Zero Hour, a military thriller about a carrier air wing that answers only to JSOC, where every character is a real pilot JT flies with in Digital Combat Simulator.
Then JT went further. Readers can join the Wet Boys, go through flight school, earn a call sign, and fly the actual missions from the book with the actual characters on the radio. David and JT get into why putting veterans back on comms "wakes them back up," how an 80s paratrooper learned to fly an F-16 in the sim in about a month, and why JT thinks artists who fight AI have the wrong mindset. 
✅ Sponsors: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: <a href="https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/">https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/</a>
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Links
Fly with the Wet Boys: <a href="https://flywetboys.com">https://flywetboys.com</a>
The book: <a href="https://weexecutethings.com">https://weexecutethings.com</a>&nbsp;(Deep Scythe: Zero Hour on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible) Timestamps:&nbsp; 00:00 - Cold open: "You wake him back up" 00:48 - Jarred Taylor returns to the show 03:42 - From VHS edits to writing without limits 09:11 - The drunk submarine trick for writer's block 10:31 - Colonel Pete Donnelly and A15 Publishing 15:50 - The book he owed Pete: a draft in 22 days 19:46 - The premise: a carrier that answers only to JSOC 23:08 - Read the book, then fly with the characters 25:56 - Inside flywetboys.com: flight school and call signs 34:44 - The Andy Stumpf surprise 36:29 - Two soundtracks, AI music, and the Top Gun mood 38:43 - How to start flying DCS without going broke 41:08 - Why veterans come alive back on the radio 46:26 - DCS and the 24/7 living war server 53:02 - The $4.5M report and the case for AI 54:57 - Where to find Deep Scythe and the Wet Boys

David Rutherford Show: Black Rifle Coffee's Jarred Taylor on His Insane New Book, the Game Behind It & Helping Vets

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The people running the West are getting ready for a bigger war. Hegseth just announced a combat test for colonels before they make general. NATO's chiefs of defence met in Copenhagen and told the arms industry to build at scale. And Europe — which can't recruit an army — is suddenly talking about a draft.

What you'll hear:

• David breaks down Hegseth's Joint Warfighter Evaluation, the Stu Scheller connection, and what a wartime leadership filter is really signaling

• Why roughly 850 flag officers today versus about 300 in 1941 tells you 22 years of GWOT produced dead weight

• NATO by the numbers: 3.5 million troops, most of whom have never fought

• Mark Rutte's "NATO 3.0" — an alliance that no longer plans on America

• The recruiting playbook: NATO's new ad, "Send Me" billboards, Isaiah 6:8, and a British politician saying the word conscription out loud

• Why Gen Z won't buy the pitch — and why the White House launching Trump TV is part of the same story David Rutherford is a former Navy SEAL and CIA-trained intelligence officer.



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The people running the West are getting ready for a bigger war. Hegseth just announced a combat test for colonels before they make general. NATO's chiefs of defence met in Copenhagen and told the arms industry to build at scale. And Europe &mdash; which can't recruit an army &mdash; is suddenly talking about a draft.
What you'll hear:
&bull; David breaks down Hegseth's Joint Warfighter Evaluation, the Stu Scheller connection, and what a wartime leadership filter is really signaling
&bull; Why roughly 850 flag officers today versus about 300 in 1941 tells you 22 years of GWOT produced dead weight
&bull; NATO by the numbers: 3.5 million troops, most of whom have never fought
&bull; Mark Rutte's "NATO 3.0" &mdash; an alliance that no longer plans on America
&bull; The recruiting playbook: NATO's new ad, "Send Me" billboards, Isaiah 6:8, and a British politician saying the word conscription out loud
&bull; Why Gen Z won't buy the pitch &mdash; and why the White House launching Trump TV is part of the same story David Rutherford is a former Navy SEAL and CIA-trained intelligence officer. 
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David Rutherford Show: WARNING - Hegseth Preps the Pentagon for War

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David Rutherford Show: WWIII Warnings, The CIA's Secret Moscow Trip & Russian Drone Attack In Germany

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