Media Interviews
Retired Master Sergeant Wes Bryant joins CNN's Michael Holmes to discuss the Israeli Defense Force investigation into its deadly strikes against World Central Kitchen aid workers
Wes J. Bryant speaks with CNN’s Michael Holmes on Israel's recent strike on a World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid convoy. He discusses how a pervading culture of negligence and indifference toward civilian harm increases the probability of these kinds of tragedies, and the strategic and moral implications of the overall IDF strike campaign in Gaza…
Israel draws outrage after airstrikes kill 7 aid workers
The Israeli military dismissed two officers and reprimanded three more senior officers it said were responsible for the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers earlier this week. Nick Schifrin speaks with Wes Bryant as Monday's attack puts even greater scrutiny on Israel’s tactics in Gaza…
World Central Kitchen boss José Andrés accuses Israel of "direct attack" on Gaza aid convoy
Chef José Andrés says his World Central Kitchen charity's team in the Gaza Strip appears to have been deliberately targeted by the Israeli military with deadly airstrikes earlier this week. The IDF and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have called the airstrikes the kind of mistake that happens in war. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has commentary from Wes Bryant on the strike…
Was Israeli strike on aid convoy negligence or accident? Retired military leaders weigh in
Following Israel's deadly strike on aid workers in Gaza and the international outrage it caused, Nick Schifrin has views from Wes Bryant, a retired U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller who called in air strikes and led strike planning cells, and retired Israeli Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus who commanded IDF forces in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip…
Biden administration response to drone strike on U.S. troops in Jordan
Wes J. Bryant speaks with Scripps News Morning Rush on the drone strike against U.S. troops in Jordan, the threat of Iran-backed militias across the region, and his recommended response by the Biden administration…
ISIS-K, Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban: The Afghans' New War?
As the Taliban controls Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of western troops, what threat do other militant groups Al-Qaeda and ISIS-K pose in the country? Wes Bryant gives his perspective…
ISIS-K Deadly Attack in Kabul
Wes J. Bryant joins Laverne McGee of BNC News to discuss the coordinated and deadly suicide attack and ambush of U.S. service members and Afghan civilians at the hands of ISIS-K at Afghanistan's Kabul Airport…
Biden Vows to Evacuate Americans, Afghan Helpers
Wes J. Bryant talks with BNC News' Brittany Jones on President Biden's evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Kabul in the wake of the fall of Afghanistan…
What Went Wrong in Kabul?
Wes J. Bryant joins Shannon Lanier on The World Tonight to answer this question…
A New Book Chronicles the Fight Against ISIS.
A new book chronicles the fight against ISIS…
Through their Eyes: America’s War on Terror
A new bipartisan report to Congress warns ISIS is back…