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Former CIA Officer Breaks Down Source Operations in Afghanistan | Delbert Roll

2026-06-06 · 118 min · 23 entities

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Episode description as stored
Former Army officer and CIA operations officer Delbert Roll joins us to discuss his path from Third Special Forces Group to the Agency, including joining CIA just before 9/11 and working counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan. He breaks down CIA training, running sources, building targeting packages against al-Qaeda, working with JSOC and indigenous forces, and the realities of protecting assets in the field. The episode also covers covert action, counterintelligence, counter-WMD work, teaching at the Farm, CIA bureaucracy, writing after retirement, and the bizarre CIA gold bar scandal. Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off!  Blue Chew ⬇️ https://bluechew.com/ Get 1 month free when you buy 2 of BlueChew Gold with code "HOUSECALL" For ad free video and audio and access to live streams and Eyes On Geopolitics...JOIN OUR PATREON!  https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions  -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Support the show here:⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ PRE ORDER JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN"  ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured __________________________________ Jack Murphy's new book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ —————————————————————— Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 — Start / Delbert Roll joins The Team House 01:10 — Growing up in Pennsylvania and joining the Army 07:06 — Third Special Forces Group, Africa missions, and comms work in the 1990s 15:09 — Leaving the Army and trying to join the FBI before the CIA 16:04 — Joining CIA three weeks before 9/11 21:09 — The day after 9/11 and CIA’s shift toward counterterrorism 23:46 — Moving from analyst to operations officer 25:20 — CIA training and “Ranger School for your brain” 30:42 — First Afghanistan tour and arriving at a forward operating base 33:22 — Running a source operation against a senior al-Qaeda target 39:13 — Building a targeting package without GPS coordinates 44:40 — Airstrike decision, protecting assets, and the target slipping away 48:54 — Working with JSOC and indigenous forces to shut down rat lines 52:47 — CIA support to conventional Army units in Afghanistan 56:17 — Language training, European posting, and traditional case officer work 01:04:25 — Covert action, liaison partners, and gathering intelligence through proxies 01:05:05 — Counterintelligence, recruiting foreign officers, and disrupting Russian operations 01:09:07 — Counter-WMD work and handling sources without being the technical expert 01:12:50 — Teaching at the Farm and training future CIA officers 01:22:29 — CIA bureaucracy, NSA comparisons, and publication review problems 01:27:58 — Recruiting, technology, and learning how to talk around classified subjects 01:28:57 — From CIA officer to fantasy, spy, and horror novelist 01:43:42 — CIA gold bars, non-traditional payments, and final thoughts Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support .