The Michael Knowles Show - October 12, 2025


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Episode Stats

Length

2 minutes

Words per Minute

199.77536

Word Count

415

Sentence Count

35


Summary

25 years ago, on this day in 2000, the USS Cole was attacked by an al-Qaeda suicide bomber in Yemen, leaving the crew to fight with nothing but grit and training to keep their ship from sinking. And we expose the investigation that traced the plot straight to al Qaeda, a flashing red alarm that should have forced America to act.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 What if I told you 9-11 could have been prevented? Because the truth is, the warning shot came a
00:00:04.200 year earlier. 25 years ago today, October 12, 2000, the USS Cole, a billion-dollar Navy destroyer,
00:00:09.860 was ripped open by an al-Qaeda suicide bombing in Yemen. 17 American sailors were killed,
00:00:15.520 dozens more wounded. Washington called it a criminal act. In reality, it was al-Qaeda's
00:00:19.900 declaration of war, and America ignored it. Streaming now on Daily Wire Plus, the untold
00:00:24.100 story in a three-part original series, USS Cole, al-Qaeda's strike before 9-11.
00:00:28.760 We uncover the ignored intelligence, dozens of warnings dismissed by politicians too
00:00:33.240 distracted by optics to act. We take you inside the blast itself when a small boat pulled alongside
00:00:38.120 the destroyer and disappeared in a fireball, leaving the crew to fight with nothing but
00:00:41.880 grit and training to keep their ship from sinking. And we expose the investigation that traced the
00:00:46.220 plot straight to al-Qaeda's network, a flashing red alarm that should have forced America to act.
00:00:51.020 Instead, Washington pointed fingers, searched for scapegoats, and did nothing. Less than a year
00:00:54.920 later, the towers fell. USS Cole is the story America was told to forget. We didn't, and now
00:00:59.660 neither will you. But you can only watch it if you're a member. Right now, you get 40% off new
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00:01:09.620 coming this October. On October 16th, the premiere of Friendly Fire. Mike's on, moderators off. This is
00:01:14.660 where the most trusted and handsome voices in conservative media get together with their loudest
00:01:19.280 opinions on the biggest questions facing our country. Join me, Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, Andrew
00:01:24.780 Klavan, and special guest Isabel Brown for conversations you will not hear anywhere else.
00:01:29.100 Plus, an exclusive first look at the Pendragon cycle from Jeremy. Also on October 16th, the 1916
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00:01:40.580 the smart, unsettling thriller arrives just in time for Halloween. And on October 30th,
00:01:44.660 Hiding in Plain Sight takes you inside the world of digital predators who use everyday apps to groom
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