Topic: Carter Ham

Retired General Carter Ham discussed a reported ISIS "hit list" containing the names of 800 U.S. military personnel and their families. Ham warned that terrorists are "corrupting" social media data to target individuals, a claim the hosts find technically dubious and intended to spread fear. The Department of Defense has advised service members to scrub their social media profiles and disable geolocation.

A series of high-level military departures, including Rear Admiral Gaouette and General Carter Ham, coincides with the resignation of the new Lockheed Martin CEO over an inappropriate affair. These events are characterized as a broader purge of military and industrial leadership by the Obama administration.

State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland faced questioning from reporter Matt Lee regarding the Benghazi Accountability Review Board. Senator John McCain called for a select committee to investigate the attacks, amid reports of high-level military commanders like General Carter Ham and Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair being removed from their posts.

General Carter F. Ham, the new commander of AFRICOM, recently visited Angola to assert U.S. interests in a region heavily influenced by Chinese investment. With massive new gas field discoveries in Mozambique and oil in Angola, the U.S. strategy appears focused on displacing Chinese infrastructure projects with American military and diplomatic presence.