Episode 821 • • 56:45 - 1:01:24
821: Manterruptors
No-Strike List Failures, MSF Emergency Communication Layers
The investigation into the Kunduz hospital strike revealed that the AC-130 crew took off without the "no-strike list" and relied on visual descriptions from a spotter nine kilometers away. Despite desperate calls from Doctors Without Borders to military headquarters, bureaucratic delays prevented the message from reaching the aircrew for over an hour. The hosts suggest the length of the report serves to obfuscate the reality of the event.