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Toby Harnden @tobyharnden - 24 years ago today, CIA paramilitary officer Mike Spann and case officer David Tyson entered a dusty fort called Qala-i Jangi. They were on the outskirts of Mazar-i Sharif, the city in Northern Afghanistan they had helped capture from the Taliban two weeks earlier. Both were members of Team Alpha, the eight-man CIA team that fought alongside ethnic Uzbeks and Tajiks and the Green Berets who became known as the horse soldiers.
Mike, a former Marine Corps officer, son, husband, and father would not leave the fort that day. He was killed in action, the first casualty on the battlefield for America after 9/11, cut down during an Al-Qaeda prisoner revolt at Qala-i Jangi. He went down fighting, using his Glock 17 and AKMS against the enemy at close quarters.
David and Mike were the first Americans to question al-Qaeda prisoners after 9/11. They knew that this would be a dangerous day—as was every day they had been through since landing in two Black Hawks in the Darya Suf Valley on October 17. But the CIA and Green Berets were stretched thin, and they were the only men on the ground available to interrogate these 400 or so al-Qaeda prisoners.
There was never any question in Mike Spann’s mind that he would be part of America’s response to the 9/11 attacks. In his application to join the CIA, he had written: “I am an action person that feels personally responsible for making any changes in this world that are in my power because if I don’t no one else will.”
The US was experiencing a swelling patriotism and an acknowledgment that there would be sacrifices... There was evil in the world, and Americans had to be sent to faraway lands so it did not reach home shores again. Mike had always felt this way. Suddenly, America was a lot more like him.
Mike is represented by the 79th star on CIA’s Memorial Wall and remains in the hearts of many. His teammate Mark Rausenberger, who died in 2016, is represented by the 121st star. There are now 140 stars on the wall.
Many brave Afghans also died in 2001. One way Mike is honored is through Badger Six, a charity that helps Afghan allies and their families. Please consider a donation in memory of Mike at
http://badgersix.org
https://x.com/tobyharnden/status/1993406443119079558
Today In TV History @tvhistorytoday - November 23, 1963 - The BBC introduced the first incarnation of “Doctor Who,” the British science fiction series that followed the exploits of a time-traveling alien known as the Doctor. @DoctorWho_BBCA
#DrWho
https://x.com/tvhistorytoday/status/1992571463782866993
Tom Cotton @TomCottonAR - A criminal with 72 arrests walked free thanks to a Chicago Democratic judge.
Then, he set a woman on fire on the train.
Dems want these pro-criminal policies everywhere, including in Arkansas.
https://x.com/TomCottonAR/status/1993329195930316940
Tom Emmer @GOPMajorityWhip - Democrats stifled America’s energy production for far too long.
By passing bills from @RepPfluger and @boblatta last week, the @HouseGOP is correcting harmful Democrat policies, unleashing American energy dominance, and lowering costs. America First!
https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/20/house-republicans-strike-back-against-crippling-biden-era-energy-schemes/
https://x.com/GOPMajorityWhip/status/1993491814108868929
Tom Fitton @TomFitton - Video: Seditious Six complaining FBI requested interviews with them. Anyone else would have been arrested by now...
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Tom Fitton @TomFitton
When will the Seditious Six be charged and arrested?
https://x.com/TomFitton/status/1993430654265212950
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