Ayman Kafel is no stranger to the Weekly Havok, but every time he's been on he's managed to pique my interest with another personal tidbit that I don't have time to dive into during a roundtable discussion. Until now. From a childhood in spent in the Liberian and Lebanese civil wars to combat tours in Iraq to a prolific law enforcement career, Ayman has had an incredibly unique life. In a conversation that veers from the political to the personal to the biographical, we cover everything from the politics of law enforcement to the most fascinating warlord in African history. 

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I didn't plan on talking about longtime Harlem congressman Charlie Rangel during the episode, so I was really going from memory when I said he may have won the Medal of Honor for his actions in Korea. He didn't. He won a Bronze Star with Valor. His famous statement which I paraphrased was, "Since Kunu Ri – and I mean it with all my heart, I have never, never had a bad day."  

Show Notes

Project Sapient 

Charles Taylor

Veterans Repertory Theater

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