Mike Glenn

U.S. forces were withdrawn in 2011 but returned in 2014 because of an ISIS offensive that nearly brought down the Iraqi government.

Mike Glenn and Joseph Hammond report Washington and Baghdad announced a formal understanding to wind down the mission during the Biden administration.

The September 30th deadline was reaffirmed in July during Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's meeting at the White House.

More than 4,500 American military personnel died in Iraq across Operation Iraqi Freedom and subsequent counter-ISIS missions since the initial invasion in 2003.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is announcing plans to cut the number of generals and admirals in the military by 20%.

Mike Glenn reports Hegseth formally approved the plans in a September 15th memo.

The military branches were directed to complete the reductions by the end of the year, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.

The 20% figure doubles the across-the-board reduction of generals and admirals that the defense secretary called for in a May 5th memo to senior Pentagon leaders.

Because I don't think, I think we need more information, not less.

You didn't write this, Mike Glenn did, but I'm sure you know something about this.

It showed up in today's edition of the Washington Times.

Court rules Pentagon can blacklist AI company.

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It's not written by Scott McKnight.

What? It's by a guy named Mike Glenn.

Did you see that? Yes,

but it was on Scott McKnight's

It's on his Substack page.

Right.

But it says by Mike Glenn.

Let's find out.

It's going to be September 21st and 22nd this year, 2026.

Today we're talking about the marks of a healthy pastor.

Pastors spend a lot of time thinking about the health of their churches.

but healthy churches also need healthy leaders.

Today, we'll preview some of the rhythms, warning signs, and practices that help pastors lead well for the long haul.

Let's jump in.

Fadi, give us a preview of your Elevate breakout.

You're going to be talking about healthy pastors.

Yes, absolutely.

Yeah, um, Mike Glenn talks about now how the ministry is be- is given back to the people.

Yeah.

Um, you know, how it was kind of this, uh, maybe more closed door, in a sense-

But- Yeah [laughs] ... uh, but it would be an A.

Like, it's the one that just is a driver.

Like, I would say Mike Glenn, our mutual friend.

Mm-hmm.

A suggestion that Russia should bomb Germany is the latest volley in Russia's ever-growing hybrid war on Europe.

Moscow's low-grade conflict is aimed at intimidating Europe and testing NATO's collective resilience, are Mike Glenn and Guy Taylor report.

Russia's efforts have intensified in recent weeks with aggressive rhetoric, relentless cyber attacks, drone incursions, and sabotage.

On Wednesday, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, criticized Germany on social media after authorities there said the Kremlin was behind an attempted August 4th drone attack on an airport in Hala.