#367 - Ex-Delta Force Mercenary: What’s REALLY Happening in Venezuela | Dale Comstock

January 26, 2026

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Dale Comstock, a former Delta Force operator with additional experience in the Other Government Agency and private security, recounts his career and comments on current events including a recent Al Qaeda threat and a high-profile operation in Venezuela. The conversation centers on the realities of special operations work, the gap between public narratives and operational details, and the limits of institutional support for veterans and civilians abroad.

Background and personal threats
Comstock spent ten years in Delta Force after earlier service as a Green Beret, followed by nearly a decade with the OGA conducting similar missions. He later built and sold companies, worked briefly in Hollywood, and spent time protecting a client in Hong Kong before settling with businesses in Bali. In May 2024 he received a duty-to-warn notification from the FBI that Al Qaeda and affiliates had designated him a priority target. He describes the alert as effectively lifelong with no geographic limit. Attempts to secure help through the U.S. embassy in Indonesia produced mixed results; after repeated delays his wife’s visa issues were resolved only after direct intervention by a relatively junior regional security officer. He notes similar difficulties faced by other Americans abroad, including a veteran trapped in Ukraine, and states that embassy assistance often reduces to advice to hire

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What you'll learn

1 (01:04) **Guest Background Overview** - Dale Comstock summarizes his Delta Force, Green Beret, and OGA career plus post-military life in Hollywood, Hong Kong, Bali, and Florida
2 (02:49) **Fatwa and FBI Threat Warning** - Comstock details receiving a 2024 duty-to-warn call from the FBI regarding an Al-Qaeda priority target status
3 (05:26) **Wife's Deportation and Government Inaction** - Account of his wife's 2021 deportation despite legal U.S. marriage and visa status, followed by years of failed appeals
4 (11:39) **Modelo Prison Raid Setup** - Walkthrough of the December 1989 Panama operation to extract Kurt Muse from Noriega's prison
5 (27:59) **Modelo Prison Execution and Extraction** - Real-time description of the roof assault, breaching malfunction, entry, and rescue of Muse
6 (40:40) **Venezuela Operation Comparison** - Direct parallel drawn between Modelo and the recent Venezuela raid, emphasizing Delta's preparation, technology, and ground operators
7 (46:02) **Delta Force Selection and Psychology** - Explanation of individual merit-based selection, effective intelligence, and above-average GT scores

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Show Notes

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Dale Comstock is a Special Forces Operator, CIA paramilitary operative, Black Ops Expert, and Mercenary. He has served in Delta Force, the Green Berets, & CIA Ground Branch Unit. Currently he is a mercenary-for-hire around the world.

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OUTLINE

00:00 - Commander Comstock's military background

01:53 - Al Qaeda put a fatwa on Dale

08:29 - American citizens trapped abroad

10:34 - Modelo prison raid vs Venezuela Maduro capture

18:26 - How the Modelo mission got compromised

22:03 - The 70-pound equipment kit for a military raid

25:34 - Flying into Modelo prison

29:04 - Dale's breaching error during the prison raid

34:21 - Surviving helicopter crashes

41:29 - Delta Force's role in Operation Absolute Resolve (Venezuela)

45:12 - Delta Force selection criteria is a secret

49:29 - Why some men kill & some don't

57:30 - Fearlessness vs. courage vs. confidence

01:00:24 - Directed energy weapons in Venezuela

01:02:28 - Trump's secret plan for Greenland

01:07:46 - The ch**d tra**icking network WORSE than Epstein

01:12:39 - "We've engineered our extinction"

01:16:12 - AI is not "artificial"

01:21:05 - Universal basic income thanks to AI

01:30:50 - WW3 has already started

01:36:48 - Who's to blame for fatal ICE shooting

01:41:09 - ICE killings

01:47:50 - The problem with taxes in 2026

01:49:38 - The San Francisco fentanyl crisis

01:55:40 - The mission Dale regrets

01:57:10 - The final ambush that made Dale quit

02:01:33 - Enhanced interrogation gone wrong

02:03:59 - Billy Waugh track