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The Watch Floor with Sarah Adams

The Watch Floor with Sarah Adams

Sarah Adams
Société et Culture

She hunted the world’s most dangerous terrorists. Now, former CIA Targeter Sarah Adams breaks down global news and emerging threats, helping everyday people stay informed. prepared, and ready.

84 - The 10 Warnings Buried in Congress’s New 9/11 Report
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  • 84 - The 10 Warnings Buried in Congress’s New 9/11 Report

    Twenty-five years after 9/11, the House Intelligence Committee went back and reviewed what the United States fixed, what it never finished, and where new intelligence gaps may be forming.

    In this episode of The Watch Floor, I break down ten of the most important warnings buried in the committee’s new bipartisan report, including unfinished biometric exit screening, counterintelligence stovepipes, the debate over CIA paramilitary authorities, the growing role of OSINT and AI, the risk of losing regional expertise, and why the next strategic surprise may look nothing like 9/11.

    The report’s message is clear: the national-security system is stronger than it was in 2001, but some old gaps remain and new ones are emerging.

    Mon, 07 Sep 2026 - 26min
  • 83 - The Oil War Behind the Headlines

    Oil is back at the center of geopolitics, but the biggest story may not be where everyone is looking.

    In this episode of The Watch Floor, I look at what is happening around the Strait of Hormuz, why that narrow stretch of water still matters so much to the global economy, and how the pressure on energy markets connects to a very different development much closer to home: Venezuela and its enormous oil reserves.

    This isn't just a story about the price of a barrel of oil. It's about who controls supply, who controls the routes that move it, how much leverage the United States actually has, and what happens when energy becomes part of the battlefield.

    Because while everyone is watching the headlines, there is another fight taking place underneath them.

    This is the oil war behind the headlines.

    The Watch Floor

    Wed, 02 Sep 2026 - 14min
  • 82 - 85 Americans Missing in the Himalayas

    A massive glacial collapse along the Nepal-Tibet border has left more than 900 people dead and thousands still missing. Among the unaccounted for are approximately 85 Americans.

    Many weren't hikers or adventure tourists. They were pilgrims traveling to or from Mount Kailash in Tibet, one of the most sacred places in several of the world's religions. Some had planned the journey for years. One was celebrating his 60th birthday. A mother was traveling with her 14-year-old daughter. Another American sent his family a video of the Himalayan valley that morning. Less than two hours later, the glacier collapsed.

    In this episode of The Watch Floor, Sarah Adams walks through what happened, why so many Americans were concentrated near the Gyirong border crossing, and the enormous search-and-rescue operation now underway across Nepal and Tibet.

    The episode also looks at the nearly 1,000 hydropower workers reported missing from projects downstream, some potentially trapped inside mountain tunnels, and why reconciling the lists of missing Americans has become so difficult.

    As of the episode's recording, nine Americans had been evacuated and there were no confirmed U.S. citizen deaths. But approximately 85 remained unaccounted for, leaving families thousands of miles away waiting for a phone call.

    The search is still underway.

    Tue, 01 Sep 2026 - 14min
  • 81 - Secret Chinese Police Stations: How Beijing Polices Beyond Its Borders

    Secret Chinese police stations have been uncovered in the United States, France, Italy, Britain, and dozens of other countries. But the buildings are only part of the story.

    In this episode of The Watch Floor, Sarah Adams looks at how Beijing extends its reach beyond China’s borders to monitor dissidents, collect information, pressure critics, and in some cases push people to return to China.

    From the federal prosecution of operators tied to a clandestine police station in Manhattan to recent expulsions in Italy, investigations are exposing how these networks operate. Sarah breaks down China’s overseas police service centers, “persuasion to return,” Operation Fox Hunt and Sky Net, the role of community networks and access, and why shutting down a physical police station does not necessarily dismantle the system behind it.

    The question is no longer simply how many secret Chinese police stations remain. It is whether the networks that made them possible are still operating. They are.


    Fri, 28 Aug 2026 - 21min
  • 80 - The Untold Story of the Abbey Gate Plot

    Five years after the Abbey Gate bombing, we know the name of the suicide bomber. But that is only part of the story.

    In this episode of The Watch Floor, Sarah Adams reconstructs the twelve days leading to the August 26, 2021 attack at Abbey Gate, tracing how the plot moved from authorization to execution and identifying the Taliban, Haqqani Network, al-Qaeda, and ISKP figures her investigation found connected to the operation.

    The story begins on August 14 in Kandahar province, moves through the fall of Kabul and the release of the future bomber from prison, and follows the network that selected him, moved him, prepared him, provided the explosive vest, controlled the checkpoints around the airport, and ultimately helped him reach the Marines at Abbey Gate.

    It also asks the question that remains five years later: Who was actually held accountable?

    Thirteen American service members and nearly 170 Afghans were killed that day. This episode names the people responsible, but it ends where the story should end: with the Americans standing at Abbey Gate, trying to get others to safety.

    Wed, 26 Aug 2026 - 45min
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