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Straight Talk on the CIA’s Mixed Past and Current Troubles
Former MI6 chief Richard Dearlove and investigative CIA historian Tim Weiner engage in a candid discussion hosted by the British presenter Rosanna…
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Jeff Stein
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The Final Word on Carlos the Jackal
A compelling new biography traces the rise and fall of the “world’s first super-terrorist”
Aug 17
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Toby Harnden
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New in SpyWeek: That CIA Mystery Plane, the Iran Threat to Kill Trump, Israeli and Russian Intrigue, and More
Also: Trump's Iran back channel, another Kremlin fall guy, Vienna's old timey espionage theater, Intelligence gaps in Kabul's fall, Cyber citizens aid…
Aug 17
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Jeff Stein
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A Big Story in a Little Film
A former Guantánamo prisoner and a U.S. Navy investigator reunite in “Leaving Hotel California”
Aug 14
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Karen J. Greenberg
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Mossad Seeks to Rebuild U.S. Trust After Iran Debacle
Controversial former tank commander Roman Gofman cleaning house at the Mossad to help Netanyahu shift blame for Iran failure to underlings.
Aug 11
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New in SpyWeek: Kremlin Hints FSB May Tempt Kash with Dem Dirt in Moscow, as Berlin Expels Russian Spies, CIA Targets Cuba
Plus this week: Trump as easy eavesdrop target, Dutch on Israeli infowar, CISA on Iran infil of U.S. water, CIA station chief goes crypto, "Hunt for…
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How the Navy SEALs Lost Their Way
Matthew Cole exposed SEAL Team Six’s crimes in a 2022 book and now the government wants to know who talked to him.
Aug 8
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Seth Hettena
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How the CIA and MI6 Learned the Hard Way that Covert Action Is Hard
Albania was an early experiment in rolling back communism—and a rank failure
Aug 7
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Mark Stout
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How I Beat a Trump Official's Nasty Lawsuit
Keith Bass, former head of the CIA’s Medical Office, sued me for a million bucks. Substack's Defender program came to my aid.
Aug 3
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Jeff Stein
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New SpyWeek: Clayton Squeaks In, Endless Iran War, CIA & Trump's Chinese Election Doc
Also: CIA & Mossad hunting for Khamenei, Trump tracking Comey, Iran hackers in U.S. water systems, best EU spy agencies, local police license-plate…
Aug 2
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Revealed: Amazing Tales from Inside the Nord Stream Sabotage Plot
Our interview with Bojan Pancevski, author of "The Nord Stream Conspiracy."
Jul 31
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No Guts, No Glory
Senate confirms legally unqualified Jay Clayton to head US Intelligence
Jul 29
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