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A former State Department officer's journey from Vietnam to investigating CIA drug experiments to private peacemaking efforts
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Now the Day is Over
Another solemn 9/11 memorial day passes. Are we safer?
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Jeff Stein
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The GOP's Despicable Mud Slinging on Kabul
Congressional Republicans fling mud at Democrats, avoid responsibility, hoping to damage Harris
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Exclusive: FBI Agents Accuse CIA of 9/11 Coverup
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Putin Shooting to be Russia's Greatest Czar, Former Top Powell Aide Says
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Kushner’s Deal with Pro-Russia Serbs Raises Hackles
 • Michael Isikoff
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How Did Hamas Acquire Advanced Rockets?
 • Jonathan Broder
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How the KGB Hooked Trump
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Fire Kimberly Cheatle (UPDATED)
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The Kremlin’s YouTube Influencers: Deja Vu All Over Again
The latest Russian subversion aped wartime Axis Powers Germany and Japan
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Henry R. Schlesinger
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New in SpyWeek: Russia, Russia, Russia—and China
Welcome to SpyWeek, our weekly newsletter, where we look at news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations.
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Seth Hettena
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Yet Another Chinese Secret Agent
Linda Sun infiltrated the senior circles of two New York State governors on behalf of China, the feds say
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Jeff Stein
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Me and Hamas
How the terror group’s political leader, named in DoJ murder charges this week, tried to spin me in Doha
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Michael Isikoff
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Putin: 'A Very Savvy Gangster' Who Won't Stop at Ukraine, Says Former US Envoy to Russia John Sullivan
Trump was chaotic, Biden timid, adds the former ambassador, who also chides fellow Republicans for not backing Ukraine
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Michael Isikoff
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Roads Scholar Soundtracks
Hitting the road this holiday weekend? Take SpyTalk's five most popular podcasts of 2024 (so far) along with you.
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