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Last monthâs spectacular terrorist attack on a concert venue on the outskirts of Moscow, which left 144 people dead, was quickly followed by startling news that US intelligence had warned the Russians about the impending assault. When the Kremlin said the warnings hadnât been specific, moreover, US officials pushed back, saying, in effect, âOh yes they were,â and added details to its rejoinder. Likewise, it turned out that back in January, US intelligence had warned Iran about an impending Islamic State terrorist attack at a gathering to honor its fallen Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani, who had been killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad.
The revelations that our spy services had actually warned two of our greatest mortal enemies astounded many people and triggered a lot of acidic commentary, confusion and the inevitable conspiracy theories on social media.
Todayâs guest, former CIA case officer and base chief Laura Thomas, who held a number of senior intelligence positions during her nearly 16 years of government service, says those actions followed a standard practice in American intelligence. Itâs called âa duty to warn.â And sheâs here to explain how that seemingly esoteric, even confounding, practice is not only a staple of the spy worldâat least on the American sideâbut it has some espionage benefits as well.
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New SpyTalk Contributing Editor Mike Isikoff pokes holes in 60 Minutesâ blockbuster story.
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Jeff talks with Henry Schlesinger, author of "Honey Trapped: Sex, Betrayal, and Weaponized Love."
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Jonna Mendez, former CIA chief of disguises, discusses her new book, âIn True Face: A Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked.â
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In True Face: A Woman's Life in the CIA, Unmasked
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Former top CIA ops official Dan Hoffman talks with Jeff about options on Putin.
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Former US Army âinfluence opsâ specialist Paul Cobaugh talks with Jeff about combatting conspiracy mongering.
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Former CIA officials Kristin Wood and Martin Petersen built a Red Cell project on The Cipher Brief to challenge experts to explore how China came to supplant the US by 2041.
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Former Special Forces and CIA case officer James Stejskal chats with Jeff Stein about Berlin, Russia and more.
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Former senior CIA officer Glenn Corn talks with Jeff Stein about the agencyâs new generation and its challenges in the Middle East, Russia, and Ukraine in 2024.
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The Washington Postâs Ellen Nakashima talks with Jeff about Beijingâs secret infiltration of US infrastructure.
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Former CIA ops officer Douglas London joins Jeff to discuss spooky events from Gaza to Moscow, Kyiv & beyond.
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The Washington Postâs Shane Harris joins Jeff to discuss his scoop on Ukraineâs murky op to sabotage the Nordstream-2 pipeline.
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CIA Russia Hand John Sipher discusses spying and sabotage ops against Vladimir Putin.
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Liza Mundy, author of âThe Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA,â is this weekâs special guest.
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This week, Jeff talks with award-winning journalist and groundbreaking author of âWilderness of Mirrors,â National Security Correspondent for CBS, David Martin.
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This week Jeff talks cybersecurity with Michael Mestrovich, the former director of the CIAâs Technical Services Office; former Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Department of State, and current Chief Information Security Officer at Rubrik.
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Jeff talks with retired former CIA Al Qaeda expert Cindy Storer
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Jeff talks with CIA operations veteran Laura Thomas about the gains and losses for women at the spy agency.
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Jeff talks with John Hadden, author of âConversations with a Masked Man: My Father, the CIA, and Me."
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Jeff Stein talks with Kai Bird, co-author of âAmerican Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.â
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