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The CIA's Contrarian

The CIA's Contrarian

Update: 2025-10-31
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After spending years tracking Al Qaeda, former analyst Gina Bennett talks to  SpyTalk about her storied career, her new spy novel and the rising threat of "politicized misogyny." 

Gina Bennett
If Two of Them Are Dead


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