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This is above average intelligence, a production of the DSR network.

Each week, hosts Mark Polymeropolis and David Rothkov are joined by

leading experts from the intelligence community for expert analysis on the biggest

security challenges around the podcast. I'm Mark Palomropolis and this is DSR's above average

intelligence show. Today I'm very happy to welcome as my guest. Actually, as a repeat

guest many times, my good friend Michael Weiss, who is an American journalist, author, and

media commentator, he specializes in international affairs, in particular the Middle East and

Russia, a contributing editor at News Lines, was a senior correspondent for Yahoo and editor of the

insider, a regular network guest on several shows, CNN, in the past, MS NBC, currently,

and also the Director of Special Investigations of the Free Russia Foundation.

Also I just have to mention just announced, Michael has a book coming out on the

GRU, published by Viking books. This will be a must read. I think everyone who knows Michael

certainly knows his expertise.

I know I and many others are very excited.

I think our listeners will be too and for this line from the press release it was sold at auction

that means Michael you got fucking paid, so way to go,

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