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

Each week hosts Mark Polymeropolis and David Rothkoff

are joined by leading experts from the intelligence community

for expert analysis on the biggest security challenges around the world.

Welcome to the podcast.

I'm Mark Polymerropolis and this is DSR's above average

intelligence show. Today I'm very happy to welcome as my guest Mr. Doug London I'm

going to read you a little bio here someone who first of all I know and I

work with for a long time at CIA so we're going to talk quite a bit about the Middle East but

Doug retired from the CIA in 2019 after 34 years

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