CIA Covert Ops from Afghanistan to Sudan | Milt Bearden | Ep. 178

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History, Documentary, Society & Culture, Government

4.7 • 929 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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A 30-year veteran of the CIA, Milton Bearden masterminded and ran the CIA’s covert operations in Afghanistan. He was station chief in Pakistan, Germany, Sudan, and head of Soviet Division at CIA HQ, and trained the Afghan freedom fighters who overthrew the Soviets—many of whom, like Osama bin Laden, have now turned against the United States. He received the Donovan Award and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA’s highest honor. Bearden was born in Oklahoma and spent his childhood in Washington State, where his father worked on the Manhattan Project. He lives in Reston, Virginia. Today's Sponsors: Private Internet Access VPN (PIA VPN) If you want to enjoy all the benefits of Private Internet Access, now’s the time to subscribe. Head to, https://PIAVPN.com/TEAMHOUSE and get an 83% discount. Seriously… 83%! That’s just $2.03 a month, and you also get 4 extra months completely free. But you MUST go to PIAVPN.com/TEAMHOUSE for a truly private digital life! https://PIAVPN.com/TEAMHOUSE SAP Gear (Stately Asset Protection) https://SAPGEAR.com Veteran-owned company, Stately Asset Protection’s retail store specializes in handmade and unique survivability products. Use the code “TEAM” for 15% off your order! https://SAPGEAR.com Thanks for supporting the companies that help support the show! To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -AD FREE AUDIO -AD FREE VIDEO -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! 👇 https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse Team House merch: https://teespring.com/stores/my-store-10474963 Social Media: The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Dave’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dave_parke?s=21 Team House Discord: https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 SubReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTeamHouse/ Jack Murphy's memoir "Murphy's Law" can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Murphys-Law-Journey-Investigative-Journalist/dp/1501191241 The Team Room Reading Room (Amazon Affiliate links): https://jackmurphywrites.com/the-team-room-reading-room/ Intro music by https://www.youtube.com/user/RemixSample Want to sponsor the show? Email: 👇 [email protected] #cia #afghanistan #ciaparamilitary

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0:39.0	Special Operations, Covert Ox, Espionage, the Team House, with your hopes Jack Murphy and David Park.
0:57.0	Hey everyone I'm Jack Murphy. This is episode 178 of the team house. We are here
1:07.8	tonight with Milt Bearden. Milt served as CIA Station Chief of Germany, Sudan, Nigeria.
1:16.0	He was the Soviet Division Chief at CIA Headquarters,
1:19.9	amongst many other positions he held during his time there.
1:23.7	In his long career, he is also the author of the main enemy,
1:27.6	which I mean, not to suck up, but probably my favorite espionage
1:32.1	memoir, just a really terrific book. I hope that people will go and check out.
1:37.1	But today actually we're here to talk about a story that
1:40.0	Milt did not include in his book, which is about a really a humanitarian mission that took place in Sudan.
1:47.0	And, you know, we'll start, we'll get right into it, Milt.
1:50.0	I mean, can you tell us about, let's start off with what the situation was in
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