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This is Deep State Radio.

Coming to you direct from our super secret studio

in the third sub-basement of the Ministry of Snark

in Washington, D.C.

and from other undisclosed locations across America and around the world.

Hello and welcome to the podcast.

It's that time of the week when we turn our attention to intelligence and intelligence related issues with our spy show.

I'm David Rothkoff, one of your co-host, the other co-host of course, is the master of all issues associated with the spy show.

Our friend Mark Polymeropolis, formerly of a long and distinguished career at the Central Intelligence Agency.

How are you doing, Mark?

Well, you know, what a couple weeks, unbelievable.

You know, when the whole world, certainly the administration, but many others want to turn, you know, east towards China, towards Asia.

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