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10, 28, 2, 23.

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. I'm your host David Rothkopf.

It is Monday, and so of course we are talking about intelligence-related issues with my co-host Mark Polymeropolis.

How are you doing today, Mark?

Well, the world has changed since we spoke last. That's for sure.

And just like many people predict that the Middle East, you know, when a president or an administration wants to turn away from the Middle East,

it sucks you back in, and so we are now in a full-born, full-bore foreign policy crisis with really no end in sight.

So lots to talk about today with a great guest.

Yes, absolutely. We are extremely fortunate to have as our guest Admiral James Winifeld.

He is a retired U.S. Navy Admiral who served as the ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 2011 to July 2015.

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