‘I gave my life to the CIA. They betrayed me.’
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The Times
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🗓️ 26 November 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
On Sept 12, 2001, Blerim Skoro was approached by a man and a woman while he was in prison. They turned out to be CIA agents. That one meeting would change the course of his life and lead him on a journey across countries, inside terrorist groups, as he tried to make it home to his family.
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Clips: Video filmed by Blerim Skoro, provided by ‘The Accidental Spy’, directed by Anthony Wonke.
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