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Hello, this is David Rothkup, your host.

Welcome to National Security magazine.

Our weekly show where we spend some time

with the newsmaker discussing the issues

that are driving important foreign policy and national security decisions in and around Washington.

Today we're extremely grateful to be joined by Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut who has been a leading

thinker within the Democratic Party on a host of issues. Welcome Senator.

Thanks for having me. I'd like to start if that's okay in the Middle East.

There have been a number of developments even as recently as this week in our complicated

relationship with the Saudis suggestion by Jeffos's security consultant that perhaps the Saudis had spied on him and gathered

dirt on him. We've also had within the past couple of weeks

a decision by the US Department of Energy

to share nuclear energy technology with the Saudis, which has been rather controversial,

although overshadowed by events. We clearly continue to live in the shadow of the murderer of Jamal Koshoji.

In fact, we are recording this episode on the six month anniversary of that murder and the

human catastrophe in Yemen continues. You've been outspoken on these issues.

And I'm wondering just to start,

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