TERRORISM GOES TO WAR WITH ISRAEL: #Syria: 1/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. .
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad’s recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad’s spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.
1910 DAMASCUS
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| 0:47.0 | the author of a work of fiction, a novel, Damascus Station. |
| 0:52.5 | It is a story of entry involving state security in the United States, |
| 0:58.0 | state security in the Middle East, especially Syrian state security, Mukba Arat. |
| 1:05.0 | However, this is based upon historical events that in these last years have become more and more tragic. |
| 1:13.0 | So we begin with David's presentation of the conditions where he puts his characters in |
| 1:22.0 | and asks them to solve puzzles that are still unavailable to all of us in the tragedy |
| 1:29.0 | of the darkness visible of Syria. |
| 1:32.0 | Millions have fled. |
| 1:34.0 | Hundreds of thousands may be dead. |
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