Episode #2064
Mike Baker
Books mentioned
Company Rules, Or Everything I Know About Business I Learned from the CIA
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Former CIA covert operations officer Mike Baker discusses the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, U.S. foreign policy, the Ukraine war, and domestic politics. The conversation also touches on health topics, migration patterns, and cultural shifts.
What they talked about
- Hamas attack on October 7th
- Media coverage blaming Israel
- Intelligence failure by IDF
- Hamas governance and funding
- Iran role in destabilizing region
- Ukraine war casualties and outlook
- Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
- China disinformation campaigns
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