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Links discussed
Espresso Martini
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/hostage-rescue-experts-on-the-daunting-challenges-israel-faces
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/opinion/israel-hamas-hostage.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.spytalk.co/p/the-spies-of-hamas?utm_campaign=post
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-form-unit-tasked-with-killing-hamas-commandos-behind-oct-7-assault/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/world/europe/ukraine-atacms-attacks-russia.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://theins.ru/en/politics/266039
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-u-s-leave-nato-1234860016/
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https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/08/1203975027/what-survivors-of-trauma-have-taught-this-eminent-psychiatrist-about-hope?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-gb
https://www.adweek.com/media/verified-accounts-x-spread-wartime-misinformation/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/10/22/celebrity-spies-houdini-fleming-baker/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/movies/the-pigeon-tunnel-review.html
The Le CarréCast interview with Le Carré biographer Adam Sisman
https://lecarrecast.com/2023/10/21/adam-sisman-on-the-secret-life-of-john-le-carre/?fbclid=IwAR0EwkLWif1CYbPi3mrUCYTgKaqvjE0pBhkFqxUmKeJbBKkVQ-R9wInOz_0
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