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Dec 2021
56m 59s

Blowing The Whistle On Afghanistan Failu...

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Christiane talks with the lawmaker investigating the startling accusations of incompetence that plagued the chaotic exit from Afghanistan, as well as a former infantryman who just wrote a new book on the subject … Former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards about the assault on women’s choice … Show biz legend Kathleen Turner on her one-woman show. T ... Show More
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