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Apr 2021
55m 53s

"The Longest War is Ending" Edition

THE LAWFARE INSTITUTE
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President Biden announces that all U.S. military forces will be out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11. A blackout at an Iranian nuclear facility is widely attributed to Israeli sabotage, complicating negotiations over a new nuclear deal. And we finally know the company that helped the FBI hack a notorious shooter’s phone.

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