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Jun 2024
39m 56s

The Spy Who Betrayed Bin Laden | Death S...

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Aimen Dean is now on a mission to thwart a deadly plot to release poison gas on the New York Subway. But when his British spymasters decide to alert the U.S. to the threat, Dean’s deception begins to unravel. Listen to The Spy Who ad-free on Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/the-sp ... Show More
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The Spy Who Betrayed Bin Laden | Aimen Dean talks about his time as MI6's Top Spy Inside Al-Qaeda | 5
<p>Aimen Dean talks Raza Jaffrey through the highs and lows of his eight years as an undercover agent and why he chose to spy for the British rather than the Americans.</p><p>He also describes how he felt after his cover was blown when an American writer disclosed his identity wi ... Show More
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The Spy Who Defused the Missile Crisis | The Stranger In Red Square | 1
<p>It’s 1960. The world hangs on the brink of nuclear war. But in Moscow, a man’s about to emerge from the shadows with an offer for the CIA. His name is Oleg Penkovsky and he wants to supply the US with the Soviet Union’s greatest nuclear secrets. But is he for real or part of a ... Show More
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The Spy Who Defused the Missile Crisis | Hero or Madman? | 2
<p>After months of missed opportunities, the CIA and MI6 are about to meet Penkovsky. But with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev squaring up to the US President John F. Kennedy over West Berlin, his information could have thermonuclear consequences.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to The ... Show More
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