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Oct 3
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David McCloskey Strikes Again

SpyTalk, Jeff Stein
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The acclaimed spy thriller author and ex-CIA analyst talks about his new novel, “The Persians,” set in the clandestine war between Israel and Iran. 

DAVID MCCLOSKEY

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