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Jun 2020
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S1 Episode 1 - "Rosebud"

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We trace the origins of America’s perverse relationship with Iraq, from the Cold War to the Iran-Iraq War in the 80s. Assassinations, coups, counter-coups, and the rise of Saddam.



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