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SpyTalk · May 15 · 1 hr 3 min

The Ultimate Intelligence Fiasco

Ex-CIA operative Jerry Watson and journalist Bob Drogin tell the disastrous story of Curveball and its relevance to today’s war against Iran. The US invaded Iraq after the based on bogus intel. Much of that intel was fabricated by Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi an Iraqi defector codenamed "Curveball." More from our guests: Bob Drogin | Los Angeles Times A CIA Officer Returns to Iraq and Uncovers Embarrassing Details of the Spy Agency’s WMD Debacle Curveball Jerry Watson | https://www.criticalanswers.net/ Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter |https://x.com/isikoff Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter | https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3 Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter | https://x.com/SpyTalker Follow SpyTalk on Twitter | https://x.com/talk_spy Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack | https://www.spytalk.co/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Ex-CIA operative Jerry Watson and journalist Bob Drogin tell the disastrous story of Curveball and its relevance to today’s war against Iran.

The US invaded Iraq after the based on bogus intel. Much of that intel was fabricated by Rafid Ahmed Alwan al-Janabi an Iraqi defector codenamed "Curveball."

More from our guests:

Bob Drogin | Los Angeles Times 

A CIA Officer Returns to Iraq and Uncovers Embarrassing Details of the Spy Agency’s WMD Debacle

Curveball

Jerry Watson | https://www.criticalanswers.net/ 


Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter |https://x.com/isikoff     

Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter | https://x.com/KarenGreenberg3   

Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter | https://x.com/SpyTalker   

Follow SpyTalk on Twitter | https://x.com/talk_spy   

Subscribe to SpyTalk on Substack | https://www.spytalk.co/ 





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