S8 Ep16: Espresso Martini: An alleged Cuban Mole, Traders profiting off 7th October attack and Israeli Intelligence Failures

On todays episode we will be looking at what the Israeli
Intelligence services may have known before the 7th October Hamas
terrorist attack. We will then look at reports of traders who may
have benefited from the attacks. We have a developing spy scandal
involving an alleged Cuban mole within the US State Department,
and we will wrap up looking at a developing situation between
Venezuela and Guyana over an oil-rich disputed
territory. 

On Extra Shot, our exclusive Patreon show that follows this, we
will be looking at the financing of Hamas, the ongoing
ideological debate within US universities over the 7th October
attacks, aggressive Sonar use by the Chinese navy targeting
Australian naval divers, and we will end at reports of Ukrainian
action against the main railway between Russia and
China. 

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Articles discussed in Espresso Martini

Israel Knew Hamas’s Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html


Unknown traders appear to have anticipated October 7 Hamas
attack, research finds 
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/04/business/some-traders-appear-to-have-anticipated-october-7-hamas-attack-research-finds/index.html


Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban
intelligence for decades 
https://apnews.com/article/cuba-bolivia-former-ambassador-arrested-e30bf2d027e32ac8b66ff051062273dc


Cuban Spy Service Dazzles Again
https://open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/p/cuban-spy-service-dazzles-again?r=19kty&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email


‘Despotic’ Maduro accused of risking Venezuela-Guyana 
conflict over oil-rich region 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/01/venezuela-oil-guyana-essequibo-vote-nicolas-maduro



Articles Discussed on Extra Shot

Hamas’s Main Source of Funding Might Surprise You 
https://newrepublic.com/article/176962/hamas-finances-funding-sources-palestinian-authority?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tnr_daily&utm_term=&utm_content=


A Tale of Two Ivory Towers  
https://www.newsweek.com/tale-two-ivory-towers-opinion-1845433


Australia says, China navy used sonar pulses against divers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/67461081

Ukraine's Security Service blows up railway linking Russia and
China
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/11/30/7431023/


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