S8 Ep10: Espresso Martini: Hamas Spies, Russian Sabotage and ATACMS for Ukraine

On Espresso Martini, we take a look at the complexity of Gaza
hostage rescue efforts and Hamas’s intelligence efforts in
preparation for the 7th October Attacks. We also look at Ukraine
receiving much-needed ATACMS missiles, Russia’s Unit 29155’s
assassination and sabotage operations in Europe, and to finish
up, we look at Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw the US from
NATO.

On Extra Shot, our exclusive bonus Patreon show, we look at how
storytelling helps trauma victims and how Elon Musk’s X is now
rampant with misinformation. We also look at a surprising number
of celebrities who once served as spies and offer our thoughts on
Errol Morris’s new John Le Carré documentary, “The Pigeon
Tunnel”

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Links discussed

Espresso Martini
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/hostage-rescue-experts-on-the-daunting-challenges-israel-faces


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/21/opinion/israel-hamas-hostage.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare


https://www.spytalk.co/p/the-spies-of-hamas?utm_campaign=post


https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-form-unit-tasked-with-killing-hamas-commandos-behind-oct-7-assault/


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/world/europe/ukraine-atacms-attacks-russia.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare


https://theins.ru/en/politics/266039

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-u-s-leave-nato-1234860016/


Extra Shot
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/08/1203975027/what-survivors-of-trauma-have-taught-this-eminent-psychiatrist-about-hope?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-gb


https://www.adweek.com/media/verified-accounts-x-spread-wartime-misinformation/


https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/10/22/celebrity-spies-houdini-fleming-baker/


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/movies/the-pigeon-tunnel-review.html


The Le CarréCast interview with Le Carré biographer Adam
Sisman
https://lecarrecast.com/2023/10/21/adam-sisman-on-the-secret-life-of-john-le-carre/?fbclid=IwAR0EwkLWif1CYbPi3mrUCYTgKaqvjE0pBhkFqxUmKeJbBKkVQ-R9wInOz_0





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