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Jonathan Broder
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SpyTalk Contributing Editor, former AP, Newsweek, Congressional Quarterly, Chicago Tribune foreign correspondent, Middle East, South Asia, China.
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From Iran to Chile to Iraq, even the most 'successful' regime change ops came with huge risks, unexpected consequences and downsides. Venezuela is no different. My latest SpyTalk column:

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Ghosts of Coups Past Haunt Trump CIA's Venezuela Ops
From Iran to Chile to Iraq, even the most 'successful' regime change ops came with huge risks, unexpected consequences and downsides. Venezuela is no different.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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From Iran to Chile to Iraq, even the most 'successful' regime change ops came with huge risks, unexpected consequences and downsides. Venezuela is no different. My latest column for SpyTalk

www.spytalk.co/p/ghosts-of-...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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My latest

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Postcard from Israel: Brain Drain
A surge in emigration is draining Israel of its best and brightest, including members of Unit 8200, its elite signals intelligence agency
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August 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Postcard from Israel: Brain Drain
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Postcard from Israel: Brain Drain
A surge in emigration is draining Israel of its best and brightest, including members of Unit 8200, its elite signals intelligence agency
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August 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Trump in Fury Over Iran Intelligence Questioning
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Trump in Fury Over Iran Intelligence Questioning
President demands CNN fire reporter, cuts off Congress review as reporting on early DIA assessment contradicts "obliteration" claims
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June 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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My answer to the @MuckRack Daily trivia question: Pitcairn Island
June 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Iran's Cyber Army: Missing in Action
U.S. intelligence gave inflated grades to Tehran’s cyber war capability
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June 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Iran's Cyber Army: Missing in Action
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Iran's Cyber Army: Missing in Action
U.S. intelligence gave inflated grades to Tehran’s cyber war capability
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June 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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US, Israel, Still Far Apart on Iran Nuclear Threat
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US, Israel, Still Far Apart on Iran Nuclear Threat
CIA analysts dispute Netanyahu’s claim of Iran “months” away from making a bomb
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June 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Our (Mossad) Man in Havana
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Our (Mossad) Man in Havana
Newly declassified testimony reveals how CIA’s James Angleton relied on Israelis for Cuba spying after Bay of Pigs disaster—and much more
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April 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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A Shadowy Finger Points to Trump as Russian Agent, Roiling Social Media
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A Shadowy Finger Points to Trump as Russian Agent, Roiling Social Media
Former top CIA officials are wary of a charge by a former KGB official saying Trump was officially recruited in 1987, but Trump's pro-Moscow pivot makes it irrelevant now anyway, they say.
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March 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Fear: Trump's Invite to Expand Russian Embassy Here Will Bring More Spies
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Fear: Trump's Invite to Expand Russian Embassy Here Will Bring More Spies
Beleaguered FBI won’t be able to keep up, veteran CIA and FBI agents say
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March 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM