Jim Sciutto: "The Shadow War"

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Jim Sciutto: "The Shadow War"

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Feb 25, 2022

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Michael's conversation with CNN's Jim Sciutto, author of "The Shadow War: Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America." Original air date 28 May 2019. The book was published on 14 May 2019.

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Feb 25, 2022

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