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Argo: The Secret Iranian Hostage Crisis (Ep 1)
May 24, 2026One of the most audacious rescue operations the CIA has ever run. It begins with a mob at the gates of the US Embassy in Tehran, six diplomats slipping out a side door, and a man painting a wolf in a ...
Is NATO Prepared for a Russian Attack?
May 21, 2026How worried are Baltic countries about the threat from Russia? Would the US protect its NATO allies from Putin? And what is happening on the Estonian border? Last weekend, Gordon headed to the annu...
The Road to Iraq: George Bush's Unstoppable War (Ep 6)
May 20, 2026Was Iraq WMD one of history’s biggest intelligence failures? Why couldn’t Saddam Hussein prove he has destroyed his weapons of mass destruction? And what is the legacy of the Iraq War in the Middle Ea...
Why the Former Head of MI6 Has No Regrets About Iraq
May 19, 2026** Join the Declassified Club at therestisclassified.com to listen to the full episode ** ------------------- What is the biggest misunderstanding people have about Iraq? What was Tony Blair’s...
The Road to Iraq: What the Spies Got Wrong (Ep 5)
May 17, 2026Who was “Curveball”? Why did Colin Powell rely so heavily on flawed intelligence in his presentation to the UN? And how did this set the tone for the opposition to war? As David and Gordon reach th...
The Road to Iraq: Tony Blair's Campaign for War (Ep 4)
May 13, 2026What was the difference between the so-called “dodgy dossier” and the real dossier prepared by Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell? Why did the US rush their vital National Intelligence Estimate? And why...
The CIA's Biggest Intelligence Failure with Michael Morrell
May 12, 2026** Join the Declassified Club at therestisclassified.com to listen to the full episode ** ------------------- How did intelligence biases shaped the final WMD assessment? What really happened ...
The Road to Iraq: How 9/11 Changed Everything (Ep 3)
May 10, 2026How significant a role did 9/11 play in the decision to go to war in Iraq? And why did Tony Blair commit to standing by George W. Bush “no matter what”? Listen as David and Gordon continue their s...
The Road to Iraq: Saddam Hussein's Fatal Error (Ep 2)
May 06, 2026Why did Saddam Hussein secretly destroy his weapons of mass destruction? When did the CIA start plotting against the Iraqi dictator? And did Hussein and Osama bin Laden ever meet? In the second par...
Alastair Campbell on the Iraq War
May 05, 2026** Join the Declassified Club at therestisclassified.com to listen to the full episode ** ------------------- What was the relationship between Downing Street and the intelligence services reall...