About this episode

This episode discusses treachery within American intelligence agencies and the implications for New Zealand's trust in leadership.

Traitors inside American intelligence agencies have sold the lives of agents to the enemy. "Vladimir" might have suffered the same fate. Susan Miller says when it comes to trusting President Trump, New Zealand needs to think carefully. In this episode, there is mention of notes from a two hour meeting that Oleg Gordievsky held with Prime Minister David Lange on August 27, 1986. The notes are online to view here The episode also mentions an example of the Presidential Daily Briefing from January 18, 1961, which you can view here You can also listen to The Service , from RNZ and Bird of Paradise Productions on the RNZ website or on your favourite podcast app. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

People in this episode

Guest: Susan Miller

Topics covered

• American intelligence
• betrayal
• trust in leadership
• historical meetings
• New Zealand politics

Keywords

• intelligence agencies
• traitors
• Oleg Gordievsky
• David Lange
• President Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: President Trump, RNZ, Bird of Paradise Productions

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