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The episode discusses the presence of Al-Qaeda in Georgia in the post-9/11 era and the geopolitical dynamics involving the US and Russia.

The years immediately after 9/11 were a weird time. Every adult in the world went a little insane. The US and Putin's Russia were intelligence allies. Al-Qaeda really was inside Georgia. I guest star on Trevor Culley (History of Persia's) new podcast - America Secret War's, to learn about US involved in Saqartvelo Find us on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kofi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Visit https://hopfulmedia.com.co to subscribe, donate, or buy podcast merch! Leupp - Georgia and the War on Terrorism Manning - Folklore and Terror in Georgia’s ‘Notorious’ Pankisi Gorge The AP - Green Berets Land in Georgia For 2-Year Training Program Bush - Presidential Letter, September 19, 2003 Bush - Presidential Letter, March 20, 2004 Cecire - How extreme are the Extremists? Pankisi Gorge as a Case Study Civil.ge - Timeline-2005 Filkins - U.S. Entangled in Mystery of Georgia’s Islamic Fighters GlobalSecurity.org - Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) Grennan - Georgia's Pankisi Gorge and the…

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