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Legacy of Ashes: The Secret History of the CIA | Tim Weiner | Ep. 167

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My Parents Are War Refugees

My parents are war refugees. My mother was born in the Jewish ghetto of Dernberg, Germany. He was born there 11 months after Henry Kissinger was born there. I would call his secretary and say, please remind Dr. Kissinger that his father taught my uncle in the binoculars in high school. That's a good source to have. His favorite Kissinger aphorism is Yes, it has the unpleasant. Oh, yeah. But I digress. So, yeah, my I'm a first generation American.

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