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The Twitter Whistleblower, A Potential Saudi Vice Deal, and Guest Mark Bergen

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Is There a Strategic Interest in for-Profit Companies?

I think if the government wants to weigh in and impose sanctions on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for having a leader that kills American journalists, I'm down with that. Until then, I think for-profit companies need to be thoughtful about how they compete. There's something to the notion that Western media has been the greatest 24 by 7 running commercial to espouse American values. So I do think there is a strategic interest in having American media and influence in these regions. They can't even put a flag on the enemy's planes that Tom Cruise is fighting against because they don't want to offend the Chinese.

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