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Part Two: Jack Idema: The War On Terror's Dumbest Grifter

Behind the Bastards

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Is This Really a Forgery?

Jack Adema claimed to have captured the tapes in 2002. The CIA says they did a voice analysis and technical analysis, but it's not clear if these were forgeries or staged by Adema himself. John Avlon: Jack Adema would go on to fall for more fake bullshit from journalists like Dan Rather who fell for this one.Avlon: In December of 2002, you remember that guy Robin Moore who literally became a green beret and killed people with the green berets and then wrote a book about him? Well, he shows up in Afghanistan in December of 2002. He was no longer the young fit warrior who battled alongside US forces in Vietnam. Now there is an old dude

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