CIA Moscow Veteran: Putin is a consummate liar

The Eddie Mair Interview by BBC

Apr 4, 201833:48News & Politics

John Sipher spent 28 years with the US National Clandestine Service. Mr Sipher spoke to Eddie Mair about his life undercover, why he's kept a brick from Osama Bin Laden's house, torture, and the Sergei Skripal poisoning.

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