{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/681ddd3358009636d5275d67?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Sunday Edition: ‘I gave my life to the CIA. They betrayed me.’","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1746787618469-54b58fcf-8271-4cd1-8065-2bc5864b1d9a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>This episode was originally published last November.</em></p><p><br></p><p>On Sept 12, 2001, Blerim Skoro was approached by a man and a woman while he was in prison. They turned out to be CIA agents. That one meeting would change the course of his life and lead him on a journey across countries, inside terrorist groups, as he tried to make it home to his family.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Josie Ensor, US Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Taryn Siegel.</p><p><strong>Clips:&nbsp;</strong>Video filmed by Blerim Skoro, provided by ‘The Accidental Spy’, directed by Anthony Wonke.</p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>John Beck for The Times.</p><p><strong>Further reading: </strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/5eff840d-6395-4b14-acb1-0158537cac63\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I gave my life to the CIA. They betrayed me</a></p><p><strong>Get in touch</strong>: <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}