{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/69224fd4e842b164ee8d9071?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"S1E5 Singin' In Bahrain","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68e695c6d798804c9e4bbd13/1763855140320-1bfb9617-4cc0-46c8-aa6f-6e01b3349593.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>THE BLURB: At first glance Bahrain was a good starting assignment. It was a veritable paradise, a great place to learn without much pressure. The US Navy was based there. And, it was a literal paradise. Working (on the surface) for the State Department, John pissed off Bahrain's Prime Minister while charming its Emir. The days of no pressure ended with a literal bang when terrorists blew up the Khobar Tower, a building housing US Air Force personnel in nearby Saudi Arabia, plunging John into action.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><u>SHOW NOTES</u></p><p>For more great podcasts like Dead Drop, please visit <a href=\"https://costardandtouchstone.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://costardandtouchstone.com/</a></p>","author_name":"John Kiriakou & Alan Katz"}