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JL;DR SUMMARY Peter Theroux shares a narrative set in Benghazi, Libya, during President Barack Obama's second term, focusing on his experience within the CIA's Counterterrorism Center. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IranBarack ObamaCiaCounterterrorismIntelligencePrivate SectorConsultingGeopoliticalBenghaziNed

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Benghazi, Libya
"BENGHAZI, LIBYA In the middle of Barack Obamas second term, when I was productively employed in the CIAs Counterterrorism Center, I got a call at home from a former Directorate of Operations (DO) officer named Ned, who had founded a company after a long government career including three tours as chief of station."

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