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Hunted in America

JL;DR SUMMARY Masih Alinejad recounts a chilling assassination attempt orchestrated against her by the Islamic Republic of Iran, targeting her due to her outspoken criticism as an Iranian-born journalist and activist. 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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BrooklynIranHuman RightsAssassination AttemptDissidentsMasih AlinejadAuthoritarian RegimesWorld Liberty CongressRussian MafiaThieves In Law

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Not in New York."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"It was the afternoon of July 28, 2022. I was at home in Brooklyn,"
Russian Federation
"on a Zoom call with Garry Kasparov, the Russian chess grandmaster"
Venezuela
"and Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lpez."
Iran
"an Iranian-born journalist, and a vocal critic of the Islamic Republic."

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