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Max Parry joins us to speak with us about his new Covert Action Magazine article entitled “Did the CIA Covertly Support Chechen Separatist Terrorism? Of Course They Did” [ https://covertactionmagazine.com/2025/04/24/did-the-cia-covertly-support-chechen-separatist-terrorism-of-course-they-did/ ]

Max Parry is an independent journalist and geopolitical analyst based in Baltimore. His writing has appeared widely in alternative media and he is a frequent political commentator featured in Sputnik News and Press TV. He also hosts the podcast Captive Minds [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6kOHlPDIfXv_RLaVgPfitA ].

Special thanks to:

• Dana Chavarria, production

• Casey Moore, graphics

• Michelle Boley, animated intro

• Mock Orange, music