The Man Who Hacked the U.S. Government

Gary McKinnon faced 60 years behind bars for the greatest U.S. Military hack of all time. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/newsthink to get a 14-day FREE trial and see how much of yours is being sold.

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How the Most Elite Spy Agency Operates

The entire history of Mossad. Let my sponsor BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://betterhelp.com/newsthink and enjoy 10% off your first month.

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00:00 Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh
0:35 Origins and Founding of Mossad1:20 Israel’s Intelligence Triad
1:44 Recruitment and Operations of Mossad
2:13 High-Profile Operations: Adolf Eichman
2:45 Sabotaging Egypt’s Missile Program
4:06 Operation Diamond and the MiG-21
4:40 The Six-Day War and Its Consequences
5:35 The Rise of the PLO and Fatah
6:22 Munich Olympic Games and Black September
7:20 Mossad’s Retaliation Campaign
8:04 Operation Entebbe: A Daring Rescue
9:32 Intelligence Failures: The Yom Kippur War
10:45 The Camp David Accords
12:00 Iran: From Ally to Adversary
13:09 Mossad’s Role in Lebanon
14:31 Rescue Operations: Ethiopian Jews
15:20 The First Intifada and Oslo Accords
16:21 Targeting Hamas Leadership
18:02 Countering Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
20:11 Recent Challenges: The 2023 Hamas Attack
20:51 Sponsor & personal reflection

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Why Elon Musk Has an "Idiot Index"

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Starship Just Took One Step Closer to Mars

Starship just went farther than it has ever flown before. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.

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How Van Gogh's Sister-in-Law Made Him Famous

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The Greatest Trade Ever Made

How John Paulson made the greatest trade of all time.

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The British Agent Who Fooled Everyone

How Kim Philby betrayed MI6. 🔒Remove your personal information from the web at https://JoinDeleteMe.com/NEWSTHINK and use code NEWSTHINK for 20% off 🙌

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Einstein’s Happiest Thought

Einstein's elevator thought experiment led to his famous general theory of relativity

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The Young Billionaire Behind the Company the World Relies On

Alexandr Wang started Scale AI when he was just 19 years old. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription.

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Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity explained!

Events may appear simultaneous for one observer but not for the other. #shorts #einstein #specialtheoryofrelativity #einsteintheory

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