New: Erik Prince is under investigation by the United Nations for his role in an attempted overthrow of the UN based government of the oil-rich nation of Libya. The twice-aborted private mercenary mission was intended to install Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar.  Gregg Smith had been a friend of Prince's for two decades and was the  CEO at Prince's Frontier Services Group. Smith joins Zev Shalev and Eric Garland.Now you can support Narativ's independent journalism by advertising on the show.  Call or contact Narativ's ad partner Advertisecast by clicking here. 

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