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Doug London, a CIA operations officer, had to find common ground with a key Al-Qaeda facilitator to recruit him. This involved understanding his background, beliefs, and creating a situation where the facilitator felt vulnerable enough to consider collaboration.

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CIA Operations Officer Doug London had one shot to recruit one of Al-Qaeda's key facilitators. Doug has to find common ground with a man with a vastly different background and belief system. Lives hang in the balance. He has to succeed. Vanessa Kirby tells the story of how Doug did it. How would YOU do it? From SPYSCAPE, the home of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Produced by Morgan Childs. Music by Nick Ryan.

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