Three Vans, a Startled Farmer and an Iranian Plot Against the U.S.
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Three Vans, a Startled Farmer and an Iranian Plot Against the U.S.

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 7, 202622 min
  • Politics

What exactly happened near an air base in Britain used by the United States? Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, discusses what he’s learned about the mysterious events around the base, including the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. Air Force bombers. Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading: A mysterious call near a military base used by the United States set in motion a huge counterterrorism response and days of uncertainty in Britain.The United States withdrew 12 bombers from the...

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I'm Carol Rosenberg from The New York Times. Right now I'm sitting alone in the press room at the US Navy Base at Guantanamo Bay. I've been coming here since four months

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after the 9-11 attacks. I've probably spent around 2,000 nights at this Navy base. It's hard to get here. It's hard to get news from the prison.

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Often, you know, I'm the only reporter here. The New York Times takes you to difficult and controversial places, and that takes resources. You can power that kind of journalism

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