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Episode 8: Pull and Unpick

By: Shiv Malik
Narrated by: Shiv Malik
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  • Who is Hassan Butt? Years after his dramatic public humiliation, Shiv is piecing his life back together, but he’s still obsessed with Hassan. One day he meets a former star agent from the FBI who helps him see how Hassan fits into the picture of the global Jihadi network—how much he was a fantasist but how much truth was hidden amongst the lies, and how Hassan could have been useful not only to the Islamist terrorist networks but to Britain’s security services too...
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Insane.!

I was taken back by the story. But important I see how this is can relatable to must people.

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Captivating

Well done to all on this one. I couldn’t stop listening! Thank you for the information and for being vulnerable when it was needed.

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Fascinating

Loved it. Great narration. Listened in one sitting. Recommend. word word word word word word

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Captivating

I was prepared not to like this listen, but was I ever wrong. Not only did I like it, I was obsessed. This young journalist’s story is one many of us have been on perhaps to a lesser degree. It is particularly on point for those of us in the US at this time.

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Captivating

Been hooked all the way through the story. It has kept my evenings busy! Worth listening.

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Amazing Story

This is a remarkable story of the challenges faced by journalists, usually not my favorite people in the age of Fake News. You will really empathize with the main character.

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Fantastic

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Excellent Honest and sincere reflection

Fascinating story of human neediness.

Alcoholics Anonymous Quotes
“And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation "some fact of my life" unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.”
― Alcoholics Anonymous
I do hope the author can for give the Liar and himself.

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We ALL Lie

We all make mistakes. We all have experienced times when we haven't followed through. We all have experienced moments of naivete and all of us have been embarrassed. Whether it's publicly or privately because of our naivrte we have all experienced Misery. Malik was late to learn some Lessons but it IS a Universal Experience, nonetheless. And very few of us are born as Sherlock Holmes. I think Mr. Malik is hard on himself and I think the community was hard on him. I don't want to provide any spoilers but what I'm going to say is Butt's played out. The other thing that I would like to say is that no matter what you do in the future Malik/Everyone - as you have been taught when you went to School of Journalism - Journalism 101 or just The School of Life is that a journalist's/person's 1st obligation to his story and to himself - is to fact check, fact check, fact check!

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Be careful what you want to believe.

This tale of deception that is shrouded in the intensity of a world that remains dark and mysterious. Ambition wrapped in curiosity with a side of ignorance leads this young journalist down a rat hole laid out by Belzabub himself. A cautionary tale with all the bells and whistles...and thank God for the chance at redemption in the end.

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