Al J Venter, a retired intelligence agent who worked for the CIA, is opening up about his time in the agency after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Al discusses Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, and their involvement in South Africa. He also has a near-death experience with a KGB spy in Johannesburg!
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21.12.23 Pt 2 - Retired intelligence agent, Al J Venter joins Gareth once again to discuss some very important moments in his career. Al gets into Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, and their movements in South Africa - as well as his near-death encounter with a KGB spy!
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18.01.23 Pt 2 - “Gatvol” is the word that best describes how we’re all feeling about loadshedding, but there might be light at the end of the dark tunnel. Gareth talks to AL J Venter, a returning guest. Al has just returned from the Central African Republic, and he shares some crazy stories involving Russians taking over in Africa.
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Al J Venter has written books on and brought us the news from war zones all over the planet. He has witnessed things most of us cannot comprehend: closer, louder and more frightening than any second-hand account can accurately portray. In this discussion, Al talks about the most dangerous places he’s ever been, the volatile situations he has found himself in, and the human stories that happen behind the headlines.
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