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How did Mossad, Israel\u2019s intelligence service, come to be one of the world\u2019s most notorious and prominent players in global intelligence? Just look to Meir Dagan, the Mossad\u2019s former director who transformed the service into the leading force in counterterrorism and espionage it is today.<\/p>\n

Samuel Katz, bestselling author of The Architect of Espionage: The Man Who Built Israel\u2019s Mossad in to the World\u2019s Boldest Intelligence Force<\/em>, joins WorldNow<\/em> to introduce us to the former Mossad director.<\/p>\n

Katz will give us an inside look at Dagan\u2019s leadership and the operations carried out during his tenure, including counterterrorism efforts, covert missions related to Iran\u2019s nuclear program, and expanded intelligence cooperation with international partners \u2013 and how he transformed modern espionage and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/span>Samuel M. Katz<\/strong> is a New York Times<\/em> bestselling author who has written over twenty books on the Arab Israeli conflict, military and law enforcement special operations, espionage, and counterterrorism. He has written hundreds of articles for magazines and journals around the world, as well as documentaries for television. He is also the former editor-in-chief of Special Operations Report, a trade publication for the world\u2019s commando and counterterrorist community. Katz lectures police agencies and military commands around the world on the history of terrorism, and he is a frequent guest on television and radio networks.<\/p>\n

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\"Jim<\/span>Jim Falk<\/strong> is President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas\/Fort Worth.<\/p>","excerpt":"

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