Robin caught up with author and journalist Dr Matthew Sweet in a glass box where they hope they weren’t being watched by spies. Inside they spoke about his new book Operation Chaos: The Vietnam Deserters Who Fought the CIA, the Brainwashers, and Themselves.

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