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    Making Sense of Intel Dispute on Russia Jet Suspicions

    US intelligence suggests the Russian plane that crashed last week above the Sinai Peninsula may have been brought down by an explosive device.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 5, 2015 • 6m Listen

    US intelligence suggests the Russian plane that crashed last week above the Sinai Peninsula may have been brought down by an explosive device. After meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi today, British Prime Minister David Cameron cited the intelligence reports as the reason he cancelled British flights originating from the Egyptian resort town Sharm-el-Sheikh. Russian and Egyptian authorities have criticized that intelligence. Shane Harris is senior national security correspondent for the Daily Beast.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Charlotte Duren

      Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Shane Harris

      Washington Post reporter covering intelligence and national security

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Open Enrollment, or Open Season on Obamacare?
    1. 1:35Making Sense of Intel Dispute on Russia Jet SuspicionsYou’re reading this
    2. 8:13Is Obamacare on the Chopping Block?
    3. 41:52Millions of Tax Payers Dollars Spent on Pro-Sports Patriotism
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