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The Other Latif
Radiolab reporter Latif Nasser always believed his name was uniquely his own. Until he makes a shocking discovery that he shares his name with another man: Detainee 244 at Guantanamo Bay. The U.S. government paints a terrifying picture of The Other Latif as Al-Qaeda’s top explosives expert, and an advisor to Osama bin Laden. Nasser’s lawyer claims that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time, and that he was never even in Al-Qaeda. This clash leads Radiolab’s Latif into a years-long investigation, trying to uncover what this man actually did or didn’t do. Along the way, Radiolab’s Latif...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.7 stars from 738 ratings
Great
I think Latif Nasser is an incredible story teller. The Other Latif told us a story we never knew and now we do. Thank you
Ncllnn via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/25/24
Amazing Podcast
Although the podcast was often hard to listen to due to the content in regard to how detainees were treated by our government at Guantanamo, the story was so well told and Latif did a great job of humanizing The Other Latif who spent too many years locked up! I would recommend this storytelling...Read full review »
Wilson6luv via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/20/24
WHAT WAS THE BREAKING NEWS?!
Ok. I googled it. But way to leave us hanging there…
Btp113 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/09/23
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