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The Wild West of Iraq: A Bank Robbery in Baghdad | Josh Bates | Ep. 403

March 21, 2026·2h 20m·4-min readconversationalhistory
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Former Marine intelligence officer Josh Bates discusses his military career, from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan to counterintelligence work in the Indo-Pacific, and how those experiences shaped his debut novel The Bag Dad Shuffle, a noir-tinged war story rooted in the chaos of post-inv

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Josh Bates

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Josh BatesJack MurphyJames BishopEddie Lee

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The Bag Dad Shuffleby Josh Bates

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Double Dagger Books

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