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"The Spy Who Tried To Stop A War"

Chris Laughery

In The Moment ... September 26, 2019 Show 667 Hour 1

Katherine Gunn paid a steep price for alerting the world about illegal intelligence actions which led to the invasion of Iraq and the ousting of Saddam Hussein.

Gunn's story is told in the movie "Official Secrets" starring Keira Knightley. Her story is also told in the book The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War by South Dakota author Marcia Mitchell.

Mitchell joins In The Moment to visit about her book. She was the first female member of a South Dakota Governor's cabinet, serving as Secretary of Labor for Governor Richard Kneip.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.