{"id":5181,"date":"2013-06-05T14:56:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T21:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/?p=5181"},"modified":"2014-03-05T17:58:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T00:58:12","slug":"inner-worlds-introducing-ron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/05\/inner-worlds-introducing-ron\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ron: Interrogator in the Iraq War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">While interviewing Adam, he suggested that I meet a good friend of his, Ron. When I met Ron, I was immediately impressed by how bright and articulate he was.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/67763400?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" height=\"366\" width=\"650\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Adam and Ron first became friends in high school. 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