00:00It's October 2015, a chilly day in autumn.
00:03John Brennan receives a weird phone call.
00:05It seems to be coming from a stranger.
00:08He hesitates a second, then picks up.
00:12Who is this?
00:13You're a loser.
00:14If John Brennan hadn't been John Brennan, this might have looked like an ordinary prank call.
00:19But John Brennan happens to be one of the most powerful men on Earth, the head of the CIA.
00:24Who is this? How did you get this number?
00:26It was so easy, bro. You're such a...
00:28What do you want?
00:29I don't want anything I already own.
00:31How much do you want?
00:32We want $5 trillion.
00:34The U.S. government will classify this call as part of a larger conspiracy of identity theft,
00:39harassment of government officials, and cyberterrorism.
00:43The caller will pay a heavy price for this moment of trollish glory.
00:47Why are you doing this?
00:49We want you to stop bombing the Middle East.
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