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Auggie

(31,156 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 08:45 PM Feb 2016

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"And Then All Hell Broke Loose -- Two Decades in the Middle East" by Richard Engel

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Engle was NBC's chief foreign correspondent in the Middle East. This book is a first-hand memoir of what he witnessed over two decades of reporting from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, etc. -- framed by excellent historical context of the area dating back to the Ottoman Empire.

Riveting.

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"And Then All Hell Broke Loose -- Two Decades in the Middle East" by Richard Engel (Original Post) Auggie Feb 2016 OP

Haven't read it yet, but looking forward to Canadian Interloper Mar 2016 #1

I'm about to read it for the second time ... Auggie Mar 2016 #2

He's also a fluent Arabic speaker (among other languages I suspect) and gets LuckyLib Mar 2016 #3

Canadian Interloper

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1. Haven't read it yet, but looking forward to

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:07 AM

Mar 2016

Engel is one of the few "no-bullshit" reporters left.

Auggie

(31,156 posts)

2. I'm about to read it for the second time ...

Reply to Canadian Interloper (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 12:02 PM

Mar 2016

there's a lot to absorb. It's a good primer on the area dating from the Ottoman Empire (in addition to his first-hand accounts).

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)

3. He's also a fluent Arabic speaker (among other languages I suspect) and gets

Reply to Canadian Interloper (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 22, 2016, 09:11 PM

Mar 2016

that language and cultural differences are huge in national and Middle East politics.

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