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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone love war more than Richard Engel? [View all]malaise
(268,993 posts)42. A very thoughtful post
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A classic adrenaline junkie except he "spikes" most when death is all around him.
hlthe2b
Jan 2022
#7
This is a discussion forum and all here are welcome to have an opinion. Your incivility toward
hlthe2b
Jan 2022
#30
Richard Engel speaks Arabic fluently, and he's one of the few American journalists who do
FakeNoose
Jan 2022
#16
Thank you. Amazed to read such ugly comments about a man who is certainly braver than any key
BlackSkimmer
Jan 2022
#18
I agree. There's been a lot of hate for the CNN woman correspondent that was on the ground
BlackSkimmer
Jan 2022
#32
Thx for the reality check. He's a war correspondent; it's a specialty job few can or want to do...
Hekate
Jan 2022
#22
There was a time when our country revered foreign correspondents. I have liked Engel because of his
CTyankee
Jan 2022
#37
I thought that line was a quote from one of the survivors, someone who had fought for their country
Hekate
Jan 2022
#45
Your observation clicked for me with another one about how our government is designed to work.
Tom Rinaldo
Jan 2022
#40