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In Iraq during the days of Saddam, I had a government minder who followed me everywhere, reported on my activities.

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When you write non-fiction, you sit down at your desk with a pile of notebooks, newspaper clippings, and books and you research and put a book together the way you would a jigsaw puzzle.

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I never set out to be a journalist. I wanted to be a humanitarian doctor like Albert Schweitzer, working in Africa.

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May 2, 2024

I never set out to be a journalist. I wanted to be a humanitarian doctor like Albert Schweitzer, working in Africa.

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May 2, 2024

When you write non-fiction, you sit down at your desk with a pile of notebooks, newspaper clippings, and books and you research and put a book together the way you would a jigsaw puzzle.

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