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My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture.

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Walter Salles

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It is a kind of ego booster, the way Egypt’s winning the 1973 war, in the first stages, was an uplift. But I did not find when I spoke to people that the war in Iraq was seen as the major issue in American-Arab relations.

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That’s why I have always admired documentaries, because they open windows that can make you understand much better where you come from, much better than fiction, I think.

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June 13, 2024

That’s why I have always admired documentaries, because they open windows that can make you understand much better where you come from, much better than fiction, I think.

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June 13, 2024

It is a kind of ego booster, the way Egypt’s winning the 1973 war, in the first stages, was an uplift. But I did not find when I spoke to people that the war in Iraq was seen as the major issue in American-Arab relations.

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