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::I used to work for [[Reuters]], and I resigned in 1973. I was being trained as a foreign correspondent, and this was the first story I did. So in 1974, I set out for the mountains of Kurdistan where there was a rebellion, a revolt against Baghdad. The revolt, the rebellion, was supported by the Americans. It was supported by the shah of Iran. So that was my first freelance venture, and I was covering it for The [[Financial Times]] and The [[New York Times]], and I went back and forth a lot. And then early in March 1975, the whole thing collapsed in ruins, because the [[CIA]] -- [[Henry Kissinger]] -- had withdrawn support for the Kurds abruptly, as had the shah, and they were left completely destitute.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iraq501/audio_index.html Frontline/World: Iraq - Saddams's Road to Hell - A Journey into the Killing Fields], PBS, 24 January 2006.</ref> | ::I used to work for [[Reuters]], and I resigned in 1973. I was being trained as a foreign correspondent, and this was the first story I did. So in 1974, I set out for the mountains of Kurdistan where there was a rebellion, a revolt against Baghdad. The revolt, the rebellion, was supported by the Americans. It was supported by the shah of Iran. So that was my first freelance venture, and I was covering it for The [[Financial Times]] and The [[New York Times]], and I went back and forth a lot. And then early in March 1975, the whole thing collapsed in ruins, because the [[CIA]] -- [[Henry Kissinger]] -- had withdrawn support for the Kurds abruptly, as had the shah, and they were left completely destitute.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iraq501/audio_index.html Frontline/World: Iraq - Saddams's Road to Hell - A Journey into the Killing Fields], PBS, 24 January 2006.</ref> | ||
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| + | *[http://www.maplescombe.com/randw/index.html Roberts and Wykeham Films] | ||
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Revision as of 11:37, 28 April 2008
- I used to work for Reuters, and I resigned in 1973. I was being trained as a foreign correspondent, and this was the first story I did. So in 1974, I set out for the mountains of Kurdistan where there was a rebellion, a revolt against Baghdad. The revolt, the rebellion, was supported by the Americans. It was supported by the shah of Iran. So that was my first freelance venture, and I was covering it for The Financial Times and The New York Times, and I went back and forth a lot. And then early in March 1975, the whole thing collapsed in ruins, because the CIA -- Henry Kissinger -- had withdrawn support for the Kurds abruptly, as had the shah, and they were left completely destitute.[1]
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- ↑ Frontline/World: Iraq - Saddams's Road to Hell - A Journey into the Killing Fields, PBS, 24 January 2006.
