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Prior to that he was bureau chief in baghdad, before, during, and after the war. Rajiv chandrasekaran is an assistant managing editor of the washington post and currently heads the post s continuous news department, which provides breaking news stories to the paper s web site. The greatest threat is the brutally candid inside story of the wests failure to stop iraqi dictator saddam hussein from building weapons of mass destruction booklist. Imperial life in the emerald city by rajiv chandrasekaran. Imperial life in the emerald city epub 17 november 20, 15. Buy a cheap copy of imperial life in the emerald city book by rajiv chandrasekaran. Presents a revealing look at life in baghdads green zone, the headquarters for the american occupation in iraq, criticizing the.
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