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GUEST: Giuliana Sgrena, Italian journalist and author of Friendly Fire

Yesterday, an Italian journalist, held captive in Afghanistan for two weeks was released. Taliban insurgents took responsibility for the kidnapping of Daniele Mastrogiacomo who works for the newspaper, La Republica. His story is reminiscent of another Italian journalist kidnapped two years ago in Iraq, Giuliana Sgrena. In fact, Sgrena and Mastrogiacomo …

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“My goal is to contribute to the understanding of a country that remains largely unknown to international public opinion – not least because it is no longer possible to report on Iraq, and in particular, to report independently. None of the sides participating in the armed conflict want witnesses, so all of Iraqi civil society is forced into isolation. An entire population is held hostage by belligerents. For anyone who has been a hostage, it …

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