All posts tagged death

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One Year After Pakistan

BOGOTÁ, Colom­bia — Two years ago yes­ter­day, I was awak­ened in Islam­abad by an edi­tor in Sin­ga­pore call­ing me at 6 a.m. to tell me Pres­i­dent Obama was going to make an announce­ment about …

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Ten Years After…

Ten years ago today, the United States began per­haps its costli­est and most destruc­tive for­eign pol­icy blun­der. And as for many young jour­nal­ists, it also allowed me to jump-​​​​start my …

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“Road Trip”: Australian for “Bloody Big Country”

ESPERANCE, West­ern Aus­tralia — Since my last post, I’ve moved on from Perth. What to say about Perth? I’ll let a great writer take up the intro: “Now it is a strange thing, but things …

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After Four months in Bangkok, Farewell

And so, after almost four months in Bangkok and Thai­land, it is time for me to move on. I do so with a great sad­ness mixed with my usual rest­less­ness. For Thailand …

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Three Weeks in Delhi

I’ve spent about three weeks in Delhi now, and love it. It’s a great city, with tremen­dous energy, good food and a very opti­mistic feel about the future. But I’ve been hesitant …

An Inspirational (and Aspirational) Life

My friend Keite Davis Scott died last night. A tal­ented actress and beau­ti­ful soul, she was a live wire, a spit­fire and a per­son who lived life to the fullest. She had her issues — as we all …