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War, Geopolitics, and History
- Conflict in the Middle East
- Narrated by: Noam Chomsky
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Radio/TV Program
- Release date: 11-10-06
- Language: English
- Publisher: Radio Free Maine
Regular price: $3.95
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- Everard (Desert Islander)
- 04-30-17
The definitive education on the so-called Middle East
It took me a year to get through the book. Audible really should get Robert Fisk's epic narrated, else many will miss out. That would be a real tragedy. How else will we find out? I tell anyone who'll listen this book is the touchstone by which to view the Middle East.
There are chapters which could carry a warning, "readers may find content disturbing and distressing."
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- Clifford
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- 10-17-15
Robert Fisk & The Middle East
I have His books and enjoyed listening to this public chat with him and Noam Chomski who are both covering what our Newspapers fail or refuse to cover, and ask the forbidden questions. So I am going back to read The War to End all Wars.
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- Lord Peridot
- 07-28-18
What's really going on
This book is an extended lecture by Robert Fisk presented to a live & clearly knowledgeable audience. There's an interesting 20 minute Q&A session at the end & an introduction by Noam Chomsky. Fisks speaks about his war time reporting in the Middle East and draws interesting parallels between the current American interference & attempts at domination on the one hand & on the other the imperial adventures of Britain & Rome in the same arena. Despite the dreadful suffering of the people in the Middle East & his own direct experience of the horror & danger, Fisk delivers his lecture in a cheerful & brisk manner. Don't bother resding the NY or London Times if you want to understand what's going on in the world, listen to this lecture & read his book.
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- 05-02-17
Poor quality recording
Essentially a Q&A with fisk. Interesting with some humorous anecdotes. But not really worth a credit for the length.
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- KennethO'Rourke
- 03-23-16
Fisk at his best
Fisk displays his encyclopedic knowledge of the middle east, giving broad historical context enthusiastically and humorously