Emma Sky in Iraq

The Origins of Rebellion, The Failures of War

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 8, 2015

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges on the causes, and consequences, of rebellion. Defense attorney Julia Gatto and filmmaker Erin Lee Carr on the documentary, “Thought Crimes,” about the so-called “Cannibal Cop,” Gilberto Valle. Anne Enright with her latest novel, The Green Road. Emma Sky on the high hopes and missed opportunities in Iraq, viewed close up.

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