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May 2022
29m 23s

Christiane Amanpour

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There is no such thing as a simple phone call with my beautiful friend Christiane Amanpour. Asking, as I did yesterday, where she’s been she answers “Ukraine”, asking where she is going, she says, “Afghanistan”. This is what it is like having a fearless friend you love, who puts herself in danger, reporting facts, holding people to account, and telling the ... Show More
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