As a veteran war correspondent, Chris Hedges has survived ambushes in Central America, imprisonment in Sudan, and a beating by Saudi military police.
He has seen children murdered for sport in Gaza and petty thugs elevated into war heroes in the Balkans.
Hedges, who is also a former divinity student, has seen war at its worst and knows too well that to those who pass through it, war can be exhilarating and even addictive: It gives us purpose, meaning, a reason for living.
Drawing on his ow.
Addictive | It gives us purpose meaning a reason for living |
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