Foreigners who speak Arabic in the Middle East are often assumed to be working for the C.I.A. or Israel's intelligence agency, the Mossad. - Richard Engel 1 Share Now -
Kidnapping is always a threat in this life of reporting on men hurting one another because of religion and politics. - Richard Engel 2 Share Now -
In 2009, Hamas was relatively new to power. It had won elections just three years earlier and was flexing its newfound strength via a war with its old enemy, Israel, which it officially wants destroyed. - Richard Engel 3 Share Now -
When I first arrived in Baghdad in January 2003, I thought I would soon rent a house and envisioned myself swimming in the Tigris to cool off after reporting in the city the caliphs called Madinit al-Salam, the City of Peace. A year later, I realized I wouldn't be taking any midnight dips - Madinat al-Salam no more. - Richard Engel 4 Share Now -
We know that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has some very dangerous, very important leaders who are tied directly to the top leadership of al Qaeda central, including a man who was formerly Osama bin Laden's secretary. - Richard Engel 5 Share Now -
Kidnapping is always a threat in this life of reporting on men hurting one another because of religion and politics. - Richard Engel 6 Share Now -
