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Fisk s book starts with a description of some of the consequences of the great war, in which his father bill fisk was a soldier. Bestselling author and journalist robert fisk holds more british and international journalism awards than any other foreign correspondent. Fisk cites several jihadist grievances that he argues have led to. Robert fisk is a bestselling author and journalist based in beirut as middle east correspondent of the independent.
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