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So what are you reading? What drew you to that book? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] Grumpyleb@lemmus.org 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I just finished "The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames". Ames worked for the CIA during the hayday of the Middle East issues (60's onwards) and was a direct back channel to Yassir Arafat. I picked it up on the recommendation of my ex wife, and for anyone interested in ME politics of that era it's an absolutely brilliant read. I'm now taking a gap with some much loved Terry Pratchett's Discworld (Guards Guards to be precise).

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 20 hours ago

Yassir Arafat, haven't heard that name in a long long time.

Will take a look.