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Richard Engel

(1866–1954) Journalist United States

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Richard Engel was a journalist from the United States.

Quick Facts About Richard Engel

Born: July 27, 1866
Died: November 22, 1954
Nationality: United States
Profession: Journalist

About Richard Engel

Richard Engel is an American journalist and author who is the chief foreign correspondent for NBC News. He was assigned to that position on April 18, 2008, after serving as the network's Middle East correspondent and Beirut bureau chief. Before joining NBC in May 2003, Engel reported on the start of the 2003 war in Iraq for ABC News as a freelance journalist in Baghdad.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

John Chancellor Award

Quotes by Richard Engel

The Syrians are better suited to sort out their internal divisions than anyone else.

Anyone

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Osama Bin Laden is dead. Killed not by a massive troop deployment but by a commando raid carried out by a few…

Bin

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Anyone who follows the Middle East and Islamic world in general can't deny it is often a very violent place, that a…

Algeria

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An Egyptian newspaper once publicly identified me as the C.I.A. station chief in Cairo. It seemed so stupid at the time. I…

Chief

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It's probably time to end the global war on terrorism.

End

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Israel is becoming a fortress. Fences along the borders with Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria.

Along

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Every country where the the United States maintains troops has a status of forces agreement.

Agreement

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There are many Israelis who are not keen on Barack Obama - they did not want to see him elected.

Barack

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If you're in part of rebel-controlled Syria, and suddenly your house blows up or a building next to you blows up, it…

American

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Every child is taught if you try to please everyone, you end up upsetting everyone.

Child

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There weren't many weapons in Egypt in the 1990s. Police controls on guns were very strict back then. That is no longer…

Back

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Bin Laden is dead, and most of his friends are dead. But did it need to cost a trillion dollars and two…

Al

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Many senior government officials, CIA, FBI, counter terrorism officials - when they look back at the decade, they effectively conclude that the…

After

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Many governments are quick to condemn Assad, but a dwindling number of them would celebrate a rebel victory in Damascus.

Celebrate

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Israel sees the world just beyond its borders collapsing.

Beyond

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War can be fun for certain people. It's a magnet for sadists, losers, and angry dreamers.

Angry

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Putting a bomb in a dumpster or putting it with a timer by a race, it is not the kind of -…

Assault

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War is not a petri dish to examine and analyze our emotions.

Analyze

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Each time there is a conflict between Israel and Gaza, accusations fly over who started it, each side blaming the other.

Accusation

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Under Islamic law, adoption is difficult.

Adoption

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Every war has its demons.

Demons

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Everest has a special place in all of our imaginations. For centuries, Everest was a little bit like the moon. It was…

Able

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The people of Gaza are trapped. Israel has sealed the border, and they have no way to leave the Gaza Strip to…

Border

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When you look at - when you talk to people in Africa and across the Middle East, they're not satisfied with the…

Across

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A nuclear program has arguably worked as a deterrent for North Korea and other states - would Moammar Gadhafi have been deposed…

Arguably

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Richard Engel by topic

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