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AC360 Anderson Cooper takes it to the next level revealing the evolution of war, massive disaster in Iraq, the nasty business of politics, the extent of human suffering, and crude capitalism. From Shock and Awe to "Awe Shucks" politics full of denials and patriotic spin.
The handsome, prematurely gray host of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° is the prototype for a twenty-first century newsman.
In 2005, two tragedies--the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina--turned CNN reporter Anderson Cooper into a media celebrity. Dispatches from the Edge, Cooper's memoir of war, disasters and survival, is a brief but powerful chronicle of Cooper's ascent to stardom and his struggle with his own tragedies and demons.
Covering tragedies in far-flung places like Burma, Vietnam, and Somalia, Cooper quickly learned that "as a journalist, no matter ... how respectful you are, part of your brain remains focused on how to capture the horror you see, how to package it, present it to others."
In the final section of Dispatches, Cooper describes covering Hurricane Katrina, the story that made him famous. The transcript of his showdown with Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu (in which Cooper tells Landrieu people in New Orleans are "ashamed of what is happening in this country right now") is worth the price of admission on its own. Anderson is proving himself to be an admirable, courageous leader in a medium that could use more like him.
In Shock and Awe, Cooper brilliantly and honestly captures the horror of war, letting the tragic events over the past 5 years in Iraq speak for themself.
Paul F Davis is the Pulitzer Prize nominated author of United States of Arrogance and God vs. Religion, skillfully differentiating between the misrepresentations and misnomers with which we as Americans often use the name of God erroneously to propogate a war without end foreign policy and self-righteously exalt ourselves internationally as the moral police force globally.
Paul F. Davis is a world-changing leadership & diversity speaker who has touched over 50 countries & 6 continents building bridges cross-culturally and empowering people throughout the earth to live their dreams!
Paul witnessed and experienced countless miracles during his world travels. Paul worked at Ground Zero in NYC during 9/11; helped rebuild a home at the tsunami epicenter; comforted victims of genocide in Rwanda; spoke to leaders in East Timor during the war; inspired students & monks in Myanmar; promoted peace & reconciliation in Pakistan; and has been so deep into the bush of rural Africa where villagers had never before seen a white man.
Paul is the author of 12 books and has appeared on numerous internationally broadcast radio shows from Oprah & Friends to Fox News Radio to talk about conflict resolution, peacemaking, foreign policy, and diplomacy.
Academically outstanding Paul humorously and elegantly organizations and empowers individuals throughout the earth to live their dreams.
Paul empowers people to love passionately and live fearlessly.
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