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Christina Lamb - the Flak Jacket in my Wardrobe - covering stories from Pakistan to Zimbabwe
By: Frontline
Posted: Jun 8 09
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Regions: Pakistan, Zimbabwe
Issues: Armed conflict, Humanitarian
Award-winning journalist Christina Lamb talks about how a friendship with Benazir Bhutto led to 20 years spent covering Afghanistan, Pakistan and Zimbabwe reporting on wars, politics, famines and dictators.
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