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Thomas Ricks might be the best speaker you'll hear on Iraq. He's talented at relaying his wealth of knowledge to lay people in frank, clear terms. He's concise and he's interesting. And- Ricks says Iraq is a Shakespeare tragedy - one with a lot more bloodshed to come! Ricks is Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post and author of "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq." Ricks spoke at the Seattle Public Library in downtown Seattle on August 8th, 2007. The Seattle Public Library sponsored the talk with Elliott Bay Book Company.
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Thomas Ricks might be the best speaker you'll hear on Iraq. He's talented at relaying his wealth of knowledge to lay people in frank, clear terms. He's concise and he's interesting. And- Ricks says Iraq is a Shakespeare tragedy - one with a lot more bloodshed to come! Ricks is Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post and author of "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq." Ricks spoke at the Seattle Public Library in downtown Seattle on August 8th, 2007. The Seattle Public Library sponsored the talk with Elliott Bay Book Company.
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