              
In May 2000, Israel ended its twenty-two year occupation of Southern Lebanon when it was forced to pull its forces back to the international border several weeks ahead of its planned withdrawal. I, along with British journalist Nicholas Blanford, was the first foreign journalist to enter the newly liberated towns. |
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I have spent so much time in the Philippines that it has truly become a second home for me. Here is a selection of various things I have witnessed in the Philippines over the last ten years. |
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I visited Baghdad less than three weeks before the United States embarked on the most extensive bombing of Iraq since the end of the Gulf War. Most Iraqis I met seemed unfazed by the threat despite the widespread belief that further bombings were imminent. Instead, they focused on the day-to-day task of surviving in Iraq under crippling sanctions. |
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Many thousands of Palestineans have lived in refugee camps in Lebanon for more than fifty years. But with the intifadah going on just a few hours drive south of these camps, the refugees' hopes are more and more focused on an eventual return. |
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Every year young men draw their own blood in Nabatieh, Lebanon, to show their devotion to the first Shia Martyr. |
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During a trip to one of the last remaining guerrilla armies fighting the Philippine Government I wrote this essay about my reasons for doing the work that I do. |
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The Philippines is a beautiful place, but much of Manila is not. As the host of the 1996 APEC summit, Philippine leaders decided to remove illegally built squatter settlements in Metro Manila, with an apparent priority placed on those settlements that would be visible from the motorcade routes of the arriving world leaders. |
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My first professional experience as a photojournalist was when I showed up in Cambodia in 1994 to knock on doors and beg for work. I stayed eight months. |
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On June 30, 1997, Hong Kong ceased to be a British Colony and reverted to Chinese sovereignty. |
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Lebanon was devastated during decades of civil war. But though it is relatively easy to rebuild the brick and mortar damage, Lebanon's international reputation will be much harder to repair. Most Americans still think of hijackings and hostages when they hear the word Beirut; the reality is that Lebanon is a sophisticated, cultured country, whose people exhibit hospitality that is second to none. |
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Despite its remote location, the modern world is rapidly closing in on the mountain community of Batad, which lies in the middle of spectacular 2000 year old rice terraces. Despite all the changes, some of the old people still cling to traditional ways, as they did during this funeral for a village elder. |
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Imelda Marcos has never completely disappeared from the Philippine political scene. Since her return from exile she has worked hard to stay in the limelight, and has tried to rehabilitate the reputation of her late husband, President Ferdinand Marcos. In fact, she is still admired by many Filipinos, especially those from the hometown of her late husband. |
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On a lush tropical island better known for its exotic resorts there is a unique prison. |
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Though tuberculosis is a curable disease, it is still one of the world's most effective killers. |
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