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One of my specialties is documenting the stories of mercenaries in conflict...from pscyho killers to pros to the naive. But this guy went to South Sudan to fight al Shabaab and that's just solid gold stupid. Mostly because they are in Somalia. indyweek.com/news/longform/…
One of my favorite stories about my subject turned friend Eric Harroun. RIP. vice.com/en_us/article/…
Aukai "Aqil" Collins is in my book Hunter, Hammer and Heaven. I got him a book deal if he promised to tell the truth. "My Jihad." It's his blood-soaked account of training in Osama bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan and fighting alongside fellow Muslims" washingtonpost.com/archive/lifest…
and the interview with this guy from Marin County. cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asi…
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