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—dynamic, intellectually curious journalists who would go to any length to foster and defend a good piece of reporting. Scott Kraft lobbied, defended, and advised me through the years. Marjorie Miller was a tough, honest, inspirational boss and an insightful editor. David Lauter, Mary Braswell, Mark Porubcansky, Roger Ainsley, Kari Howard, Geoffrey Mohan, Davan Maharaj, and Paul Feldman were patient, gifted editors and, along with Mike Faneuff, became members of an extended foreign-desk family that kept me grounded through the years. Finally, Rick Meyer taught me about narrative writing and story structure, and remains, in my mind, one of the truly great people.

I am also grateful to Rana Sweis, Jehad Nga, Rone Tempest, John Kifner, and Mark MacKinnon, each of whom did something wise, kind, or illuminating at a critical moment.

My husband, Tom Lasseter, lived through much of this book with me, from the places and events of the news to the slow limp of the writing process. He was my first and best reader, and I have relied on him for advice, insight, and support. Inevitably, my lasting impressions of these conflicts were shaped by our ongoing conversations and pooled experiences. In a sense, this is his book, too.

Finally, my family—especially my mother Kathleen Stack, sister Martha Stack, and brother Greg Stack—were patient, loving, and supportive throughout extended absences and frightening days. I am grateful for them, and for the memory of my father.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Megan Stack has reported on war, terrorism, and political Islam from twenty-three countries since 2001. She was awarded the 2007 Overseas Press Club’s Hal Boyle Award for best newspaper reporting from abroad and was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in international reporting. She is currently the L.A. Times’s Moscow bureau chief.

Copyright © 2010 by Megan K. Stack

All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Stack, Megan K.

Every man in this village is a liar: an education in war/Megan K. Stack.—1st ed.

p. cm.

1. Middle East—History, Military—21st century. 2. War on Terrorism, 2001– 3. Terrorism—Middle East—History—21st century. 4. Middle East—Social conditions—21st century. 5. War and society—Middle East. 6. Stack, Megan K.—Travel—Middle East. 7. Women war correspondents—United States—Biography. 8. Americans—Middle East—Biography. 9. Middle East—Description and travel. 10. Middle East—Biography. I. Title.

DS63.1.S696 2010

956.05’4—dc22

2009034473

eISBN: 978-0-385-53268-6

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