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RICHARD ENGEL Ironically enough, the United States had almost nothing to do with the age-old conflict between Isla... RICHARD ENGEL The Crusades, waged intermittently from 1095 to 1291, but which continued in waves for centuries aft... RICHARD ENGEL Ottoman provinces were re-formed and cobbled together into states. The region was carved up with lit... RICHARD ENGEL These days, I no longer believe there ever are truly good guys or bad guys in war, at least in the M... RICHARD ENGEL When I take risks now, I do so only when I have to and with every precaution. I used to prospect for... RICHARD ENGEL Everything changed with the First World War. The Middle East was reorganized, redefined, and the see... RICHARD ENGEL MOST OF THE NATIONS OF the Middle East can be divided into those with long histories and no oil, and... RICHARD ENGEL ...in the assassination of three of its first four caliphs, the “successors” to Mohammed and rul... RICHARD ENGEL The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a bri... RICHARD BRANSON The exact meaning of irony is so narrow that the word is hardly worth using; in its broad, current d... RICHARD CORLISS I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaki... RICHARD DONNER