Reporter Peter Arnett remembers what it was like to interview Saddam Hussein about the Gulf War in 1991. Arnett discusses how he was criticized for speaking with the world leader and recalls what Hussein looked like during the interview. Continue reading
Ex-Iraqi aide Mowaffak al-Rubaie was present at Saddam Hussein's execution on December 30, 2006. He describes what he saw and explains how Hussein was acting as he faced death by hanging. Continue reading
Reporter Dan Rather explains how he came to interview Iraq President Saddam Hussein after he invaded Kuwait in 1990 and recalls what happened during the meeting. Continue reading
Aldolfo Fito Strauch, a survivor of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, recalls what it what like to face the reality of being stranded in the Andes after his flight crashed on October 13, 1972. Continue reading
Survivors of the Andes flight disaster recall the moment they decided to resort to cannibalism about 5 or 6 days after the crash on October 13, 1972. Continue reading
Survivors of the 1972 Andes flight disaster tell the story of the crash that left them lost in the Andes mountains in this excerpt from the PBS special STRANDED. Continue reading
Jose Luis Inciarte, survivor of the 1972 Andes flight disaster, recalls his experience making the PBS documentary STRANDED that honored their comrades as he and other survivors traveled back to the site of the plane crash. Continue reading
Christopher Hitchens admits to Anderson Cooper that he has a very realistic and rational attitude towards the possibility of him beating esophageal cancer. Continue reading
Christopher Hitchens and Salman Rushdie, two close friends, play word games in front of a crowd and joke about the title of Hitchens' memoir, Hitch-22. Continue reading
Salman Rushdie speaks to students at Emory University about his friendship with the often contentious Christopher Hitchens, who died on December 15, 2011. Continue reading