Stephen Davis on the Flight that Started the Gulf War

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Stephen Davis on the Flight that Started the Gulf War

Andrew Keen

Sep 25, 2021

In this episode of “Keen On”, Andrew is joined by Stephen Davis, the author of “Flight 149: A Hostage Crisis, a Secret Special Forces Unit, and the Origins of the Gulf War”, to tell the true story of a plane full of unsuspecting passengers who landed in a war zone and were delivered into the hands of a murderous dictator.

Stephen Davis has been on the front lines of journalism for three decades as an investigative reporter in TV, magazines and newspapers and as a leading journalism educator. He has won multiple awards for his investigative reporting, including a silver medal at the New York film and television awards, and has designed and run journalism degree programs in London, Sydney and Melbourne.

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