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Cambodia was not a mistake; it was a crime. The world is diminished by the experience.
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Birth: | 28th May, 1946 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Commentator, Writer |
Shawcross was educated at St Aubyns Preparatory School, Rottingdean, Eton College and University College, Oxford. He attended St Martin's Art School to study sculpture after leaving Oxford. He worked as a journalist for The Sunday Times. He writes and lectures on issues of international policy, geopolitics, Southeast Asia and refugees for a number of publications, including Time, Newsweek, International Herald Tribune, The Spectator, The Washington Post and Rolling Stone. He has also written a number of books, including biographies of Rupert Murdoch and the Shah of Iran.
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