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And then theres always the crying and the weeping that we hear-children, women, even men. And these images and these sounds are always with me.
Christiane Amanpour
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Christiane Amanpour
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 12
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London
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Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour
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