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← Late Night Live — Full program podcast21 oct · 55 min

Iraq's fragile future, plus growing up as Suharto's neighbour

Iraq's fragile future, plus growing up as Suharto's neighbour21 oct55 min

Veteran Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad contemplates Iraq's 'impossible predicament' in the wake of the final withdrawal of remaining US personnel and amid ongoing corruption battles. Plus Indonesian writer Tari Lang recalls Indonesia's bloody 1965 coup, and growing up in the same neighbourhood as dictator Suharto.

Guests:

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, journalist for The Guardian

Tari Lang, author 'My neighbour, the dictator: Coming of age in the shadow of Indonesia's 1965 coup'