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b'Scott Anderson is a war correspondent and novelist. He\\u2019s written for The New York Times Magazine, Harper\\u2019s, Vanity Fair, and more.\\n\\n\\u201cI really feel that what\\u2019s at the root of so many wars now, modern wars, unconventional wars, it really just comes down to a bunch of young guys with access to guns coming up with a pretext to rape and murder and pillage and steal from their neighbors.\\u201d\\n\\nThanks to TinyLetter, MarketingProfs, and WealthFront for sponsoring this week\'s episode.\\n\\nShow Notes:\\nAnderson on Longform\\n[5:00] The Man Who Tried to Save the World (Doubleday \\u2022 1999)\\n[5:00] "Prisoner of War" (Harper\\u2019s \\u2022 Jan 1997) [sub required]\\n[5:00] War Zones (with Jon Lee Anderson \\u2022 Dodd Mead \\u2022 1988)\\n[14:00] "What Happened to Fred Cuny?" (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 Feb 1996)\\n[19:00] "The Hunger Warriors" (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 Oct 2001)\\n[29:00] "Besieged" (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 Sep 2006)\\n[34:00] "None Dare Call It a Conspiracy" (GQ \\u2022 Sep 2009)\\n[35:00] "Why \'GQ\' Doesn\'t Want Russians To Read Its Story" (David Folkenflik \\u2022 NPR \\u2022 Sep 2009)\\n[41:00] Lawrence in Arabia (Doubleday \\u2022 2013)\\n[50:00] "Bringing It All Back Home" (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 May 2006)\\n[52:00] "Greg Ousley Is Sorry for Killing His Parents. Is That Enough?" (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 Jul 2012)\\n[55:00] "The Great Paper Caper" (Wells Tower \\u2022 GQ \\u2022 Oct 2014)\\n[58:00] "Life in the Valley of Death\\u201d (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 May 2014)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'