Mark Bowden, care colaborează cu Vanity Fair, i-a spus editorului Graydon Carter că nu îl interesează starurile de film. Venind de la tipul care a scris Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, şi a abordat subiecte precum Bagdad, folosirea torturii la interogări, sau Pablo Escobar, stabilirea acestei limite nu e o surpriză.

Unul dintre cele mai puternice articole ale sale este Tales of the Tyrant, publicat în The Atlantic, în 2002. Despre Saddam Hussein.

He likes wine with his meals, though he is hardly an oenophile; his wine of choice is Mateus rosé. But even though he indulges only in moderation, he is careful not to let anyone outside his most trusted circle of family and aides see him drinking. Alcohol is forbidden by Islam, and in public Saddam is a dutiful son of the faith.

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