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The hero they tried to turn into a villain

Source: The Scotsman

London : United Kingdom | about 1 year ago

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THE trajectory of a "hero" is immutable: first they soar and then they fall. The strange case of John Smeaton, baggage handler, fly-fisherman and arch-foe of al-Qaeda is the most recent example. Except, of course, with a man so hard he makes

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THE trajectory of a "hero" is immutable: first they soar and then they fall. The strange case of John Smeaton, baggage handler, fly-fisherman and arch-foe of al-Qaeda is the most recent example. Except, of course, with a man so hard he makes...