Al Qaeda's Great Escape The Military and the Media on Terror's Trail

Currently filing stories for Time magazine, Philip Smucker has spent the last seventeen years as a war correspondent, reporting from hotspots around the world. Following the September 11 attacks, Smucker went to Afghanistan to cover the unfolding conflict for The Christian Science Monitor and London's The Daily Telegraph. Smucker broke the story of bin Laden's escape from Afghanistan in December 2001. In connection with his reporting in Afghanistan, Smucker appeared on "Good Morning America," "The Today Show," "Hardball with Chris Matthews," ABC's "Nightline," CNN's "Wolf Blitzer Reports," and other television programs. He is a frequent guest on National Public Radio and other radio newsmagazines. Philip and his wife, Ivana, reside in CairoSmucker, Philip is the author of 'Al Qaeda's Great Escape The Military and the Media on Terror's Trail', published 2004 under ISBN 9781574886283 and ISBN 1574886282.