People Like Us, J. LUYENDIJKA war correspondents bestselling, commanding . . . eye opening account of five years on the Middle East frontlines ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). In 1998, Joris Luyendijk was stationed just outside of Cairo. It wasnt for his journalism skills. It was because he was fluent in Arabic. What followedfrom the Palestinian Israeli conflict through the post 9 11 war in Iraqwould be literal trial by fire for the young untested reporter. What he had