MrGooses

That's hilarious! (The fake accent part that is). Why did you do it? For shits and giggles?

How did you deal with the emotional strain of undercover work while you were undercover? Did you have any ways of unwinding during an operation or did you leave that until a job was finished? And how have you dealt with it since? Has it affected you much in the years since you left?

Thank you so much for doing such a fascinating AMA, it's definitely one of the best I've seen.

Hi Sebastian, I know you've probably stopped answering questions now but I hope you read this regardless. From the descriptions and talks you've given, I'm really glad you have written Tribe. It really says something I think nearly everybody in the Western world needs to hear. I'm in the fortunate position of having both served in the military and spent time with various groups of indigenous people in New Guinea, Borneo and other places and I've been trying for a long time to put into words why comfort and easiness of life seems to inversely affect sense of purpose in people. The truth you've highlighted just in your description for Tribe is something widely understood but rarely articulated in military circles and almost completely misunderstood / ignored in civilian ones -- that shared hardship is ultimately one of the most invigorating things a human can experience. I watched one of your talks about homecoming a while back and you nailed the military mindset, which is something I've never seen a journalist do before. I really hope your book is as successful as it deserves to be. I've preordered and can't wait to read it. My question is, would you consider living with Afghans or another community who are in a similar position in almost the inverse of the situation you had in the Korengal when you were filming Restrepo? From a tribal / anthropological standpoint it would be fascinating.