Following Shawkat 's assassination in October 2003 , Goldfarb wrote the story of his friend 's life .
While covering the Iraq War as an unembedded reporter in Iraqi Kurdistan , Goldfarb worked closely with the Iraqi newspaper editor Ahmad Shawkat .
Following Ahmad Shawkat 's assassination in October 2003 , Goldfarb wrote the story of Goldfarb 's friend 's life .
While covering the Iraq War as an unembedded reporter in Iraqi Kurdistan , Goldfarb worked closely with the Iraqi newspaper editor Ahmad Shawkat .