become radicals mckennitt wants to comprehend to hear valid in one on one dialogue she speaks fluent arabic and she has two things that work to her advantage. interviews. before i start an interview with jihadi leaders of jihad groups or foot soldiers or recruiters i always explain that i'm a journalist everyone knows i work for the washington post i make no secret of that we don't do undercover stories i tell them i will listen to your side of things i want to ask you critical questions because perhaps i heard things about you from other people but i will publish the answers you give me fairly in my article. repeatedly hears of the conflict between sunnis and shiites she meets people with moral concepts and lifestyles that a differ. two hours but does that make them on acceptable. dialogue seems possible