Please answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 200px - caption: anderson in 2010 - birth date: 15 january 1957 - name: jon lee anderson - image: john lee anderson 2010.jpg - occupation: biographer , author , international investigative journalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jon lee anderson .
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jon lee anderson -lrb- born january 15 , 1957 -rrb- is an american biographer , author , investigative reporter , war correspondent and staff writer for '' the new yorker '' , reporting from war zones such as afghanistan , iraq , uganda , israel , el salvador , ireland , lebanon , iran , and throughout the middle east .anderson has also written for '' the new york times '' , '' harper 's '' , '' life '' , and '' the nation '' .anderson has profiled political leaders such as hugo chavez , fidel castro , and augusto pinochet .