The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays by Robert FiskPublicAffairs, 2008. júl. 29. - 544 oldal Robert Fisk has amassed a massive and devoted global readership with his eloquent and far-ranging articles on international politics. Now, for the first time, his brave and incisive essays have been collected in a single volume that ranges in scope from the recent war in Lebanon to the rise of Hamas; from the invasion of Kuwait to the looting of Baghdad; from America's imperial ambitions to the inescapable influence of the Treaty of Versailles. Taken together, these articles form an unparalleled account of our war-torn recent history. |
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... called Evans, over cups of tea – Evans had been 'non-committal' to the idea – but 'I think it would be all to the good for a member of my staff to see him occasionally,' the Legation head wrote. It would now pay the British 'hand over ...
... called Evans, over cups of tea – Evans had been 'non-committal' to the idea – but 'I think it would be all to the good for a member of my staff to see him occasionally,' the Legation head wrote. It would now pay the British 'hand over ...
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... called by an Egyptian over the phone to me yesterday, although the Arabs have not grasped the complexities of Mr Clinton's adventures with Miss Lewinsky (mercifully, there is no word for 'oral sex' in Arabic). What was immediately ...
... called by an Egyptian over the phone to me yesterday, although the Arabs have not grasped the complexities of Mr Clinton's adventures with Miss Lewinsky (mercifully, there is no word for 'oral sex' in Arabic). What was immediately ...
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... called 'extremists' – is only part of the problem. 'Terrorist' is a word that avoids all meaning. The who and the how are of essential importance. But the 'why' is something the West usually prefers to avoid. Not once yesterday – not in ...
... called 'extremists' – is only part of the problem. 'Terrorist' is a word that avoids all meaning. The who and the how are of essential importance. But the 'why' is something the West usually prefers to avoid. Not once yesterday – not in ...
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... Lebanon in April 1996. Why had Clinton not condemned this 'terrorist act', he asked. (In fact, Bill Clinton called it a 'tragedy', as if it was some form of natural disaster – the Israelis said it was a 'mistake' but a firestorm coming 23.
... Lebanon in April 1996. Why had Clinton not condemned this 'terrorist act', he asked. (In fact, Bill Clinton called it a 'tragedy', as if it was some form of natural disaster – the Israelis said it was a 'mistake' but a firestorm coming 23.
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... called upon the 'conscience' of the American people to help the Palestinians. The Emir of Qatar went one step further in selfabasement. The Arabs, he said – and he apologised for using the word – had to 'beg' the United States to use ...
... called upon the 'conscience' of the American people to help the Palestinians. The Emir of Qatar went one step further in selfabasement. The Arabs, he said – and he apologised for using the word – had to 'beg' the United States to use ...
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Words words words | 83 |
Cinema begins to mirror the world | 145 |
The greatest crisis since the last greatest crisis | 185 |
When I was a child I understood as a child | 203 |
The old mandates | 227 |
The cult of cruelty | 281 |
We have lost our faith and they have not | 327 |
A thing invulnerable | 367 |
America America | 403 |
Unanswered questions | 437 |
The last enemy | 461 |
A street named Petain and the woman he sent | 492 |
index | 499 |
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