World views from the author of First with the News, a memoir of life on the front line

Thursday, 31 October 2019

The Trump factor in the UK December 12 general election

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Having Donald Trump on his side is not necessarily going to help Boris Johnson stay in Downing Street as prime minister! All the talk about ...
Wednesday, 30 October 2019

The name Vindman is echoing through the impeachment corridors

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Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Vindman is a brave man. He already proved his courage on the battlefield, winning medals for brave actions and ...
Tuesday, 29 October 2019

How the hunt for Isis leader Baghdadi matched the hunt for Osama bin Laden

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MY TIMES ONINE PIECE YESTERDAY: The hunt for the leader of Islamic State relied on old-fashioned, on-the-ground spycraft that succeeded in ...
Monday, 28 October 2019

What about the US and Syria now?

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It is always difficult to keep up with the current president of the United States' policy on Syria. In his press conference yesterday an...
Sunday, 27 October 2019

Donald Trump in full flow over the killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

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President Donald Trump was positively imperious when he announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a raid on his compound in Syria b...
Saturday, 26 October 2019

Free press but not in the Trump government

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Donald Trump has been ranting and raving against The New York Times and The Washington Post for so long it was hardly surprising that he has...
Friday, 25 October 2019

Yet another Trump reversal on Syria

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First Donald Trump orders the Pentagon to withdraw all US troops from northeastern Syria. Then he says a couple of hundred or so will stick ...
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Veteran Fleet Street reporter, former defence editor, war correspondent and Pentagon correspondent for The Times
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