The Age of the Warrior: Selected Essays by Robert FiskPublicAffairs, 2008/07/29 - 544 ページ 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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... be true and those that turned out to be lamentably wrong – remain as they were originally printed. Only I am to blame, of course, for omissions or mistakes. PREFACE Iraq, I suspect, will come to define the world xii the age of the warrior.
... be true and those that turned out to be lamentably wrong – remain as they were originally printed. Only I am to blame, of course, for omissions or mistakes. PREFACE Iraq, I suspect, will come to define the world xii the age of the warrior.
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... turned to his translator. 'What the fuck's he saying?' At the siege of Harfleur, the soldier Boy wishes he was far from battle – 'Would I were in an alehouse in London! I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety' – and ...
... turned to his translator. 'What the fuck's he saying?' At the siege of Harfleur, the soldier Boy wishes he was far from battle – 'Would I were in an alehouse in London! I would give all my fame for a pot of ale, and safety' – and ...
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... 1945, the French captured the Grand Mufti, but allowed him to escape to Egypt. In 1947 he turned up in Lebanon as leader of the Palestinian Arabs, a powerful and influential voice that could pacify – Flirting with the enemy.
... 1945, the French captured the Grand Mufti, but allowed him to escape to Egypt. In 1947 he turned up in Lebanon as leader of the Palestinian Arabs, a powerful and influential voice that could pacify – Flirting with the enemy.
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... turned to French radio,' a Palestinian acquaintance told me at midday. 'And what happened? All I heard in French was ''terroristes, terroristes, terroristes''.' He was right. Almost all the reporting out of America was based on the ...
... turned to French radio,' a Palestinian acquaintance told me at midday. 'And what happened? All I heard in French was ''terroristes, terroristes, terroristes''.' He was right. Almost all the reporting out of America was based on the ...
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... and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld turned up together for the premiere of Black Hawk Down, I began to get worried. After all, if the Bush administration is so keen on Be very afraid: Bush Productions is preparing go into action.
... and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld turned up together for the premiere of Black Hawk Down, I began to get worried. After all, if the Bush administration is so keen on Be very afraid: Bush Productions is preparing go into action.
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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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