Soft Words – Hard Questions
When I worked at The Times in the free, pre-Murdoch days I enjoyed life as…More
Tagged: International Affairs
How racism has invaded Canada
It was a good week to be in Canada or an awful week, depending on…More
Making History
The word ‘heritage’ conjured only two images in my childhood: Sydney’s famous ‘green ban’ protests…More
The Killing of Zarqawi
So, it’s another ‘mission accomplished.’ The man immortalised by the Americans as the most dangerous…More
American Journal III
In American politics, constitutional arguments about what should and should not happen are never far…More
São Paulo, Frankfurt, Beirut
Strange things happen when a reporter strays off his beat. Vast regions of the earth…More
Strangled Cities
Last week, while I was staying in Mexico City, a friend who lives there offered…More
From Chiffon to Shock & Awe
Everyone in the Middle East rewrites history, but never before have we had a US…More
Invading Timor
Thirty years ago today, on 7 December 1975, nine US-supplied C-130 aircraft took off from…More
The New York Times, The CIA and Iraq
The New York Times is often cited as the finest newspaper in the world. In…More