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ISIS Is Proof of the Failed “war on Terror”
• February 24, 2015
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Today al-Qaeda-type movements rule a vast area in northern and western Iraq and eastern and northern Syria, several hundred times larger than any territory ever controlled by Osama bin Laden. It is since bin Laden’s death that al-Qaeda affiliates or clones have had their greatest successes, including the capture of Raqqa in the eastern part... Read More
Patrick Cockburn
About Patrick Cockburn

Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent. He was awarded the 2005 Martha Gellhorn prize for war reporting. His book on his years covering the war in Iraq, The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq (Verso) was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for non-fiction.


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Where War Reporting Goes Wrong
A Diary of Four Wars
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How Syria Became a More Dangerous Quagmire Than Iraq
A War No One is Winning
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Welcome to Lebanon: Graveyard of the Arrogant
"Failed State" Myths
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The Great Escape from Kandahar
Full Story of the Taliban's Amazing Jailbreak
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Afghans to Obama: Get Out, Take Karzai with You
"They Can't Even Protect Themselves, So What Can They Do For Me?"
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Warlord: The Rise of Muqtada al-Sadr
"All Hell is Breaking Loose with Muqtada" Warlord: the Rise of Muqtada al-Sadr
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