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A tribute was held for author Christopher Hitchens, who died on December 15, 2011. Numerous speakers, including family, friends, and colleagues, spoke about their relationships and read exce…

Patrick Cockburn talked about his book Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq (Scribner; April 8, 2008). Mr. Cockburn, Iraq correspondent for The Independent (…

Patrick Cockburn talked about his new book, Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, The Shia Revival & the Struggle for Iraq, in which he provides an inside look into Muqtada al-Sadr and the rise of his M…

The authors talked about their book, Out of the Ashes, published by Harper Collins. The book is about Saddam Hussein’s rise to power and the disastrous effect of the economic sanctions which…

Washington correspondents from the Independent and the London Daily Express talked about the State Opening of British Parliament and the different issues facing the nation. They also took …

Patrick Cockburn spoke about the support in the United Kingdom for United States and British military deployment in Saudi Arabia. He also commented on the murder of a British citizen by Iraq…