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Andrew Cockburn was born on 7 January 1947 in Willesden, London, England, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for The Peacemaker (1997), American Casino (2009) and World in Action (1963). He has been married to Leslie Cockburn since 21 May 1977.
Nov 16, 2023 · Andrew Cockburn. by Evan Thomas. The official justification for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was set out by Henry Stimson, the former US secretary of war, in the February 1947 issue of Harper’s. There had been ‘no other choice’, he said. Had the bombs not been dropped, a bloody invasion of Japan would have been inevitable, and ...
Jan 16, 2021 · Andrew Cockburn is a London-born journalist and the Washington, D.C., editor of Harper’s Magazine. He has written many books and articles, principally about national security. He has also produced many documentary films, principally in partnership with Leslie Cockburn, as well as co-produced the 1997 thriller The Peacemaker, starring George ...
Sep 21, 2021 · Andrew Cockburn is the Washington Editor of Harper's magazine and the author of many articles and books on national security, including the New York Times Editor's Choice Rumsfeld and The Threat, which destroyed the myth of Soviet military superiority underpinning the Cold War and Kill Chain: Drones and the Rise of High-Tech Assassin.
Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of several nonfiction books, including his latest, The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine (2021). He also published Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins (2016). He has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Playboy, Vanity Fair, and National Geographic, among other ...
Download Episode. Scott interviewed Andrew Cockburn about some recent articles he’s written. They start with a piece digging into the actual national security budget, which is much higher than people typically think. They also talk about the consequences of the war on terror, Julian Assange, the threat of government censorship…
Starting with an exposé of a dog of a UK defense program that got me denounced as a traitor by the UK defense minister. I’ve covered everything from the myth of Soviet military superiority to the rise of assassination as the principal U.S. military strategy. And so I know that it’s always about the money. Let me show you how.
