by Scott | Dec 20, 2010 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the extreme poverty on display in Kabul despite the many NGOs and billions of dollars in aid spent since 2001; subcontracted rebuilding projects in dangerous and remote areas that are...
by Scott | Sep 2, 2010 | Interviews
These interviews are excerpted from the KPFK broadcast of September 2nd. The entire show can be heard here. Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the embarrassing performance of what was supposed to be an impressive display of U.S....
by Scott | Aug 25, 2010 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the revival of al-Qaeda in Iraq (and its minimal relation to bin Laden’s group), how the Sadrists are the only grass roots political movement in Iraq, how Prime Minister Maliki’s...
by Scott | Jul 8, 2010 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for the London Independent and author of the book Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq, discusses the recent bombing attacks against Shia pilgrims in Iraq, the continued political impasse...
by Scott | May 19, 2010 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the failure of Iraqi elections to create a functional government, inadequate basic services in Iraq after seven years of occupation, the tendency of countries with oil-based economies to become...
by Scott | Mar 12, 2010 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the four major political coalitions vying for power in Iraq, why sectarian conflicts (despite what most Iraqi’s say) remain the basis for Iraq’s political disputes, the multitude of...
by Scott | Dec 8, 2009 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the Iraq bombings that undermine Nouri al-Maliki’s claim of improved security in Baghdad, the US government spin machine that defines terrorist attacks as indicators of progress, the...
by Scott | Oct 14, 2009 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the greatly diminished news coverage of Iraq, the al-Maliki regime’s authoritarian behavior, the fate of Iraq’s ethnic and religious minorities and indications that Iraq’s...
by Scott | Jun 23, 2009 | Podcast, Stress Blog
Antiwar Radio 9/23/09: Patrick Cockburn on Iraq, Eric Margolis on Iran. Live 1-3 95.9 in Austin or stream from http://antiwar.com/radio
by Scott | Jun 23, 2009 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the emphatically relative phrase ‘Baghdad is better,’ imminent U.S. withdraw from Iraqi cities, former Sunni insurgents — gone mainstream — that can’t go back again, the status of...
by Scott | Apr 29, 2009 | Podcast, Stress Blog
Listen live on 95.9FM in Austin from 1-3 Central, or stream from KAOSRadioAustin.org or Antiwar.com/radio.
by Scott | Apr 29, 2009 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the duplication of (illusory) successful U.S. strategies in Iraq for use in Afghanistan, the U.S. drone missile strikes that kill a few Taliban but anger millions of Pakistanis, Nouri...
by Scott | Feb 3, 2009 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for the Independent, discusses preliminary results from the Iraqi elections, the strong performance of nationalist and secular parties compared to religious parties, the whereabouts of Muqtada al-Sadr and the role his...
by Scott | Dec 19, 2008 | Stress Blog
Listen live from 11-1pm Texas time at KAOSRadioAustin.org. Update: Thanks to every-y’all for everything. Update 2: Today’s show here. Podcast: Play in new window |...
by Scott | Dec 19, 2008 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for The Independent, discusses the enforcement power of Iraq’s Status of Forces Agreement in light of comments by General Ray Odierno, the influence Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani still has over the major decisions on Iraq’s...
by | Nov 13, 2008 | Stress Blog
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent of The Independent, will the featured guest today at 12:15pm. Cockburn has been visiting Iraq since 1978. He was awarded the 2005 Martha Gellhorn prize for war reporting in recognition of his writing on Iraq. He is the...
by Scott | Nov 13, 2008 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondant for the Independent, discusses the Iraqi National Intelligence Service threat to sue Ahmed Chalabi, the myth that the ‘surge’ pacified Iraq, the continued scarcity of clean water and electricity in Baghdad, a...
by Scott | Aug 11, 2008 | Interviews
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for the Independent, discusses the slightly less violent, yet still horrific, conditions in Iraq, the fear and violence that dominates daily life there, the various factions influencing Maliki, the Sunni...
by | Aug 10, 2008 | Stress Blog
Middle East correspondent for the Independent, Patrick Cockburn will be the featured guest on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio, Monday, August 11th. Patrick Cockburn will discuss Iraq at 1:15PM Eastern. Patrick Cockburn has been a Middle East correspondent since...
by | Jun 13, 2008 | Stress Blog
Apologies to Scott for the hippy music at the end 😛 antiwar radio you-tube channel
