How the media ignores the deadly impacts of UK military interventionby Ian SinclairMorning Star24 November 2020 US journalist Glenn Greenwald’s tweet declaring he has “never encountered any group more driven by group think and rank-closing than British journalism” is an evergreen observation. It’s especially accurate during times of war, with the air campaign waged by […]
Does Britain have any influence on US foreign policy?
by Ian Sinclair
Morning Star
24 July 2019
Replying to a May 2019 tweet from Momentum which criticised ex-Labour Party spin doctor Alastair Campbell for his leading role in the illegal 2003 invasion of Iraq, James Bloodworth countered “the war was led by the Americans and would’ve happened anyway” – i.e. without UK involvement.
Like much of the media and political commentary on the Iraq crisis, Bloodworth seems to have an aversion to expert testimony, instead preferring to base his argument on his own unsubstantiated claims. With this in mind, I'm going to do something really revolutionary for a journalist - cite people who have spent their professional lives visiting, researching and writing about Iraq, the Middle East and conflict more generally. Crazy, I know, but bear with me.
