Fisk is Britain’s most celebrated foreign correspondent and has been named International Journalist of the Year seven times. He is currently the Middle East correspondent for The Independent of London and has covered eleven major wars in over three decades. He lives in Beirut and was one of only two journalists who had the courage to remain there through the duration of the Lebanese civil war. I filmed him at his most recent, rare, visit to the US as he spoke in front of a capacity audience in Berkeley, CA. He was greeted with a standing ovation.
Anybody writing on current events or making policy decisions for the Middle East needs to take Fisk’s analysis into account. Fisk argues for an immediate troop withdrawal, both from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Age of the Warrior, his most recent book, is a collection of essays from his paper, The Independent. Robert Fisk’s previous books include Pity the Nation and The Great War for Civilization. He spoke at a benefit for the Middle East Children’s Alliance in Berkeley, CA, on September 25, 2008. Fisk is a captivating speaker who supports his arguments with reports from war zones where few dare to tread and a wealth of historic examples.
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