Andrew Cockburn (pronounced /ˈkoʊbərn/ "co-burn") is an Irish journalist who has lived in the United States for many years.
Born in London in 1947, Cockburn grew up in County Cork, Ireland. His father was the well-known socialist author and journalist Claud Cockburn by third wife Patricia Byron, née Arbuthnot (who also wrote an autobiography, Figure of Eight). Andrew Cockburn was educated at Glenalmond College, Perthshire, and Worcester College, ...
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Andrew Cockburn (pronounced /ˈkoʊbərn/ "co-burn") is an Irish journalist who has lived in the United States for many years.
Born in London in 1947, Cockburn grew up in County Cork, Ireland. His father was the well-known socialist author and journalist Claud Cockburn by third wife Patricia Byron, née Arbuthnot (who also wrote an autobiography, Figure of Eight). Andrew Cockburn was educated at Glenalmond College, Perthshire, and Worcester College, Oxford.
Cockburn has written about the Middle East for the New York Review of Books and co-produced the 1991 PBS documentary on Iraq titled The War We Left Behind. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Leslie Cockburn, a journalist and film producer with whom he has co-authored several books. He is also a regular contributing author for National Geographic and CounterPunch.
Cockburn's most recent book is Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy (subtitled An American Disaster in the UK edition). In the New York Times, reviewer...
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