Andrew Cockburn (pronounced /ˈkoʊbɝn/, "co-burn") is an Irish journalist who has lived in the United States for many years. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Born in London in 1947, Cockburn grew up in County Cork, Ireland. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 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). Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Francis Claud Cockburn (ˈkoːbərn "co-burn" ( Peking, April 12, 1904 &ndash December 15, 1981) was a renowned radical Andrew Cockburn was educated at Glenalmond College, Perthshire, and Worcester College, Oxford. Glenalmond College (formerly known as Trinity College Glenalmond) is a co-educational independent Boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire ( Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) officially the County of Perth, is a Registration county in central Scotland.

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. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The New York Review of Books (or NYREV or NYRB) is a semimonthly Magazine on Literature, Culture, and current Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Leslie Cockburn, a journalist and film producer with whom he has co-authored several books. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Leslie Corkhill Redlich Cockburn (ˈkoʊbɝn "co-burn" is an American Writer and Filmmaker who has covered a wide variety of international stories A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. He is also a regular contributing author for National Geographic and "CounterPunch". Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural CounterPunch is a biweekly Newsletter published in the United States that covers politics in a manner its editors describe as "muckraking with a radical

Cockburn has two brothers, Alexander Cockburn and Patrick Cockburn, who are also journalists, and a half-sister, mystery writer Sarah Caudwell. Alexander Claud Cockburn (ˈkoʊbɚn koh-burn born 6 June 1941 is an Irish-American political Journalist. Patrick Cockburn (ˈkoʊbɝn "co-burn" (born March 5, 1950) is an Irish Journalist who has been a Middle East Correspondent Sarah Caudwell (1939-2000 was a Barrister and Writer of Detective stories, born Sarah Cockburn in Cheltenham, UK. Journalists Laura Flanders and Stephanie Flanders are his half-nieces, daughters of his half-brother in law Michael Flanders. Laura Flanders (b December 1961 is a British -born American Journalist and currently host of the daily current events TV show GRITtv Stephanie Hope Flanders (born 5 August 1968) is an award-winning British Broadcast journalist, and is currently the BBC economics editor Michael Henry Flanders OBE, ( March 1, 1922 &ndash April 14, 1975) was an English Actor, broadcaster He married Leslie Corkhill Redlich and together they have three children, Chloe Frances Cockburn, The O.C. and House, M.D. actress Olivia Wilde, and Charles Philip Cockburn. Leslie Corkhill Redlich Cockburn (ˈkoʊbɝn "co-burn" is an American Writer and Filmmaker who has covered a wide variety of international stories This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California. House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn March 10, 1984) is an American actress.

Cockburn's most recent book is Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy. In the New York Times, reviewer Jacob Heilbrunn called it "perceptive and engrossing" and "quite persuasive. "

Cockburn is also famous for writing "21st Century Slaves" for National Geographic. It was a groundbreaking article that shed light on the practice of modern-day slavery.

Publications

• Cockburn, Andrew (2007). Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy Scribner ISBN 1416535748
• Cockburn, Andrew (with Patrick Cockburn) (1999). Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein HarperCollins Publishers Hc ISBN 0-06-019266-6
• Cockburn, Andrew (with Leslie Cockburn) (1997). "One Point Safe" Doubleday ISBN 0-385-48560-3
• Cockburn, Andrew (with Leslie Cockburn) (1991). Dangerous Liaison: The Inside Story of the U. S. -Israeli Covert Relationship HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0-06-016444-1
• Cockburn, Andrew (1983). "The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Regime" Random House ISBN 0-394-52402-0

External links

• "Frontline Club: Rumsfeld - the Man Behind the US Military Disaster" (May 11, 2007)
• "Saddam's Last Act" (December 17, 2003)
• "Tired, Terrified, Trigger-Happy" (December 2, 2003)
• "Now the Blood Feud Begins" (July 26, 2003)
• "Should We Attack Iraq Because We Can?" (November 4, 2002)
• "Bono Betrays Ireland" (August 11, 2002)

See also

• Cockburn
• Cockburn (surname)