Alexander Claud Cockburn (pronounced kōbɜːn, "co-burn"), born June 6, 1941, is a self-described radical Irish journalist who has lived and worked in the United States since 1973. Together with Jeffrey St. Clair he edits the political newsletter CounterPunch. He also writes the "Beat the Devil" column for The Nation and a weekly syndicated column for the Los Angeles Times. Cockburn is also a regular contributor to the Anderson Valley Advertiser. Image File history File links from [1] This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jeffrey St. ... CounterPunch is a biweekly newsletter published in the United States that covers politics from a radical left-wing point of view. ... The Nation logo The Nation is a weekly left-liberal periodical devoted to politics and culture. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... The Anderson Valley Advertiser is a small but well known newspaper. ...

Born in Scotland, Cockburn grew up in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland, son of the well-known Communist author and journalist Claud Cockburn. After studying at Oxford, Alexander worked in London as a reporter and commentator, and after moving to the United States wrote extensively for numerous publications, including The New York Review of Books, Esquire, and Harper's. Until 1983 Cockburn was a writer with The Village Voice, originating its longstanding "Press Clips" column, but he was suspended for accepting a grant from a Palestinian organization without disclosing this. He left the publication upon being offered the "Beat the Devil" column with The Nation. Since leaving the Voice he has also written columns for the Wall Street Journal, New York Press and the New Statesman. Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Cork Code: C (CK proposed) Area: 7,457 km² Population (2002) 447,829 Website: www. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Francis Claud Cockburn (pronounced ) (1904-1981) was a renowned radical British journalist, who was controversial for his communist and stalinist sympathies. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The New York Review of Books (or NYREV) is a biweekly magazine on literature, culture, and current affairs published in New York which takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity. ... Esquire is a magazine for men owned by the Hearst Corporation. ... An issue of Harpers Magazine from 1905 Another issue, from November 2004 Harpers Magazine (or simply Harpers) is a monthly general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture, and the arts. ... The Village Voice is a weekly newspaper in New York City featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). ... The New York Press is one of many free alternative weekly competitor to the Village Voice in New York City. ... The New Statesman is a left-of-centre political weekly published in London. ...

Over the years, Cockburn's writings have consistently displayed certain themes including:

• Outspoken criticism of US foreign policy, from its policies in Central America in the 1980s, including the Iran-contra scandal, to the First Gulf War in 1991, the Kosovo War in 1999, and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and 2003 invasion of Iraq .
• Criticism of the government of Israel based on its treatment of the Palestinians.
• Calls for political reform in the United States, mostly focused on criticising the Democratic Party for failing to provide a progressive alternative to the Republican Party, as well as strong support for Ralph Nader's presidential candidacies in the 2000 and 2004 elections.
• Contempt for the mainstream establishment, in particular for public figures who, in his view, garner mainstream respectability by criticising those to their left; targets have included the New York Times, Sen. Barack Obama, representative Bernie Sanders, the late academic Irving Howe and some of his The Nation colleagues, including Marc Cooper, David Corn ^[1] and Eric Alterman. Cockburn has also been highly critical of his former friend and colleague, Christopher Hitchens. ^[2]

At times acerbic, Cockburn can also be gently ironic, once declaring Gerald Ford America's greatest president for doing the least damage and praising the Lewinsky scandal's entertainment value.^[3] In the same vein, he has also expressed his admiration for the beauty of both Tipper Gore and Laura Bush. Map of Central America Central America is a central region of the Americas. ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... Combatants al-Qaeda, Taliban Northern Alliance, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, New Zealand, Italy, Germany Commanders Mohammed Omar Osama bin Laden Tommy Franks Mohammed Fahim Strength Casualties {{{notes}}} The United States invasion of Afghanistan occurred in October 2001, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on... Combatants Coalition Forces: United States United Kingdom Australia Poland Spain Japan Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 263,000 375,000 The 2003 invasion of Iraq, termed Operation Iraqi Freedom by the US administration, began on March 20. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney and political activist. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. ... Bernie Sanders at a press conference on the rising cost of fuel. ... Irving Howe (1920-1993), was born Irving Horenstein, the son of immigrants who ran a small grocery store that went out of business during the Great Depression. ... Marc Cooper is a American journalist, author, and blogger. ... David Corn is a political correspondent for The Nation and author of the book as well as the political novel Deep Background and the biography Blond Ghost: Ted Shackley and the CIAs Crusades. ... Eric Alterman is a liberal American commentator, Professor of English at Brooklyn College and an author who is currently a political columnist for The Nation. ... Christopher Hitchens Christopher Eric Hitchens (born April 13, 1949) is an author, journalist and literary critic. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... TIME magazines special report. ... Mary Elizabeth Gore, commonly referred to as Tipper Gore (born August 19, 1948) is the wife of former Vice President Al Gore and was Second Lady of the United States from 1993 until 2001. ... First Lady Laura Bush Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of U.S. President George W. Bush and is the current First Lady of the United States. ...

Alan Dershowitz recently stated that Cockburn was one of three leaders (along with Norman Finkelstein and Noam Chomsky) who are engaged in an attempt to discredit and malign him.^[4][5] Alan Dershowitz Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is a lawyer and jurist from the United States. ... Norman G. Finkelstein (born December 8, 1953) is an American assistant professor of political science at DePaul University known for his writings pertaining to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and for his view that the Holocaust is being exploited for pro-Jewish/Israel political ends. ... Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (b. ...

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Bibliography

• Incompatibles (1967) (co-edited with Robin Blackburn)
• Student Power (1970) (co-edited with Robin Blackburn)
• Idle Passion: Chess and the Dance of Death (1975)
• Smoke: Another Jimmy Carter Adventure (1978) (with James Ridgeway)
• Political Ecology (1979) (co-edited with James Ridgeway)
• Corruptions of Empire (1988) ISBN 0860919404
• The Fate of the Forest: Developers, Destroyers and Defenders of the Amazon (1989) (with Susanna Hecht) ISBN 0060973226
• The Golden Age Is in Us: Journeys and Encounters (1995) ISBN 0860916642
• Washington Babylon (1995) (with Ken Silverstein) ISBN 1859840922
• Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs and the Press (1998) (with Jeffrey St. Clair) ISBN 1859842585
• 5 Days That Shook The World: The Battle for Seattle and Beyond (2000) (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair) ISBN 185984779X
• Al Gore: A User's Manual (2000) (with Jeffrey St. Clair) ISBN 1859848036
• CounterPunch: The Journalism That Rediscovers America (2002) (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair) ISBN 1859844553
• The Politics of Anti-Semitism (2003) (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair) ISBN 1902593774
• Serpents in the Garden (2004) (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair) ISBN 1902593944
• Imperial Crusades (2004) (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair) ISBN 1844675068
• Dime's Worth of Difference (2004) (co-edited with Jeffrey St. Clair) ISBN 1904859038

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Compact disc

• Beating the Devil: The Incendiary Rants of Alexander Cockburn

External link

• CounterPunch website

References

1. ^ The Anti-War Movement and Its Critics, Alexander Cockburn, CounterPunch, November 14 2002, accessed April 29, 2006
2. ^ Hitch the Snitch, Editorial, CounterPunch, 1999, accessed April 29, 2006
3. ^ Prostration before reaction, David Walsh, World Socialist Web Site, 2 September 1998, accessed April 29, 2006
4. ^ The Hazards of Making The Case for Israel, Alan Dershowitz, JBooks.Com Promotional Interview, accessed April 29, 2006
5. ^ Nutty Professor Screams About "Plot" Against Him, Cites Troika of Evil, Alexander Cockburn, 28-30 May 2005, Norman Finkelstein website, accessed April 29, 2006