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| − | David Rose is a British journalist, formerly of the Observer, presently a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. He has admitted to a past relationship with both MI5 and MI6, the UK’s domestic and foreign spy agencies, respectively.<ref>David Rose, ‘Spies and their Lies’, ''New Statesman'', 27 September 2007</ref> In the lead up to the Iraq war, he played what Bill Moyers called 'eager beaver' to propagand from the [[neoconservatives]] and the INC.<ref>Bill Moyers, [http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/btw/watch.html 'Buying the War'], PBS, 25 April 2007</ref> He has also admitted to his links with intelligence agencies. | + | David Rose is a British journalist, formerly of the Observer, presently a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. He has admitted to a past relationship with both MI5 and MI6, the UK’s domestic and foreign spy agencies, respectively. By his own admission, he did not end his relationship with the agencies until they did.<ref>David Rose, [http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2007/09/mi6-mi5-intelligence-briefings ‘Spies and their Lies’], ''New Statesman'', 27 September 2007</ref> In the lead up to the Iraq war, he played what Bill Moyers called 'eager beaver' to propagand from the [[neoconservatives]] and the INC.<ref>Bill Moyers, [http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/btw/watch.html 'Buying the War'], PBS, 25 April 2007</ref> He has also admitted to his links with intelligence agencies. |
==From 9-11 to Iraq== | ==From 9-11 to Iraq== | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 6 July 2010
David Rose is a British journalist, formerly of the Observer, presently a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. He has admitted to a past relationship with both MI5 and MI6, the UK’s domestic and foreign spy agencies, respectively. By his own admission, he did not end his relationship with the agencies until they did.[1] In the lead up to the Iraq war, he played what Bill Moyers called 'eager beaver' to propagand from the neoconservatives and the INC.[2] He has also admitted to his links with intelligence agencies.
From 9-11 to Iraq
In the immediate aftermath of 9-11, Rose wrote many articles echoing the claims of neoconservative think-tanker Laurie Mylroie. He also wrote a glowing review of what have been described as her 'crackpot' theories.[3]
Resources
- George Monbiot, 'Our lies led us into war', 'The Guardian', 20 July 2004
References
- ↑ David Rose, ‘Spies and their Lies’, New Statesman, 27 September 2007
- ↑ Bill Moyers, 'Buying the War', PBS, 25 April 2007
- ↑ David Rose, 'A blind spot called Iraq’, The Observer, 13 January 2002
