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| + | In February 2001, Sethna attacked [[Saddam Hussein]] in the Express for using UN oil-for-food money to fund Palestinians rather than Iraqis.<ref>IRAQI TYRANT SPENDS JUST GBP 4M OF OIL CASH WINDFALL ON WELFARE; HOW SADDAM LETS HIS CHILDREN SUFFER, by Michael Theodoulou, The Express, 16 February 2001.</ref>He also accompanied the defector Adnan al-Haideri to Thailand where the later failed a CIA polygraph test. Sethna next shopped the story to two long-time INC collaborators, [[Judith Miller]] and [[Paul Moran]] who both lapped up the story (Bamford, 2005). | ||
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| + | In October 2015, Sethna signed a letter in ''The Guardian'' along with more than 150 people drawn from the arts and politics. The letter launched [[Culture for Coexistence]], an organisation that opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.<ref>Harriet Sherwood, '[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/22/star-authors-jk-rowling-hilary-mantel-israel-palestinian-boycott-guardian-letter Star authors call for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue rather than boycotts]', ''The Guardian'', 22 October 2015, accessed 23 October 2015</ref> | ||
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*[[Iraqi National Congress]] | *[[Iraqi National Congress]] | ||
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==Related Articles== | ==Related Articles== | ||
*James Bamford, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/8798997/the_man_who_sold_the_war/print The Man Who Sold The War], ''Rolling Stone'', November 17, 2005 | *James Bamford, [http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/8798997/the_man_who_sold_the_war/print The Man Who Sold The War], ''Rolling Stone'', November 17, 2005 | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:19, 23 October 2015
In February 2001, Sethna attacked Saddam Hussein in the Express for using UN oil-for-food money to fund Palestinians rather than Iraqis.[1]He also accompanied the defector Adnan al-Haideri to Thailand where the later failed a CIA polygraph test. Sethna next shopped the story to two long-time INC collaborators, Judith Miller and Paul Moran who both lapped up the story (Bamford, 2005).
Israel Advocacy
In October 2015, Sethna signed a letter in The Guardian along with more than 150 people drawn from the arts and politics. The letter launched Culture for Coexistence, an organisation that opposes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.[2]
Affiliations
Related Articles
- James Bamford, The Man Who Sold The War, Rolling Stone, November 17, 2005
References
- ↑ IRAQI TYRANT SPENDS JUST GBP 4M OF OIL CASH WINDFALL ON WELFARE; HOW SADDAM LETS HIS CHILDREN SUFFER, by Michael Theodoulou, The Express, 16 February 2001.
- ↑ Harriet Sherwood, 'Star authors call for Israeli-Palestinian dialogue rather than boycotts', The Guardian, 22 October 2015, accessed 23 October 2015
