Patrick Cockburn Robert Fisk and I often used to discuss the merits and demerits of responding in print to personal attacks on us filled with provable falsehoods. The temptation to […]
Lara Marlowe Nov 7, 2020 I HAD THE HONOUR OF BEING MARRIED TO ROBERT FISK FOR 12 YEARS. IN MY OPINION HE WAS THE FINEST JOURNALIST OF HIS GENERATION The […]
Source: DAWN.COM TODAY’S PAPER | NOVEMBER 09, 2020 By Omar Waraich Robert Fisk, the legendary journalist, died on October 30. He suffered a stroke at his home in Ireland at […]
Source: BBC Veteran foreign correspondent Robert Fisk has died of a suspected stroke at the age of 74. He had been admitted to St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin after falling […]
Like all snobs, we’ve taken the view that the current president does not really represent US values, writes Robert Fisk 14 hours ago Donald Trump on a visit to Wilmington(AP) At […]
Perhaps Lebanon’s citizens have a keener taste for political morality than those of us in the west, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 1 day ago The aftermath of the explosion in Beirut ( AFP […]
Hume was fascinated by the Middle East conflict and we would often speak of it, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 1 hour ago John Hume was a man of courage ( The Independent ) John Hume provided quite a lesson for the Middle East. If you want justice for your people, it must be fought […]
To diminish the reality of events does not help us, or future generations, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices More than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks were murdered during the Srebrenica massacre ( Getty ) Murder […]
Source: The Independent We’re selling arms to the Saudis again. But if they’re really our close friends, can they be blamed if they get a bit upset at the work […]
Instead of pondering the issues around a possible delay, let’s remember that this is all about Israel’s existence as a state, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 14 hours ago Benjamin Netanyahu has called […]
Source: Independent by Robert Fisk The European Court of Human Rights has asked France to pay back €100,000 to 11 harmless activists who expressed their political views – and then […]
Source: Independent UK We pick and choose who we want to stand trial among the leaders across the region – but the law is something that binds us all, writes […]
Independent Premium > Voices The work of Tom Young reflects where we are thanks to coronavirus – but more besides, writes Robert Fisk @indyvoices 6 hours ago Tom Young’s […]
Johnson and his acolytes will announce victory, but this will be untrue. Britons will still be dying with Covid-19, but their deaths will have become normal Robert Fisk @indyvoices 18 […]
Whether it’s the number of deaths, the amount of PPE or the rates of testing, Johnson is about as sloppy with the facts as he was over Brexit. Robert Fisk […]
The outbreak of coronavirus has led to loaded phrases, a rash of cliches and weary metaphors. This contamination of our speech is isolating meaning, destroying semantics and, worse still, trivialising […]
The old dream of the protesters continues – the problem is that to end sectarian politics, you need politicians to help you Robert Fisk @indyvoices 20th February 2020 The […]
The lack of national solidarity, the devotion to sectarianism, the ceaseless squabbling for power, the abuse and corruption… Robert Fisk on the deep-seated and historical obstacles that have prevented the […]
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has an important role to play in ensuring people know the truth. Nothing should get in the way of that Robert Fisk […]
For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world. Yung Chang’s This Is Not a Movie […]