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06.05.03

大象传媒 Offers Timely Analysis of the Iraq war in New Book


From the 大象传媒 News team comes a book of incisive and accessible essays, examining the Iraqi crisis as a whole.


The Battle For Iraq, 大象传媒 News Correspondents on the War against Saddam and a New World Agenda includes contributions from thirteen of the 大象传媒's most celebrated and authoritative correspondents including Fergal Keane, Bridget Kendall, Allan Little and Rageh Omaar, who reported from Baghdad throughout the war. In addition, there are first-hand accounts from six of the 大象传媒 journalists 'embedded' with US and British troops, whose accounts provide snapshots of combat and the hazards of covering the war from the front line.


The articles provide a balanced and serious overview of the Iraq war complete with personal insight and eye-witness accounts.


Richard Sambrook, Director of 大象传媒 News, who has written the foreword to the book says: "Our correspondents work under tremendous pressure, as they go live on air or meet ever-tighter deadlines. There's not much opportunity under those circumstances to write at length, or for posterity. This book is their chance to do so. Above all, I hope it will help readers to gain a greater understanding of the war in Iraq - why it happened, what it was like, and its consequences."


Robin Wood, Publishing Director, 大象传媒 Books says, "We are pleased to be to able to work with our acclaimed 大象传媒 News colleagues in publishing this authoritative book of essays, which provide a comprehensive and enlightening insight into the complex issues surrounding the conflict in Iraq. As well as providing the best first-hand reporting, this will also be the first book on the war to be published."


For a breakdown of the chapters and details on the authors please see attached.



Publication date: 19th June 2003



Essays from The Battle For Iraq
Foreword by Richard Sambrook explaining the challenges the 大象传媒 faced in covering the war for its domestic and international audiences.


Chapter One
From 9/11 to the Iraqi border by Fergal Keane.
A contextual look at how 9/11 informed US foreign policy and promptly put Iraq in the sights of the hawks of the Bush administration. At what point did conflict become inevitable?


Fergal Keane is a 大象传媒 World Affairs Correspondent who has covered many conflicts including both Gulf Wars. He was formerly Northern Ireland, Southern Africa and Asia Correspondent. His ability to convey human suffering in the world's trouble spots has won him many awards. He closely followed developments in the Iraq crisis and reported from Baghdad and Saddam's birthplace, Tikrit.


Chapter Two
Shutdown at the UN by Bridget Kendall.
Analysis of the diplomatic fault lines that emerged as America and Britain made attempts at consensus in the Security Council, but eventually decided to go it alone. Is the UN consigned to perpetual irrelevance?


Bridget Kendall is one of the 大象传媒's Diplomatic Correspondents, based in London. She was previously Washington Correspondent for four years and prior to that was in Moscow. In early 2003 Bridget was in New York covering the diplomatic negotiations at the UN over the planned military action against Iraq.


Chapter Three
Iraq Revisited - the Bush Inheritance by Matt Frei.
A profile of George W Bush which will take in his transformation to wartime leader and how the White House has managed public opinion as military fortunes have fluctuated.


Matt Frei is the 大象传媒's Washington Correspondent and throughout the war reported from the US capital. Before being posted to Washington, he was Southern Europe and then Asia Correspondent, covering the conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo as well as the Asian economic crisis in the late nineties and the fall of President Suharto in Indonesia.


Chapter Four
Blair's Gamble by Martha Kearney.
In contrast to the American President, Tony Blair faced fierce opposition, even from within his own party, when he proposed that British troops should be deployed in Iraq. Was the decision a demonstration of determined leadership or a fatal political misjudgement?


Martha Kearney is 大象传媒 Newsnight's Political Editor. She is also a well-known presenter of 大象传媒 programmes including Today and Woman's Hour. She is based at Westminster, has interviewed the Prime Minister many times and travelled with Mr Blair during the pre-war diplomatic manoeuvring.


Chapter Five
The Disunited States of Europe by Stephen Sackur.
Has the discord at the UN forced a gaping split in Europe and left Britain on the sidelines?
It seems the dream of a common foreign and defence policy for Europe has gone for good.


Stephen Sackur is Europe Correspondent, based in Brussels. His former posts include Cairo, Jerusalem and Washington. He watched as the European institutions fell into disarray over the war on Iraq in the face of competing pressure from America and member nations.


Chapter Six
Front Line Stories - Six of the 大象传媒 journalists embedded with active troops provide diary-style snapshots of life in the combat zone and the main events they witnessed: Clive Myrie (first landings of British Marines on Al Faw peninsula), Adam Mynott (Um Qasr with UK 15th Marines Expeditionary Unit), Andrew North (Nasiriya), David Willis (the US column), Ben Brown (Basra), Gavin Hewitt (US 3rd Infantry push from the west into Baghdad).


Chapter Seven
'Shock and Awe': an Inevitable Victory by Paul Adams.
An examination of the generals' plan, which predicted military might would awe the enemy into submission and bring a swift victory. Had the Pentagon done its homework and were the military overruled by the civilians?


Paul Adams is 大象传媒 Defence Correspondent, based in London. He was formerly Belgrade and then Jerusalem Correspondent, covering the Palestinian Uprising - or Intifada - in 2000. In the build-up to the war, he reported on Ministry of Defence preparations and was at US forward headquarters, CENTCOM, in Qatar for the duration of the conflict.


Chapter Eight
A Baghdad Diary by Rageh Omaar.
A reportage account of the defence of the city, of daily bombing raids, shortages and casualties and how the cluster of international journalists stayed behind to tell the tale.


Rageh Omaar is 大象传媒 Africa Correspondent, based in Johannesburg. Prior to that he was in Amman, from where he covered the first Gulf War in 1991, and then returned to London as Developing World Correspondent. He has reported from Iraq on and off for more than six years. He remained in the capital throughout the American bombardment and memorably reported live the toppling of Saddam's statue, which encapsulated the subsequent fall of Baghdad.


Chapter Nine
Saddam: a Dictator of Mass Destruction author to be confirmed
A profile of the defiant Iraqi leader who led his country in to war and promised Baghdad would become a cemetery for US soldiers.



Chapter Ten
Anger, Confusion and Betrayal - an Arab Mosaic by Caroline Hawley.


Neighbouring Muslim states watched uneasily as their citizens demonstrated in support of Iraq. How long can the regimes of the Middle East keep a lid on the simmering discontent
of its citizens?


Caroline Hawley is the 大象传媒 Amman Correspondent and has been based in the Middle East for the 大象传媒 for the past four years. Before Jordan she worked in Cairo and Jerusalem, and has reported from most of the other countries in the region. She also set up the 大象传媒 bureau in Baghdad before being expelled by the Iraqi authorities before the war.


Chapter Eleven
The Northern Front and the Kurds' End-game by Jim Muir.
Turkey disappointed American hopes of using the northern border as a launch pad to Baghdad. The Kurds of Northern Iraq fear Turkish troops as much as those of Saddam Hussein. Will the end of one conflict only open the door to another?


Jim Muir is the 大象传媒 Tehran Correspondent and has also been based in the Middle East for many years. During the Iraq war he was deployed in the north of the country and reported on the Kurdish fighters' participation in the conflict. He was with cameraman Kaveh Golestan when he was killed by a land mine near Kifri, in northern Iraq.


Chapter Twelve
All About Oil? The Economics of War by Evan Davies.
Has American foreign policy converged with economic interests? And what effect will the war have on the world economy?


Evan Davis is the 大象传媒 Economics Editor. He joined the 大象传媒 in 1993, having previously worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the London Business School. He 's a co-author of the Penguin Dictionary of Economics and the New Penguin Dictionary of Business



Chapter Thirteen
Vox populi - Worldwide War-talk on the Web by Paul Reynolds.
An international round-up of views posted on 大象传媒 websites: a unique barometer of
opinion worldwide.


Paul Reynolds is World Affairs Correspondent for 大象传媒 News Online. He was formerly New York, Brussels, Jerusalem, Diplomatic and Washington Correspondent. Because of his experience, he is a specialist on international affairs.


Chapter Fourteen
Promise and Fear - Iraq's Future in the Balance by Allan Little.
The concluding chapter looks at Iraq's chances for stability once the war is over. Who will call the shots in a major oil-producing country?


Allan Little is World Affairs Correspondent, based in London. He is soon to be posted to Paris where he will follow on from foreign postings in Moscow and Southern Africa . Prior to that he spend several years reporting and writing on the break up of the former Yugoslavia and the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe. He also reported on the first Gulf War from Baghdad. This time, he reported extensively from Kuwait and again from Baghdad once the city had fallen.




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