Andrew Cockburn

Andrew Cockburn (pronounced coburn) is an Irish journalist who has lived in the United States for many years.

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Irish - United States

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He is the author of a number of books on defense and international affairs and contributes regularly to Counterpunch.

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Cockburn was born in Scotland and grew up in County Cork, Ireland.

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Scotland - County Cork - Ireland

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His father was the well-known socialist author and journalist Claud Cockburn.

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Socialist - Claud Cockburn

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Cockburn has written about the Middle East for the New York Review of Books and coproduced the 1991 PBS documentary on Iraq titled The War We Left Behind He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife Leslie Cockburn, a journalist and film producer with whom he has co-authored several books.

Related Topics:
Middle East - New York Review of Books - PBS - Iraq - Washington, D.C. - Leslie Cockburn

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Cockburn has two brothers, Alexander Cockburn and Patrick Cockburn who are also journalists.

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Alexander Cockburn - Patrick Cockburn

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His daughter is The O.C. actress Olivia Wilde.

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The O.C. - Actress - Olivia Wilde

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Cockburn's most recent book is Out of the Ashes; The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein, written together with Patrick Cockburn.

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