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Robert Fisk RIP

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    #2
    Mad_maxx
    Registered Users Posts: 13,503 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    he certainly didnt stay in his hotel room writing reports


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    JustAThought
    Registered Users Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    Mad_maxx wrote: »
    he certainly didnt stay in his hotel room writing reports

    Seminal writer on the middle east.

    I met with him after a talk he did in UCD a few years back - very generous with his time and had time for every one of the hundreds who que’d up to shake his hand and speak with him.

    The inside inscription on one of his books has stayed with me for years -

    Pity the nation that has lost all hope and all pity.

    R.I.P.


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    omerin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭omerin


    Ah no, enjoyed when he was on the last word with Emo. Had hoped that he would appear on the stand more often

    Fearless journalist who will be missed.

    Rest in peace


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    OscarMIlde
    Registered Users Posts: 761 ✭✭✭OscarMIlde


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/veteran-journalist-and-author-robert-fisk-dies-aged-74-1.4397069?mode=amp

    The great journalist Robert Fisk has passed away.

    Highly recommend his seminal book The Great War for Civilisation.

    Condolences to his family.

    He was a great man. His books are excellent. Incredibly saddened to hear he is gone.


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    KaneToad
    Registered Users Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭KaneToad


    Thread in after hours already...


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    CtevenSrowder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,909 ✭✭✭CtevenSrowder


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/veteran-journalist-and-author-robert-fisk-dies-aged-74-1.4397069?mode=amp

    The great journalist Robert Fisk has passed away.

    Highly recommend his seminal book The Great War for Civilisation.

    Condolences to his family.
    Sad to hear this. A fantastic journalist. TGWFC as you said is a must read, as relevant now as it was on its initial release.


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    Donald Trump
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    I mainly remember him from him being on Dunphy's Last Word radio program back around the late 90's. Always seemed to have informed opinions. Obviously he had many interesting articles in print too.


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    John_Rambo
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    That's terrible news. Great writer.


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    Nobotty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 788 ✭✭✭Nobotty


    A brilliant writer,commentator and journalist R.I.P


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    babybuilder
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    Nobotty wrote: »
    A brilliant writer,commentator and journalist R.I.P

    Absolutely.

    As has already been alluded to ,The Great war on civilisation, is a great read but reminds everyone on man's inhumanity to his fellow man.

    Of course no mention on BBC News site as of 11.29pm. Good to see Rte posting an appreciation.


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    dd973
    Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭dd973


    A genuine intellectual unlike Dominic Cummings and his ilk.


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    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    A wonderful journalist and political/social commentator.

    Robert Fisk will be sorely missed.

    RIP.


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    Normal One
    Registered Users Posts: 357 ✭✭Normal One


    RIP

    The greatest journalist/reporter of our time


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    Wanderer78
    Registered Users Posts: 29,417 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    rip


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    paw patrol
    Registered Users Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭paw patrol


    a fantastic journalist. I loved hearing him on the radio as a guest.



    he often went against the establishment view as he knew what was really going on. Funny many of the same people championing him ignored or were critical of his opinions when they didn't suit.


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    Abel Ruiz
    Registered Users Posts: 887 ✭✭✭Abel Ruiz


    paw patrol wrote: »
    a fantastic journalist. I loved hearing him on the radio as a guest.
    .

    Loved listening to him with pat kenny and eamon dunphy.
    Luckily we have the podcasts to listen back.


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    ballyhagan
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭ballyhagan


    RIP.

    Brave journalist - Always said it as he saw it.
    Never bowed to Israeli pressure, like many others.


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    Mad_maxx
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    A man of immense integrity, irritates me how many on the same side of the political aisle as me , feel they must always side with Israel and harshly criticise the likes of fisk

    Groupthink is stupid


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    whisky_galore
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    Last of the old school journalists. No copy/pasting, what passes for journalism now.

    RIP.


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    seligehgit
    Registered Users Posts: 9,286 ✭✭✭seligehgit


    Nice tribute on The Pat Kenny Show.

    https://cdn.radiocms.net/radio-cms/uploads/2020/11/02092140/0211-Fisk.mp3?aw_0_1st.collectionid=NT018&aw_0_1st.episodeid=Remembering_the_late_great_robert_fisk


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    nacho libre
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    A damn shame not many of his kind left now. I remember fondly when he was on the Late Late Show years ago with a cheerleader for the Iraq War, he put the guy firmly in his place.


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    Zebra3
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    nacho libre wrote: »
    A damn shame not many of his kind left now. I remember fondly when he was on the Late Late Show years ago with a cheerleader for the Iraq War, he put the guy firmly in his place.

    Who was the cheerleader?


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    Yurt2
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    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Who was the cheerleader?


    Probably Ian O'Doherty. I remember him being a noisy supporter of the Iraq war in his own clueless way. Probably because he fancied himself something of an Irish Christopher Hitchens - even thought all he had in common with him was a drinking problem and possessed none of Hitch's talents with the pen.


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    6541
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    He seemed to have nonpartitson insight into middle East politics. Intellectual and a pleasure to listen to. RIP.


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    Coillte_Bhoy
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    Yurt! wrote: »
    Probably Ian O'Doherty. I remember him being a noisy supporter of the Iraq war in his own clueless way. Probably because he fancied himself something of an Irish Christopher Hitchens - even thought all he had in common with him was a drinking problem and possessed none of Hitch's talents with the pen.

    Fisk V O'Doherty? Talk about a mismatch, id live to see a video of that


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    Mad_maxx
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    Yurt! wrote: »
    Probably Ian O'Doherty. I remember him being a noisy supporter of the Iraq war in his own clueless way. Probably because he fancied himself something of an Irish Christopher Hitchens - even thought all he had in common with him was a drinking problem and possessed none of Hitch's talents with the pen.

    i dont think it was o Doherty , think it was an exiled iraqi academic ?


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    nacho libre
    Registered Users Posts: 16,759 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    Zebra3 wrote: »
    Who was the cheerleader?

    Mark Dooley.


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