http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/john_sweeney en http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/10/afghanistan-british-taliban http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/10/afghanistan-british-taliban Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:17:15 GMT John Sweeney What are we doing in Afghanistan? A superb new history shows how successive invaders have tried, and failed, to bring order to the country through force

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/02/davies-book-media-flat-alton http://www.newstatesman.com/books/2008/02/davies-book-media-flat-alton Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT John Sweeney It's worse than you think. A new book shows just how much of the media has been corrupted by PR and state disinformation, and weakened by corporate ownership

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