Andrew Stephen
Andrew Stephen was appointed US Editor of the New Statesman in 2001, having been its Washington correspondent and weekly columnist since 1998. He is a regular contributor to BBC news programs and to The Sunday Times Magazine. He has also written for a variety of US newspapers including The New York Times Op-Ed pages. He came to the US in 1989 to be Washington Bureau Chief of The Observer and in 1992 was made Foreign Correspondent of the Year by the American Overseas Press Club for his coverage.
Articles by Andrew Stephen
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America - Andrew Stephen on why Bush can't let Rumsfeld go
- 17 May 2004
Donald Rumsfeld and Vice-President Cheney appear a sorry twosome, unable to grasp unpalatable realities that are staring them in the face
North America
America - Andrew Stephen fears it's too little, too late for Kerry
- 10 May 2004
Kerry has run a woeful campaign so far, failing to counter even when unfairly attacked. After the worst three months of his presidency, Bush is still level in the polls
North America
America - Andrew Stephen dissects Bush's U-turn on the UN
- 03 May 2004
George Bush now regards the UN's help in Iraq as vital. But this isn't a real conversion: he wants to bottle up the issue until November, and blame Kofi Annan if things go wrong
North America
America - Andrew Stephen on the mercenaries in Iraq
- 26 April 2004
The US military now puts machine-guns into the hands of mercenaries, who could hardly have a more "mission-critical" task than protecting Paul Bremer
North America
Andrew Stephen - Bush relaxes while soldiers die
- 19 April 2004
Iraq - George W Bush took five days' holiday at his Texas ranch while the rest of America was at work, and looked to be enjoying himself while US soldiers were dying
North America
America - Andrew Stephen finds liberal talk radio not very funny
- 12 April 2004
The trouble with the new liberal talk-radio station is that it's not very funny. It's easier for right-wing shock-jocks to jeer at those seeking compassion than vice versa
North America
America - Andrew Stephen sees ass-covering in Washington
- 05 April 2004
The new game in Washington is CYA - cover your ass. So far, the winner is Richard Clarke, whose explosive book shows how George Bush failed to protect Americans from terrorism
North America
America - Andrew Stephen fears Kerry has already blown it
- 29 March 2004
The Bush camp has managed to turn Kerry into a figure of fun before the Democratic candidate has got started. Never before has blood been shed so early in a campaign
North America
America - Andrew Stephen finds murky things in the water
- 22 March 2004
In the land where lives are held to be more precious than anywhere else, the capital's denizens are warned that they may be getting contaminated water from their taps
Politics
Has America begun to think again?
- 15 March 2004
Iraq one year on - Until recently, George W Bush's attempts to play the patriotic card had been successful. Now, he gets an increasingly hostile reception from a public that questions his integrity. Andrew Stephen reports
