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4 unusual facts about Robert Fisk


1996 shelling of Qana

The truth only emerged when the UNIFIL soldier secretly delivered the tape to Beirut-based journalist Robert Fisk.

Al-Tanzim

Robert Fisk, Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War, London: Oxford University Press, (3rd ed. 2001).

Popular Nasserist Organization

Robert Fisk, Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War, London: Oxford University Press (3rd ed. 2001).

Rashidieh

Robert Fisk: Pity the nation: Lebanon at war. (Chapter 2: Mrs Zamzam in Rashidieh recall Umm al-Faraj)


Campbell Live

Campbell Live has interviewed various notable personalities, including Al Gore, Robert Fisk, Tony Blair, as well as an array of celebrities, including Adam Lambert and Metallica.

Louis Heren

Despite the difficulties of running a newspaper in the 1970s, he nurtured many notable talents, including Robert Fisk, Peter Hennessy and Paul Vallely.

The Dunphy Show

The opening set of guests included former footballer Páidí Ó Sé, author Candace Bushnell, journalist Robert Fisk, jockey Kieran Fallon and Huey Morgan from the Fun Loving Criminals, while the musical guests were Joe Dolan and his band, and singer-songwriter Paul Brady.

The Spokesman

Contributors have included leading Western writers, journalists and intellectuals such as Robert Fisk, Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, John le Carré, Trevor Griffiths, Stuart Holland and Kurt Vonnegut.

Tim Blair

He has criticised the work of other journalists and bloggers, including Margo Kingston and writers Elizabeth Farrelly, Mike Carlton, Terry Lane, Mark Lawson, Tracee Hutchison of The Age and Robert Fisk.


see also

Sabra and Shatila massacre

According to Robert Fisk, Osama bin Laden cited the Sabra and Shatila massacre as one of the motivations for the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing, in which al-Qaeda attacked an American Air Force housing complex in Saudi Arabia.