A Million Iraqis Will Get the Message

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

Alistair Cooke contrasts the "crisis" in the tennis world with that in Iraq and bemoans the lack of sports stars who can put their troubles in perspective.

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Fri 5 Sep 200320:45
BBC Radio 4

The Bush Jr Years (2001- 2004)—Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
The 9/11 attacks and the US’s “war on terror” defined George W Bush’s first term.

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