Rober Fisk, 3 evenings with him: Birmingham, London, Bristol

[xmasdale]

This is to give folk advanced warning of these events: Birmingham Oct 10th, London Oct 11th, Bristol 0ct, 12th 2006 so that folk can book their tickets (if they can afford them)

An evening with Robert Fisk in conversation with Professor Avi Shlaim

This lively seminar will feature Professor Shlaim, Fellow of St Anthony's College and Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford in discussion with Robert fisk on current issues and world events, with particular reference to the Middle east and Iraq.

Fisk is a veteran war correspondent who has spent the last 23 years reporting from war zones and unearthing truths in the most dangerous places.

Not one to pull any punches, Fisk talks about the growing haterd of the West by millions of Muslims; the West's cynical support for the Middle East's most ruthless dictators; and America's ever more powerful military presence in the world's most dangerous lands, as well as its uncritical, unconditional support for Israel's occupation of Palestinian land.

He is Britain's most highly-decorated foreign correspondent. He has received the British International Journalist of the Year award seven times, most recently in 1995 and 1996.

£35 per ticket.

To book on line go to www.seminars.ie

[Annie]

Thirty-five quid. Bloody hell!

[Martin Conner]

Apparently, Mr Fisk lives in Beirut, and with the recent escalation of military conflict in Lebanon, he may need to attend to more pressing matters.

[Ally]

[Martin Conner]

Thanks for the URL to the Fisk article Ally.

[andyb]

I'm reading that at the moment too. It's excellent and deserves reading by all to see the corruption in the world. It is unfortunate there are not more journalists of the calibre in this book. I will warn you though that it is not a happy read.

[kbo234]

A few lines from Robert Fisk's diary in the Independent today (Sunday 23rd July)


".....Then a fax from a Jewish friend in California to tell me that a man called Lee Kaplan - "a columnist for the Israel National News", whatever that is - has condemned me in print for developing a "high-paid speaking career among anti-Semites". Unlike Benjamin Netanyahu and many others I can think of, I never take money for lecturing - ever - but to smear the thousands of ordinary Americans who listen to me as anti-Semites is outrageous......"

So why are tickets 35 GBP per head?

[Dog]

I think you'd be wiser asking: "What are the overall logistical costs of the presentation - versus - the sum total value of tickets sold?"

I get a bit pissed off when viewing the Independent Online, get a tantalising glimpse of the start of Fisk's articles, then get asked for a quid to read the rest, though, I have to say.