By John Simpson, Friday, June 1, 2007
Flying back from Baghdad, John Simpson looks forward to a reunion with his baby son
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By John Simpson, Wednesday, December 1, 2010
There are wonderful things to see in Iraq — Nineveh, Nimrud, Samarra, Ctesiphon, Karbala, Najaf, the Marshes — but it's years since I've been able to check them out for myself. Going to some of them would have been an elaborate form of suicide
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By John Simpson, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
I've fastened my seatbelt and made sure my seatback is in the upright position; I think that's what the cabin announcement just said. I'm whacked. I finally got to bed at 1am, lay down until 4am, packed and shaved (sort of)
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