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Name: John Fischer Locksley Burns
Title: Bureau Chief, Baghdad, New York Times

Position: Pro to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"

Reasoning:
"In the end, if an American-led invasion ousts Mr. Hussein, and especially if an attack is launched without convincing proof that Iraq is still harboring forbidden arms, history may judge that the stronger case was the one that needed no inspectors to confirm: that Saddam Hussein, in his 23 years in power, plunged this country into a bloodbath of medieval proportions, and exported some of that terror to his neighbors."
"How Many People Has Saddam Killed?" New York Times, 1/27/03

Credibility/
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Involvement:
  • Bureau Chief, Baghdad, New York Times
  • Former Bureau Chief, New Delhi, New York Times
  • 1987-1991 - Bureau Chief, Toronto, New York Times
  • 1984-1987 - Bureau Chief, Beijing, New York Times
  • 1981-1984 - Bureau Chief, Moscow, New York Times
  • 1976-1981 - Bureau Chief, Johannesburg, New York Times

Education:
  • Cambridge University, Chinese studies, degree unknown, 1984
  • Harvard University, Russian studies, degree unknown, 1980-1981
  • B.A., McGill University, 1966

    • Relevant Affiliations:
    • 1971-1975 - Correspondent, Beijing desk, Globe and Mail
    • Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, 1993 and 1997
    • George Polk Award co-recipient, 1979

    Contact Info: Phone: None listed    FAX: None listed
    E-Mail: None listed
    Web Site: www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200701/20070108_burns.html
    Other: Select Publications:
    • "In Baghdad, Bush Policy Is Met With Resentment" (with co-author Sabrina Tavernise), New York Times, 1/12/07
    • "Bush Makes Surprise Visit To Iraq to Press Leadership" (with co-author Dexter Filkins), New York Times, 6/14/06
    • "Hussein Goes on Trial Tomorrow, And Iraqis See a First Accounting," New York Times, 10/18/05
    • "Looking Beyond His Critics, Bremer Sees Reason for Both Hope and Caution," New York Times, 6/29/04
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