Jihadists are not the new Orwells

Iraq , Journalism , Opinion , Spain , War Nov 03, 2014 No Comments

A few weeks back, in a letter to The Sydney Morning Herald, the US-led campaign against Islamic State was compared to the Spanish Civil War.

This seemed appropriate enough. When I was in Iraq two months ago, I thought a lot about the parallels between Spain and the current conflict and I was glad to note, upon reading the letter, that I was not alone. But the parallels and conclusions drawn by the correspondent were not at all the ones that I would have drawn. The point worth making was there for the taking and the correspondent missed it completely.

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The answer to his question was not the one he seemed to think it was. It was an unqualified yes.

Read the full article at The Drum.

Matthew Clayfield

Matthew Clayfield is a journalist, critic and screenwriter.

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