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'''William Arkin''' is an American journalist specializing in | '''William Arkin''' is an American journalist specializing in national security. He is one of the two lead reporters for the ''Washington Post'' "Top Secret America" website on the United States intelligence community. He writes the Post's "Early Warning" blog. <ref>{{citation | ||
| title = William M. Arkin Biography | | title = William M. Arkin Biography | ||
| date = 13 February 2007 | | date = 13 February 2007 | ||
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| journal = Washington Post}}</ref> | | journal = Washington Post}}</ref> | ||
Affiliated with the ''Post'' since 1998, he has, over 30 years, written or co-written a number of books and major reports. A substantial amount of his work has focused on | Affiliated with the ''Post'' since 1998, he has, over 30 years, written or co-written a number of books and major reports. A substantial amount of his work has focused on nuclear weapons with the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an organization favoring arms reduction, including the authoritative (if dated) ''U.S. Nuclear Forces and Capabilities''. | ||
Previously, he was the defense correspondent for the ''Los Angeles Times'' and a commentator for | Previously, he was the defense correspondent for the ''Los Angeles Times'' and a commentator for MSNBC. He has worked for Greenpeace, the Institute for Policy Studies, and Human Rights Watch. In general, he has been identified with the left. <ref>{{citation | ||
| title = Who Is William Arkin? | | title = Who Is William Arkin? | ||
| author = | | author = Hugh Hewitt | ||
| date = 23 October 2003 | | date = 23 October 2003 | ||
| journal = | | journal = Weekly Standard | ||
| url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/279oetfg.asp}}</ref> | | url = http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/279oetfg.asp}}</ref> American conservative|Conservative commentators have often questioned his positions, suggesting he despises the military.<ref>{{citation | ||
| title = WaPo weasel disses milbloggers | | title = WaPo weasel disses milbloggers | ||
| author = | | author = Michelle Malkin | date = 24 May 2007 | ||
| url =http://michellemalkin.com/2007/05/24/wapo-weasel-disses-milbloggers/}}</ref> | | url =http://michellemalkin.com/2007/05/24/wapo-weasel-disses-milbloggers/}}</ref> | ||
He is an adjunct professor at the School of Advanced Aerospace Studies of the | He is an adjunct professor at the School of Advanced Aerospace Studies of the United States Air Force, researching the role of airpower in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. As a 2006-2007 Carr Center for Human Rights Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, he workded with Sarah Sewall on the civilian cost of war. <ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.hks.harvard.edu/cchrp/aboutus/pastfellows.php | | url = http://www.hks.harvard.edu/cchrp/aboutus/pastfellows.php | ||
| title = Past Carr Center Fellows | | title = Past Carr Center Fellows | ||
| publisher = Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, | | publisher = Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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 William Arkin is an American journalist specializing in national security. He is one of the two lead reporters for the Washington Post "Top Secret America" website on the United States intelligence community. He writes the Post's "Early Warning" blog. [1] Affiliated with the Post since 1998, he has, over 30 years, written or co-written a number of books and major reports. A substantial amount of his work has focused on nuclear weapons with the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an organization favoring arms reduction, including the authoritative (if dated) U.S. Nuclear Forces and Capabilities. Previously, he was the defense correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and a commentator for MSNBC. He has worked for Greenpeace, the Institute for Policy Studies, and Human Rights Watch. In general, he has been identified with the left. [2] American conservative|Conservative commentators have often questioned his positions, suggesting he despises the military.[3] He is an adjunct professor at the School of Advanced Aerospace Studies of the United States Air Force, researching the role of airpower in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war. As a 2006-2007 Carr Center for Human Rights Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, he workded with Sarah Sewall on the civilian cost of war. [4] References
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