Recent articles by Crispin Black

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Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif is right to oppose Obama's drones

Tue 14 May, AT 11:39 Crispin Black

A recent survey suggests that 75% of Pakistanis dislike the USA and it's mainly because of drones

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It's not too late to give the Queen a new HMS Britannia

Wed 8 May, AT 11:23 Crispin Black

'Missis Kwin' will be missed in her far-flung realms if there's to be no more long-distance air travel

Why 'Shakespeare deniers' pay a compliment to the Bard

Fri 26 Apr, AT 11:18 Crispin Black

Shakespeare's birthday was celebrated this week, but the idea he didn't write his plays won't go away

Military pomp is not right for an ex-prime minister's funeral

Tue 16 Apr, AT 09:34 Crispin Black

Will we want Tony Blair to get a similar send-off? His claim to being a war leader is greater than Thatcher's

Afghanistan needs interpreters to be brave and stay at home

Wed 10 Apr, AT 12:19 Crispin Black

It is not Britain's 'moral obligation' to give the Army's Afghan war interpreters automatic asylum here

Privatised air-sea rescue: from duty to day job

Fri 29 Mar, AT 08:41 Crispin Black

Handing over the helicopter rescue service to a US company is a bad idea – just ask Prince William

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Berezovsky, Agatha Christie and a short history of poison

Mon 25 Mar, AT 09:22 Crispin Black

A poison that does its work and leaves no trace in the body is not as far-fetched as you might think

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Cameron and Palace should show the Pope more respect

Thu 21 Mar, AT 09:14 Crispin Black

The press, too, has been ungenerous, highlighting his Falklands remarks. What else could he have said?

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Iraq, 10 years on: why did our intelligence bosses allow it?

Fri 15 Mar, AT 08:55 Crispin Black

The JIC was once known for the highest standards of accuracy and detailed analysis. What made it bow to Blair's wishes?

A new job for the British Army - protecting the homeland

Thu 7 Mar, AT 10:55 Crispin Black

As the 'Desert Rats' lose their tanks, the Army needs a new role - and our national security fits the bill

John O'Farrell - the candidate who backed Argentine fascists

Wed 27 Feb, AT 11:49 Crispin Black

Why did Ed Miliband allow Labour, which is backed by many patriots, to pick O'Farrell for Eastleigh?

The anti-British lie at the heart of Oscar favourite Argo

Fri 22 Feb, AT 10:14 Crispin Black

Ben Affleck's film about Tehran hostage rescue suggests Brits turned US fugitives away. Not true

Sandhurst should send back King Hamad's soiled donation

Tue 19 Feb, AT 08:52 Crispin Black

Mons Hall commemorates an epic WWI battle: renaming it after Bahrain's despotic ruler is wrong

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King Richard III was a man of courage and never a child-killer

Wed 6 Feb, AT 08:53 Crispin Black

It's too late for an apology from Shakespeare, but at least he should be re-interred with full military honours

Mali: why does the press have the taste of blood in its mouth?

Wed 30 Jan, AT 14:43 Crispin Black

Beware Britain's military-media complex, always ready to blow the trumpet for the next war

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An existential threat? Why did Cameron not warn us before?

Fri 25 Jan, AT 12:45 Crispin Black

Or did he only just come up with the idea in order to cover his tracks over Libya?

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100 years on... Let's not forget our achievement in the Great War

Thu 17 Jan, AT 13:57 Crispin Black

As the August 1914 anniversary approaches, there is already a row over how it should be marked

The Commons should always vote before we go to war

Fri 11 Jan, AT 08:02 Crispin Black

The campaign that has cost the Army 439 lives in Afghanistan was never endorsed by MPs

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Iraq fiasco: how have top brass escaped dismissal or discipline?

Thu 20 Dec, AT 09:24 Crispin Black

Military leaders are like BBC execs – near-impossible to sack and without the self-knowledge to step down

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Finucane's murder was wrong but it doesn't make him a saint

Thu 13 Dec, AT 13:36 Crispin Black

Cameron was right to apologise over the Belfast lawyer's murder. But his IRA links were complex

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