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A Covered-Up Murder in Kabul Original
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph “Spike” Dubs, in Kabul in the autumn of 1978. He would soon be murdered by the KGB. (Dubs family photo) Charles K. Boles had every reason to feel exhilarated as he strode into the State Department in Foggy Bottom at the end of May 1979. A seasoned foreign service officer, “Chuck,” as everyone knew him, had been lauded by his bosses as one of the best writers in the department’s Office of Security (or SY as it was then known).
SIMPLY THE BEST | Maclean's | MARCH 24 2003
Cover SIMPLY THE BEST Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson will be tough to follow, JULIAN BELTRAME HOW DO YOU judge office holders whose functions are predominantly ceremonial? Is Queen Elizabeth II, for instance, doing a good job? How about her representative in Canada, the governor general? What is the standard—and who is doing the judging?
THE RACIST FACE OF SARS
THE RACIST FACE OF SARS The outbreak is more than a health threat. It’s also a test of our values. The Back Page WARREN KINSELLA THE MORNING SUBWAY is usually jammed with bodies. Dozens of Toronto commuters stand wherever they can find a few inches of space, swaying as the train heads south. Seats are hard to come by during rush hour on the Yonge Street line—but not today. In a subway car packed to the doors, there are more than a few places to sit.
A 40-year-old murder mystery surrounds the death of an American ambassador
President Jimmy Carter comforts Mary Anne Dubs, the widow of slain Ambassador Adolph Dubs as Dubs' body is returned to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, Feb. 18, 1979. Mrs. Dubs holds the Department of State Secretary's Award. At right is the ambassador's daughter Lindsay. (AP Photo) © Eric Marrapodi/CNN Too often, we hear of another American death in Afghanistan.
A 40-year-old murder mystery surrounds the death of an American ambassador
Arthur Kent began his Emmy-Award-winning journalism career in 1973. He has reported for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, NBC, BBC News, CNN, TBS, and PBS. Kent's documentary, "Afghanistan: Captives of the Warlords," was broadcast by PBS in June, 2001, three months prior to the September 11 attacks. He is producing a podcast series, "Who Murdered Spike Dubs?" at skyreporter.com. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own; view more opinion at CNN.
A 40-year-old murder mystery surrounds the death of an American ambassador
President Jimmy Carter comforts Mary Anne Dubs, the widow of slain Ambassador Adolph Dubs as Dubs' body is returned to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, Feb. 18, 1979. Mrs. Dubs holds the Department of State Secretary's Award. At right is the ambassador's daughter Lindsay. (AP Photo) © Eric Marrapodi/CNN Too often, we hear of another American death in Afghanistan.
Forty years later: who murdered Spike Dubs?
Top StoriesForty years later: who murdered Spike Dubs? For most of us, it is a day of love and togetherness. But Valentine’s Day this year also marks a bleak anniversary in global diplomacy: a homicide that remains one of the most haunting cold cases of the Cold War. Forty years ago, on February 14, 1979, a seasoned, 58-year-old American foreign service officer, one of the U.S. State Department’s most respected ambassadors, got into his chauffeured Cadillac sedan on his way to work.
From Postmedia and Don Martin, a deafening silence on ethics and law
Photo credit: @CTVPowerPlay (photo used by CTV to promote Power Play host, Don Martin. Postmedia paid damages to Arthur Kent as a result of Martin/Postmedia being found guilty of defamation in lawsuit.) It is a law of the media jungle that was already old news in 1972. That’s when Prof. Phyllis Wilson explained accountability to our second year class at Carleton University’s School of Journalism. “Even the best newspapers and reporters make mistakes,” she told us.
Postmedia fails to heed its own 'cautionary tale' in ethics and law
Aside from raging demagogues, nothing threatens genuine news more than bad journalism. That’s why credible news organizations move swiftly to correct errors. By retracting false information, publishers and broadcasters maintain public trust — and their own integrity. Under the headline “Not fake news, just plain wrong,” the Poynter Institute listed corrections in 2017 by ABC, NBC, CNN, and the New York Times.
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