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Broadcaster & author, trying to make sense of a mad world. Presenter of ‘Unspun World’ on @BBCTwo, BBC World etc. Instagram @johnsimpsonnews.
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John Simpson: Today, governments can get away with anything. Israel is getting away with journacide

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By John Simpson 
| THE NERVE (UK)
In the last few years, the world has taken a clear turn for the worse. We’ve seen Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Israel’s takeover of Gaza and its incursion into southern Lebanon, and the war against Iran. Our quaint post-1945 belief that the world was subject to international law has pretty much evaporated. If you are the leader of a country that is sufficiently powerful, you can get away with anything: from the deliberate targeting of civilians to the destruction of national infrastructure.
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I lost friends in Iraq. Trump is making the same mistakes

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By John Simpson 
| MSN Malaysia
John Simpson I lost friends in Iraq. Trump is making the same mistakes : President Trump is right, the US armed forces are the best equipped, best trained, and most effective in the world. Watching the American military machine in full operation is awesome and unforgettable. If it's now turned against Iran, with an assault on one of the rocky islands in the Gulf, surely America must be totally victorious? Yet that's not the way it's been.
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I lost friends because of US errors in a warzone. Trump is on the same path to defeat

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By John Simpson 
| MSN UK
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