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US journalist in Asia 1985-2021. US Army Vietnam vet, USMCR. 自由撰稿人，在台北，香港，北京, 仰光, 河内 工作30多年

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Paul Mooney is an American freelance journalist who has reported on Burma, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong since 1985. He has been on staff at Reuters, Newsweek, the Far Eastern Economic Review, Eastern Express, the South China Morning Post, and Knight-Ridder Financial News. His articles have appeared in leading publications and web sites around the world. Paul, the recipient of a 11 journalist awards for his reporting on China, was based in Beijing from 1994-2012. In 2013, the Chinese government …

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China controls dissidents abroad through relatives back home

China controls dissidents abroad through relatives back home

MONTREAL/MUNICH - Erkin Kurban, an ethnic Uighur from China's frontier region of Xinjiang, left his homeland …

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China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear the Dalai Lama

China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear the Dalai Lama

Some Western capitals are acquiescing. British Prime Minister David Cameron, former Australian Prime Minister…

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The Whisky War: 49 Years of Good-Natured, Bloodless Conflict

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By Paul Mooney Verified
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“War,” as the legendary Civil War General William Tecumsah Sherman so eloquently put it, “is hell.” And boy, was he right. Like, 99.99% of the time. Because sometimes, very, VERY rarely, wars actually are not hell. Sometimes they can be downright fun. And not just “darkly funny” like the War of Jenkins' Ear or “embarrassingly funny” like Australia’s Great Emu War. On occasion, they can be downright charming and fun with no downsides whatsoever. And by “on occasion,” we mean just once.
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4 Classic Cartoon Characters With Surprisingly Real Military Backgrounds

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By Paul Mooney Verified
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Over the last two and a half centuries, men and women of all kinds and creeds have served in the United States’ Armed Forces. But very few of them (with some notable exceptions) have served our country while pants-less. And even fewer have done so while also existing in only two dimensions. But in particular times of great strife, some of America’s most famous cartoon characters have donned uniforms (or at least parts of them) and stepped up to serve the USA.
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WILL THE USS GERALD R. FORD BREAK THE NAVY’S LONGEST DEPLOYMENT RECORD AMID THE IRAN CONFLICT?

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By Paul Mooney Verified
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As the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world, the USS Gerald R. Ford is often a centerpiece of America’s military operations overseas. After all, in the last ten months alone, she’s conducted operations in the Arctic, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Her Sailors and Naval Aviators have steadfastly carried out all manner of vital missions including combat operations, deterrence patrols, and joint exercises with allied forces.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I began working in journalism in 1980, a few years before we began using computers.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

I have a few. Fowler/The Quiet American, William Boot/Scoop, and although not a journalist, Sherlock Holmes for his keen perception.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I have no preferences