You can call my indignation naive – but I just don’t think it’s that unreasonable to expect that a book, published by no less reputable an organization than Random House, could have been put through a fact-checking process before going to print.

In D.C. now. Really looking forward to this interview. Alas no time for a podcast – sorry all. I’m trying to pin John Bolton down for one later in the week.

On dodgy airport computer in terminal at Heathrow on way to Chicago and just got this statement through from Mia Farrow.  She is leading a hunger strike in solidarity with those who are facing shortages of food and water as a result of the GOS expulsions of …

I’m heading back to the U.S. next week for a couple of events – and to squeeze in some more interviews whilst I’m at it. For anyone in Chicago or D.C., here are the details:

Yesterday I told you that while churning through documents declassified through FOIA can be frustrating, you do occasionally come across a few gems. An example:

The U.S. has this wonderful piece of legislation called the Freedom of Information Act – commonly known as FOIA. Through it, people can request to have government documents made publicly available – subject to certain exceptions.

Friends of mine in Sudan have been emailing to tell me that this website is not accessible.  People who are trying to submit questions from inside Sudan get told that the page cannot be displayed.

Thanks to those of you who have started submitting some really thoughtful questions for my upcoming interviewees.

What is so difficult to understand about this??

Professor and Provocateur: Factual inaccuracies undermine Mamdani’s thesis