John F. Burns

Posts focused on the writing of the best war reporter of a generation. Includes the full text of articles written by John F. Burns for the New York Times as well as my own writings of appreciation and analysis.

  • Seven Iraqi Soldiers Killed After Attacks on Iraqi Army

  • 23 Killed in Bombing at Baghdad Recruiting Center

  • Iraq Asks Muslim States for Support After Envoy’s Killing

  • Rebels Kill Egyptian Diplomat, Adding Pressure on Others in Iraq

  • Iraq Asks Muslim Nations Not to Be Deterred by Envoy’s Death

  • Rebels Kill Egyptian Diplomat, Adding Pressure on Others in Iraq

  • Zarqawi Group Says It Killed Egyptian Envoy

  • A Town That Bled Under Hussein Hails His Trial – New York Times

  • Suicide Car Bomb Kills 6 at Home of Iraqi Officer – New York Times

  • Some Iraqis Optimistic About Sovereignty

  • Four Car Bombs Explode in Central Baghdad, Killing 17

  • Attack in Falluja Kills at Least 2 Marines and Wounds 13

  • 3 Car Bombs Leave 18 Dead and 46 Hurt in a Suburb of Baghdad – New York Times

  • Second Wave of Bombs in Baghdad Kills at Least 17

  • Choose: More Troops in Iraq Will (Help) (Hurt)

  • Sunnis Reach Accord With Shiites on Makeup of Charter Panel

  • Iraqi Forces Rescue Australian Hostage on a Bloody Day

  • Iraqi Court Releases Video of a Much Subdued Hussein

  • First Court Case of Hussein Stems From Killings in Village in ’82

  • Iraq’s Ho Chi Minh Trail