Tim Shorrock
Tim Shorrock | |
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Born | 1951 |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Tim Shorrock (born 1951) is an American writer and commentator on US foreign policy, US national security and intelligence, and East Asian politics.
Life
[edit]The son of missionary parents, Shorrock grew up in Japan shortly after the US occupation following the Second World War.[1] He has written articles for several magazines, including Harper's, Mother Jones, The Nation,[2] and Salon.[3] He also worked as a reporter in the Washington bureau of The Journal of Commerce.[4] In a visit to Korea after the April Revolution, Tim witnessed South Korea's autocrat Syngman Rhee overthrown. He later said, "That was the first time in my life that I ever saw people rise up and throw out a dictator. I always remember the April uprising. That was a big influence on my life."[5]
Publications
[edit]Books
[edit]- The Political Economy of the Pacific Rim: An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Pacific Northwest and East Asia. Berkeley, Calif: Pacific Rim Economic Project (1980). OCLC 44658055.
- Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing. New York: Simon & Schuster (2008). ISBN 978-0743282253. OCLC 449219513.
Articles
[edit]- "Debacle in Kwangju." The Nation, vol. 263, no. 19 (1996).
- "Crony Capitalism Goes Global: Bush Sr. and Others Open Doors for the Carlyle Group." The Nation, vol. 274, no. 11. (Mar. 14, 2002). Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.
- "Selling (Off) Iraq: How to 'Privatize' a Country and Make Millions." The Nation, vol. 276, no. 24 (Jun. 23, 2003), pp. 11-16.
- "Watching What You Say" (cover story). The Nation, vol. 282, no. 11 (Mar. 20, 2006), pp. 11-14.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "About Tim Shorrock." Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears... (blog). Accessed Jul. 6, 2022.
- ^ "Tim Shorrock." The Nation. Accessed Mar. 30, 2016.
- ^ "About Tim Shorrock." timshorrock.com. Accessed Jul. 6, 2022.
- ^ "Book Discussion on Spies for Hire". C-SPAN. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "Korea.net".