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John Martinkus was a master of courageous, no-bullshit journalism. He shot from the hip | David Bridie

The Guardian - Media · David Bridie · last updated

He was a character straight out of a 1930s-set Coen brothers film. The big overcoat, pork pie hat, the low growl

Is truth in war really that unclear? I went to Vietnam last year and saw statues of Ho Chi Minh out the front of a Maserati showroom. I saw little Chinese influence. There was no domino effect.

I also visited Timor-Leste, a country that finally is independent. It lost nearly one-third of its population and, yes, there were internal divides, but it is united in independence and no one doubts that the militias there were funded by Indonesian special forces.

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