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For almost 30 years Irish journalist Patrick Cockburn has been at the heart of some of the world’s greatest conflicts working as a Middle East correspondent for some of Britain’s top national newspapers. Christy Parker spoke to the Irishman who is considered to be among the most experienced commentators on Iraq and one of the few journalists to remain in Baghdad during the first Gulf War.