Kathleen Christison is the former CIA political analyst turned author and critic of Israel. The 2010 opening cited her article 'Before There Was Terrorism.' Today's opening still names her CIA career and her critical writing but no longer references that piece, though terror survives twice in the body. A reader today does not learn the title of the piece in which she wrote about terrorism.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Kathleen (McGrath) Christison (born 1941) is an American political analyst and author whose primary area of focus is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . She and her husband, Bill Christison, have gained recognition as vocal critics of Israel . Between 1963 and 1972, her work concentrated on Vietnam . The last seven years before her resignation from the agency in 1979 saw her work there centered on the Middle East . Since leaving the CIA, Christison has worked as a free-lance author.1Her articles have been published extensively by the Journal of Palestine Studies and CounterPunch as well as in the Electronic Intifada and Adbusters .2 She is also the author of two books: Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on U.S. The Wound of Dispossession: Telling the Palestinian Story (2002). Kathleen Christison is a former CIA political analyst and has worked on Middle East issues for 30 years "The Arab/Israeli crisis" . Policy in the Middle East . Role in Israel and Palestine . February 13, 2003. as documented by Bill and Kathleen Christison in the online magazine Counterpunch Kathleen Christison (2 May 2002).3 Kathleen Christison and Bill Christison (March–April 2007). D Hirst (Journal of Palestine Studies).4 Journal of Palestine Studies . 32 .
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Kathleen (McGrath) Christison (born 1941) is an American political analyst and author whose primary area of focus is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . Between 1963 and 1972, her work concentrated on Vietnam . She and her husband, Bill Christison, have gained recognition as vocal critics of Israel . Her articles have been published extensively by the Journal of Palestine Studies and CounterPunch as well as in the Electronic Intifada and Adbusters . She is also the author of two books: Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on U.S. The Wound of Dispossession: Telling the Palestinian Story (2002). Policy in the Middle East . Role in Israel and Palestine . Kathleen Christison is a former CIA political analyst and has worked on Middle East issues for 30 years "The Arab/Israeli crisis" . February 13, 2003. as documented by Bill and Kathleen Christison in the online magazine Counterpunch Kathleen Christison (2 May 2002). Kathleen Christison and Bill Christison (March–April 2007). Journal of Palestine Studies . 32 (3).
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The opening as it stood in 2020
American political analyst and author Kathleen (McGrath) Christison (born 1941) is an American political analyst and author whose primary area of focus is the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . Between 1963 and 1972, her work concentrated on Vietnam . She and her husband, Bill Christison, have gained recognition as vocal critics of Israel . Her articles have been published extensively by the Journal of Palestine Studies and CounterPunch as well as in the Electronic Intifada and Adbusters . She is also the author of two books: Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on U.S. The Wound of Dispossession: Telling the Palestinian Story (2002). Policy in the Middle East . Role in Israel and Palestine . Kathleen Christison is a former CIA political analyst and has worked on Middle East issues for 30 years "The Arab/Israeli crisis" . February 13, 2003. as documented by Bill and Kathleen Christison in the online magazine Counterpunch Kathleen Christison (2 May 2002). Kathleen Christison and Bill Christison (March–April 2007). Journal of Palestine Studies . 32 (3).
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American political analyst and author Kathleen (McGrath) Christison (born 1941) is an American political analyst and author whose primary area of focus is the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . Between 1963 and 1972, her work concentrated on Vietnam . She and her husband, Bill Christison, have gained recognition as vocal critics of Israel . Her articles have been published extensively by the Journal of Palestine Studies as well as in the Electronic Intifada and Adbusters . She is also the author of two books: Perceptions of Palestine: Their Influence on U.S. The Wound of Dispossession: Telling the Palestinian Story (2002). Policy in the Middle East . Role in Israel and Palestine . Kathleen Christison is a former CIA political analyst and has worked on Middle East issues for 30 years "The Arab/Israeli crisis" . Kathleen Christison and Bill Christison (March–April 2007). Journal of Palestine Studies . 32 (3).
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american political analyst and author whose primary area of focus is the israeli-palestinian conflict
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american political analyst and author whose primary area of focus is the israeli–palestinian conflict
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