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''With Every Mistake'' is a collection of
Gwynne Dyer Michael Gwynne Dyer (born 17 April 1943) is a British-Canadian military historian, author, professor, journalist, broadcaster, and retired naval officer. Dyer rose to prominence in the 1980s with the release of his television series ''War'' in 1 ...
's articles published between
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and the Iraqi election in 2005. The articles are interspersed with commentary from Dyer which includes discussion of the issues, reflections on the Canadian publishing environment, and self-criticism for the things that he got wrong. The title is taken from the Beatles' song, "
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", by George Harrison: "With every mistake, we must surely be learning."


Contents

# "A Long Way in a Short Time" # "Just Walking Down the Road, Minding My Own Business...2001, pre-9/11" # "The Suddenly...September 11-December 21, 2001" # "The Uslims: Malevolent, Mysterious and Probably Crazy" # "Meanwhile, in Another Part of the Forest..." # "Axis of Evil: The Subject Has Changed January–December 2002" # "Israel and Palestine: The Long Run" # "South Asia: Dangerous, But Getting Better" # "Invading Iraq: The Reason Why" # "The State of Europe" # "Miscellany I" # "Iraq: Vanishing WMD, Rising Resistance" # "Catastrophes Old and Pending" # "Africa's Travails" # "Iraq: Shia Pressure, American Abuse, Sunni Revolt" # "The Lost Continent" # "East Asian Games" # "Iraq and Terrorism: A Sense of Proportion" # "The Fate of Israel" # "The Rich and the Poor" # "Miscellany II" # "We Must Surely be Learning"


Release details

* 2005, Canada, Random House Canada , Pub date 25 October 2005, Hardback * 2006, Canada, Vintage Canada , Pub date 10 October 2006, Paperback


Reviews


Review by Nathan Whitlock


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