''ROBERT FISK HAS BEEN REPORTING FROM THE MIDDLE EAST WITH INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING...AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE'' NOAM CHOMSKY

In this final work from renowned journalist Robert Fisk, he picks up reporting on the Middle East where his internationally bestselling The Great War of Civilisation left off.
From the Arab uprisings and the Syrian civil war to Israel''s conflicts with Palestine and Lebanon, Fisk condemns the West''s ongoing hypocrisy and interference while revealing the horrific truth of life on the ground. Unafraid to criticise authority and unpick complex truths, hecreates a compelling narrative of passionate and engaging journalism, historical analysis and eyewitness reporting.
With a Postscript by Nelofer Pazira-Fisk and a foreword by Patrick Cockburn, Night of Power delivers an essential and prophetic account of the last twenty years, which exposes the inescapable consequences of colonial oppression and violence in the Middle East.

''This is a masterly work by a unique and gifted ''historian of the present'', who was unafraid to criticise authority while revealing the horrific realities of life and death on the ground'' Conor O''Clery, Irish Times


''Every sentence of Robert Fisk radiates his loathe of wars and the inevitable dehumanization they produce, which makes his (sadly) last book an everlasting warning, beyond its value as a meticulous historical recount and analysis of today''s events'' Amira Hass, journalist, Haaretz


''Fisk''s reporting is clear-eyed and unflinching, a model for what journalists should aspire to practice in their ever more important and widely threatened craft'' Anthony Arnove, editor, Iraq Under Siege and author, Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal


''I was at the funeral of a friend of mine, in Kilternan cemetery ... I came across Robert Fisk''s grave. Someone has to bear witness to the unspeakable, and he did it, whatever the cost to himself'' Neil Jordan, film director and writer Lire la suite Fermer

Depuis les années 1970, l'histoire du Moyen-Orient se confond presque avec celle de ses guerres et de ses conflits : guerre soviétique en Afghanistan (1979-1989), guerre Iran-Irak (1980-1988), guerre du Liban (1975-1991), guerre du Golfe (1991), guerres américaines en Afghanistan (2001) et en Irak (2003), sans oublier l'interminable conflit israélo-palestinien. Si ces années furent celles d'une « grande guerre pour la civilisation », c'est en raison du rôle persistant que les puissances occidentales - la France et le Royaume-Uni dans la première partie du XXe siècle, puis les États-Unis - n'ont jamais cessé de jouer dans une région qu'elles considèrent comme leur zone d'influence : aux entreprises coloniales succéda l'ère des manoeuvres diplomatiques, des jeux d'alliances complexes et secrètes, des coups d'État et des trafics d'armes, le tout dans une indifférence quasi complète au sort des innombrables victimes de cette histoire dramatique. Dans ce livre magistral, Robert Fisk raconte et documente notamment le soutien cynique apporté par les régimes occidentaux aux brutales dictatures de la région, et témoigne, année après année, de la montée concomitante de l'amertume et de la haine de millions de musulmans à l'égard de l'Occident. Mêlant récits, enquêtes, dialogues avec les acteurs - dirigeants et anonymes -, analyses et souvenirs personnels, Robert Fisk retrace l'épopée tragique du Moyen-Orient, à travers la chronique détaillée de ses sanglants épisodes.
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The final work of Robert Fisk, following on from the authoritative and highly acclaimed The Great War for Civilisation, which charted his 30-year career as a reporter in the war zones of the Middle East.
An extraordinary chronicle of Fisk''s trademark rigorous journalism, historical analysis and eyewitness reporting. Fully immersed in the Middle East and skeptical of the West''s ongoing interference, Fisk was committed to uncovering complex and uncomfortable truths that rarely featured on the traditional news agenda.
With a foreword from fellow Middle East correspondent and former colleague Patrick Cockburn, Night of Power delivers an essential and final account from one of the world''s finest journalists, and proves itself timely as ever. Lire la suite Fermer