Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Jr Years (2001- 2004)

• Alistair Cooke's Last Letter

  In Alistair Cooke's last letter, he considers how the war in Iraq is a key element in the run-up to the US Presidential Election.

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• How WWI turned slimming into a fashion

  Alistair Cooke recalls how slimming became fashionable during the food shortages that followed the First World War.

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• Encounters with Intelligence

  Alistair Cooke looks at the meaning of 'intelligence' and recounts how he was mistaken for a spy during World War II.

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• Was Saddam a Threat or Not?

  Alistair Cooke discusses the resignation of the US chief weapons inspector, Dr David Kay.

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• The Day of the GP is Over

  Alistair Cooke remembers the days before specialisation when doctors in the USA used to make house calls.

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