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Seymour M. Hersh

Seymour M. Hersh wrote his first piece for The New Yorker in 1971 and has been a regular contributor to the magazine since 1993.

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15 picks · 1972–2015

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The Scene of the Crime
letter from vietnam ·

Seymour M. Hersh returns to Vietnam to visit the site of the My Lai massacre.

The Next Act
annals of national security ·

Is a damaged Administration less likely to attack Iran, or more?

Torture at Abu Ghraib
annals of national security ·

Seymour M. Hersh’s 2004 report on the torture of Iraqis by American soldiers.

The Deal
annals of national security ·

Why is Washington going easy on Pakistan’s nuclear black marketers?

Moving Targets
annals of national security ·

Will the counter-insurgency plan in Iraq repeat the mistakes of Vietnam?

The Syrian Bet
annals of national security ·

Did the Bush Administration burn a useful source on Al Qaeda?

Offense and Defense
annals of national security ·

The battle between Donald Rumsfeld and the Pentagon.

Lunch With the Chairman
annals of national security ·

Why was Richard Perle meeting with Adnan Khashoggi?

Missed Messages
annals of national security ·

Why the government didn't know what it knew.

THE SPOILS OF THE GULF WAR
a reporter at large ·

A REPORTER AT LARGE about the business dealings of Bush associates in Kuwait after the Gulf War. Tells how Bush was accompanied to Kuwait on a triumphal …

On the Nuclear Edge
a reporter at large ·

A REPORTER AT LARGE about the defused crisis between India and Pakistan in 1990, which could have led to nuclear war between the two countries, and …

II-COVERUP
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about the Army's investigation of the Son My massacres of S. Vietnamese civilians (women, children, & old men) by US troops, on Mar. …

The Massacre at My Lai
a reporter at large ·

Seymour M. Hersh’s 1972 piece about a mass killing of civilians during the Vietnam War.