Oliver Craner

[Mr. Tea]

Just a load of tedious rows and arguing

And yet you're a regular contributor to this place?

 

[craner]

I humbly offer my latest work:

‘Everyone Middle East is here’: The British in Iraq

The real difficulty here is that we don’t know exactly what we intend to do in this country. Can you persuade people to take your side when you are not sure in the end whether you’ll be there to ta…

olivercraner.com

 

[luka]

i gave it good crack Oliver but that one i found too stultifyingly boring, sorry.

 

[craner]

i gave it good crack Oliver but that one i found too stultifyingly boring, sorry.

That's OK, I'm sorry you hated it.

Nobody has to read it, by the way, and it is very long.

 

[luka]

i didnt hate it i just got bored. and as you say it is very long

 

[sus]

I humbly offer my latest work:

‘Everyone Middle East is here’: The British in Iraq

The real difficulty here is that we don’t know exactly what we intend to do in this country. Can you persuade people to take your side when you are not sure in the end whether you’ll be there to ta…

olivercraner.com

Can you give us a preview of attractions

What are we looking at

 

[craner]

An essay about the British engagement with Iraq through invasion, occupation, human rights, the arms trade and the exiles. It features Gertrude Bell, Ann Clwyd, Ahmad Chalabi, Tony Blair, Wilfred Thesiger, Rory Stewart and Emma Sky and spans a period that begins with the First World War and ends with the Chilcot Enquiry.

 

[sufi]

An essay about the British engagement with Iraq through invasion, occupation, human rights, the arms trade and the exiles. It features Gertrude Bell, Ann Clwyd, Ahmad Chalabi, Tony Blair, Wilfred Thesiger, Rory Stewart and Emma Sky and spans a period that begins with the First World War and ends with the Chilcot Enquiry.

Absolutely brilliant
I don't know why you like Chlabi so much though, i guess something to do with that plush mayfair apartment?

 

[sufi]

it's amazing that you produced something of this sort of quality without an editor (not saying you even need an editor, just that professionals get an unfair advantage!)

 

[craner]

Absolutely brilliant
I don't know why you like Chlabi so much though, i guess something to do with that plush mayfair apartment?

Thank you, I thought it was good too, but I was starting to get worried that I was deluded.

With Chalabi, I think "like" is the wrong word, but I think he is one of the most fascinating characters of our time.

 

[sufi]

it should be much longer, loads more anecdotal details, more illuminating quotes, more grinding rory stewart's reputation to dust beneath your boot heel in the filthy gutter where he belongs,
& much more craner - more of your excellent analysis and conclusions

 

[sufi]

Thank you, I thought it was good too, but I was starting to get worried that I was deluded.

With Chalabi, I think "like" is the wrong word, but I think he is one of the most fascinating characters of our time.

you forgot all about the mujahadin khalq!

 

[craner]

it's amazing that you produced something of this sort of quality without an editor (not saying you even need an editor, just that professionals get an unfair advantage!)

Practice!

 

[craner]

you forgot all about the mujahadin khalq!

Not enough room!

 

[sufi]

Practice!

you are a star

 

[luka]

im glad sufi likes it. i felt bad about having to say it was too boring to read.

 

[craner]

The fact that you liked it Sufi made it worth the effort of writing it.

 

[craner]

im glad sufi likes it. i felt bad about having to say it was too boring to read.

Yeah, it rather puts a dent in you. Still, all feedback is worthwhile!

 

[luka]

i had to be honest. i read the first section then i realised i'd only made a dent in the essay and that was what did for me

 

[luka]

it doesnt help that i couldnt give a shit about iraq or iraqis obviously.