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Thom Shanker
Pentagon Correspondent
The New York Times
Thom Shanker, a Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times, routinely spends time embedded with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Shanker was formerly a foreign editor and correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, based in Moscow, Berlin, and Sarajevo. He is co-author of Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda.
Recent Publications & News
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NATO Reduces Scope of Its Afghanistan Plans
By David W. Barno & USA (Ret.)
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Obama Set for Limited Strike on Syria as British Vote No
By Phillip Carter
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Counterstrike: The Untold Story Of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda
By Eric Schmitt & Thom Shanker
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