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Empire: World History @empirepoduk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In Episode 1 of this new series, @DalrympleWill is joined by Jason Burke, author of Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam and The Revolutionists, to trace the origins of radical Islamism and the road to 9/11. Watch now 👇 empirepoduk.com

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World History Podcast on Empires & Colonialism | Empire

Listen to the Empire podcast with William Dalrymple and Anita Anand. Explore colonial history, revolutions and global power through storytelling.

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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Don't miss this fabulous episode from Dan Snow's History Hit in which we talk about Osama bin Laden, the man behind the mythology, a month before it is exactly 25 years after the 9/11 attacks. Was a lot of fun & we covered a lot of important ground! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

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The Making of Osama bin Laden

Épisode de balado · Dan Snow's History Hit · 17 août · 1 h 7 min

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

short notice but come and join me at the Frontline club tomorrow night to talk about the extremists who hijacked the 1970s, featuring carlos the Jackal, Leila Khaled, Mossad hits, exploding chianti, the iranian revolution, al-Qaeda and much else! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

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Book talk: The Revolutionists

The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

ah! great. thanks. yes, am looking forward to the book.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The Shadow War part 17695. Iran and Israel are not likely to abandon their addiction to proxies soon, with consequences for everyone, i argue here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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Shadow war: how use of proxy forces by Iran, Israel and US is driving Middle East instability

Across region there is a push to disarm militia and reinforce state authority but the temptation to use proxies remains

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five commas a pound, can't say fairer @commamonger.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Just arrived and looking good... #beachreads

A copy of The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s by Jason Burke. A turquoise cover with two faces, one in green, one in red, and a picture of an airliner.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

aftermath of US-Iran-Israel war will be messy we have another ceasefire which freezes a conflicts but resolves little Israel is destabilising actor as it seeks a new post-Oct 2023 order Gulf states are stuck b/n unreliable US and newly empowered Iran read here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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US-Iran deal may get oil flowing again, but region’s root problems are unsolved

Few analysts believe final settlement can be reached in 60 days – and even if it is, war and instability could soon return

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

thank you Matthew. v pleased you enjoyed.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

intense looking picture taken when walking in Morocco last year w the kids. actually we were having a lovely time.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

thank you ... and please tell all commissioning editors at major publishing houses

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

woo am talking at #thehayfestival about #TheRevolutionists on Saturday evening come and help me get bigger crowd than Michael McIntyre who is on main stage at same time. Frankly, he's no competition for Red Army Faction, Carlos the Jackal, Leila Khaled et al www.hayfestival.com/p-25454-jaso...

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Jason Burke talks to Oliver Bullough - Hay Festival

The international terrorism expert talks to the journalist about a seismic decade of hijackings and hostage-takings that transformed the modern world.

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Jon Severs @jonsevers.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Reading the excellent 'The Revolutionists' by @jasonburke2.bsky.social and got to this bit about incidents in 1983...

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

👍 Recommend this 🔽. Traces the left-wing terrorism of the 1970s through to the Islamist terrorism of later decades detailing continuities and ruptures. Palestine is central to the story and the sections on the Iranian revolution in 1979 are hugely relevant to now... www.penguin.co.uk/books/440432...

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The Revolutionists

Immersive, globe-spanning and full of detail and drama, The Revolutionists is an unprecedented account of a seismic decade that transformed the modern world. In the 1970s, a network of radical extrem...

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

thank you. that's very kind. paperback out in June ....

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

my pleasure. I'm very pleased you enjoyed it and it makes a difference to how you see world events. thank you!

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Thank you, Andrew, for the generous and perceptive review

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

British investigators are circumspect but experts and security officials say Golders Green attack has hallmarks of Iranian intelligence my analysis etc here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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Tangled trail probably leads from Golders Green ambulance attack to Tehran

British investigators are circumspect but experts and security officials say incident has hallmarks of Iranian intelligence

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

i have submitted precisely one report in 27 years of covering Israel to the military censor.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

because they are not subject to the Military Censor

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

meanwhile in Gaza Israeli-backed Palestinian militias have stepped up operations against Hamas Evidence have increased their firepower as they carry out raids deep in Hamas-controlled territory my report: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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Israeli-backed Palestinian militias step up operations against Hamas in Gaza

Armed groups appear to have increased their firepower as they carry out raids deep in Hamas-controlled territory

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

wow, i did not know that. quite glad i got mine out first! although it is rather different. i wonder what he has got that is new....

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

"In his riveting The Revolutionists, Jason Burke treats the Iranian Revolution as a catalyst for “a new and different energy” that would surge through the Middle East. In its aftermath, ... older, leftist revolutionary currents were pushed to the margins." theconversation.com/the-iranian-...

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The Iranian revolution transformed global extremism, replacing left-wing radicalism with religion

Left-wing radicalism dominated the 1970s – until the 1979 Iranian Revolution became a catalyst for ‘a new and different energy’.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Iraq emerging as a new front in this spiralling conflict, with air strikes, militia, Kurds, Shia, proxies covert ops and more all in the mix our report here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

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Iran-backed militias intensify attacks against US, Israel and allies

Iraq emerges as key front in new and often clandestine confrontation after launching dozens of attacks

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

1/9. In 2020 Iran did try to interfere with the presidential election.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

In jerusalem right now somewhat incongruous combination of bells from old city (sunday morning) and loud explosions as missiles from Iran aimed at central israel intercepted overhead. there's no doubt a latin tag that could be usefully deployed. Bluesky users may know. Twitter not so much.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

noisy night here in Jerusalem with a lot of alerts and so in and out of the shelter. all clear half an hour ago, and a stunning clear blue sky. unsurprisingly empty streets. here's my file from last night on rise and demise of Ali Khamenei. The end of an era. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

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The rise and fall of Iran’s ruthless and pragmatic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The radical cleric took over as supreme leader in 1989 and is likely to be replaced by hardline figures

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

came through quiet Ben Gurion airport at 4am this morning on one of last flights in for who knows how long. woken by alerts pinging on phone when first wave of missiles came in, since pretty much nonstop sirens, jets overhead, and explosions rattling windows here in Jerusalem.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

very very long, careful and clever review of The Revolutionists in the New Yorker .. which is pretty amazing "A new history charts how Palestinian militants of the nineteen-seventies made common cause with West Germany’s radical left." t.co/mk6on0oGOz

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/the-revolutionists-jason-burke-book-review

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Stephen Moore @stevem10.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Finally got round to starting my birthday present, @jasonburke2.bsky.social ‘s Revolutionists. 100 pages in in two days and it’s excellent.

The aforementioned book positioned with a pint of bitter.

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15-Minute Book Club @15minutebook.club · 23/01/2026

Our Patreon supporters now have access to our latest episode with @jasonburke2.bsky.social about his remarkable book, The Revolutionists: The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s, and they get their extra 15 minutes with Jason! Join us here: www.patreon.com/posts/revolu... #booksky

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

...which is not surprising, because I loved my decade spent in the 70s. Was spending hours listening to music as research a bit over the top? Maybe .... But then again .... Here's the play list again and thanks for listening/reading! open.spotify.com/playlist/0NW...

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THE REVOLUTIONISTS

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A huge amount missed out obviously. suggestions welcome but this was fun....

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The Human League, The Lebanon, 1984. Yup, The 80s are definitely here, synths, make up, big hair, shoulder pads and everything. Don't You Want Me a better song obviously but still New Romantics sing about civil wars?. I never knew

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Rock The Casbah, The Clash, 1982. British punkrockers tackle MENA politics, the rise of Islamism, secularism and much else. Yes, you can criticise but a hell of an effort. Shareef don't like it ... indeed he didn't.

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

No More Heroes, The Stranglers, punk at its raw best, but an important point too. Where were the heroes by 1977? The idealism of the late 1960s long gone ... The 80s are on the way ...

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

This is fantastic. Liza Liza, Elias Rahbani and his Orchestra. 1978 A reminder that yes Lebanon had a horrendous civil war, with huge consequences for the region, and about six chapters in my book, but still managed to produce some great music. another disco hit for Carlos

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Demis Roussos! obviously. mega hit. not such a bad tune either, if you like that kind of thing, or are just a desperate 1970s nerd ...

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Boogie Nights, Heatwave, 1976. This one a disco classic obviously, and fabulous. It's the 70s, what's not to like? So this was what Carlos the Jackal would have been dancing to in nightclubs in Baghdad when he stayed there 77-79, as well as ....

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Chocolate Menta Mastik, Israel's Eurovision entry in 1975 with Emor Shalom, also got cut from the book, where it was meant to suggest the mood in Israel mid decade i.e loss of confidence post-73 war. not a great tune either ngtl

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Autobahn, Kraftwerk, 1974. This because a paragraph explaining how mid-70s West German music illustrates/encrouaged the turn away from violence among radicals there was cut from the boo. i won't go into it here, but Kraut Rock important....

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Jason Burke @jasonburke2.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Maggie May, Rod Stewart. I know. Terrible song. But - who knew? - Stewart was a favourite of Ulrike Meinhof, co-founder of the Red Army Faction (AKA eponymous Baader Meinhif gang) about whom I could have written a whole book with great pleasure.

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