Tim Shorrock

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Tim Shorrock
Born1951
NationalityAmerican
GenreNon-fiction

Tim Shorrock (born 1951) is an American writer and commentator on US foreign policy, US national security and intelligence, and East Asian politics.

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Life

The son of missionary parents, Shorrock grew up in Japan shortly after the US occupation following the Second World War. [1] He has written articles for several magazines, including Harper's , Mother Jones , The Nation , [2] and Salon . [3] He also worked as a reporter in the Washington bureau of The Journal of Commerce. [4] In a visit to Korea after the April Revolution, Tim witnessed South Korea's autocrat Syngman Rhee overthrown. He later said, "That was the first time in my life that I ever saw people rise up and throw out a dictator. I always remember the April uprising. That was a big influence on my life." [5]

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Notes

  1. "About Tim Shorrock." Money Doesn't Talk, It Swears... (blog). Accessed Jul. 6, 2022.
  2. "Tim Shorrock." The Nation . Accessed Mar. 30, 2016.
  3. "About Tim Shorrock." timshorrock.com. Accessed Jul. 6, 2022.
  4. "Book Discussion on Spies for Hire". C-SPAN. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. "Korea.net".

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