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Tony Benn: what is the true cost of the Afghanistan war?

Author
Alex Snowdon
Date
14 September 2011
Type
Opinion
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Alex Snowdon

Alex Snowdon is a Counterfire activist in Newcastle. He is active in the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition and the National Education Union.​ He is the author of A Short Guide to Israeli Apartheid (2022).

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