Robert Verkaik

@robertverkaik1

Journalist (Indy, i, Guardian,Sun Times etc) specialising in security and education. Writing a book about private education: bobbyverkaik@hotmail.co.uk

London, England
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Joined June 2011
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  1. 2 hours ago

    Made the same mistake with my son and the battlefields of the English Civil War. And no cannons play with at Marston Moor or Sedgefield.

    Larry David takes his daughter to tour every Civil War battlefield
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  2. 2 hours ago

    Given UK halted a SFO corruption investigation into BAe/Saudi arms deal Government is unlikely to publish 'embarrassing' extremism report

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    22 hours ago

    Frank Sinatra's Mugshot, 1938

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    22 hours ago

    Prevent strategy stigmatising Muslim pupils, say teachers

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  5. Jul 4

    Latest from Betty Trask Prize winner ........

    This beauty by Alex Christofi has arrived hot off the press and we can confirm fits snugly into carry-on cases. Th…
  6. Jul 4

    Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.

    ISIS strongholds are collapsing, but the group still remains
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  7. Jul 4

    Child soldier to get £6m compensation. Biggest detainee payout to date. UK payout was £1m each.

    . Canada to issue an apology & $10 million + in compensation to former detainee Omar :
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  8. Jul 4

    was put him on trial at in 2010. Strangest court I ever had to write about. …

    Omar Khadr to get apology, compensation over $10M as lawsuit settled via National Security Reporter
  9. Jul 4

    Was cyber attack on Ukraine health services a war crime? Interesting legal take on cyber warfare.

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    Jul 3

    Terror attacks receive five times more media coverage if perpetrator is Muslim, US study finds

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  11. Jun 30

    Some context in the hunt for the far-right extremist accused of cowardly acid attack.

  12. Jun 29

    This is an important legal challenge holding to account government and security services. History shows the dangers of unchecked MI5/6 ops.

    Legal action launched over Prime Minister’s secret “Third Direction” on British spies, redacted from public docs
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    Jun 28

    A briefing on who was Jihadi john? with Robert Verkaik

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  14. Jun 28

    If International Criminal Court stands for anything then all war criminals must be prosecuted, including those fighting with US/Coalition

    WARNING: Shocking footage of horrific war crimes (beheading and torture) in fight against ISIS. West's Iraqi allies:
  15. Jun 28

    Key question in terror reviews will be how to assess the risk of known extremists where there is no intelligence of attack planning

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  16. Jun 28

    The greater the threat from terrorism the weaker the scrutiny of our response. Good enquiring read from

    Why do we have a policy of assassination (death penalty without trial) in the 21st Century? My latest obsession...
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  17. Jun 27

    King Charles set to be richest monarch on earth once he is funded by the £328.8m Sovereign Grant

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  18. Jun 26

    It has taken two weeks after the worst fire since WW2 for the company to stop selling fire-risk cladding for tower blocks?!

    Firm which supplied cladding thought to have been on London's Grenfell Tower ends global sales for high-rise blocks
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  19. Jun 26

    Very good news but there are still questions over the terms of the release

  20. Jun 25

    Finnish edition of Jihadi John out now.

    Miten tavallisesta lontoolaispojasta tuli Isisin pyöveli?: Robert Verkaik JIHADI JOHN Polttavan ajankohtaisess...
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