He was a witty, gifted, charming young man. Then, six years ago, something changed. Patrick Cockburn recalls how his son slid into mental illness, while Henry Cockburn describes his life with schizophrenia. 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Mourners lower the body of Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg, 29, left, into his grave after burying his wife Rivkah, 28, both killed in the Mumbai Jewish center attack, during their funeral in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Israelis on Tuesday began burying the six Jews killed in the murder spree in the Indian city of Mumbai, the grimness of the occasion deepened by the conviction that the victims were targeted because of their religion.
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U.S. actress Anne Hathaway arrives for the British premiere of "Rachel Getting Married", Leicester Square, London in this October 20, 2008 file photo. Hathaway and the film shared top billing with border smuggling crime movie "Frozen River" and small town drama "Ballast" in the Spirit Award nominations for the top independent movies of 2008 announced December 2, 2008.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - DECEMBER 03: David Beckham of the LA Galaxy (L) meets members of the Te Waihono A Kupe Maori Cultural Group after arriving at the Auckland International Airport on December 3, 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand. The LA Galaxy are playing a one off match against the Oceania All Stars in Auckland on December 06.
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Actor Viggo Mortensen gestures during a news conference to promote his latest film "Alatriste" in Tokyo on December 1, 2008. The film will be on the screens on December 13. Alatriste, played in the film by 47 year old US actor, is a unscrupulous 17th century adventurer in the movie, set in Spain's "golden age" under King Philip IV which coincided with the emergence of artistic giants such as Velasquez and the development of the "New World."
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Chelsea Clinton (L) and former US President Bill Clinton watch as US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks at the National Building Museum in Washington June 7, 2008. Clinton endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) to be the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate on Saturday and suspended her own White House bid less than a week after the Illinois senator secured enough support to win the nomination. Clinton's endorsement of Obama in a speech at the National Building Museum marked the beginning of efforts to reunite the Democratic Party after a long and divisive campaign battle that ended on Tuesday when Obama won the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination.
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A tear runs down the face of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) as he speaks about his grandmother who died earlier on Monday, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 3, 2008. On the eve of Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham died after a battle with cancer.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (R) share a hug at the conclusion of the CNN/Los Angeles Times Democratic presidential debate in Hollywood, California January 31, 2008.
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...let's see how the British liberal media presented to their readers two major events of these past days.Jonathan Steele and Patrick Cockburn are two major, well-respected British mainstream media journalists who find much space and attention also in the progressive...
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December 2 , 2008US President Barack Obama is working to move the mighty American war-machine from Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan.To do that he needs an agreement with Iran about Iraq (and it would
... I used to look out from the balcony of The Independent’s first floor room in the al-Hamra hotel in Baghdad thinking that one day the hotel would attacked and wondering from which direction the attack would come. The general consensus among the corresponde...
... I used to look out from the balcony of The Independent's first floor room in the al-Hamra hotel in Baghdad thinking that one day the hotel would be attacked and wondering from which direction the attack would come. The general consensus among the corresp...
...of shipping and local manpower (from the underworld) was possibly done by Dawood Ibrahim,” he added. Another expert Patrick Cockburn said the way in which the Pakistani military has allowed Kashmiri and Pakistani militants free range in Pakistan created the...
...government did, while the fights were still raging, was to point an accusatory finger at Pakistan - including guess who ? Patrick Cockburn, the "firebrand" Mullah Sadr, lover. For those of you who have been following the news, Pakistan for the past 4 months...
... Over the past five years, America and its Iraqi allies have pointed triumphantly at a series of spurious milestones meant to mark turning points on the road to stability and security. But the ongoing stalemate over a new Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),...
...and researchers reminiscent of “The Constant Gardener.” MUQTADA AL-SADR: And the Battle for the Future of Iraq, by Patrick Cockburn. (Scribner, $15.) Cockburn, the Iraq correspondent for The Independent in London, examines the career of the radical cleric...
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I'm not sure that the details of Patrick Cockburn's report about the status of forces agreement (SOFA) between the U.S. and Iraq are correct ...
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one of a small handful of books that are required reading for anyone who wants to unravel the meaning of events in Iraq
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Picking out Westerners as hostages or targets suggests the terrorists were inspired by Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda.
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