David Alexander

Position: Journalist
David has been a journalist for 30 years, based in Washington, London, New Delhi, Jerusalem and Philadelphia. He covered the first Gulf war, the Palestinian intifada and the conflict in Kashmir. Since 1998 he has been an editor and reporter in Washington, covering politics, the White House and other stories.

Articles

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U.S. delegation holds talks with Myanmar's Suu Kyi November 04, 09:51pm EST 

YANGON (Reuters) - A top U.S. official held rare talks with Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Wednesday as part of Washington's highest-level visit to the isolated army-ruled country in 14 years.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Performers angry their music used in Guantanamo interrogations

Interrogators at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay liked to blast rock 'n' roll music at inmates to try to induce them to talk. Now some of the folks that made that rock 'n' roll music are blasting back.   Full Article | Comments [21] 

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The First Draft: Executive pay crackdown

For a quiet day, there was surprising consensus among editors about the top news -- big-time bankers who got government bailout money are going to get their paychecks slashed.  Full Article | Comments [10]