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

Life[edit]

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]

Publications[edit]

Books[edit]

• The Political Economy of the Pacific Rim: An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Pacific Northwest and East Asia. Berkeley, Calif: Pacific Rim Economic Project (1980). OCLC 44658055.
• Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing. New York: Simon & Schuster (2008). ISBN 978-0743282253. OCLC 449219513.

Articles[edit]

• "Debacle in Kwangju." The Nation, vol. 263, no. 19 (1996).
• "Crony Capitalism Goes Global: Bush Sr. and Others Open Doors for the Carlyle Group." The Nation, vol. 274, no. 11. (Mar. 14, 2002). Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.
• "Selling (Off) Iraq: How to 'Privatize' a Country and Make Millions." The Nation, vol. 276, no. 24 (Jun. 23, 2003), pp. 11-16.
• "Watching What You Say" (cover story). The Nation, vol. 282, no. 11 (Mar. 20, 2006), pp. 11-14.

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External links[edit]

• Official website
• Tim Shorrock at IMDb
• Appearances on C-SPAN