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"To all of them [Bush administration] a book seemed safe, almost discreet. But medieval means of communication, black ink on dead trees, was still history's most authentic vehicle." - Jenkins on the 2004 book 'Plan of Attack' by Bob Woodward.

"In 1853 the explorer Richard Burton became the first Westerner to penetrate the holy shrine of Mecca." - A nice cross reference to a book I read earlier this year: 'Der Weltensammler' by Ilija Trojanow, about Burton's expeditions.

"As so often in history, the 'logic of war' was more potent than its morality. Victory, it was hoped, would ask no questions." [Jenkins on NATO strategies in Kosovo, 1999]