Register of the John K. Cooley papers, 1952-2008
| 1927, November 25 | Born, New York City |
| Undated | Graduated, Dartmouth College |
| 1946-1947, 1951-1953 | Military and U.S. government service, Vienna |
| 1954 | Editorial writer, New York Herald Tribune |
| 1957-1964 | Free lance journalist in North Africa |
| 1965 | Published Baal, Christ and Muhammed: Religion and Revolution in Africa(New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston) |
| 1965-1978 | Middle East staff correspondent, Christian Science Monitor |
| 1966 | Published East Wind Over Africa(New York: Walker and Co.) |
| 1973 | Published, Green March, Black September: The Story of Palestinian Arabs(London: Frank Cass) |
| 1978-1981 | Pentagon correspondent, Christian Science Monitor |
| 1981-1998 | Staff correspondent, London and the Middle East, ABC News |
| 1981 | Published, Libyan Sandstorm: The Story of Qaddafi's Revolution (New York: New Republic Books) |
| 1992 | Published, Payback: America's Long War in the Middle East (Brassey's) |
| 1995 | Received George Polk Memorial Career Award for Distinguished Reporting, Long Island University |
| 1999 | Published, Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America, and International Terrorism(London: Pluto Press, updated editions in 2001, 2002) |
| 2002 | Published, An Alliance Against Babylon: America, Israel and Iraq |
| 2008 | Published, Currency Wars |
| 2008, August 6 | Died, Athens, Greece |
Scope and Content of Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Collected Algerian Materials 1960-1962
Inventory by John K. Cooley (1963 accession)
Algiers military coup 1961 April 19-27
Dispatch to Christian Science Monitor, containing background information on the Organisation Armée Secrète April 18
Eyewitness account of Challe take-over, cabled to Radio Press International, London, and Christian Science Monitor, but blocked by censorship April 22
Broadcasts from Cooley to CBC, London, on "Radio France" April 23
Carbon copy of diplomatic report, concerning Saharan petroleum, gas and other resources being surveyed at that time, due to possibility of extended blockade by the French government forces April 20
Notes taken on breakdown of loyalist and insurgent officers, including list of those imprisoned by junta April 22
Dispatch to Christian Science Monitor, read on "Radio France" April 24
Radio broadcasts to Radio Press International and CBC, concerning the possibility of paratroop landing in France, and statements by Challe and Salan (censored) April 24
Uncensored dispatch prepared for Christian Science Monitor, intended to be smuggled out but never sent April 24
Handwritten memoranda of conversations with two clandestine pro-government officer informants concerning military situation undated
Thermofax copy of proclamation prepared and broadcast by Challe on "Radio France," concerning activity of army April 24
Broadcasts concerning Foreign Legion refusal to return to government authority April 27
Dispatches and broadcasts concerning aftermath of coup April 28
Copy of Algiers afternoon newspaper, Dernière Heure April 23
Copy of Le Journal d'Alger April 24
Copy of La Dépêche: Quotidien de l'Algerie April 24
Interviews with Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) leaders in Cairo 1960
Abbas, Ferhat (typescript) 1960 October 16
Beklacem, Krim (typescript) 1960 November 25
Miscellaneous FLN releases and propaganda
Political bulletins of GPRA mission, Rabat 1961 December 8; 1962 January 2 and 19
Appeal by Ferhat Abbas to the Algerian people, Tunis 1960 December 16
Brochure, Aspects of the Algerian Revolution undated
Other materials 1960
Handouts, titled "Algérie 1960," given to journalists, on miscellaneous aspects of the Algerian question. Produced by French government information services, Algiers 1960
Resumes, news articles about John K. Cooley 1996-2008
George Polk Award 1996
Obituaries 2008
Writings and Speeches 1952-2008
Books
Baal, Christ, and Muhammed (1965), publicity 1965
Libyan Sandstorm: The Complete Account of Qaddafi's Revolution (1982), reviews 1982-1983
Payback: America's Long War in the Middle East (1991), reviews 1991-1992
Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America, and International Terrorism (1999)
Reviews and publicity 2000-2002
Packet of Italian articles (sent by publisher) reviewing Unholy Wars in Italy 2001-2006
An Alliance Against Babylon: America, Israel and Iraq (2005)
Revised manuscript and author's letter to Pluto highlighting the book's contributions and highlights 2003
Earlier draft 2003
Research materials
Main binder (with author's annotations indicating future chapters)
Main binder (with author's annotations indicating future chapters) (contd.)
Secondary binder
Proposed covers
Currency Wars, 2008
Blue notebook. Handwritten draft of Chapter 13 of Currency wars
"Supernotes: The Counterfeiters' Secret War against America." Book Proposal and Outline, Version 1 1997
"Supernotes: The Secret War of Counterfeiters against America," Version 2 1997
"Funny Money: The Counterfeiters in History and the New Europe," summary outline with hand-written notes, Draft Chapter 1 2001
"Funny Money: Counterfeiters & Money Launderers- Their Threat in History and the Age of New Terrorism," revised summary outline 2001
"Money Power: Counterfeiting as Crime and Weapon of War." Book proposal, outline and draft chapter 2 2005
"Currency Wars," first draft with corrections 2007 (2 folders)
Research material
General
General (contd.)
Counterfeiting in the United States
Counterfeiting in Europe
Early research (Crane Paper Company) 1996-1997 (2 folders)
Operation Bernhard (German counterfeiting ring in World War II)
Newspaper articles 1952-2008
New York Herald articles, clippings 1952-1953
Christian Science Monitor, 1957-1980
1957-1961
1975 Oversize
1976 Oversize
1977 Oversize
Pentagon stories 1978-1981
1978
1979
1980
Articles in various publications, clippings and photocopies 1980-2008
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2008
ABC News website commentaries 1996-2003
Magazine articles and book chapters 1996-2003
"Cross and Crescent," The Commonweal November 24, 1961
"King Hassan's Unbound Morocco," The Reporter October 11, 1962
"Conflict within the Iraqi Left," Problems of Post-Communism January-February 1980
"The News from the Mideast: A Working Approach," Middle East Journal Autumn 1981
The War over Water, Foreign Policy Spring 1984
"Libya," prepared for Handbook of the Arab World, 1986
"Pre-Gulf War Diplomacy," Survival, March/April 1991
"Death of a Diplomat: John K. Cooley's Memories of 1974," published in 50 Years: Cyprus Mail (Nicosia, 1995)
"Middle Eastern Terrorism: The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict," written for the Encyclopedia of Terrorism (published by M.E. Sharpe) 1996
"Vienna 1946," original draft in English, September 2002, and published version (in Italian) Diario Milano January 2003
"Proxies and Proxy Wars: 20th Century Mishaps and Disasters," prepared for Rethink: Causes and Consequences of September 11, edited by Giorgio Baravalle 2004
Draft articles and works in progress 1950s-2008
Bin Laden's Shadow Spotted in the Balkans undated, circa 2001
The Dream of Samarra: Saints and Sorcerers in the Western Sahara undated, circa 1950s
Epilogue: The Globalization of Violence date unknown
"From the Red Army to the Zaibatsu" (Japanese leftist connection to Palestinians), draft chapter date unknown
"The Genteel Sovereign: A Reminiscence of King Hussein ibn Talal of Jordan" date and venue unknown
"Iran, Maghreb and Afghanistan: Landmarks" Autobiographical sketch date and venue unknown
Israel and Iraq: Convoluted Antagonism date and venue unknown
"Israel and the Iraq Wars" Outline for an article based on book Alliance with Babylon
Remembrances of Saleh Taamri date and venue unknown
Terrorism: Continuity and Change in the 20th Century undated, circa 2000
"Who Cares About Syria?" Draft article originally prepared for submission to the Washington Quarterly, not published circa 1984
Who's Afraid of Militant Islam? undated
"A War against Saddam Is No Local Conflict," written for the International Herald Tribune December 14, 1990
"Greece Wants to Stop Changing Balkan Frontiers," written for the International Herald Tribune July 25, 1992
"In the Mideast and Balkans, the Russians Try Hard for a Comeback," written for the International Herald Tribune May 2, 1994
"Beirut Blues, by Hanan al-Shakykh" (book review), written for the International Herald Tribune May 8, 1995
"After Oslo: New Realities, Old Problems" (book review), written for the Journal of Palestinian Studies 1998
Who Really Dunnit? We May Never Know: a Comment for Perspective on 10th Anniversary of Pan-Am 103 Bombing 1998
"The Palestinians Need Hanan Ashrawi's Brainy Leadership?" written for the International Herald Tribune May 29, 2002
"September 11 Anniversary: History Lessons," prepared for Diario, August 2002 publication date unknown
Wanted: Urgent Action to Mid-East Water Issues September 23, 2002
"The War that Spared New York" (German World War II plans to bomb New York), written for the International Herald Tribune 2003
"Homeless in Gaza," written for Diario Magazine May 18, 2004
"U.S. Homeland Security and the Atlantic U-boat War, 1942-44," Written in 2005 for the US Naval Institute's Essay Contest on Naval Intelligence
"Friendship and Professionalism in the Old Beirut," draft of tribute to Peter Jennings, written for the Christian Science Monitor August 2005
"Iran, Iraq and the Gulf: The Fire Again?" draft prepared for the Harvard International Review, March 2006 published in Summer 2006
"Can Putin Fight Russia's Money Forgery Problem?" 2007, draft for International Herald Tribune
Oil and Cyprus February 2007
"Currency Counterfeiting," written for Esquiremagazine (December 2007)
Counterfeiting article submitted to Foreign Policy May 2008
Proposed projects 1954-2008
Land of the Nearest East,unpublished book manuscript undated, circa 1954
Mohammed Khidder book
Background material 1979-1980
Book outline undated
Chapter drafts undated
Signed declaration of widow of Khidder 1979
World War II espionage novel: notes and background material circa 1990s
Tibet reportage, 1995 (story proposal for the Washington Post, draft articles for The Guardian, Cyprus Mail and International Herald Tribune, suggested storyboard outline for ABC News feature, and background material)
Libya: International Crisis Group report (proposed) 2002-2003 (4 folders)
Libya: International Crisis Group report (proposed) 2002-2003 (contd.)
"Pan Am 103 or Delayed Justice," book proposal (with Wilhelm Dietl)
Book proposal summary and chapter outline
Authors' correspondence
Background papers and materials 2002-2008
Personal memoirs (incomplete) undated circa 2007-2008
Background material (including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal on Franco-American air base in Morocco)
Chapter drafts and notes
Speeches and conference papers 1991-2005
"Covering the Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991," Conference on the Media and the Gulf War, Turkish Foreign Press Association, Istanbul June 7-8, 1991
"Cleaning Up Middle East Water," prepared for Middle East Economic Summit November 14, 1996
Censorship, Technology and Foreign Reporting 1997
"The Frankenstein Syndrome: Unforeseen Consequences of the CIA's Jihad in Afghanistan, 1979-1989," Conference of SHAFR, Georgetown University, June 19, 2002 1997
"Images and Realities in the Palestinian World," Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine. Washington DC September 11, 1998
CUNY Conference on Globalization and the Media 1999
"Consequences of the 1979-89 Jihad," note for possible presentation February 17, 2000
"War and the Druglords in South Asia," prepared for delivery at the HNN conference on Drugs, Visby, Sweden May 3-6, 2001
"Libyan History, Libyan Legends," prepared for delivery at conference on Libya's future, Washington DC October 2001
"The 'Anti-Terror' War since Sept. 11," prepared for delivery at La Maison de l'Europe, Paris March 5, 2002
"Old Roots of 'New' Terrorism," prepared for delivery at the CCAS, Georgetown University March 27, 2003
"Arab Development: Sequels are Needed," presented at the UNDP-AHDR conference, Ifrane, Morocco December 11-14, 2003
"Privatizing War and Occupation," prepared for Launch of Rethink 9/11, Tufts University February 25, 2004
"Terrorism: Constants and Verities," Prepared for the EPIIC Forum, Tufts University February 29, 2004
"The United States in the Middle East: A Half Century of Change," prepared for delivery at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan March 9, 2005
"Failures of Intelligence? Or Un-Intelligent Failures," prepared for delivery at the US Congressional Black Caucus Hearing on 9/11 Commission Report Omissions, Washington DC September 23-25, 2005
The Making of a Foreign Correspondent
Counterfeiting (Supernotes) 1996-1997
Crypto AG (Zurich) 1994
Iraqi antiquities, theft of 1999
John Paul II, Pope; Assassination attempt 2000-2002
Memos, ABC News research, background and correspondence
Transcript of ABC News interview, Peter Jennings with Father Jean Calvez
Background material
Pan-Am 103 / Lockerbie bombing 1989-2000
Background material and correspondence 1989-1991
Background material and correspondence 1999-2000
Transcript of Primetime television special 1989
Videotape of Primetime television special 1989
Philadelphia Experiment (regarding attempt to make a U.S. naval ship invisible to detection) 1997
Various investigative stories, ABC News 1998-2000
Water management conflict in the Middle East 1982-1983
Photographs collected by John Cooley 1958-1990
Ayatollah Morteza Pasindideh with Imam undated
Prince Reza Pahlavi, single portrait and visit with California Governor George Deukmejian undated and 1990 (2 prints)
Ayatollah Khomeini with his family in Iran, prior to exile 1958 (gift of Chris Isham, ABC News)
Ayatollah Khomeini with Ayatollah Morteza Pasindideh 1979 (gift of Chris Isham, ABC News)
Suez Canal, with President Anwar Sadat, General Hosni Mubarak, and Prince Reza Pahlavi 1979 (copyright, Annie Jennings)
Beirut and Lebanon, United Press International photographs, by Claude Salhani 1981-1984 (80 prints, 2 folders)
Photographs taken by John K. Cooley 1966-1983
Military parade in unidentified country, possibly Algeria undated (37 prints and negatives)
Various photographs, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain undated (7 prints, 7 slides)
Yemen 1967 (31 prints)
Western Sahara 1969 (22 prints)
Photos taken on assignment with Christian Science Monitor 1966-1980 (33 prints)
Izmir, Turkey 1979 (10 prints, 3 contact sheets)
Libya and Moammar Qadaffi undated, probably 1980s (65 color prints)
South Lebanon and Israel May-June 1983
Reporter's notebooks 1991-2007
1991
1999-2003
2001
2002
2003
2006
Counterfeiting book, Greek wildfires 2007
"Unholy Wars" book
Book ideas undated
Interviews 2000-2001
Various projects undated
Business cards undated
Correspondence
General 1996-2006
King Hussein of Jordan 1989
American University in Beirut, pamphlets and press releases 1975
"Carter-Brezhnev Project," Brown University 1995-1996
"Conversations in Lebanon," by Joe and Lois Malone 1977
Driss, Rachid, reprints of articles about Tunisia prior to World War II, from Cahiers de Tunisie 1978-1979
Environnement économique d'Ossama bin Laden 2001
George Polk affair (background material)
Iraq (unpublished papers and other documents) 1987-1997
"Israeli Settlement Policies in Occupied Arab Territories," transcript and slides for presentation, from Office of the Crown Prince of Jordan 1980
Maps and guides
Middle East Peace Conference, Madrid, 1991, "Issues, Facts, and Figures: A Guide"