Thanks Mary, I was disturbed & disappointed to see that John le Carre thanked Urban 'for giving so freely of his military expertise' in the acknowledgements at the end of his 2013 book, 'A Delicate Truth'. Also getting honorary mentions were the Guardian and diplomat Carne Ross, he of fetishising Rojava fame - https://members5.boardhost.com/xxxxx/msg/archive/1500904537.html