In Germany, Safire was best known for the controversy surrounding his New York Times column entitled 'Auschwitz in the Sand'. However, he criticized the US government for its handling of prisoners up to and including the torture scandal in Abu Graib. In his columns, Safire actively advocated the Iraq war, disseminated the statements later revealed as propaganda about weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Saddam Hussein, and supported the American warfare against Iraq. Uri Avnery, winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize, called him a 'man hypnotized by Sharon '. In terms of foreign policy, he was considered a falcon and a well-known advocate of Israel. Safire described himself as a libertarian conservative. His writing style was lovely, informed, and engaging. Reaching for the column became a crucial and enjoyable aspect of the day for our readers in the country and worldwide. His provocative and insightful comments have captivated our readers since he first graced our comments page in 1973. (* 1951), editor of The New York Times, honored Safire on his retirement as a columnist: вЂњThe New York Times would be completely unimaginable without Bill Safire. Clinton's press secretary at the time, Mike McCurry, said the president, had he not been hindered by his official duties, would have landed his answer straight on Safire's nose. His insulting the senator as a ' congenital liar ' was controversial. Hillary Clinton was often the target of his angry comments. In 1992, Safire voted for US presidential candidate Bill Clinton, but became one of his toughest critics after the election. Safire also wrote several novels and non-fiction books. In addition to his political columns he wrote in the New York Times his etymological Sunday column On Language, German About language. From 2000 he headed the Dana Foundation, which promotes neuroscientific projects. During his tenure as presidential advisor, he was bugged on behalf of Nixon, which Safire noted with 'restrained anger'.ДЇrom 1973 to 2005, Safire was a columnist for the New York Times. His memo In Event of Moon Disaster, which he wrote for a possible disaster during the first moon landing, also became known. His famous word sequence nattering nabobs of negativism comes from this time. In 19 Safire took part in the election campaigns of presidential candidate Richard Nixon, and from 1968 he was speechwriter for President Nixon and his Vice-President Spiro Agnew. ДЇrom 1955 to 1960 he worked in a PR agency. In New York he attended the Bronx High School of Science for the gifted and studied four semesters at Syracuse University. Coming from a Jewish family, he added -e to his family name Safir to make it easier to pronounce.

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