May 1998
The Sunday Times, 3 May 1998, Cook snared in arms for coup inquiry
The Sunday Telegraph, 3 May 1998, Foreign Office accused of aiding mercenaries
BBC, 3 May 1998, British Customs investigate Sierra Leone arms deal allegations
The Times, 4 May 1998, Cook faces Commons row over arms deal licences
The Times, 4 May 1998 (Opinion), Give a dog of war a bad name
The Telegraph, 4 May 1998, Cook launches inquiry into mercenaries claim
BBC, 4 May 1998, Gun-running investigation underway
The Times, 5 May 1998 (Leader), The case for a pragmatic assessment of mercenary forces
The Times, 5 May 1998, Internet peer stumbled upon arms deal
The Times, 6 May 1998, Officials failed to inform Cook of arms deal inquiry
The Telegraph, 6 May 1998, Ministers 'kept in the dark over arms to Africa inquiry'
BBC, 6 May 1998, British government denies planning to send arms to Sierra Leone
BBC, 6 May 1998, British government announces inquiry into arms-to-Sierra Leone
BBC, 6 May 1998, 'No whitewash' on Sierra Leone arms sales - Cook
The Times, 7 May 1998, Cook announces Sierra Leone arms inquiry
BBC, 7 May 1998, Sierra Leone arms probe criticised
BBC, 7 May 1998, British High Commissioner is a 'hero' in Sierra Leone
The Times, 8 May 1998, Pressure grows on arms-debacle MP
The Times, 8 May 1998 (Leader), The Foreign Secretary has rushed to judgment prematurely
The Times, 8 May 1998, Mandarins and ministers fall out over genesis of a coup
The Telegraph, 8 May 1998, Diamonds, diplomacy and dogs of war
BBC, 8 May 1998, UK Government 'approved Sierra Leone arms deal'
BBC, 8 May 1998, Sandline releases letter informing Cook of contacts with officials
The Times, 9 May 1998, Arms scandal engulfs Cook
The Times, 9 May 1998, Letter that sparked arms row
The Times, 9 May 1998 (Leader), How does one get through to Robin Cook?
The Times, 9 May 1998 (Letters), Credit owed to these 'dogs of war'
The Times, 9 May 1998, Secret armies, a force to be reckoned with
The Times, 9 May 1998, Unstable regimes provide main work
The Telegraph, 9 May 1998, Arms to Africa crisis for Cook
The Telegraph, 9 May, Navy repaired arms aid helicopter
BBC, 9 May 1998, 'I've nothing to hide,' says Cook
BBC, 9 May 1998, Ministers misled over arms affair, says peer
The Sunday Times, 10 May 1998, First proof of navy role in coup
The Sunday Times, 10 May 1998 (editorial), Full disclosure
The Sunday Times, 10 May 1998, Diamond dogs of war
The Sunday Telegraph, 10 May 1998, Cook and Foreign Office in civil war over Sierra Leone
CNN, 10 May 1998, Britain steps up defensive in Sierra Leone arms scandal
BBC, 10 May 1998, Further allegations in Sierra Leone arms row
BBC, 10 May 1998, Ambiguities surround arms-to-Africa row
BBC, 10 May 1998, Cook - 'I'll quit if proved wrong'
BBC, 10 May 1998, Arms-to-Africa affair dominates newspapers
The Times, 11 May 1998, Ministry denies Navy had role in toppling junta
The Times, 11 May 1998, Cook pledges to quit if inquiry implicates him
The Times, 11 May 1998, Milestones on road to Cabinet crisis
The Times, 11 May 1998, Dispute eroding Foreign Office morale
The Times, 11 May 1998, Investigation to focus on UN embargo law
The Times, 11 May 1998, Sierra Leone turns out to cheer British arms 'hero'
The Times, 11 May 1998, The answer to Sandline lies in the Foreign Secretary's red boxes
The Times, 11 May 1998 (Letters), Ethics concern on Sierra Leone affair
The Telegraph, 11 May 1998, My advice was sought, says colonel
The Telegraph, 11 May 1998, Cook's job on the line in arms row
The Guardian, 11 May 1998, 'New look' puts Cook on the spot
BBC, 11 May 1998, Tories turn up heat on Cook
BBC, 11 May 1998, Sierra Leone arms probe criticised
BBC, 11 May 1998, Sierra Leone says arms scandal 'exaggerated'
BBC, 11 May 1998, Arms row 'overblown' - PM
BBC, 11 May 1998, Sierra Leone - a turbulent history
The Times, 12 May 1998, Sandline briefing was sent to Cook
The Times, 12 May 1998 (Opinion), Law of the jungle
The Times, 12 May 1998, Blair changes tack on Sierra Leone affair
The Telegraph, 12 May 1998, Blair shrugs off 'hoo-ha' over arms
The Telegraph, 12 May 1998, 'We don't see what all the fuss is about'
The Telegraph, 12 May 1998, Diplomat who braved the riot and mayhem
CNN, 12 May 1998, British minister denies wrongdoing in Sierra Leone
BBC, 12 May 1998, Cook faces grilling
BBC, 12 May 1998, Cook retaliates in arms row
BBC, 12 May 1998, Cook escapes Commons mauling
The Times, 13 May 1998, Sandline affair riddled with contradictions
The Times, 13 May 1998 (Opinion), An awfully British coup
The Times, 13 May 1998 (Leader), Still the issue
The Times, 13 May 1998, Cook rejects charges of official 'shambles'
The Times, 13 May 1998, My team is in the clear, says Cook
The Times, 13 May 1998, Marines sough firm's advice
The Times, 13 May 1998, Kabbah denies Britain gave military support
The Times, 13 May 1998, Arms row threatens mop-up operation against junta marauders
The Telegraph, 13 May 1998, Cook tries to defuse arms row
The Telegraph, 13 May 1998, Freetown supports Blair's version of events
The Telegraph, 13 May 1998, Private armies are a far cry from the Sixties dogs of war
The Telegraph, 13 May 1998, Machete revenge of junta rebels on the rampage
BBC, 13 May 1998, Telegrams 'warned of embargo busters'
New York Times, 13 May 1998, US reportedly backed British mercenary group in Africa
The Times, 14 May 1998, Financier behind Sandline deal may name names
The Times, 14 May 1998, Diplomats in Africa may have broken embargo
The Times, 14 May 1998, 'Kingmaker' must watch from far away
The Telegraph, 14 May 1998, US says Sandline experts helped to overthrow rebels
The Telegraph, 14 May 1998, Cook faces committee clash
The Telegraph, 14 May 1998, Rally planned to support Penfold, the people's hero
BBC, 14 May 1998, Flak flies over arms row
BBC, 14 May 1998, British Foreign Office head rejects Sierra Leone allegations
BBC, 14 May 1998, Top diplomat retracts arms-to-Africa claims
The Times, 15 May 1998, Financier aimed to turn guns to gold / Steel backs mercenaries
The Times, 15 May 1998 (Letters), Arms affair reply from Sierra Leone
The Times, 15 May 1998, Foreign Office chief does U-turn in evidence to MPs
The Times, 15 May 1998, Fred the Fijian's Unkillables put junta on the run
The Telegraph, 15 May 1998, The mandarin who had a day to forget
The Telegraph, 15 May 1998, A Whitehall farce over Africa arms
The Telegraph, 15 May 1998, Peer claims that he warned minister of 'arms trade'
BBC, 15 May 1998, Sierra Leone says British mercenaries shipped arms too late
The Telegraph, 16 May 1998, Navy engineers kept Sandline helicopter flying
BBC, 16 May 1998, Huge rally to support British diplomat
BBC, 16 May 1998, Sierra Leoneans show support for British envoy
The Economist, 16 May 1998, A far-off country
The Economist, 16 May 1998, Ethics manBBC, 17 May 1998, UK Customs silent over Sandline evidence
The Sunday Times, 17 May 1998, Arms to Africa, 'no prosecution'
The Sunday Times, 17 May 1998, Can Cook beat mercenaries?
The Sunday Times, 17 May 1998 (Editorial), Blair's Whitehall farce
The Sunday Times, 17 May 1998 (Opinion), Heath Robinson, our man at the FO
The Sunday Times, 17 May 1998, Our man in Sierra Leone is the people's hero
The Sunday Telegraph, 17 May 1998, Customs will drop arms to Africa case
The Times, 18 May 1998, Cook calls in QC for swift Africa arms inquiry
The Times, 18 May 1998 (Letters), 'Mealy-mouthed' over mercenaries (Lord Steel)
The Telegraph, 18 May 1998, Attorney-General to rule on Sandline prosecution in 48 hours
BBC, 18 May 1998, Sandline not to face prosecution
BBC, 18 May 1998, Cook defiant over arms-to-Africa row
BBC, 18 May 1998, UK Government faces Sierra Leone grilling
The Times, 19 May 1998, Customs will not prosecute Sandline over arms embargo
The Times, 19 May 1998, Private inquiry 'will raise fear of a whitewash'
The Times, 19 May 1998 (Opinion), Lines in the sand
The Times, 19 May 1998, Cutlass army terrorises Sierra Leone
The Telegraph, 19 May 1998, Arms trial ruled out as 'unfair'
The Telegraph, 19 May 1998, Cook beats off calls for public inquiry into arms
The Telegraph, 19 May 1998, Ousted rebels wage war of terror in Sierra Leone
The Times, 20 May 1998, Sandline chief insists he had official approval
The Times, 20 May 1998, Foreign Office 'was sent five reports'
The Telegraph, 20 May 1998, Spicer believed in 'honourable Whitehall staff'
BBC, 20 May 1998, Sandline boss says British knew of arms shipments
The Times, 21 May 1998, Diamond hunters seek jungle fortune
The Times, 22 May 1998, Warriors who defy death with 'magic mirror'
BBC, 22 May 1998, UK knew coup was planned
The Times, 23 May 1998, Sandline is given support by UN
The Sunday Times, 24 May 1998, Cook in new Sierra Leone row
The Sunday Telegraph, 24 May 1998, Madame Fortune favours Sierra Leone's irregulars
BBC, 24 May 1998, Doubts about British stance on Sierra Leone
The Times, 25 May 1998, Cook wants EU to be more open on arms sales
The Telegraph, 25 May 1998, FO studies UN arms ruling
Time magazine, 25 May 1998, Did the US put its foot down, then turn away?
The Times, 30 May 1998, Cook plans curbs on mercenaries
June 1998
BBC, 9 June 1998, Ministers in fresh turmoil over arms-to-Africa
BBC, 9 June 1998, Arms-to-Africa, 'Minister knew of Customs probe'
The Times, 10 June 1998, Minister accused of misleading Lords
The Telegraph, 10 June 1998, Minister was told of arms inquiry
The Telegraph, 10 June 1998, Table-thumping diplomat foxes Africa arms inquiry
BBC, 10 June 1998, Blair defends minister accused of misleading house
The Times, 11 June 1998, Symons will face MPs over arms-to-Africa allegations
The Times, 11 June 1998 (Opinion), Frank not frugal
The Telegraph, 11 June 1998, Blair backs minister in arms row
BBC, 14 June 1998, Hero's welcome for British diplomat
The Telegraph, 15 June 1998, Red tape to combat soldiers of fortune
BBC, 15 June 1998, Ministers stand firm in face of arms row
BBC, 15 June 1998, Symons justifies not revealing Sandline inquiry
The Times, 16 June 1998, Symons tells peers - I didn't mislead you
The Times, 16 June 1998, Freetown envoy gets a hero's welcome
The Telegraph, 16 June 1998, Cook refuses to hand over Sierra Leone telegrams
The Telegraph, 16 June 1998, Sierra Leone hails return of British official
BBC, 25 June 1998, Cook rapped by MPs over arms-to-Africa probe gag
BBC, 25 June 1998, New arms row over Cook's 'silence' order
BBC, 25 June 1998, Arms-to-Africa row escalates
The Times, 26 June 1998, Cook rebuked by MPs over Sandline papers
The Telegraph, 26 June 1998, Defiant Cook is rebuked by MPs
The Sunday Times, 28 June 1998, The heart of the matter
The Sunday Times, 28 June 1998, Cook's tour of the scandal zone
BBC, 29 June 1998, Government under pressure over arms row
BBC, 29 June 1998, Arms scandal, Tories step up the pressure
The Telegraph, 30 June 1998, Cook is offered deal on Africa telegrams
BBC, 30 June 1998, Cook challenges committee over inquiry
July 1998
New African magazine, July 1998, Sierra Leone, how the 'good guys' won
The Times, 1 July 1998, MPs defy Cook over inquiry into arms deal
The Times, 1 July 1998 (Leader), Westland revisited
The Telegraph, 1 July 1998, Inquiry MPs demand to see Cook
The Telegraph, 2 July 1998, Cook faces debate over 'gagging' arms affair MPs
The Times, 3 July 1998, Labour MPs plan arms case revolt
The Sunday Times, 5 July 1998, Ex-spy's link to arms deal turns heat on Cook
The Telegraph, 8 July 1998, Cook backs down over Sierra Leone papers
The Telegraph, 15 July 1998, Cook faces new row over arms-to-Africa
BBC, 16 July 1998, Cook insists no collusion in arms row
The Times, 17 July 1998, Cook hints at trouble for coup diplomat
The Telegraph, 17 July 1998, MPs insist on seeing Africa coup telegrams
BBC, 21 July 1998, MPs can block committee questioning
BBC, 25 July 1998, The key players
BBC, 25 July 1998, Q & A, Who knew what and when?
BBC, 25 July 1998, Is there room for ethics in foreign affairs?
The Sunday Times, 26 July 1998, Cook to shake up FO over Sandline
BBC, 26 July 1998, Foreign Office prepares for shake-up
The Times, 27 July, Cook to shake up Foreign Office after arms affair
The Telegraph, 27 July, Cook prepares to shake up Foreign Office
BBC, 27 July 1998, Ministers cleared of arms-to-Africa charges
BBC, 27 July 1998, 'Whitewash' fear over arms-to-Africa report
The Times, 28 July 1998, Bumbling FO failed to brief ministers fully
The Times, 28 July 1998 (Leader), Legg exposes an inadequate Foreign Office
The Times, 28 July 1998, Hero of Freetown 'made a scapegoat' to save Whitehall blushes
The Times, 28 July 1998, Cook sets up central sanctions desk to monitor embargoes
The Telegraph, 28 July 1998, Ministers criticised on weapons embargo
BBC, 28 July 1998, Cook wants no 'scapegoats' over arms-to-Africa
August to December 1998
The Economist, 1 August 1998, With one bound he was free
The Telegraph, 16 August 1998, Foreign Office cuts telegram link with past
The Sunday Times, 30 August 1998, African 'Goebbels' asks for asylum
The Times, 29 September 1998 (Leader), Rebels and Retribution
The Telegraph, 7 October 1998, MI6 chief in arms case inquiry
The Sunday Times, 11 October 1998, MI6 chief faces probe over arms for Africa
BBC, 3 November 1998, Arms-to-Africa row returns
BBC, 3 November 1998, Spicer, Officials knew about arms-to-Africa
BBC, 3 November 1998, Sierra Leone arms row denial
BBC, 3 November 1998, Arms-to-Africa, the repercussions
The Times, 4 November 1998, British envoy defends arms-to-Africa role about arms-to-Africa
The Telegraph, 4 November 1998, Arms-to-Africa envoy stands by his decision
The Sunday Times, 8 November 1998, Cook gags MI6 in arms probe
BBC, 10 November 1998, Officials 'set up' over arms-to-Africa
The Telegraph, 11 November 1998, Arms to Africa envoy a 'freelance'
BBC, 11 November 1998, Spicer calls Sierra Leone affair 'ethical'
BBC, 12 November 1998, Cook denies 'ethical foreign policy'
BBC, 17 November 1998, Foreign Office accused of total failure
BBC, 16 December 1998, Cook defends officials over arms-to-Africa
The Times, 17 December 1998, Cook lets fly at MPs over arms inquiry
The Telegraph, 17 December 1998, Cook taunts MPs over arms-to-Africa inquiry
January to December 1999
The Times, 6 January 1999, Cook cash for war on rebels in Sierra Leone
BBC, 7 January 1999, UK 'doing most' to help Kabbah
The Times, 9 January 1999, Problems mount in a week without respite
BBC, 11 January 1999, Sierra Leone and Britain, key dates
BBC, 12 January 1999, A muddled and brutal conflict
The Times, 13 January 1999, Freetown staff had 'a secret channel to Cook'
The Telegraph, 14 January 1999, Sandline 'should have been left to finish the job'
The Times, 21 January 1999, Freetown refugeees cheer return of Penfold
The Times, 22 January 1999 (Opinion), Send in the mercenaries, Mr Cook
The Times, 26 January 1999, Mercenaries' rage kindled by atrocities
The Times, 26 January 1999 (Letters), Sierra Leone conflict - Tim Spicer
New York Times, 4 February 1999 (Opinion), Saving Sierra Leone, at a Price
The Times, 6 February 1999, MPs hail Sierra Leone coup hero
BBC, 9 February 1999, The key players in arms-to-Africa
BBC, 9 February 1999, Committee's conclusions on arms row
BBC, 9 February 1999, Arms report pulls no punches
BBC, 9 February 1999, Blair defends arms row officials
BBC, 9 February 1999, Penfold's pals vs Robin's reliants
The Times, 10 February 1999, Blair's attack on arms report shocks MPs
The Times, 10 February 1999, MPs condemn 'Yes Minister' contempt
The Times, 10 February 1999, Penfold did talk to London
The Times, 10 February 1999 (Leader), Pass the parcel
The Times, 10 February 1999 (Opinion), Fire, film - and forget
The Telegraph, 10 February 1999, Uproar as Blair sweeps aside MPs' attack on arms-to-Africa
The Telegraph, 10 February 1999, Rebuke for Cook over Sierra Leone
The Telegraph, 10 February 1999, The players
The Telegraph, 10 February 1999 (Leader), Trouble with Sierra Leone
The Telegraph, 10 February 1999 (Opinion), Cook this is no way to treat the servants
The Times, 13 February 1999, Bimba cartoon
The Sunday Times, 14 February 1999, Spicer seeks £1m from Foreign Office for arms-to-Africa 'ordeal'
BBC, 23 February 1999, Ministers drawn into Sandline leak row
The Times, 24 February 1999, MP quits over leak of report to Cook
The Telegraph, 24 February 1999, Arms-to-Africa leak MP quits
BBC, 24 February 1999, Leak row minister backed
BBC, 24 February 1999, 'No impropriety' over Sandline leak - Cook
The Times, 25 February 1999, Cook under fire over arms-to-Africa leak
The Times, 25 February 1999 (Leader), Selective memory
BBC, 25 February 1999, Cook under new attack over arms-to-Africa
The Times, 2 March 1999, Speaker prolongs Cook's woe
The Telegraph, 2 March 1999, Cook 'leak' inquiry call backed by Boothroyd
BBC, 2 March 1999, Agony words cannot describe
BBC, 2 March 1999, Cook faces leak inquiry
The Telegraph, 3 March 1999, Cook gives extra aid to stabilise West Africa
The Sunday Times, 7 March 1999, Cook 'used inquiry leak to save skin'
BBC, 31 March 1999, UK funds for Sierra Leone military
BBC, 13 May 1999, Arms to Africa row re-surfaces
The Times, 14 May 1999, Foreign Office 'farce' over Sierra Leone
The Telegraph, 14 May 1999, Sierra Leone, the fax that didn't fit
BBC, 30 June 1999, Leak MP faces suspension
The Times, 1 July 1999, Watchdog rebukes Cook over arms-to-Africa leak
The Telegraph, 1 July 1999, Cook's mole faces suspension for leak
The Sunday Times, 11 July 1999, New row over arms to Africa debacle
BBC, 12 July 1999, Leak MP says sorry
The Times, 13 July 1999, Labour MP is suspended for leaking report
BBC, 13 July 1999, Committee chairman apologises for leaks
The Telegraph, 14 July 1999, Report leak traps Labour MP
BBC, 14 July 1999, MP Anderson apologises to House
The Telegraph, 28 July 1999, Cook promotes 'mole' in arms to Africa inquiry
BBC, 29 July 1999, New faces at the Foreign Office
The Telegraph, 7 August 1999, Britain discovers the high price of its role in a country at war
BBC, 10 August 1999, Q&A: Sierra Leone's hostages
The Times, 11 August 1999 (Leader), A land held hostage
January to December 2000
BBC, 6 May 2000, Military experts head to Sierra Leone (with Tim Spicer interview)
The Times, 8 May 2000, Labour's expensive African albatross
The Times, 9 May 2000 (Leader), Somalia revisited
BBC, 11 May 2000, Britain's ties with Sierra Leone
The Sunday Observer, 14 May 2000, Britain's only mission is to protect imperilled humanity
The Telegraph, 15 May 2000, Tories seek inquiry into Cook role in civil war
The Telegraph, 16 May 2000, Analysis: Faraway crisis dear to Whitehall heart
The Sunday Observer, 21 May 2000, Britain may arm civil war fighters
The Telegraph, 22 May 2000, 'Arms to Africa' plan by generals
The Independent, 22 May 2000, Sandline scandal arms shipment reaches forces
The Independent, 3 June 2000, Foreign Office 'victimised' Penfold
The Telegraph, 7 June 2000 (opinion), We kept Freetown free, for heaven's sake
The Sunday Telegraph, 18 June 2000, Airborne adventurer keeps Freetown free
The Times, 23 June 2000, Out of Africa
The Times, 28 August 2000, Cook needs an exit from West African foray
The Telegraph, 28 August 2000 (Leader), Humiliated
ABC TV, 29 August 2000, "Soldiers of Fortune" documentary summary
BBC, 31 August 2000, Britain's role in Sierra Leone
The Independent, 7 September 2000, British officer advised gunship killers
Channel4 News, 7 September 2000, MoD deny mercenary link up
The Times, 13 September 2000 (Commentary), Mercenaries can save Sierra Leone
2001 onwards
BBC, 10 March 2001, Cook accused of misleading MPs
The Sunday Times, 11 March 2001, Cook accused of telling lies to Commons
The Times, 12 March 2001, Cook ‘did not lie’ over arms to Africa
The Telegraph, 12 March 2001, Cook’s future rests on the call that never was
The Telegraph, 12 March 2001, Tories want Cook out over Commons ‘lies’
The Telegraph, 12 March 2001 (Leader), Institutional mendacity
The Guardian, 12 March 2001, Foreign Office denies Cook lied
BBC, 13 March 2001, Q&A: Did Cook mislead over leaked report?
The Sunday Telegraph, 18 March 2001, MPs to probe claim that Cook lied
BBC, 20 March 2001, Cook denies using leaked report
Financial Times, 27 June 2001, 'Ethical' policy tag scrapped by foreign secretary
The Guardian, 11 July 2001, When will UK bite the bullet on gun traffic?
The Guardian, 7 November 2001 (Comment), Blair's good guys in Sierra Leone
BBC News, 8 February 2002 (Newsnight), Penfold speaks out on Sandline and Sierra Leone
BBC News, 8 February 2002 (Newsnight), Transcript of segment with Peter Penfold