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But if Zida isn't a household name, he's a known quantity to the US military. "He's someone that the US embassy, with the advice of officials in Ouagadougou, would have selected as a potentially influential officer," says Craig Whitlock, who covers the Pentagon for the Washington Post. "He was someone that is seen as an up-and-comer in the military."
But if Zida isn't a household name, he's a known quantity to the US military. "He's someone that the US embassy, with the advice of officials in Ouagadougou, would have selected as a potentially influential officer," says Craig Whitlock, who covers the Pentagon for the Washington Post. "He was someone that is seen as an up-and-comer in the military."
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Craig Michael Whitlock (born 1968) is a journalist working for The Washington Post where he is responsible for covering the Pentagon and national security. He has worked as a staff writer for the Post since 1998, and covered the Maryland Statehouse in Annapolis and the Prince George's County police department For almost six years, Whitlock served as the paper's Berlin bureau chief and covered terrorism networks in Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. He has reported from over 50 countries. Before working for The Washington Post, he served as a reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer.
