Michael Smith (newspaper reporter)
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Michael Smith is a British journalist for The Times and the New Statesman who specialises in defence issues. He gained attention for his role with the Downing Street memo.
He won a British Press Award in 2006 for specialist of the year.[1]
He has also contributed to The Raw Story and has authored several books, including the 2006 book Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team.
Before his career as a journalist, he was a member of the British Army and worked in intelligence operations.