[7] His mother was the daughter of William Lawrence Breese Jr. (1909–2000), founder and chairman of the Longview Foundation for Education in World Affairs and International Understanding,[8] great-granddaughter of U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish II and the great-great granddaughter of Hamilton Fish (1808–1893), the United States Secretary of State from 1869 to 1877.
His work, widely syndicated in Europe and the United States, has been featured in Corriere della Sera, International Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times and elsewhere.
In the October 2007 issue of Prospect Magazine, Bull argued that the Coalition's mission in Iraq has been accomplished.
With most Sunni factions now seeking a deal he claims the big questions in Iraq have been resolved positively.
"[13] Reviews have been positive: "the nail-biting excitement of a fictional boxing movie like RAGING BULL… both a stirring sports doc and a rich nonfiction drama, populated by characters who could have stepped out of a Damon Runyon story"[14] … "real life with cinematic beauty"[15] … "sensational"[16] … "an astounding success"[17] … "a great film… a film that I want to see again and again.... Bartle Bull hasn't just made a documentary, he has made a grand narrative that mirrors the mythic tales of antiquity"[18] … "compelling"[19] … "very, very powerful"[20] … "robustly made… about New York and the way it sees itself: tough, big-hearted, assimilated and patriotic.