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| Jeremy Scahill is an award-winning
independent journalist and correspondent for Democracy Now!. He is currently based in Baghdad, Iraq. He primarily covers
international stories, focusing on the ugly face of US foreign policy.
In 1998, he reported from throughout Iraq in the weeks leading up
to the heavy US bombing in December of that year. He covered the 1999
bombing of Yugoslavia from the ground, reporting from throughout Serbia
and Montenegro, including Kosovo. Most recently, he spent more than
a month in Iraq (May-June 2002) where he reported on the ongoing suffering
there caused by the US-led sanctions and continuous bombing. He also
spoke with Iraqis on the threats from the Bush administration to once
again launch a massive attack on the country. Scahill has also reported
from Nigeria on the involvement of US oil corporations in murder and
other human rights violations in the oil rich Niger Delta. Scahill
was the youngest person ever to win the prestigious George Polk Award
for Foreign Reporting. He has also been honored by the Overseas Press
Club, Project Censored and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters
for his work. Scahill works with the Pacifica Radio Network, as well
as the nationally syndicated newsprogram Free Speech Radio News. He is 28 years old. Question or comments? Email the webmaster. |
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| Amy Goodman, Jeremy Scahill, and Juan Gonzalez in the studio at "Democracy Now!" |
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