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'''Jeremy Scahill''' is an [[United States|American]] [[investigative journalism|investigative journalist]]. His comprehensive analysis of the subjects he reports on have established him as a leading expert on several global issues, including the rise of PMCs within the recent years. He serves as a correspondent for the U.S. radio and TV program [[Democracy Now!]]. He is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute, and a frequent contributor to ''[[The Nation]]'' magazine.<ref> [http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/jeremy_scahill The Nation] </ref> Scahill and colleague [[Amy Goodman]] were co-recipients of the 1998 [[George Polk Awards|George Polk Award]] for their radio documentary, "Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship", which documented the [[Chevron Corporation]]'s role in the killing of two [[Nigeria]]n [[environmentalism|environmental activists]].<ref>[http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/polk/release1.html Polk Awards press release]</ref>
'''Jeremy Scahill''' is an [[United States|American]] [[investigative journalism|investigative journalist]]. His comprehensive analysis of the subjects he reports on have established him as a leading expert on several global issues, including the rise of PMCs within the recent years. He serves as a correspondent for the U.S. radio and TV program [[Democracy Now!]]. He is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute, and a frequent contributor to ''[[The Nation]]'' magazine.<ref> [http://www.thenation.com/directory/bios/jeremy_scahill The Nation] </ref> Scahill and colleague [[Amy Goodman]] were co-recipients of the 1998 [[George Polk Awards|George Polk Award]] for their radio documentary, "Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship", which documented the [[Chevron Corporation]]'s role in the killing of two [[Nigeria]]n [[environmentalism|environmental activists]].<ref>[http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/polk/release1.html Polk Awards press release]</ref>


Scahill has reported from post-invasion [[Iraq]]; from the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|former Yugoslavia]], where he covered the [[1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|1999 NATO bombing]]<ref> [http://www.selvesandothers.org/view57.html Selves and Others] </ref>; and from post-[[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] [[Louisiana]].<ref> [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/16/1222257 Democracy Now!] </ref> He has been a vocal critic of [[private military contractor]]s, in particular, [[Blackwater USA]], the subject of his book, ''[[Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army]]''.<ref>464 pages; published by Nation Books, New York, N.Y. 2007: ISBN 1560259795</ref> The book was the focus of a two-part interview and discussion with [[Amy Goodman]] on [[Democracy Now!]] in March 2007<ref>[http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/20/1337226 part one]; [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/21/1340210 part two]</ref>. Up until 1998, he was a regular contributor to the socialist newspaper [[Catholic Worker]]. He campaigned vigorously against US policy towards [[Cuba]], arguing that the [[Helms-Burton Act]] "discards...sovereignty...and attempts to supersede International law with US law...creates a legal framework authorizing financial and military support for armed subversion of a sovereign nation".<ref>[http://www.metaphoria.org/ac4t9708.html]</ref>
Scahill has reported from post-invasion [[Iraq]]; from the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|former Yugoslavia]], where he covered the [[1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|1999 NATO bombing]]<ref> [http://www.selvesandothers.org/view57.html Selves and Others] </ref>; and from post-[[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]] [[Louisiana]].<ref> [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/16/1222257 Democracy Now!] </ref> He has been a vocal critic of [[private military contractor]]s, in particular, [[Blackwater USA]], the subject of his book, ''[[Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army]]''.<ref>464 pages; published by Nation Books, New York, N.Y. 2007: ISBN 1560259795</ref> The book was the focus of a two-part interview and discussion with [[Amy Goodman]] on [[Democracy Now!]] in March 2007<ref>[http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/20/1337226 part one]; [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/03/21/1340210 part two]</ref>. Up until 1998, he was a regular contributor to the [[Catholic Worker]] newspaper. He campaigned vigorously against US policy towards [[Cuba]], arguing that the [[Helms-Burton Act]] "discards...sovereignty...and attempts to supersede International law with US law...creates a legal framework authorizing financial and military support for armed subversion of a sovereign nation".<ref>[http://www.metaphoria.org/ac4t9708.html]</ref>




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Jeremy Scahill is an American investigative journalist. His comprehensive analysis of the subjects he reports on have established him as a leading expert on several global issues, including the rise of PMCs within the recent years. He serves as a correspondent for the U.S. radio and TV program Democracy Now!. He is a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute, and a frequent contributor to The Nation magazine.[1] Scahill and colleague Amy Goodman were co-recipients of the 1998 George Polk Award for their radio documentary, "Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship", which documented the Chevron Corporation's role in the killing of two Nigerian environmental activists.[2]

Scahill has reported from post-invasion Iraq; from the former Yugoslavia, where he covered the 1999 NATO bombing[3]; and from post-Katrina Louisiana.[4] He has been a vocal critic of private military contractors, in particular, Blackwater USA, the subject of his book, Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army.[5] The book was the focus of a two-part interview and discussion with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now! in March 2007[6]. Up until 1998, he was a regular contributor to the Catholic Worker newspaper. He campaigned vigorously against US policy towards Cuba, arguing that the Helms-Burton Act "discards...sovereignty...and attempts to supersede International law with US law...creates a legal framework authorizing financial and military support for armed subversion of a sovereign nation".[7]


References

Scahill, Jeremy. 'US Law Further Tightens Noose on Cuban People'. Catholic Worker, June - July, 1997.

  1. ^ The Nation
  2. ^ Polk Awards press release
  3. ^ Selves and Others
  4. ^ Democracy Now!
  5. ^ 464 pages; published by Nation Books, New York, N.Y. 2007: ISBN 1560259795
  6. ^ part one; part two
  7. ^ [1]
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