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Guardian Interview Dahr Jamail

category international | arts and media | other press author Thursday May 08, 2008 08:54author by Miriam Cotton - MediaBite Report this post to the editors

From the mountains of Alska to the deserts of Iraq

The unembedded journalist and author of 'Beyond the Green Zone' gives a fascinating account of his personal journey from childhood in Texas, being a mountain guide in Alaska and on to reporting war in Iraq.

Motivated by the deafening silence in mainstream US media about the daily reality of war for Iraqis, Jamail decided to go and find out for himself what was happening. The daily reports he sent back to a group of friends gradually began to attract attention. In his own words:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/08/iraq.iraqan...media

author by Miriampublication date Thu May 08, 2008 08:57Report this post to the editors

'Beyond the Green Zone'

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87017

DJ's interview for MediaBite:

http://www.mediabite.org/article_Scribes-of-the-Empire_....html

author by Miriampublication date Thu May 08, 2008 09:52Report this post to the editors

DJ discusses how, since the US presidential campaign began in earnest, Iraq has been dropped and 'delinked' from it:

continues http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m43824&hd=&size=1&l=e

 
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