Jeremy Scahill

Dirty wars: The World is a Battlefield Jeremy Scahill Jeremy Scahill is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of the bestselling book Blackwater, about the world’s fastest-growing private army and a powerful player in the War on Terror. A two-time recipient of the George Polk Award and a frequent contributor to the Nation, Scahill is a correspondent for Democracy Now! and a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute. From Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia, into al Qaeda-held territory in Yemen and beyond, Dirty wars documents the new paradigm of the American battlefield. Based on interviews with CIA agents, mercenaries, and elite Special Operations Forces operators, Scahill reveals the dark human consequences of the wars the United States struggles to keep hidden. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here

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Jeremy Scahill reads from Blackwater .

An extraordinary exposé by one of America's young radical journalists, Jeremy Scahill, Blackwater (Nation Books), now in paperback, details the rise of a powerful mercenary army in a dark story that ranges from the blood-soaked streets of Fallujah to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast to Washington, D.C., where Blackwater executives are hailed as heroes. "[Scahill's] investigative skill, coupled with his graceful style make this book essential reading," raves Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman. This event is cosponsored by KBOO. (oregonobsessionz)… (more)