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Nation Institute Writers in the NewsApril 30, 2008
Pratap Chatterjee on Democracy Now!Nation Books author Pratap Chatterjee, the managing editor of Corpwatch, recently returned from a trip to Iraq. He talks about the outsourcing of military intelligence and logistics with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez on Democracy Now!
April 4, 2008
Ridenhour Prize recipient Matthew Diaz's story on SalonInstitute Fellow Joe Conason wrote a column highlighting Matthew Diaz's acceptance of The Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, which was presented at the Ridenhour luncheon on April 3 in Washington, D.C. Diaz is a former JAG corps officer who was the first to release the names of Gitmo prisoners and their serial numbers to a civil liberties group. He was commended for his courageous act that upheld the United States Constitution and the Third Geneva Convention.
April 1, 2008
Nir Rosen on Democracy Now!Nation Books author Nir Rosen, whose forthcoming book will be about the Iraq War, appeared on Democracy Now! to discuss the similarities between Iraq and Somalia, the myth of the surge, President Maliki and the role of Iran.
March 24, 2008
Indian Magazine Gives Dilip Hiro A Rave ReviewOutlook India, a weekly Indian magazine, gave Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World's Vanishing Oil Resources a rave review. "Blood of the Earth is the best basic text on energy, and compulsory reading for all of us interested in India's long-term security interests," says author Talmiz Ahmad, India's ambassador to the UAE. Buy your copy of Blood of the Earth.
March 19, 2008
Six Questions for Aram RostonHarper's interviews Nation Books author Aram Roston on the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Roston's book, The Man Who Pushed America To War, is an explosive biography of Ahmad Chalabi by the Nightly News investigative reporter who has reported extensively from Iraq. Buy your copy of The Man Who Pushed America to War.
March 18, 2008
Mother Jones Interviews Aram RostonMother Jones interviewed Nation Books author Aram Roston about his book, The Man Who Pushed America To War, an explosive biography of Ahmad Chalabi. Roston is an Emmy award-winning investigative journalist who has covered Iraq, Chalabi, and the reconstruction of Iraq for NBC's Nightly News. Buy your copy of The Man Who Pushed America to War.
March 18, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle On Aram Roston's new bookThe San Francisco Chronicle printed an AP article about The Man Who Pushed America To War, the explosive biography of Ahmad Chalabi by Nation Books author, Aram Roston. Roston is an Emmy award-winning investigative journalist who has covered Iraq, Chalabi, and the reconstruction of Iraq for NBC's Nightly News. Buy your copy of The Man Who Pushed America to War.
March 17, 2008
Aram Roston on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry GrossNation Books author Aram Roston joins Fresh Air to discuss his new book on Chalabi, The Man Who Pushed America to War. Roston is an Emmy award-winning investigative journalist who has covered Iraq, Chalabi, and the reconstruction of Iraq for NBC's Nightly News. Buy your copy of The Man Who Pushed America to War.
March 14, 2008
Aram Roston on NBC Nightly NewsNation Books author Aram Roston speaks on Ahmad Chalabi's return to Iraq on NBC Nightly News. Roston, an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter, recently published a book on Chalabi called The Man Who Pushed America to War. Buy your copy of The Man Who Pushed America to War.
March 12, 2008
Take A Bath, Then Take ActionAn article in The Daily Mail lashes out at Reprieve founder and Nation Books author Clive Stafford Smith, who teamed up with Lush Cosmetics UK to come up with their newest product, a fizzing "bath bomb" called Guantanamo Garden. "Take a bath, then take action," says the product description on their website. All the proceeds go to Reprieve, which was set up to give legal support to prisoners denied justice. Buy Clive Stafford Smith's book Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windward Side. Buy the bath bomb.
March 11, 2008
Watch Nir Rosen debate Fred KaganWatch the PBS debate between Nir Rosen, a Nation Books author whose book about Iraq, Aftermath, is forthcoming in 2009, and Frederick Kagan of the American Enterprise Institute, on Online Newshour with Jim Lehrer.
March 10, 2008
Listen to interview with Aram RostonListen to Wesley Weisberg interview Aram Roston, Nation Books author of The Man Who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi. Roston is an award-winning investigative reporter. His book was recently reviewed in Congressional Quarterly: [It] is a fascinating study of how the oleaginous former Iraqi exile leader separated the CIA and the Pentagon from hundreds of millions of dollars and conned credulous officials and reporters into believing that Saddam Hussein was not just armed with chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, but bankrolling al Qaeda... Not to be missed. Buy your copy of The Man Who Pushed America to War.
March 7, 2008
Watch Jeremy Scahill on Real Time with Bill Maher tonightWatch Nation Books author Jeremy Scahill, former Representative Joe Scarborough and Slate's Jacob Weisberg on Real Time with Bill Maher tonight at 11 p.m. EST. The show will be airing a segment Scahill produced featuring three Iraqi men along with retired U.S. Army Colonel Ann Wright, discussing what a U.S. withdrawal might look like, as well as the real (human) costs of the war. Buy your copy of Blackwater.
March 7, 2008
Lords of the Land reviewed in Ha'aretzLiberal Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz published a review of Lords of the Land by Idith Zertal and Akiva Eldar, written by Evan Goldstein, a staff editor at The Chronicle Review. Buy your copy of Lords of the Land.
March 5, 2008
Antiwar Soldier excerpt on Common DreamsPopular website Common Dreams today posted an excerpt of Antiwar Soldier by Nation Books author Jonathan W. Hutto. Hutto talks about the rights and responsibilities of active-duty service members in this useful resource for soldiers who want to express dissent within the military. Buy your copy of Antiwar Soldier.
February 24, 2008
Polk Award is bittersweet for Blackwater AuthorThe LA Times, one of the numerous media publications that did not review Jeremy Scahill's book, Blackwater, when it was published in 2007, today wrote an article about Scahill winning the prestigious George Polk Book Award. Buy your copy of Blackwater.
February 17, 2008
El Presidente Quotes TomDispatch's Chalmers Johnson op-ed in his Granma articleHavana, Feb 17 (Prensa Latina): Cuban President Fidel Castro ended his reflections on John McCain, republican candidate for the U.S. presidency, with quotations and references to irrefutable arguments on the article Why The Debt Crisis is Now the Greatest Threat to the American Republic, by Chalmers Johnson. February 16, 2008
Paolo Pellegrin: Witness to historyBritain's The Independent interviews Institute Fellow Paolo Pellegrin, the photographer who "keeps a 'war bag' ready at all times," is amazed that he's still alive and has a passion for exposing social injustice and suffering. February 14, 2008
The lingerie label's bottom line on Guantánamo Bay...Joe Corre of slinky lingerie label Agent Provocateur fame, and Clive Stafford Smith, director of the charity Reprieve, better known for defending people on death row, teamed up to produce a line of Gitmo lingerie--orange panties with the words "Fair Trial My Arse" printed on the rear. Buy your copy of Eight O' Clock Ferry to the Windward Side.
January 28, 2008
Petra Bartosiewicz on RadioNationListen to Petra Bartosiewicz on RadioNation talking about the so-called experts on terrorism that the government uses to press their case during trials. January 27, 2008
Tom Stoppard Reads BlackwaterLegendary playright Tom Stoppard proudly displayed his copy of Blackwater during a recent interview with The New York Times. Stoppard carries around the books he's currently reading in an old leather valise. Buy your copy of Blackwater.
December 4, 2007
Truthdig Interview with Scott RitterThe WMD expert warns that war with Iran could be inevitable, despite the National Intelligence Estimate report that says Iran dismantled its nuclear program in 2003. Bush, Ritter argues, doesn’t let facts get in the way of what he wants. Buy your copy of Target Iran.
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The Man Who Pushed America to WarThe Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi
From an Emmy award-winning investigative reporter - an explosive biography that reveals the untold story of the man most responsible for the war in Iraq. Read an adaptation of the book. Read a review in Congressional Quarterly. Read more about Aram Roston and check out his website. More Eric Alterman's Book TourApril 19 - 30 | Across the United States
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