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Friendly Fire

The Remarkable Story of a Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq, Rescued by an Italian Secret Service Agent, and Shot by U. S. Forces

Friendly Fire( )
Author: Sgrena, Giuliana
Introduction by: Goodman, Amy
ISBN:978-1-931859-39-4
Publication Date:Oct 2006
Publisher:Haymarket Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $20.00
Book Description:

The leading Italian journalist, whose personal story was featured on "60 Minutes" and in other major media worldwide, describes the real story of her capture, dramatic release, and shooting in Iraq in 2004 by U.S. soldiers. The attack killed Major General Nicola Calipari, the number-two man in Italian military intelligence, as he shielded Sgrena.

Book Details
Pages:280
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / Iraq War (2003-2011)
Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 7.7 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.726 Pounds
Author Biography
Sgrena, Giuliana (Author)
Amy Goodman is a broadcast journalist, syndicated columnist, investigative reporter and author. Goodman is also the host of Democracy Now!, an independent global news program broadcast daily on radio, television and the Internet.

Goodman graduated from Radcliffe College in 1984 with a degree in anthropology. She was news director of Pacifica Radio station WBAI in New York City for over a decade when she co-founded Democracy Now! The War and Peace Report in 1996.

Amy Goodman is the author of several books: The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them (2004); Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People who Fight Back (2006); Standing up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times (2008) all co-written with her brother reporter David Goodman ; Breaking the Sound Barrier (with a preface by journalist Bill Moyers)(2009) and The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope (2012).

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