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2008 - Investigative Journalism
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) awarded Leopold the prestigious Thomas Jefferson award for his series of groundbreaking news reports that helped expose the rise of fundamentalist Christianity within the US military and the widespread proselytizing of US soldiers.
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What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing obituaries for The Reporter Dispatch in White Plains, NY.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I miss it.
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@robtruman many thx for the kind words Rob!
"@robtruman: “It was, after all, just another day at Guantanamo Bay.” Incredible report from @JasonLeopold: aljazeera.com/humanrights/20…"
A Guantanamo Tour: 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
aljazeera.com — Guantanamo Bay, United States - A bearded man in white appeared in the narrow window that faced the gravel walkway leading to the world's most famous detention camp. He stood without a word, surveying the scene outside, where Army guards were unloading containers from a van and stacking them onto a dolly.
RT @GitmoWatch: 'Could have prevented 9/11' is the new 'Hitler' | FP Passport blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/06/…
'Could have prevented 9/11' is the new 'Hitler'
blog.foreignpolicy.com — Samuel Johnson once said that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Patriotism, and bad analogies. For the uninitiated, Godwin's Law is one of the cardinal rules of the Internet.
Started my Gitmo tour w/prisoner staring at me from his cell. Ended by watching a banana rat in a cage at Camp X-Ray aljazeera.com/humanrights/20…
A Guantanamo Tour: 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
aljazeera.com — Guantanamo Bay, United States - A bearded man in white appeared in the narrow window that faced the gravel walkway leading to the world's most famous detention camp. He stood without a word, surveying the scene outside, where Army guards were unloading containers from a van and stacking them onto a dolly.
@BondInNewYork soldiers who serve at Gitmo want to talk abt it but they're worried about the nondisclosure they signed so they remain silent
RT @BondInNewYork: @JasonLeopold I was in the Marines. If this GITMO stuff had occurred during my enlistment, I would have left. Same for D…
For me, visiting Camp X-Ray at Gitmo was surreal, difficult. My military escort said, "can't believe we did this." aljazeera.com/humanrights/20…
A Guantanamo Tour: 'Much Ado About Nothing'?
aljazeera.com — Guantanamo Bay, United States - A bearded man in white appeared in the narrow window that faced the gravel walkway leading to the world's most famous detention camp. He stood without a word, surveying the scene outside, where Army guards were unloading containers from a van and stacking them onto a dolly.
@mollycrabapple glad to hear you got to go
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