Josh Rushing
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Josh Rushing is a United States Marine Captain who was a press officer for United States Central Command (CENTCOM) during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. He became famous for his appearance in the documentary Control Room, which documented his conversation with Al Jazeera correspondent Hassan Ibrahim. After the Pentagon ordered him not to comment on the movie,[1] he left the Marine Corps and is now working for Al Jazeera English.
In 2007, Palgrave Macmillan published Mission: Al-Jazeera, Rushing's memoir of his journey from a small town in Texas to the Marines to Al Jazeera English.
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- Rushing, Josh (2007). Mission: Al-Jazeera. Palgrave Macmillan. (ISBN 1403979057).
[edit] Notes
- ^ Salon.com. Muzzling a Marine. Retrieved on October 16, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Josh Rushing Official Website
- Official Control Room Website
- Josh Rushing at the Internet Movie Database
- Former Marine in media glare as he joins Al-Jazeera, USA Today, September 28, 2005
- The Education of Lieutenant Rushing, Mother Jones, November/December 2006
- Al Jazeera's (Global) Mission, Fast Company, April 2006
- Al Jazeera Hires an Ex-Marine, Time magazine, September 27, 2005
- Marine Lands in Film, Collides With Superiors, Los Angeles Times, August 2, 2004
- Democracy Now! interview, June 20, 2007
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