I believe that we [Americans] are making more new enemies than we are killing terrorists at this point, and I think it's time that we stepped back from this aggressive assertion that we can just go to any country and conduct lethal operations.
Jeremy ScahillMy fear, as an American, is that our own actions are going to contribute to an inspiration for terrorists to want to harm us or kill us.
Jeremy ScahillMy philosophy about journalism is simple - that we have a job to hold those in power accountable, to give voice to the voiceless, and to provide people with information that they can use to make informed decisions about what policies they want enacted in their name and what policies they don't.
Jeremy ScahillEverywhere you go, people have recorded or captured events in real time on their mobile phones. It becomes one of the first questions you ask when you go in to investigate something.
Jeremy ScahillI wasnโt like, boo hoo, Bin Ladenโs dead, but I wasnโt jumping. Americaโs a very nationalistic country, and in episodes like that of his death, it becomes jingoism. People are drinking, dancing in the street, chanting USA like theyโre at the World Cup, like they won itโฆ Itโs sick that we turned it into a sporting event.
Jeremy Scahill