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Jon Sawyer interviewed on "To the Point" with Warren Olney. Iraq, Iran and Patterns in Foreign Policy.
31 October 2006
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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Mvemba Phezo Dizolele traveled through Congo to cover one of the most under-reported conflicts in the world today. His reports on the elections, small arms trade, and the role of Coltan in the ongoing conflict have appeared in The New York Times, The St. Louis Post Dispatch and on PBS.
Cambodia: of Vice and Men
Reporter Stéphanie Giry traveled to Cambodia with French attorney Jacques Vergès on a visit to his client Khieu Samphan, the former Khmer Rouge president of Cambodia. Her reporting explores the complexity of a man notorious for challenging the wider social order judging his defendants.
Triple Frontier Project
The Triple Frontier: At the triple border of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina, a Muslim Arab community stands accused -- yet again -- of complicity in international terrorism. Videographer Gabrielle Weiss and reporter Kris Kitto portray a community that is learning to live with a target on its back.
Alaska
Alaska: reporter Michelle Nijhuis and photographer Jeffrey Barbee spent ten days on the Juneau Icefield, following a research team led by veteran glaciologist Maynard Miller. His half-century commitment to research and teaching on the icefield has given him a rare firsthand perspective on climate change.