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US soldier charged with rigging Iraq contracts
- 2007-08-22
WASHINGTON AFP — A major in the US army has been charged with rigging the bidding process for contracts to deliver bottled water and other goods to troops in Iraq, officials said Wednesday. The major, his wife and his sister are accused of accepting 9.6 million dollars in bribes...
Iraqi medic tells US probe of finding murdered teen
- 2006-08-05
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq AFP — An Iraqi army doctor has told of his horror at coming upon a dead teenager "naked with her legs spread" after the alleged murder of her family by a group of US soldiers. Testifying Sunday on the first day of a US military hearing...
Zarqawi sister grieves, hopes for good successor
- 2006-06-08
ZARQA, Jordan AFP — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's favorite sister refuses to believe the Al-Qaeda frontman has been killed and hopes God will find someone even better to replace him as an Iraq insurgent leader. In her home in the impoverished Jordanian town of Zarqa, Umm Qudama, 33, sobs repeatedly...
Iraq accuses Islamic Army of kidnapping US reporter
- 2006-02-28
BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq's Interior Minister Bayan Jabr Solagh accused an insurgency group called the Islamic Army of kidnapping US freelance reporter Jill Carroll. Carroll was abducted in Baghdad on January 7 outside the office of leading Sunni politician Adnan al-Dulaimi, which she had left after Dulaimi failed to...
Family of abducted US journalist pleads for her release
- 2006-01-17
BOSTON AFP — The family of Jill Carroll, a US woman journalist abducted in Iraq, issued an emotional appeal Monday for her release after her captors threatened her with execution. "Jill is an innocent journalist and we respectfully ask that you please show her mercy and allow her to...
Protesters arrested near Bush ranch
- 2005-11-23
CRAWFORD, United States AFP — Police arrested about a dozen protesters near US President George W. Bush's Texas ranch, including the sister of a noted opponent of the war in Iraq, witnesses said. Among those detained near Bush's Prairie Chapel estate, where he was spending the Thanksgiving holiday, was...
Loving son or dangerous criminal: hometown at odds over Zarqawi
- 2004-10-31
ZARQA, Jordan AFP — His mother believes he was a loving son, a fellow jailmate found him charismatic while his prison doctor says he was classified as dangerous. In his hometown, opinions diverge about Jordanian terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Born Fadel Nazzal al-Khalayleh in the town of Zarqa,...
Class of 2002 bid farewell to fallen GI
- 2004-04-15
BROOKFIELD, United States AFP ? Several thousand people turned out to pay their last respects to a 20-year-old soldier slain in Iraq last week as she entered the homestretch of her deployment. All afternoon, the mourners streamed into a church in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and waited hours in line...
Sisters of fallen US soldier excused further Iraq duty
- 2004-04-13
BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin AFP ? The two sisters of a US soldier slain in Iraq last week will not have to return to active duty with their units in Baghdad once their emergency leave expires, a spokeswoman for the family said. Army officials told Rachel and Charity Witmer that they...
Family of slain GI plead for sisters to be excused Iraq duty
- 2004-04-12
CHICAGO AFP ? With three daughters serving in Iraq, the past year has been a difficult one for John and Lori Witmer, and then came the knock on the door that every military family dreads. At 7:30 pm (0130 GMT) late Friday, military officials informed them that their 20-year-old...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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