Josh Rushing

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, [cite web | author = Salon.com | title = Muzzling a Marine | url = http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/feature/2004/06/04/control_room/index.html | accessdate = October 16 | accessyear = 2007] 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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Books

*cite book | last = Rushing | first = Josh | title = Mission: Al-Jazeera | publisher = Palgrave Macmillan | year = 2007 | id = (ISBN 1403979057)

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External links

* [http://www.joshrushing.com/ Josh Rushing Official Website]
* [http://www.noujaimfilms.com/controlroom/site/01.html Official "Control Room" Website]
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* [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-09-28-rushing-cover_x.htm Former Marine in media glare as he joins Al-Jazeera] , USA Today, September 28, 2005
* [http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2006/11/education_of_lt_rushing.html The Education of Lieutenant Rushing] , Mother Jones, November/December 2006
* [http://www.fastcompany.com/subscr/104/open_aljazeera.html Al Jazeera's (Global) Mission] , Fast Company, April 2006
* [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1110008,00.html Al Jazeera Hires an Ex-Marine] , Time magazine, September 27, 2005
* [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0802-03.htm Marine Lands in Film, Collides With Superiors] , Los Angeles Times, August 2, 2004
* [http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/20/152255 Democracy Now! interview] , June 20, 2007