Tony Perry Gives Inside View of Iraq

By Amita Sharma / Investigative Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published December 20, 2006 at 8:29 AM PST

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Tony Perry, San Diego bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, is embedded in Iraq with the Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton. Amita Sharma speaks with Perry by phone.

Tony Perry, San Diego bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, is embedded in Iraq with the Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton. Amita Sharma speaks with Perry by phone. Amita Sharma speaks with Perry by phone. Guest

Tony Perry , San Diego bureau chief, Los Angeles Times.

Amita Sharma

As an investigative reporter for KPBS, I've helped expose political scandals and dug into intractable issues like sex trafficking. I've raised tough questions about how government treats foster kids. I've spotlighted the problem of pollution in poor neighborhoods. And I've chronicled corporate mistakes and how the public sometimes ends up paying for them.

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