Author: Peter Grier

Stories by Peter Grier

Peter Grier is a staff writer for the Christian Science Monitor.

Review of GOP Attacks on Health Provisions for Some Immigrants: Ranging from "Half-True" to "False"

Rep. Joe Wilson’s heckling of President Obama has pushed the issue of illegal immigrants to the fore of the health care reform debate; too bad it's based on falsehoods.
Posted on Sep 11, 2009, Source: Christian Science Monitor

The 'American Dream' Falters for Second-Generation Immigrants

While the debate over "illegal" immigration rages, hard-working second-generation immigrants' financial progress slows.
Posted on Aug 14, 2007

Jill Carroll's Story: Epilogue (Family Reunion)

Nearly five months on, what's to be learned from Jill Carroll's kidnapping and release?
Posted on Aug 29, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

Jill Carroll's Story, Part 9: The Muj Brothers

Jill's two guards watch cartoons and the Koran channel. But tension grows as she becomes more desperate.
Posted on Aug 24, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

Jill Carroll's Story, Part 7: False Hopes

Five Iraqi women are released, but Jill must make another video.
Posted on Aug 23, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

The Jill Carroll Story, Part 8: A New Enemy

After the Feb. 22 shrine bombing in Samara, killing Shiites became more important than killing Americans -- or guarding Jill.
Posted on Aug 23, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

Jill Carroll's Story, Part 6: Reciting Koranic Verses

Jill agrees to study Islam, but realizes it's a mistake, so she hatches a plan to escape.
Posted on Aug 22, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

The Jill Carroll Story, Part 5: An Insurgency Leader?

Carroll discovers that her kidnappers are hardcore Islamic militants.
Posted on Aug 22, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

Jill Carroll's Story, Part 3: The First Hostage Video

Jill learns that her abductors may have imprisoned another female journalist, and is forced to make a hostage video showing that her life is at risk.
Posted on Aug 17, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

The Jill Carroll Story, Part 4: Mother as Suicide Bomber

As Jill's parents make a televised plea, she learns about the zeal of women and children in the Iraqi insurgency.
Posted on Aug 17, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

Jill Carroll's Story, Part 2: A Spy With a Homing Device

Soldiers come so close to where she is being held on the first night of her captivity that Jill's captors accuse her of hiding a homing device.
Posted on Aug 16, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

The Jill Carroll Story, Part 1: The Kidnapping

January 7, 2006, promised to be an easy Saturday in Iraq for Jill Carroll. Instead, it was the first of her 82 days in captivity.
Posted on Aug 16, 2006, Source: Christian Science Monitor

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