Raffi Khatchadourian

Raffi Khatchadourian is an American journalist. He is well known for his investigative pieces on an array of topics such as WikiLeaks, the Iraq War, Tiversa, U.S. military experimenting, and genocide. His long-form piece "Azzam the American," which appeared in The New Yorker, is one of his most notable works. It was published on January 22, 2007, and was nominated for a National Magazine Award in Profile Writing.

Early life and education Khatchadourian was born in Long Island, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He also earned an International Relations master's degree from Columbia University.

Khatchadourian was a fellow at the International Reporting Project (IRP) in 2005.

The New Yorker Khatchadourian began working for The New Yorker in 2003 as a staff fact-checker. Since then, Khatchadourian has written a number of investigative pieces for The New Yorker on a range of topics.

"Azzam the American" "Azzam the American" is the first piece Khatchadourian wrote for The New Yorker, the year before becoming a staff writer for the magazine. In the piece, Khatchadourian wrote that Assange wanted to be as transparent as possible concerning his work at WikiLeaks. Khatchadourian unveiled the extent to which a vast assortment of different chemicals were being tested on, often unknowing, U.S. soldiers.

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