American journalist found shot dead in Basra
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An American freelance journalist was found dead in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday.
Police said Steven Vincent had been shot multiple times after he and his Iraqi translator were abducted at gunpoint hours earlier.
“I can confirm to you that officials in Basra have recovered the body of journalist Steven Vincent,” said embassy spokesman Pete Mitchell. “The U.S. Embassy is working with British military and local Iraqi officials in Basra to determine who is responsible for the death of this journalist. Our condolences go out to the family.”
As do ours. Outside the Beltway has a roundup of reactions.
Damn. Just damn. May he rest in peace.
This was so sad. He was a real reporter, out doing his job…which at this point was research on a history of Basrah.
I wrote an encomium, mostly using his own words…
Words Matter
He had definite ideas on what Islam needed to do to save itself from its dead-end tribalism. And as he said, some Iraqis would rather kill off others than make a world and a future for their children.
Comment by dymphna — 3 Aug, 2005 @ 13:57