Jul 31
Sad anniversary nears
A year ago I wrote the following:
Sad news from Iraq: journalist and blogger Stephen Vincent has been killed in Basra. Condolences to his family during this very sad time.
And a year does not change my view of the event. It was a great shame that he lost his life in Iraq after all he had done adding his voice to the coverage of the country emerging from several decades of murderous tyranny. As writer and bloggers we need to remember those of us that have died amongst our own. So spare a thought for Stephen and his family on the 2 of August. Raise a glass to the man. I certainly will do so.
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Steven Vincent: bloggers remember one year on
Steven Vincent was murdered in Basra, Iraq, one year ago on August 2, 2005, because he went where other journalists wouldn’t. It is fitting to commemorate Vincent’s life and death with a blogburst. Vincent had no pretensions about journalism;...