[Timeout]

Very sad news this morning.

The Washington Post has confirmed that columnist Michael Kelly was killed yesterday in Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division.

I'm crying here. He's the reporter who was fired from the New Republic by Gorbot Marty Peretz for his caustic columns about Clinton and Gore. He then became editor of The Atlantic Monthly, turning it around to become an award winning magazine again. He wrote a weekly column for the Wasington Post...truly conservative, always insightful and witty.

He volunteered as an embedded reporter because he wanted to return to war reporting like he'd done in the first gulf war. He felt there was a need for on the scene confirmation of enemy atrocities.

Rest in Peace, Michael Kelly. God be with his family and bring them peace.

[mountaineer]

He was an excellent, insightful writer. It's a real loss.

[lodwick]

Sad news about Mr.Kelly. RIP friend.