American Journalist Found Dead In Iraq

AP ^ | 8/3/05 | AP

[RichInOC]

Smith and Wesson...don't leave home without it.

[OldFriend]

Until now Basra has been relatively peaceful.

[gpapa]

I would prefer an AK-47 or M-16 myself. I wonder if this poor guy had any bodyguards with him.

[vbmoneyspender]

That's sad. He was a contributor to National Review. Here is one of his most recent articles about Basra called Back in Basra. Talk about foreshadowing.

[Mo1]

I don't remember hearing his name before
Sending prayers




In The Red Zone
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Steven Vincent, the author of the new book, In the Red Zone: A Journey Into The Soul Of Iraq. You can visit his blog at www.redzoneblog.com.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=16214

[Americanexpat]

2I would prefer an AK-47 or M-16 myself. I wonder if this poor guy had any bodyguards with him.

Since he is a freelancer I doubt if he could afford any.

You be surprised at the number of people that really believe that they don't need body guards, because the Iraqis love them.

[M. Espinola]

Being that the location is Basra, I would not be surprised if the U.S. Embassy, British military investigators, plus local Iraqi officials discover an Iranian link to this tragic loss of another American newsman.

[vbmoneyspender]

From the article:

Beneath the surface, though, this is not the easy-going municipality of 1.5 million people I recall. For one thing, I can no longer wander the streets, take a cab, or dine in restaurants for fear of being spotted as a foreigner: Kidnapping, by criminal gangs or terrorists, remains a lucrative business. Instead, for safety’s sake, I’m tied to my hotel, dependent on expensive drivers, unable to go anywhere without Iraqi escort. “You really shouldn’t be here at all,” a British-embassy official

[piasa]

Looks like we lost a good one. An interesting interview of the reporter Steven Vincent on this thread:

In the Red Zone: A Journey Into The Soul Of Iraq
FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | December 9, 2004 | Jamie Glazov interviews Steven Vincent

[kcvl]

Prayers for his family...


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December 21, 2004
Interview with Steven Vincent

A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to review Steven Vincent's new book, In the Red Zone. Steven is an art critic from New York City who, after 9/11, turned his attention to a different kind of journalism. In late 2003 and early 2004, Steven took two trips to Iraq, not as an embedded journalist, but simply as a freelancer. He lived there, met Iraqis (and people from many other nations), got to know the Iraqi culture firsthand and turned his experiences into a book.

snip




Steven Vincent: By promising my wife that I would be careful. After that, everything was easy.



http://www.shapeofdays.com/2004/12/interview_with_.html

[kcvl]

Steven Vincent

Recent Articles

* Jews and Honkeys Need Not Apply
Published: Friday, April 08, 2005

* Would You Buy a Car from Michael Moore?
Published: Wednesday, November 10, 2004

* Rootless, Grandiose and Islamofascist
Published: Tuesday, October 26, 2004

* The Leftist Cocoon
Published: Friday, October 15, 2004

* The War on Arab Tribalism
Published: Wednesday, May 26, 2004

* The Madrid-Portland Connection
Published: Monday, May 10, 2004

* Iraq By The Numbers
Published: Monday, May 03, 2004

* The Hague's Perverted "Justice"
Published: Monday, April 26, 2004

* Iraq's Hate-America Hotbed
Published: Tuesday, April 06, 2004

* Basra on the Edge
Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2004

* Iraqi Free Speech 101
Published: Friday, March 05, 2004

* On the Road to Basra
Published: Tuesday, March 02, 2004

* Baghdad's New Anti-Americans
Published: Wednesday, February 18, 2004

* Back in Baghdad
Published: Friday, January 30, 2004

* Becoming a Feminist in Baghdad
Published: Monday, January 12, 2004

* The Last Samurai
Published: Friday, December 05, 2003

* Where is the Art About 9-11?
Published: Monday, August 25, 2003

[kcvl]

Steven Vincent is a freelance investigative journalist and art critic. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Harper's, the Christian Science Monitor, Art & Auction, National Review Online, and other art and political journals. He has lived in New York City for twenty-five years. He is at work on a history of the city of Basra, and blogs on Iraq at In the Red Zone.

[martin_fierro]

Rest in Peace.

[gpapa]

Steven Vincent had blog about Iraq at www.redzoneblog.com

[publana]

"In In the Red Zone I dedicate an entire chapter to the most memorable Iraqi I encountered: a beautiful Shia woman named Nour."

Terrific. :/ Her name is out now... see original article.

[publana]

oops, my paste did not include the entire quote. The quote went on to say that he could not identify her last name because he fears for her life.

[vbmoneyspender]

Iraqi police in Basra said Vincent was abducted along with his female translator at gunpoint Tuesday evening. The translator, Nour Weidi, was seriously wounded.

[zarf]

To build a state one must have a nation. The Arabs are not a nation..

[piasa]

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