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Breaking: Journalist Michael Kelly Killed at Baghdad Airport
ABC radio news | 4-4-03

Posted on 04/04/2003 6:07:48 AM PST by Rudder

Just announced 5 minutes ago, journalist Michael Kelley embedded with US troops for the Atlantic Monthly Magazine was reported killed during the military action at Baghdad International airport.

That's all.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: battleforbaghdad; casualties; embeddedreport; embeddedreporters; journalist; kelley; kia; media; michaelkelley; michaelkelly; warcorrespondents
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To: MEG33
Why is this any sadder that any lost life? Lots of troops have lost their lives. This man chose to be there. When you time is up, it's up.
61 posted on 04/04/2003 6:32:04 AM PST by Sunshine Sister
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To: dogbyte12
Oops, I must take that back about not knowing Kelley was one of the embedded jouralists. I had been reading his columns in the Canadian paper, the National Post.

But I see now at least one of his WashPo columns has the byline, "WITH THE 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION, Southern Iraq."

62 posted on 04/04/2003 6:32:10 AM PST by shhrubbery!
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To: shhrubbery!
Yes, they do. go to Drudge, and read his last column (Yesterday).....
63 posted on 04/04/2003 6:32:32 AM PST by hobbes1 ( Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
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To: Rudder
just listened to their update -- no mention of it. are you certain you got this right?

dep

64 posted on 04/04/2003 6:32:35 AM PST by dep (baghdad before hdad bags us!)
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To: shhrubbery!
I don't think it's the same Michael Kelley. He is not one of the embedded journalists -- at least I don't think so. His recent columns don't reflect that, anyway.

I'm afraid they do... his last column, written yesterday, was Michael Kelly in Iraq

65 posted on 04/04/2003 6:32:43 AM PST by Interesting Times (Eagles Up! Join the Rally for America...)
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To: Rudder
This hits home.
66 posted on 04/04/2003 6:33:36 AM PST by ricpic
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To: Rudder
No word of this on washingtonpost.com, which would certainly break the story as soon as possible, seeing as he is also one of their regular columnists in addition to his leadership of the Atlantic. They only have an item about a soldier and an unnamed embedded journalist being reported as killed in a Hummvee accident. No mention of the airport and no mention of Kelly. I hope it isn't him too.
67 posted on 04/04/2003 6:33:46 AM PST by Paladin2b
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To: ToryNotion
Yes, just saw that myself. It's sad, whoever it is; but if it's THAT Michael Kelley, it's devastating.

Almost like losing Barbara Olsen on 9/11.

68 posted on 04/04/2003 6:34:01 AM PST by shhrubbery!
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To: Rudder
I hope this isn't the Michael Kelly, I think it is. Sad.
69 posted on 04/04/2003 6:34:24 AM PST by The Toad
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To: Paladin2b
I've been scanning the news channel web sites as well -- no word on this. Ditto Drudge and major newspapers.
70 posted on 04/04/2003 6:34:50 AM PST by Cincinatus (Omnia relinquit servare Republicam)
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To: Rudder; YaYa123
Link to yesterday's dispatch filed by Michael Kelly from Iraq.
71 posted on 04/04/2003 6:34:58 AM PST by kristinn (HumanShieldAgainstTerrorists@WhiteHouse.US)
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To: Interesting Times
Yep, saw that too. Hope I was not just in denial, and it's not true.
72 posted on 04/04/2003 6:35:22 AM PST by shhrubbery!
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To: shhrubbery!
His recent columns DO reflect he's in Iraq.
73 posted on 04/04/2003 6:36:14 AM PST by Trust but Verify
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To: Rudder
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/nationalsecurity/abroad/iraq/dispatches/

At this point, the WaPo site says the journalist and soldier killed have not been ID'd pending notification of next of kin.

Probably Kelly.
74 posted on 04/04/2003 6:37:32 AM PST by litany_of_lies
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To: 3AngelaD
It did say for what organization he was reporting.

...journalist Michael Kelley embedded with US troops for the Atlantic Monthly Magazine was reported killed....

75 posted on 04/04/2003 6:38:07 AM PST by MindyW
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To: aculeus
Sad news. He was definitely one of the good guys, and he'll be missed.
76 posted on 04/04/2003 6:39:15 AM PST by dighton (Amen-Corner Hatchet Team, Nasty Little Clique, Vulgar Horde)
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To: trebb
I was thinking the same thing---how I felt when I heard Barbara Olsen had been killed came right to mind.

Michael, we will miss you.
77 posted on 04/04/2003 6:39:29 AM PST by fightinJAG
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To: Rudder
Kelly was a good, thoughtful writer and I enjoyed his columns.
May he rest in peace.
78 posted on 04/04/2003 6:41:28 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: MindyW
"Michael Kelly is editor of the Atlantic. His [Washington Post] column generally appears on Wednesdays."
79 posted on 04/04/2003 6:42:42 AM PST by dighton (Amen-Corner Hatchet Team, Nasty Little Clique, Vulgar Horde)
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To: Trust but Verify
Yes, yes, yes, I've already corrected myself at least twice. Sorry for the pique but I think that's enough.

As I said, I usually read his columns for the National Post, not the WashPo. They're apparently different columns. Here is his most recent column. It is more about SARS than Iraq.

80 posted on 04/04/2003 6:43:24 AM PST by shhrubbery!
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