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Journalists Killed in Iraq - The Core Issues Posted from the U.S. Since I first posted the story, "Do US Troops Target Journalists in Iraq?" last week from the WEF 2005 in Davos, there has been a fast growing interest in what really is a bundle of interconnected, complex issues. I was very glad to see the post "Eason Jordan clarifies comments" by Rebecca MacKinnon. Eason's voice in this discussion is a very important one, and it should be heard. But I would like to point out that the substance of the issues raised here, as well as the posts...

Two BBC men shot in Saudi capital Gardner has been BBC security correspondent for the last two years BBC cameraman Simon Cumbers has been killed and correspondent Frank Gardner injured after gunmen opened fire near the Saudi capital, Riyadh. Cumbers, 36, was a freelance journalist and cameraman working for the BBC, the BBC said in a statement. Frank Gardner, 42, is the BBC's security correspondent and a leading expert on al-Qaeda, the statement said Riyadh's police chief said the attack was carried out by "unknown elements" on Sunday afternoon. The BBC statement said the two men had travelled to Saudi...