Freelancer Steven Vincent murdered by Iraqi Police

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Wednesday August 03, 2005 · 7:21 AM PDT

2005/08/03 · 07:21

Steven Vincent who does freelance reporting for the likes of the NYT and Christain Science Monitor has been killed in Basra by what appears to be 5 Iraqi policemen. He also has his own site where he blogs regularly about the situation in Iraq named after a book he wrote by the same name, In the Red Zone

Here's the article on his death from the BBC

US journalist shot dead in Iraq

The pair were kidnapped by five gunmen in a police car as they left a currency exchange shop, Lt Col Karim al-Zaidi said.
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In a recent New York Times article, Mr Vincent wrote that Basra's police force had been infiltrated by Shia militants.

He quoted a senior Iraqi police lieutenant saying some officers were behind many of the killings of former Baath party members in Basra.

Mr Vincent also criticised the UK forces, who are responsible for security in Basra, for ignoring abuses of power by Shia extremists.

and below the fold the NYT editorial that might have been the straw that broke the camel's back. Read More

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