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Monday, June 18, 2007

Most Dangerous Job in the World?

With all the focus on Alan Johnston being held hostage in Gaza, it is easy to forget all the other journalists who are kidnapped and silenced for speaking out. The latest Iraqi journalist killed was Filaih Wadai Mijthab a Newspaper Managing Editor with the state run Al-Sabah Daily. He was kidnapped and found recently in a morque with multiple bullet wounds. No doubt he was held responsible for something said in the paper. This killing takes the number of journalists killed in Iraq since the start of hostilities to 182, most of them Iraqis.

At a time when it is important for people to speak out, it is difficult to comprehend the bravery of these people, with the threat of execution hanging over them every day.

Free newspapers are often at the forefront of political fights. The fight in Iraq is one with no winners, just many losers and many dead people, including journalists.

I hope this does not happen to Alan.

21 comments:

Lord Nazh said...

How many of those 182 reporters were killed ONLY because they were reporters? (probably no way to know)

No one laments the fact that thousands of Iraqi police have been killed simply for being police. Id say their job is abit more dangerous numbers wise.

Crushed said...

I've just noticed- your map of Fife includes Kinross.

Colin Campbell said...

No time to check, but Fife and Kinross was an administrative entity in the past. Not sure what the present situation is, but the map was accurate at the time. Fife and Kinross was the Council Area prior to the current Fife Council.

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

Let's hope not, indeed. My thoughts are with AJ's family at this time. But as you say, he is not the only journalist whose life is being threatened and we should think of them all.

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