Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
22-02-2012, 11:54
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Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012...n-killed-syria
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The veteran Sunday Times correspondent, Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik have been killed in the Syrian city of Homs after a shell hit the house in which they were staying.
Two other foreign reporters as well as seven activists from the ravaged Bab al-Amr neighbourhood were also wounded in the deadliest attack on western media since the Syrian uprising began almost one year ago. One of the wounded is the Sunday Times photographer, Paul Conroy, who was travelling with Colvin.
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Very sad. Slightly shocking as I saw Colvin's reporting just yesterday evening. Such an important yet dangerous job RIP.
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22-02-2012, 11:59
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Re: Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
Yes it is very sad when journalists gets killed.
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22-02-2012, 12:02
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Very sad news indeed.
And also a timely reminder for people who get their news for "free" on the net it is not "free" news always has a cost attached as this very sad announcement proves.
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Yes, in the current clamour, by some, to tar journalists with the same brush, we should remember all those who're utterly professional, dedicated and do an immensely important job.
RIP
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Re: Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
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Yes, in the current clamour, by some, to tar journalists with the same brush, we should remember all those who're utterly professional, dedicated and do an immensely important job.
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It's not journalists I have issues with and War Correspondents have always had my respect..
RIP
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It's not journalists I have issues with and War Correspondents have always had my respect..
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No l think most of the issues l have are with the print owners and their editors.
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Re: Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
Suggestions that the house was purposefully targeted by Assad's regime.
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Re: Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
Sad news indeed
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Re: Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
R.I.P
If it was not for brave people like you we would not know half of what is going on in Syria
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Re: Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...r-killing.html
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Britain has summoned the Syrian ambassador, Dr Sami Khiyami, to the Foreign Office to lodge a protest over the killing of Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin.
Its political director Sir Geoffrey Adams expressed the Government’s “horror” at the continued violence and demanded Syria's co-operation in repatriating the bodies and evacuating the wounded journalists.
Syrian forces murdered Colvin after pledging to kill "any journalist who set foot on Syrian soil".
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Sickening. The UN needs to be more proactive about this. I really don't care if we look like hypocrites. The stuff happening in Syria is shameful.
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22-02-2012, 19:21
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Re: Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
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Not going to happen if they dont have Oil
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They do have some IIRC, nothing like Libya's though. I wouldn't support our intervention in another war out there but some thing needs to be done and very soon
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22-02-2012, 19:36
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They do have some IIRC, nothing like Libya's though. I wouldn't support our intervention in another war out there but some thing needs to be done and very soon
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agreed
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Re: Journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
Now can NATO/Arab league launch a campaign in Syria to overthrow the government!
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