Steven Vincent Murdered
August 3rd, 2005 at 12:46 pm by Preston Taylor HolmesVeteran journalist and blogger Steven Vincent was discovered by a Basra (Iraq) roadside earlier this morning.
Mr Vincent was abducted with his female Iraqi translator at gun point by men in a police car on Tuesday.
His bullet-riddled body was found on the side of a highway south of the city a few hours later.
He had been writing a book about the city, where insurgents have recently stepped up their attacks.
The BBC article also notes that Vincent had reported that Shia militants had infiltrated the Basra police force, which may be why he was targeted.
Jeff at Shape of Days has an interview with Vincent conducted last December. You can also visit Vincent’s blog to learn more about him. One thing is for sure – he had some serious balls. RIP.
UPDATE:
More on Steven Vincent at FrontPageMag, Mudville Gazette, Michael Yon – check out Michael’s site for ongoing on-the-ground Iraq news.
August 3rd, 2005 at 8:19 pm
Michael Yon has more on his blog about Vincent. See http://michaelyon.blogspot.com/.