Pity the journalists

[brian]

When Turkey refused the US use of the northern border for an invasion of Iraq, I figured that John Simpson would be pretty miffed, and be left to make the best of a bad situation.

Now he's left to make good of a worse situation...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2921807.stm

Not the first - here's another I didn't hear about:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2920571.stm

 

[brian]

Here's some more:

US journalist killed in Iraq

Australian journalist mourned

Channel 4 reporter dies in Iraq

Terry Lloyd