RIP Marie Colvin!
"We Lost A Great One"
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CAIRO — On Wednesday morning, Marie Colvin, a veteran American war reporter for Britain's Sunday Times, was killed in the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs, Syria, with award-winning French photographer Remi Ochlik.
With Marie's passing, the world lost a brilliant correspondent, the journalism community lost a mentor, and women lost an icon. Marie set the gold standard in every way: personal and professional. Her reporting and writing were thorough, captivating, and honest -- she was fearless and got to the heart of the story. As a person, Marie was witty, compassionate, and generous with her time and wisdom.
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War reporting is still dominated by men. Marie stood out as a woman who could do it just as well, if not better, than the guys. She was always humble and encouraging of other women. We discussed strategies for becoming a better writer -- she was happy to sit down and share everything she knew over coffee. Without knowing it, she made me believe that I could be more like her.
The first thing that struck me about Marie was her energy. It was magnetic, frantic, and graceful all in one. When I met her, Marie had just returned from Jufra, an oasis region in Libya's south, where no other Western reporter had dared to tread. She was tired but bursting with enthusiasm for what she'd witnessed. She needed to get the story out. In a world with so little compassion, Marie cared, deeply, about everything she touched, and I watched as people responded in kind.
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http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/22/marie_colvin_we_lost_a_great_one
And RIP Rémi Olchik....
They will meet Anthony Shadid all too soon!
These three and all the war correspondents bring us what we have to have to survive as humanity. They brought us an unvarnished look at war and its collateral damage. I don't believe that ANY of them thought the death and destruction is collateral damage. War affects everyone and everything.
These courageous people are also feared more by those waging war than any weapon ever invented. The fight truly ends when brave people like these are all gone. This isn't true of just those who report on wars, but of all 'Who speak truth to power.'
Marie Colvin's last dispatches: http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/american-reporter-marie-colvins-final-dispatches-from-homs/
"Fair winds and following seas to all of you!" Gone too soon......
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