Journalists killed in 2006 (From the Committee to Protect Jornalists)....

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You see, I don't think the Reuters journalists happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Journalists killed in 2006
Majority are murdered; worldwide death toll rises

New York, December 20, 2006--Violence in Iraq claimed the lives of 32 journalists in 2006, the deadliest year for the press in a single country that the Committee to Protect Journalists has ever recorded. In most cases, such as the killing of Atwar Bahjat, one of the best-known television reporters in the Arab world, insurgents specifically targeted journalists to be murdered, CPJ found in a new analysis.

Worldwide, CPJ found 55 journalists were killed in direct connection to their work in 2006, and it is investigating another 27 deaths to determine whether they were work-related. Detailed accounts of each case are posted on CPJ's Web site. The figures reflect increases from 2005, when 47 journalists were killed in direct relation to their work, while 17 others died in circumstances in which the link to their profession was not clear. CPJ, founded in 1981, compiles and analyzes journalist deaths each year.

Afghanistan and the Philippines, with three deaths apiece, were the next most dangerous datelines in 2006. Russia, Mexico, Pakistan, and Colombia each saw two journalists killed. All are traditionally dangerous countries for the press, CPJ research shows.

But for the fourth consecutive year, Iraq was in a category all its own as the deadliest place for journalists. This year's killings bring to 92 the number of journalists who have died in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of March 2003. In addition, 37 media support workers--interpreters, drivers, fixers, and office workers--have been killed since the war began.



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http://cpj.org/reports/2006/12/killed-06.php

Either Mr. Magoo flew helicopter gunships in Iraq or what we saw yesterday in the WikiLeaks video was an example of how Rules of Engagement were circumvented by a small group within the military with the purpose of silencing independent journalists.

And the fact that someone within the military leaked this video shows that, years later, not all within the military like the fact that they were played.

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