Media watchdog wants action after record Iraq toll

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, June 1 (Reuters) - Media advocate Reporters Without Borders has called for the establishment of a special police unit to investigate media killings in Iraq after a record 12 journalists were slain in May.

The Paris-based group expressed deep shock after the deaths of four journalists in five days and said police should also set up a witness protection programme to help in investigations of media killings.

"The Iraqi government must fulfil their duty to protect journalists," RSF said in a statement on its Web site (www.rsf.org).

RSF's statement and its count of 11 journalists killed in May, all but one Iraqi, did not include the death of Saif Fakhry, an Iraqi cameraman working for the U.S. Associated Press news agency.

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this, "as they stand up we'll stand down" crap is wishful thinking. The Iraqis aren't willing or able to protect themselves so why would journalists think they'll protect them?

I think the bush administration has a little party every time a journalist gets snuffed. That's one less person to report the truth about Bush's deadly quagmire in Iraq. They'll get little or no protection from the Americans, that's for sure.

If we had Peace...there would be so much fun, riches, toys, tourism, new clothes, new cars, new lifestyles, new cities, new hope, new Bridges, new Libraries, new inventions, new systems, more health care, more schools, new food, new brides/husbands.....

Why not just let the same unit perform both tasks? :shrug: