A report by the International Federation of Journalists shows that 134 journalists lost their lives in 2007 while covering news stories. Not surprisingly, Iraq lead the countries in most casualties but I want to take a look at the other numbers here.
The report states that 68 of the deaths happened in the Middle East. Then it goes on to list the following death tallies:
Somalia 8 deaths
Pakistan 7 deaths
Sri Lanka 6 deaths
Mexico 6 deaths
Philippines 5 deaths
Now, I ask you...notice any commonality in all of this? The article states only two reasons for these deaths - combat zones in Iraq and drug gangs in Mexico. The International Federation is too bloody chicken to call a spade a spade. These deaths are directly related to areas infested with terrorists and jihadists. The Middle East is arab and muslim and is plagued with Hamas, al Qaeda and Hezbollah. Pakistan is muslim and plagued with al Qaeda, the Taliban and hundreds of islamic jihadist groups. The Philippines has its own group of al Qaeda linked terror and Sri Lanka's numbers can be linked to the Tamil Tigers.
So here is a journalistic body, reporting on its own loss of life in 2007 and they cannot even report the true reason for these deaths - terrorism and in 90% of it, islamic jihad. Figures, doesn't it?
Full story here.
The report states that 68 of the deaths happened in the Middle East. Then it goes on to list the following death tallies:
Somalia 8 deaths
Pakistan 7 deaths
Sri Lanka 6 deaths
Mexico 6 deaths
Philippines 5 deaths
Now, I ask you...notice any commonality in all of this? The article states only two reasons for these deaths - combat zones in Iraq and drug gangs in Mexico. The International Federation is too bloody chicken to call a spade a spade. These deaths are directly related to areas infested with terrorists and jihadists. The Middle East is arab and muslim and is plagued with Hamas, al Qaeda and Hezbollah. Pakistan is muslim and plagued with al Qaeda, the Taliban and hundreds of islamic jihadist groups. The Philippines has its own group of al Qaeda linked terror and Sri Lanka's numbers can be linked to the Tamil Tigers.
So here is a journalistic body, reporting on its own loss of life in 2007 and they cannot even report the true reason for these deaths - terrorism and in 90% of it, islamic jihad. Figures, doesn't it?
Full story here.
134 lives lost covering world news
At least 134 media workers have been killed while working this year, with most of the killings in Iraq the most dangerous location for journalists since the start of the war there.The Middle East was by far the deadliest region, with 68 killings in the region, followed by Somalia with eight killed, Pakistan with seven, Mexico and Sri Lanka each with six, and the Philippines with five, according to the International Federation of Journalists."Violence against journalists remained at extremely high levels for the third year in a row," IFJ President Jim Boumelha said."Our colleagues have been targeted because of their work, or killed covering dangerous stories, often in the rush to cover breaking news."
"The threats of targeting, particularly in combat zones like Iraq, continue unabated," the group said.
Coverage of drug traffickers led to six confirmed deaths in Mexico, while throughout Latin America journalists were killed for reporting on criminal gangs, drug trafficking and shady politics, said the federation, which represents 600,000 journalists from 120 countries.
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