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muriel_volestrangler

(101,161 posts)
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 06:45 AM Nov 2020

Robert Fisk, veteran British foreign correspondent, dies aged 74

The journalist and author was reportedly admitted to St Vincent’s hospital in Dublin after becoming unwell on Friday. A source at the Independent, where Fisk was Middle East correspondent, confirmed the news of his death.

Fisk was admitted to hospital after suffering a suspected stroke, according to a report in the Irish Times.

Described by the New York Times in 2005 as “probably the most famous foreign correspondent in Britain”, Fisk won many prestigious awards over the span of his career for his coverage of the Middle East.

These included the Orwell prize for journalism and multiple wins at the British Press Awards in the categories of international reporter of the year and foreign reporter of the year.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/01/robert-fisk-veteran-british-foreign-correspondent-dies-aged-74

He was pre-eminent in calling out Iraq war bull-shit.
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Robert Fisk, veteran British foreign correspondent, dies aged 74 (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Nov 2020 OP
I am so sad to see this. BlueMTexpat Nov 2020 #1
Yes, it is BeyondGeography Nov 2020 #3
Oh no .... rest well, word warrior UpInArms Nov 2020 #2

BlueMTexpat

(15,350 posts)
1. I am so sad to see this.
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 07:48 AM
Nov 2020

IMO, Fisk was an outstanding journalist who understood the ME MUCH better than most.

His "The Great War for Civilization" is a must-read classic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_War_for_Civilisation

BeyondGeography

(39,285 posts)
3. Yes, it is
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:04 AM
Nov 2020

He treated Sykes-Picot as the crime against humanity that it was. His politics probably gave him access that others didn’t have, but that wouldn’t have resulted in anything substantive without the incredible courage it took for him to do the reporting that he did. He was one of a kind.

UpInArms

(51,253 posts)
2. Oh no .... rest well, word warrior
Mon Nov 2, 2020, 08:00 AM
Nov 2020

Your clear view of world events has been a beacon ...

Thank you and pass gently

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