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Thank God. You made my day with this post, L. The next step is to secure the release of three Iraqi journalists who are still hostages. It's a treacherous situation for journos and civilians alike, but the number of journalist deaths and kidnapping is underreported. Reporters Without Borders has this story today:

Reporters Without Borders expressed its extreme anxiety about a surge in kidnapping and murders of journalists in Iraq. "To date, at least 86 journalists and media assistants have been killed and 39 others have been kidnapped in the country since the start of the conflict, on 20 March 2003. This targeted brutality is repugnant and threatens the existence of independent news and information in Iraq," the organisation added."

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