Hi everyone,

It's with a pretty heavy heart that I am forced to inform everyone out there
of the death of Alaa Adel, assistant to Isam Rasheed, one of our main
"videobloggers" or "correspondents" based in Baghdad. Alaa seems to have been an
integral, if mostly invisible piece of Alive in Baghdad through his work
supporting Isam in gathering video and information about the situation around
Baghdad.

He was killed on September 15th when he was apparently shot in the head by a
US soldier, on his way to work at Isam's home. I'm not really sure exactly why
I'm emailing all of you about this. When I sent an email around regarding the
kidnapping of another correspondent, I was seeking help, suggestions, and
support.

Today, I just don't know what I am doing on this front. I learned about the
incident yesterday afternoon, and really didn't know what I should do next. I
emailed the Committee to Protect Journalists and cracked open a beer at 1:30 in
the afternoon-don't worry, it was just one.

We've just published Isam's latest contribution, following a patrol/checkpoint
manned by Iraqi civilians to protect their neighborhood from militia/sectarian
violence. Please check it out, and please email me offlist at
aliveinbaghdad@... if you want to speak about this further, or would like
more information/have suggestions.

You can see Isam's latest piece at www.aliveinbaghdad.org or directly here:
http://blip.tv/file/get/Aliveinbaghdad-AiB_13OnPatrolWithIraqiNeighborhoodWatch2\
90.mov

I'd also like to let everyone know that we'll be launching a new improved
version of the site as soon as the DNS redirect resolves, with the great support
of Michael Verdi, Jay Dedman, and others.

peace in the middle east
Brian


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