Who
needs a Nikon when the grave itself tells
a lot about the deceased?
Iranian-born
UK journalist Farzad Barzoft was murdered by Saddam Hussein
on false charges of spying in 1990.
His execution was backed by three
Tory MPs. In 2003, his interrogator, Kadem Askar, confessed
to the Observer that the regime knew he was innocent.
It was alleged that Barzoft didn't
know about his fate until the day of the execution. Among
his belongings was Heroes by John Pilger. In the
book, he scribbled: "Farzad Barzoft of The
Observer, who tried
to tell the truth about a huge explosion that killed so many
people in Baghdad. Under pressure and fear gave false confession,
and accused of spying. He is a journalist, too."
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2007)
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