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Yasser Salihee (1974–2005) was an Iraqi doctor and journalist from Baghdad. After the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, he published in newspapers throughout the United States, and was known among colleagues for mixing medical and journalistic work. In 2005 Salihee began an investigation of torture and killings by Iraqi Interior Ministry commandos known as the Wolf Brigade. Salihee was killed by a U.S. army sniper on 24 June 2005 while approaching an unmarked checkpoint. Salihee's death received international attention as emblematic of the problems facing journalists and security in Iraq during the war. ==Career== At the start of the American-led Iraq War, Salihee was a doctor in Baghdad, and married to another doctor in the city. Struggling to support his family on the Iraqi Health Ministry's salary, he began working for the U.S. National Public Radio and for Japanese news services. Salihee was able to earn a whole months' salary as a doctor working a single day while translating for American media. In early 2004, Salihee approached ''Knight Ridders Baghdad bureau requesting work as a journalist. The bureau was looking for an office manager but nevertheless hired Salihee, who quickly became a favorite among his colleagues.〔 As a correspondent for Knight Ridder, Salihee took great risks "to gather scraps of truth in a place filled with deceit and danger," according to colleague and reporter Hannah Allam.〔 Allam wrote that Salihee was motivated by a desire to show American readers the reality of life for Iraqis in a war zone.〔 Salihee covered fighting in the Sunni region dubbed the "Triangle of Death," and the consequences of fighting in Najaf. He interviewed senior Iraqi politicians and insurgents, and saved the lives of some journalists by convincing armed insurgents that he and his colleagues were not combatants.〔 Salihee sometimes used his medical expertise to aid the wounded at sites he reported on, once joking that he "was doing sutures, taking notes, doing sutures, taking notes."〔〔 Salihee's patients often became his sources.〔 On or off work, Salihee took pains to teach fellow journalists about his native country.〔 Writing for the ''San Jose Mercury News'' and other papers throughout the United States, Salihee's articles often covered subjects related to police torture of detainees in Iraq, and the dangers of driving alone, as a man, in Baghdad.〔 Colleague and fellow journalist Philip Robertson described Salihee as more of "a scientist than a reporter," with "a great deal of curiosity and respect for facts."〔 Juan Cole, professor of Middle Eastern history, described Salihee as having "a great deal of promise," and as "a brave and decent man, and an excellent reporter who drew back the veil on key events in Iraq and their meaning." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yasser Salihee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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