Robert Fisk RIP

TRANQUILLO

RIP . He will be missed.

Aged 74. His work in the middle east was remarkable.

NIMAN

Used to love his interviews on The Last Word.

hotmail.com

A long term critic of US foreign policy. He will be missed.

del roy

RIP, Didn't know he was sick, god bless his family.

Spanish Eyes

TRANQUILLO wrote: »

RIP . He will be missed.

What? Where did you see this.

I always admired him. He was a regular on the Pat Kenny Newstalk show, well they both lived in Dalkey.

His house is on Vico Road, gorgeous spot.

If he has gone, may he RIP.

Gruffalux

Awww

PCeeeee

A massive loss

Fann Linn

TRANQUILLO wrote: »

RIP . He will be missed.

Aged 74. His work in the middle east was remarkable.

Very sorry to hear that. Excellent journalist who was very concise and knowledgeable on all issues relating to the Middle East.
RIP.

AlphaDelta1

Oh no. Loved reading his stuff. So knowledgeable

Spanish Eyes

A middle East expert for sure. Underrated also in some ways. Sad to hear this.

A significant loss, he leaves an impressive legacy behind him. A rational and objective voice in a sea of partisan hackery. RIP Robert.

sydthebeat

Sad to hear this.

Great journalist who told it like it is in regards to the middle East

Green Peter

RIP, called it how he saw it.

jam_mac_jam

Oh no. Great writer and journalist. RIP

Limpy

He interviewed Bin Laden before he was popular in the west. Even though OBL was probably very popular with the CIA over there.

paleoperson

damn, I can't believe it. So many legends being lost.

74 not exactly young but I'd have hoped for a few more years, I heard him speaking about Trump and the middle east same as ever on the radio only a few months ago. Think about how this is three years younger than one of the presidential candidates is going IN to the job.

Smegging hell

Very sad, RIP

TRANQUILLO

paleoperson wrote: »

damn, I can't believe it. So many legends being lost.

74 not exactly young but I'd have hoped for a few more years, I heard him speaking about Trump and the middle east same as ever on the radio only a few months ago.

Ten years younger than our median covid deaths. food for thought.

ShamNNspace

Rip... One of the last of a dying breed, a journalist who was on the ground not waiting for the latest pr release or tweet. He went and sought out what was happening in the world rather that wait for "what the news should be"to be fed to him. A proper journalist who had his biases for sure but at least they were his biases after doing his own research

Kermit.de.frog

Sad news.

I Am The Law

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Rip... One of the last of a dying breed, a journalist who was on the ground not waiting for the latest pr release or tweet. He went and sought out what was happening in the world rather that wait for "what the news should be"to be fed to him. A proper journalist who had his biases for sure but at least they were his biases after doing his own research

Well put.

paleoperson

TRANQUILLO wrote: »

Ten years younger than our median covid deaths. food for thought.

Might have been covid that killed him, it's one of or the biggest cause of death for that age range. I can't imagine an intrepid reporter like Fisk sitting at home and isolating himself from others to avoid it during his final years of mobility.

TRANQUILLO

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Rip... One of the last of a dying breed, a journalist who was on the ground not waiting for the latest pr release or tweet. He went and sought out what was happening in the world rather that wait for "what the news should be"to be fed to him. A proper journalist who had his biases for sure but at least they were his biases after doing his own research

probably my favourite journalist.

TRANQUILLO

paleoperson wrote: »

Might have been covid that killed him, it's one of or the biggest cause of death for that age range. I can't imagine an intrepid reporter like Fisk sitting at home and isolating himself from others to avoid it during his final years of mobility.

he had a stroke.

CharlesMartel

ShamNNspace wrote: »

Rip... One of the last of a dying breed, a journalist who was on the ground not waiting for the latest pr release or tweet. He went and sought out what was happening in the world rather that wait for "what the news should be"to be fed to him. A proper journalist who had his biases for sure but at least they were his biases after doing his own research

Hid did have his biases alright. always Israel's fault, even when it was not, and before you all jump on my, Israel is no angel.
A great reporter but I think this spectator article sums my opinion of him up nicely, "great reporter, lously prophet." He just did not see the rise of Islamism and Wahabasim because he bought completely in to the American is the great satan narrative

paleoperson

TRANQUILLO wrote: »

he had a stroke.

Thanks for the information but I hope you don't seriously think that rules out covid. Covid causes strokes even in young people, never mind at risk people:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30272-6/fulltext

Rarely does a single death impact an entire profession.

Impossible for me to put into words my admiration for Mr. Fisk.

paddyref

His brilliant ' The great war for civilisation' was an incredible story on the absolute madness of the 1st World War as was his fearless coverage of Middle Eastern politics.

TRANQUILLO

paleoperson wrote: »

Thanks for the information but I hope you don't seriously think that rules out covid. Covid causes strokes even in young people, never mind at risk people:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30272-6/fulltext

Covid until proven innocent eh.

TRANQUILLO

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Rarely does a single death impact an entire profession.

Impossible for me to put into words my admiration for Mr. Fisk.

A heavyweight.

jam_mac_jam

They really don't make journalists like him anymore. Great loss.