“[W}hat makes Iraq more dangerous than the others is that the deaths are not accidental collateral damage from stray shells or from reporters being caught up in the fighting," The Independent reports. "Instead, many have been specifically targeted because of what they had reported or because they came from the wrong side of the sectarian divide." [Photo via RSF]

The UpTake, Veracified:  Chuck Olsen and his merry band of videobloggers at The UpTake have struck a deal to partner with Talking Points Memo founder Josh Marshall. The group will be providing video content for Veracifier, dubbed “one of the top political video sites on the planet” by Olsen. He says he can’t say more til the ink is dry, so details to come.

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