A STEVEN VINCENT, el periodista freelance y blogger asesinado en Iraq hace unos días, no lo mataron por su artículo denunciando la infiltración de terroristas en las fuerzas de seguridad en Basora, como se ha dicho. Su "crimen" fue que se iba a casar con su intérprete, musulmana:

AN American journalist who was shot dead in Basra last week was executed by Shiite extremists who knew he was intending to marry his Muslim interpreter, it has emerged.

Steven Vincent was shot a week before the planned wedding to Nouriya Itais and had already delivered a $2,500 dowry to her family.

The disclosure casts new light on the grip of Islamic religious sects in the British-run south- east of Iraq - raising concern that they will take control once troops start to withdraw. Mr Vincent was abducted from his hotel three days after writing a piece in the New York Times accusing British officials of allowing religious parties to infiltrate the Basra police.

In America, his death was taken as retribution for his article. But in London yesterday, British officials pointed out that the police in Basra believed it was retribution for his affair.

Gracias a Tom Pechinski, lector de la edición en inglés de Barcepundit, por el link.