From: "The Nation Magazine" <emailnation at thenation.com> Date: October 8, 2006 7:35:00 PM EDT Subject: Anna Politkovskaya
Dear EmailNation Subscriber,
Russia and the world have lost a great and courageous journalist. The killing of Anna Politkovskaya on October 7 is horrifying and shocking, but not unexpected. Read Katrina vanden Heuvel's tribute to a fearless chronicler of the mass executions of Chechen civilians at the hands of Russian troops and security forces.
You can also tune in to Democracy Now tomorrow (Monday) morning at 8:00am EST to hear vanden Heuvel talk about Politkovskaya's life and work with Amy Goodman. Check out the show's website to see if a radio station near you is one of the more than 500 outlets coast to coast broadcasting the program or listen online.
And, don't miss other new Nation online exclusives.
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Katrina vanden Heuvel applauds Walter Pincus for extraordinary reporting, which has demonstrated that actions once treated like war crimes are now condoned and sanctioned.