Robert Parry RIP: A Reporter outcast in his own land.

[elleng]

'Bob Parry has died. He was a giant… The reporter who uncovered the Iran-Contra scandal. Instead of a Pulitzer, he was fired by the AP.

Then fired by Bloomberg and Newsweek for more reports.

And, 30 years ago, he convinced me to take on two unknown and dangerous brothers: the Kochs. He exposed them in Nation Magazine — which he told me led Nation to fire him.

In the end, he simply printed his own reports in his Consortium News.

He received high accolades abroad — including Britain’s Martha Gellhorn award. But this great American reporter was a prophet outcast in his own land.'>>>

http://www.gregpalast.com/robert-parry-has-died/

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. Parry was awesome

RIP

[Blue_Tires]

2. Tragically, like so many once-famous scribes from the left (i.e. Hersh)

Parry in his last years was nothing more than a Putinist stooge...

His "reporting" on Ukraine and especially the shootdown of MH-17 was pure, unfiltered dezinformatsiya - "deza" (disinformation) and was indefensible by even the loosest professional journalistic standard. I e-mailed him on a few occasions for a correction after his shit would get debunked and never got a response...

If you want to remember him, I suggest you remember the writer he was a lifetime ago instead of the soulless husk he was. Out of respect for the dead I won't link to his "greatest hits" here, but anyone who wants to see them can just do a quick search.

[kimbutgar]

3. Robert Parry was a great writer

I remember his writing got me though the bush years.

Rip Mr. Parry you voice will be missed.

[stuffmatters]

4. Parry's exposure & dot connecting on Nixon's subversion of LBJ's Peace Agreement & Watergate

were invaluable.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Wholly courageous man. Greedy, evil sociopaths hated him. He will always be a hero. n/t

[UpInArms]

6. I loved Robert Parry

He was so very awesome ... always responded to my questions, encouraged me to follow the money ... allowed reprints ... sent me books ...

He will be missed ... such a good person

[lordsummerisle]

7. RIP n/t