Robert Parry (1949-2018)

by **Hobb** Mon 29 Jan 2018 - 11:08

https://consortiumnews.com/2018/01/28/robert-parrys-legacy-and-the-future-of-consortiumnews/

One of my earliest memories in fact was of my dad about to leave on assignment in the early 1980s to the war zones of El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala, and the heartfelt good-bye that he wished to me and my siblings. He warned us that he was going to a very dangerous place and that there was a possibility that he might not come back.

I remember asking him why he had to go, why he couldn’t just stay at home with us. He replied that it was important to go to these places and tell the truth about what was happening there. He mentioned that children my age were being killed in these wars and that somebody had to tell their stories. I remember asking, “Kids like me?” He replied, “Yes, kids just like you.”

Parry was not just one of the few good guys in the news media, he was a respected elder as a guy who had worked for the major outlets and was driven out for his commitment to honesty. He had more integrity in his fingernail clippings than the whole of current crop of 'reporters'. If you want the secret history of America and you want it impeccably sourced and footnooted, you turned to Parry's books. Thanks Robert.

by **Reb** Tue 30 Jan 2018 - 12:42

I wish Robert Parry was the standard of journalism...not the exception.

by **Hobb** Tue 30 Jan 2018 - 12:58

So did he.

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