Actually, attention to my blog - which has now brought over 6,000 visits in
the last three days (on account of the misidentification of my name with
that of the Steven Vincent, the journalist assassinated in Iraq) - has
caused me to re-acknowledge my life as a journalist in opposition to the War
in Iraq. Ironically, unlike my own position as a journalist, my
understanding is that "Steven Vincent" was very much an early enthusiast,
indeed a journalistic crusader for the Neocon aim to remove Saddam Hussein
and instantly democratize Iraq - though, I believe his recent accounts were
beginning to adjust his views into a more realistic focus.
Consequently - besieged as my blog is by strangers looking for the remains
of a dead man - and where I am still very much against the War, even more
so, in view of the grief it has given so many - to serve these folks I am
currently using the blog to revive pieces from the morgue of the Gothics
News Service. Currently, pieces include:
Viet Nam Memorial Wrapped in Protest
Tony Blair and George Bush - New Site Sculpture Work Planned for Salt Lake
Burning Man Festival Site in Protest Ritual
(If you are interested in process, these pieces, by the way, were built as
contemporary re-creations of the work and process of various site-specific
sculptors).
In the spirit of poetry - where the news stays news - I have given the
pieces current dates of appearance. I mean, on one level or another, I
believe they do they remain true!
As always, you remain welcome to visit.
http://stephenvincent.durationpress.com
Stephen Vincent
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