RIP Nate Thayer, dead at 62, legendary journalist whose work exposed genocidal maniac Pol Pot when he interviewed him

[basquebromance]

You were uber-life. You cornered Pol Pot in the end. Thank you Nate for the inspiration. You're a one-of-a-kind

Nate Thayer, Who Interviewed Pol Pot, Dead At 62

Nate Thayer, the larger-than-life American freelance journalist who scored a massive scoop with his 1997 interview with Pol Pot, the genocidal leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, has died at 62, his family said Wednesday.

www.barrons.com

 

[White 6]

You were uber-life. You cornered Pol Pot in the end. Thank you Nate for the inspiration. You're a one-of-a-kind

Nate Thayer, Who Interviewed Pol Pot, Dead At 62

Nate Thayer, the larger-than-life American freelance journalist who scored a massive scoop with his 1997 interview with Pol Pot, the genocidal leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, has died at 62, his family said Wednesday.

www.barrons.com

I was not familiar with his work, but if that article of his death was all I had to go on, he sound like somebody I could respect. RIP

 

[sparky]

With his shaven head, chewing tobacco and handiness with guns, he gained a reputation as a gonzo journalist, setting out on crazy adventures,

God speed Nate

~S~