Quote Originally Posted by CountArach View Post
I don't know why I am posting this article up. I don't know what conversation can come from it, but I was reading it and it just struck something of a chord with me. The following was written by Lasantha Wickrematunge, a Sri Lankan Journalist who was murdered on January 8th this year. He wrote this editorial prior to his death and it was published posthumously in his newspaper, The Sunday Leader.

Full Editorial Here


As I said, I don't know what conversation can come from this, but I just felt that was well wroth a read and it does make many important comments about the role of a truly free media.

RIP
A powerful piece to read. Such stories of true steadfastness in the face of death compel me to remember with derision people in the US who repeat widely held views while under no threat, not even unpopularity, and then praise themselves for "speaking truth to power".

I think that liberty is not secured by the soldiers that defend a country, but by each citizen, throughout their lives. Whatever occupation they have, it is the people who struggle to seize and secure liberty from their governments that really matter.

This Mr. Wickrematunge seems to be one of those people, who has given his life in pursuit of liberty for his countrymen. The world is less for his loss - RIP.

CR