30 November 2006

American martyr passes unnoticed

Nearly a month ago Malachi Ritscher burned himself to death in public in Chicago as a protest against the Iraq war. His message was barely noticed getting nearly as much coverage as a traffic report as a political act.

Searches of American newspapers yield the following results:

NY Times - 1 hit (yesterday)
Washington Post - 5 hits (all yesterday)
LA Times - no hits
Chicago Tribune - 3 hits
Chicago Sun-Times - 1 hits

We should not let his death be in vain.

Requiscat in Pace.

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