1) Continue to demand from the Russian authorities the reason she was murdered. Ask how the investigation into her murder is going. If the investigation has been stalled, ask why. Who is behind the stalling of this investigation?

2) Focus and continue to focus, your attention on the attrocities and political abberations that she uncovered. Why do all credible opposition parties to Putin’s government seem to have bureaurocratic barriers placed against their registration, or their leaders compromised, murdered or kidnapped.

Why are people who expose the attrocities in Chechnya and Ingushetia kidnapped and murdered, with nobody being held accountable?

3) Set up an organisation in her name to specifically investigate the attrocities in Chechnya and Ingushetia. This organistaion could be closely aligned to Amnesty International.

4) Set up a prize in her name for the journalist, each year, who shows the most courage, in working alone against every threat, in order to expose the truth.

For the sake of future freedom of expression and of human rights in this world, the name of Anna Politskovskaya must never be forgotten.

Calm down and try composing real sentences.

I never said I have “a corner” on suffering. I am no masochist; and I am no saint.

I would rather make those who would make me suffer, suffer.

Your comment, that my point that the very few Arab reporters who are pro Israeli are in mortal danger is a truism, I agree. It is also true that the Israeli reporters who are pro Arab are in no mortal danger. Yet Chris brought it up on his show as if it were true.

As far as my composing a show for the folks here; forget it. I doubt any one on the ROS crew reads anything I say. There is no evidence of that when the show airs. I have posed reasonable questions and I noticed that the host will go out of his way not to take notice of my posts.

Here is another example of Journalistic courage. Will ROP even take notice of it?

I suspect ROS will. That’s their job. I imagine they read your posts with the same sinking feeling most of us do. But why you bother, given your contempt for all involved, is a mystery you might elucidate. Please do. What’s your point? That pro-Israeli journalists run a risk in the Islamic world? Of course they do. Anyone with doubts on that score need only key in Daniel Pearl. You have no corner on any suffering but your own. If you’re so involved and informed on the subject of pro-Israeli reporters abroad, why not craft a show for ROS on the subject, guests, readings, and so forth? I’ll help. ROS are presumably busy trying to figure out how to keep the show afloat, so maybe better to give them a hand rather than the lash, no?

Here is another example of Journalistic courage. Will ROP even take notice of it?

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1159193464551&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

“Pro-Israeli editor beaten in Bangladesh”

By MICHAEL FREUND

“A Muslim journalist facing charges of sedition for advocating ties with Israel was recently attacked and beaten by a crowd in Bangladesh that allegedly included leading officials of the country’s ruling party, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, editor of the Weekly Blitz newspaper, an English-language publication based in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, was working in his office on October 5 when nearly 40 people stormed the premises.

The mob beat Choudhury, leaving him with a fractured ankle, and looted cash that was kept in the company safe. Choudhury was briefly hospitalized.

According to a statement appearing on the Web site of the Weekly Blitz, the attackers were led by Helal Khan, international affairs secretary of Jasas, and included Babul Ahmed, Jasas’s secretary-general. Jasas is the cultural wing of the ruling Bangladeshi National Party (BNP).

During the assault, Ahmed is said to have shouted at Choudhury, labeling him an “agent of the Jews.” …”

From the Lowell Sun:

State Sen. Steven Panagiotakos, a Lowell Democrat, noted that as part of the deal with Lydon, the university was also expected to build a new radio station so Lydon could broadcast from Lowell, and add a communications program, in which Lydon would have been an instructor.

“I don’t think we accomplished either one of those,” Panagiotakos said. “Without those, the benefit on campus is very limited.”

Panagiotakos and MacKenzie both said the move was not related to Lydon’s performance, which Panagiotakos praised.

“He did everything he was asked and got us national exposure,” Panagiotakos said. “He’s into 15 of the biggest radio markets in the country, which is great for branding, but there was a local component to bring him in, and we weren’t able to come up with the finances to put that together.”

Please read the whole article for a better sense of the whole.

http://www.lowellsun.com/fastsearchresults/ci_4500620

I asked for moderation on this thread in the beginning.(Obvioiusly this has been a devastating weekend for ROS staff. ) I have asked for moderation ( elimination) of jdyer’s attack on me recently elsewhere as well. It’s clear that this person has gotten out of hand and will take advantage when and where he can. I defend myself perhaps too much here but the alternative is to allow him to go on and on attacking me, dominating threads, whenever or wherever without suffering any consequences at all. I fugured he would give up it he got back what he gave.

I have no doubt that M. jdyer will be right back again if allowed. My hitting back is as hopeless a method as ignoring him is and has only served to help drag this thread down. I apologize for that.

Moderation was needed from the beginning- here and elsewhere.

I must also say how appalled I am at the comments Fiddlesticks and jdyer have made on the October Surprise thread- punching their hosts when they are suffering a blow and in need of encouragement. Have they no decency?

Slurs like ‘absolute ignoramus’ and the accusation of bigotry inherent in the ridiculous and wearisome ‘anti-Semite!’ are quite likely why the numbers of contributing bylines have diminished so dramatically since July.

As i said Hass is not a journalist. She is an opinion wirter. You disagree. Let’s leave it at that.