It’s funny. When I first read about how Wall St. Journal Daniel Pearl was murdered — even when I saw the video of his beheading — I felt nothing. It was war, he was just another victim. For better or worse, I’m good at distancing.
And then (I can’t even remember how long after), I read a story about him that mentioned he was an avid bluegrass fiddler. I burst into tears. That made him real to me, because God knows, we can always use another fiddler.
Today I read this story, written by one of his closest friends, who worked to find out who actually beheaded him. You should read it, too.
Detachment. What do you know about Ronald Stark and his role in the Aldo Moro murder? “You pays your money and you takes your chances.”