Things seem to be heating up in Syria. Yesterday, on Good Friday, Assad’s regime killed at least 75 protesters. It was difficult to work on writing all the papers I have to get done when I just wanted to watch the news. There were videos on YouTube (that they won’t show on the news) of a number of the dead. I watched one that showed an old man carrying the body of a boy who couldn’t have been older than 12. It was clear that he had been shot through the head, and you can hear the voice of another boy in the video who is just screaming, “My brother! My brother!”
Obama, in a statement late last night, called the violence “outrageous.” We’ll have to wait and see what happens next.
And on Wednesday, Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, two award-winning photojournalists, were killed by an RPG fired by Qadhafi forces in Libya. I was a huge fan of Tim Hetherington and his work. He co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary “Restrepo” about the war in Afghanistan, which is one of my favorite films of all time. It’s a devastating loss to the journalism community.
Anyway, it’s the final stretch for me. I’ll be home in less than three weeks — the only things standing between now and then are 6 papers, an exam, and a presentation. Wish me luck. I’ll need it.
If you ever want to know how much longer I have, here’s a countdown clock: http://isianhome.com/
