Lasantha Wickrematunge

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Lasantha Wickrematunge was a Sri Lankan newspaper editor. On January 8th he was murdered by gunmen on motorcycles, his newspaper turned around and published a posthumous column he'd written earlier. In the column he predicted his own death and said "When I am finally killed, it will be the government who kills me." He mentions his three children and wife, wondering if his work and the death he earned from it is worth it

His last editorial, translated into English.

Found thru The Factual Opinion: Economist Versus Idiot...