[Seaplaner]

Tragic, completely ruthless.

What I'll never understand is how American media lefties don't see this in their future if they and thier fellow-traveling Democrats ever get their way and turn this country into a globalist Utopian collective.

Their would be no room for press criticism of any kind, and meddlesome and disrespectful "journalists" just might be invited to meet Mister Kalashnikov.

Just for fun, compare and contrast how Presidents Bush (the elder and younger) and Reagan showed respect and cordiality to their strident and hysterical critics;

and, how left-wing acolytes Hillary Rodham (and her alleged husband), John Kerry, and Al Gore just bristle and erupt whenever confronted with diverging opinions and incisive interrogatives.

Left-wing, fifth column, Stalinists, Greens, and/or Democrats...all feel that anyone with contrary opinions is an enemy.

[struwwelpeter]

From Novaya Gazeta:
http://2006.novayagazeta.r u/nomer/2006/78n/n78n-s00.shtml

WE SAW OFF ANYA
       

      
       Thousands of people arrived to give their last respects to the brutally murdered journalist. (Our colleagues in journalism from other papers wrote about 'hundreds' coming to Anya's funeral, but in truth there were thousands). People came, following the commands of their hearts and consciences.
       Dozens of ambassadors from very significant foreign states, as well as ordinary people, stood next to each other in the hall of farewells. All were able to say their final goodbye. (We express our appreciation to the organizers of this sad ceremony). The hall, designed for 500, could only hold a thousand. The rest waited patiently, in order to prevent a crush. The government dispatched a deputy cultural minister.
       Our last bow to Anya lasted two hours. There were no hysterics, even though strength and nerves were stretched to the limit. There were no problems, despite the huge crowd. (The special police, who came at our request to maintain order, had nothing to do.) Several dozen journalists, from Russia and the rest of the world (and this is not a figure of speech) behaved very correctly. The relatives of Anya asked that there not be a single photographer or television camera at the funeral. .
       Last Tuesday all of us, without exception, bid this person farewell.
       

     


Many, many more photographs here:
http://2006.novayagazeta.r u/nomer/2006/78n/n78n-s00.shtml