One of my best friend is the journalist Edouard Perrin in Paris This is one story I wish Ed didnt have to share. He was a witness to yesterdays massacre at the Charlie Hebdo offices sitting at his desk on the same floor . In the TV interview he was the first person to enter the office after the massacre He has covered war time and disasters all over the world ... when you do this you get mentally prepared Not for this This is a translation from his post yesterday on Facebook. Facebook asks, Whats on your mind this evening? I dont have any idea. Or too many, far too many. I work at the Premières Lignes press agency. We are Charlie Hebdos neighbors on the same floor. Hebdo was where I published my first articles. During the last century. Just a few hours ago, I searched for the pulse of my revered mentors in journalism, in criticism, in derision and above all in freedom of thought. In vain. Cabu, Charb, Honoré, Maris, Wolinsky... and others whom I cannot recall at this moment. May the earth rest lightly upon you. P.S. If by some miracle there is a god who shelters them, they would want to see EVERYONE on their feet. Charb had even made it his raison detre: To die standing rather than live on ones knees. Or worse, in hiding. PPS: If by chance, someone, anyone has personal contact with Tony Barber of the Financial Times, could he or she be kind enough to inform him that hes not welcome here. Thats a euphemism. I recommend that everyone read, if it hasnt been suppressed by the Financial Times, yesterdays midday editorial blog. It is exactly the opposite of how we should think and act. PPPS: On the subject of Fight, and therefore of an enemy, I invite you to reread Camus. The evil that exists in the world almost always stems from ignorance. The Plague There always comes a time in history when those who dare to say two plus two equals four are punished with death. The Plague, again For those of us who do not believe in God, without justice there can only be despair. The Just I have thrown a bomb at your tyranny - not at a man. - No doubt. But it is the man who was hit. Also from The Just Happiness? - To hold the hand of a man before he dies. The Just, once again With love, Ed Notes 1 Barbers column was subsequently pulled by FT. 2 Fight (Combat, in French) was the French underground resistance newspaper Camus wrote for. https://facebook/video.php?v=10152693055156977&pnref=story
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 04:49:07 +0000
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