A spellbinding read. We are all poorer for having lost this fascinating human being.

The following email comes from Italy–gm

God bless you for your beautiful writing and moving humanity: I had tears in my eyes reading your splendid article (forwarded by a wonderful peace / justice activist) about this wonderful man and humanitarian who was unjustly suspected and harassed by the FBI, which under the Bush regime has become a bullying thought police, instead of being there to protect decent citizens against real criminals and terrorists many of whom occupy the highest seats of power in Washington and elsewhere.