http://www.executedtoday.com/2007/11/10/1995-ken-saro-wiwa-and-the-ogoni-nine/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:18:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.executedtoday.com/2007/11/10/1995-ken-saro-wiwa-and-the-ogoni-nine/#comment-34 jeff Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:56:04 +0000 http://www.executedtoday.com/2007/11/10/1995-ken-saro-wiwa-and-the-ogoni-nine/#comment-34 excellent choice. i love the quote from the qur'an. and yet . . . isn't it kind of the ultimate in "state"-sanctioned violence? not that the qur'an is alone in this, by any stretch. monotheistic gods seem inevitably to be war gods . . . excellent choice. i love the quote from the qur’an. and yet . . . isn’t it kind of the ultimate in “state”-sanctioned violence? not that the qur’an is alone in this, by any stretch. monotheistic gods seem inevitably to be war gods . . .

]]> http://www.executedtoday.com/2007/11/10/1995-ken-saro-wiwa-and-the-ogoni-nine/#comment-20 Dr. Thinus Coetzee Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:53:32 +0000 http://www.executedtoday.com/2007/11/10/1995-ken-saro-wiwa-and-the-ogoni-nine/#comment-20 Ken's death was one of the greatest tragedies in Africa! I met Ken in the 80's during a visit to South Africa. He was one of the best journalists in Africa and had a knack of "telling it like it is", something that is sorely lacking today in jounalism. He will be remembered fondly by all in Africa. Ken’s death was one of the greatest tragedies in Africa! I met Ken in the 80’s during a visit to South Africa. He was one of the best journalists in Africa and had a knack of “telling it like it is”, something that is sorely lacking today in jounalism. He will be remembered fondly by all in Africa.

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