The Flaming Warrior

I was surprised, damn near shocked, at the speed at which the story of the serving soldier who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy disappeared. I heard Rachel Maddow mention it once and I saw a brief video of an ambulance driving away. The man died. I remember the monks burning in Saigon. Those were powerful and effective images. A flaming warrior could have been an even more pointed message. And that is why we only glimpsed it. If it were not for the nearly universal presence of cameras, I believe that warrior's story would have been 100% censored. But I will never forget him or his righteous sacrifice. I hope the stench of the burning man got into that Embassy.…