And this grey spirit yearning in desire
To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
          (from "Ulysses," Alfred Lord Tennyson)

Call me an empty ship, and outward-bound.
                   (from Moby-Dick, Herman Melville)
February 22nd
09:19

“Baba Amr is being exterminated. Do not tell me our hearts are with you because I know that. We need campaigns everywhere across the world and inside the country. People should protest in front of embassies and everywhere. Because in hours, there will be no more Baba Amr. And I expect this message to be my last.”

The reported last message of Rami Al-Sayed, a Syrian citizen journalist killed in the recent shelling of Baba Amr.

NPR Coverage
NY Times Coverage
Rami Al-Sayed’s YouTube Channel

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