The Murder of Kim Seon-Il

CNN is reporting that the terrorists have killed him. Mr. Kim ought to be remembered for the strong intellect, beliefs, and courage that must have taken him to Iraq. Mr. Kim mastered Arabic, one of the world’s most difficult languages. In spite of his knowledge that Koreans had already been taken hostage in Iraq, he confronted the risks and went there anyway to support a noble cause. I do not share his relgious beliefs, but I admire that he had the courage to speak them in a place infested such with miserable, black-hearted cannibals who so desperately need to hear them to regain the mental prerequisites to be called human beings.

In the coming days, many will attempt to use Kim Seon-Il’s death for their own political purposes. If you can do just one thing for Kim Seon-Il, remember him for what he did of his own strong and free will, not what he said while in the captivity of those who have extinguished one of their betters.