[lbo-talk] FW: Edward Said passed away yesterday

[Brad DeLong]

>Woodard, Jared wrote:
>
>>  *From:* godoy
>>*Sent:* Thursday, September 25, 2003 9:45 AM
>>*To:* ,All Staff
>>*Subject:* Edward Said passed away yesterday
>>
>>         >  > It is with great personal sorrow that we inform you of
>>         the death of
>>         >  > Edward W. Said, today, the 24th of September, 2003, at
>>         approximately
>>         >  > 4 p.m. EST.  Edward had been very ill for the past couple
>>         of weeks
>>         >  > and last night he was re-admitted to the hospital (he had
>>         been
>>         >  > released last week and was thought to be recovering). 
>>However, it
>>         >  > was not to be and this afternoon, he was taken off the
>>         respirator and
>>         >  > died shortly thereafter.  For us -- and we know for the
>>         entire
>>         >  > academic community as well as everyone who had believed in
>>         >  > Palestinian sovereignty, not to mention the
>>         self-determination of
>>         >  > oppressed and exploited people worldwide -- this is a
>>         loss that will
>>         >  > never be overcome.
>>
>It's never good, when we lose an intelligent, principled voice of 
>Said's caliber.

But at least before he died he got to see his dearest wish: the 
destruction of the Oslo Peace Process.

Brad DeLong