Dith Pran dies

In a previous post, I wrote about the impending trial of members of the Khmer Rouge. One man responsible for bringing that out through his tireless efforts passed away yesterday.

Dith Pran somehow managed to survive the Khmer Rouge’s reign of terror, spending the remainder of his as a Times photojournalist and working on the Dith Pran Holocaust Awareness Project. He is a hero because he confronted evil.

For more on the man, go to the archives at the Times, here.

Also, I would recommend watching The Killing Fields, the movie about his life under the Khmer Rouge.