City of Misery

Misrata until recently was a relatively thriving, peaceful Libyan city that like so many others was notable for Arab hospitality and welcoming the stranger. Today, the internationally-acclaimed photojournalist Tim Hetherington was killed there by indirect fire most likely coming from the government forces of Muammar Gaddafi as that noted butcher turns that formerly prosporous town into a cauldron of carnage that those who are able are rapidly fleeing. God rest the intrepid who have fallen and spare the innocents in Misrata, Libya, and this troubled world.