"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..."
John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Joe Klien has a salient TIME story on the unjustified political assassination of Chas Freeman. I guess free speech is not a principle of the Israeli lobby.