Stephen Farrell recalls hearing this horrendous, chilling summation of the occupation of Iraq in 2004:

[M]y colleagues and I outlined the provisional authority’s worldview to get the Ohanians’ reaction.

Astrik’s son Hambartzum listened politely. He assessed what he had just heard about democracy and new freedoms, and then pronounced:

“I am free to read the newspaper I want, but what I will read is that my mother is dead.”

Just let that sink in.