Jay Nordlinger over at The Corner posts the following:
One year ago today, Gao Zhisheng was “disappeared.” He is the Chinese human-rights lawyer who, in his life, has endured a great deal to bring a touch of decency to China, and to let the broad world know of the depredations of the ruling Communists. On February 4, 2009, they snatched him, and just disappeared him. As I noted in a column last week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry
was recently asked about him. Its spokesman said he “is where he should be.” And where may that be? A dungeon? A grave?
There is a website called Free Gao: here. And to read a letter his wife sent to Congress last April, go here. It does not make for easy reading — but, in my view, it makes for important reading. Gao Zhisheng is one of the great men in the world today, and should not be forgotten, especially by the United States.
Me: I signed the petition at www.freegao.com website and read the letter Gao's wife sent members of Congress last April. This man has been brutally tortured time and time again, and has not been heard from in over a year. The Chinese government refuses to report where he is being held and under what conditions. ChinaAid, a Christian organization monitoring persecution of Christians in China, posted a new press release yesterday. Signing the petition and keeping this man(and his family) in our prayers may be one of the most important things you and I do today.