Joseph Wilson died, for those who haven't heard.

[coti]

Yeah, that Joseph Wilson, ex-husband of Valerie Plame and who tried to stop the Iraq invasion.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/27/us/joseph-wilson-who-challenged-iraq-war-narrative-dies-at-69.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Pretty shocking. He did something that required a lot of courage in a very difficult time.

[Autumn]

1. What was the cause of his death?

He was a great man.

[KewlKat]

2. Ms. Plame said the cause was organ failure.

[Beringia]

13. I wonder organ failure from what?

I think there has to be an underlying issue that causes organ failure, especially at age 69.

[DFW]

19. The article didn't specify

I'll find out soon enough. I hadn't seen Joe for several years. The last time I saw him, he had lost some weight, but he didn't look too great. I'll bet he had some health issues for a while now.

[DFW]

17. The article just said "organ failure," whatever that means

I'll ask Valerie after a while, but I don't want to pester her with questions like that so soon after his passing. They still have their two children, and she'll have her hands full for the moment.

[FakeNoose]

3. Rest In Peace, Joe Wilson

Thank you for being a patriot when it really mattered!

[Sanity Claws]

4. I didn't realize that they had divorced

May he rest in peace.

[lunatica]

9. They agreed not to announce it.

We have a DU member who knows both of them personally who volunteered this when Valerie announced she was running for the House. Our Congressman in New Mexico is a Democrat who is running to fill a seat in the Senate. She’s running for his seat in the House.

[Cha]

15. I didn't either..

RIP Joe Wilson

[RightiswrongTn]

5. RIP Joe Wilson..a true Patriot

[Crunchy Frog]

6. May he rest in peace.

One of the good guys.

[Liberal In Texas]

7. Oh nooooo....RIP Ambasador Wilson.

That put a harsh on my weekend.

[NightWatcher]

8. I hope he got to see and appreciate that don is going down.

[Celerity]

10. RIP nt

[Kid Berwyn]

11. A Patriot, betrayed by a president and his national security xcom.

Smirko, Sneer, Rumsferatu, Comblicker and all the rest are destined for a different place in eternity.

[Catherine Vincent]

12. Oh no!

Rest in peace, sir.

[uponit7771]

14. crap

[mokawanis]

16. I'm sorry to hear this

RIP

[PCIntern]

18. I dined with him during the Bush years

And wrote an extensive summary of what was discussed at dinner and posted it here.

I’ll never forget when he said that right wingers lie about every little thing just to “keep in shape”.