The success vel non of Malachi's action as an anti-war action depends entirely on its propaganda value. And that depends largely on two things: (1) whether it is publicized, and (2) how people react to the publicity.

(1) is now being taken care of -- media across the planet are now picking up the story (big thanks to CIMC, which broke the story.)

(2) is in process. The reactions are still coming in, and they vary widely.

It remains to be seen whether Malachi's sacrifice was in vain. But I suspect it won't be, and I'll do my best to see to it that it wasn't.

That's the annoying thing about information war. You don't really know if an action is successful until long after it's happened.

The jury's still out.