Reply #45: you deserve it

[monicab]

People, real people, are writing in the DU forums. From everything we have read in the last couple of weeks of searching through this site, this is exactly the kind of site we WANT to participate in, and hope to stay involved with.

Kevin and I made a decision shortly after his CO decision. Once the word of his choice was made "public" we started getting about 50 phone calls a day from the media. We even received calls from people wanting to represent us to the media. Our decision... we would stay with the indy-media news sources, and focus on reaching the real people who responded to them, found their news from them, and believed in them. We refused the assistance of the "press agents" who wanted to turn the entire process into a media circus/nightmare. We have 5 good journalists in the mainstream media venues (TV, newspapers, radio and A/P) that we trust to be fair, and to report Kevin's story honestly. They are all we need in the mainstream. We have given over 150 radio interviews on indy networks, and have, as you can see, many articles published throughout the world, by indy sources. Without the mainstream media push, we have received letters of support from 31 different countries, including Iraq, Greece, Bangladesh, Australia, Guatemala, Germany, France, Switzerland, England, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Canada, Brazil, Portugal.. and it goes on. We have also heard from every state in the union.

The significance of this AWES us. People, who have fought to keep their small business running, who struggle to get real news out, and who work on shoestring budgets, have combined resources, and have joined forces, in support of Kevin's action, and to spread the word to as many people as possible that PEACE is not only POSSIBLE, but inevitable.

We are proud of the work all these good people are doing. We hope to honor them, by continuing to speak out on their behalf as we also address the concerns we have for the soldiers, their families, and the civilians who have been caught up in this madness.

THANK YOU... for giving us the forum that you do. We couldn't have a voice if you were not willing to allow us to use it.