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R E A D E R ' S   C O M M E N T S
FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
January 1998
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       [NOTE - The following Reader's Comments were received in January.  Please feel free to contact MER from whereever you are.  If you want your name withheld please let us know -- of course we understand.]
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DARING TO TELL IT LIKE IT IS
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  My name is Todd Stewart and I am currently in my freshmen year at East
Carolina University majoring in Biology... I became aware of both COME
and SCOME only several months ago, but since then I have become
increasingly aware of the situation in the middle east and a greater
understanding of the picture than what is simply reported by CNN.
  COME is the first organization I have encountered which has the
daring to describe the situation in the middle east with a tell it like
it is attitude. I have the utmost respect for what you have accomplished
so far, and would like to do what I can, a college student though I am.
          Sincerely,
            Todd Stewart - 1/12/98
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I am a Lecturer (or an Assistant Professor according to the American
terminology) in Accounting and Finance at the Australian National
University. I have been following the events in the Middle East closely
and I am greatly impressed by the excellent work you are doing in
disseminating objective and correct information about the so-called
"peace process" to people all over the world.
Please keep up the good work. I believe that the cause you are fighting
for belongs to the whole humanity, not just the Muslims or the
Palestinians.  I am a Muslim, but I believe in the brotherhood of all
humanity, irrespective of religion, race or gender.
        Yours sincerely
        Mohammad Tahir - Australia - 1/22/98
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My name is Nazim Baksh.  I am a journalist/producer working at the
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in Toronto ...Television.
I find your articles informative, interesting and often thought-
provoking. Kindly add me to your mailing list.
         NAZIM BAKSH - 1/18/98
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     Dear  Sir.
     First of all I would like to thank you for the best and the accuret
     infornmation that I received from you,  it's really  an updated
     information ..
     Have Agood time and all the best .and.. keep it up!!!!
 
                  Gaza City - 1/19/98
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"Dear Sirs,
I was always looking for an alternative voice on the situation in
the Middle East i.e the truth!  Whenever I watch or read the
newspapers I notice the white lies; but now after having joined on
the MER list I am at least satisfied that there are eminent people
around the globe who do not subscribe the hypocracies of the so
called super powers.  Congratulations and keep it up!!!!"
                DR. HUSSEIN DATOO - 14 January
                DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA
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Salaams.  I just came back from a two-month trip to Pakistan and
returned to find my line full of your newsletter, Alhamdulillah.
I wonder, do you have any publications in Urdu (printed, rather
than on-line).  I want to know because I have some friends who
might be interested in reading some real news, rather than the
kind of junk that's broadcast there.
     Uzma Naz - 1/22/98
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"To whom it may concern,
   I am indeed in accord with your organization's statement of
principles.  I appreciate your good work."
              Faris Khader - 12 January
              Georgetown University
 
 
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