Kevin writes "But it seems somewhat cyncial, unforgivingly opportunistic to feed a career on carnage of war. But we do. If I'm forced to rationalize it, i'll do it like this--the motivation will make me to work harder to take more chances on the story."

Perhaps further motivation for you is the fact that you're providing so many people with straight-shooting facts and personal observations of the struggles of the Kurds and activities in Northern Iraq. I'm grateful to learn more about the people and have confidence that you are neither sugar-coating or avoiding unpopular issues. It's frustrating to sift through other print and broadcast media trying to decipher what is real and what is propoganda submitted to throw off those "evil doers." Just wanted you to know I appreciate the honest, real, human stories you tell.