Hi,

Alternatively, what would be the chances of getting someone like  
Democracy NOW! to do a piece on it?  Here is the website where you  
can submit a story idea:  http://www.democracynow.org/get_involved/ 
contact?to=1.  If we could get a bunch of people to submit a story  
idea on their website from the FEAST list, that might be enough to  
get them to do a story.  Maybe have Pfc. Johnson's father to give an  
interview?  Or have someone who works on Military Ethics/Feminist  
Ethics and is familiar with the case give an interview?

Perusing through the list of the Armed Services Committee:  I'll  
write John Cornyn, since I'm now his constituent.  (He gave a  
stirring, if oddly incongruent with his voting record, speech at my  
citizenship ceremony, actually.)  I would think that Senator Claire  
McCaskill would be the best person on whom to put pressure, since she  
is both on the Armed Services Committee and would have been LaVena  
Johnson's senator.  McCain & Clinton should both be used to getting  
letters from people who are not strictly their constituents.

Azzurra




On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:53 AM, Gaile Pohlhaus wrote:

> Does anyone know what a person who is not a constituent of any of  
> the members of the house or senate armed services committee can do  
> to increase pressure for a new investigation into this case?  I  
> will certainly forward to folks I know who have senators and  
> representatives on the committee, but the LJ website does not (as  
> far as I can tell) give other suggestions.
>
> Thanks.
>
>