FRONT LINE VOICES

Throughout the world, people have been informed by the major media that the coalition of forces in Iraq are experiencing dismal failure upon failure in their efforts to rebuild the country. Every day, the broadcast and print media relates the number of soldiers killed, the number of civilians killed, the ambush attacks, and the suicide bombings. Then they switch to interviews with anti-war protesters and Bush-hating politicians. The public understandably is left with uneasy feelings and thoughts. And, it's because the major media doesn't tell the whole story.

To counter this imbalance in the news, some fine people in the blogosphere have put together a website for the simple purpose of having the story of Iraq (and Afghanistan, Korea, the Balkans, and wherever US forces are deployed) told by the people who have actually been there. It's called FRONT LINE VOICES.

Since, as the saying goes, perception is nine-tenths of reality, those who control what we learn about the war in Iraq and other conflicts have an immense power. They can spin a victory into a failure, and a perceived failure in the fight against tyranny can only strengthen the resolve of tyrants.

It has increasingly been the complaint of many troops that the picture that the media is painting of the progress in the War on Terror is far from reality. The mission of this site is to get out the full story by posting first-hand accounts as written by men and women who have actually been to Iraq and Afghanistan. There is no editing or commentary by those who run this site, and we will print any letter or story submitted by a legitimate source who has served overseas. Our only goal is to offer you the opportunity to read these stories and to find out what the reality is.

Interested-Participant encourages everyone to see the world as it really is. Visit the site.