No, this isn't an effort to line my own pockets, rather an appeal to help the Marines in Iraq combat the ideological poison being spread by the Al Jazeera and Al Arabya satellite news networks. Coalition efforts are routinely depicted as willfully deadly to civilians and insensitive to Muslim culture, with absolutely no focus on the efforts at reconstruction that are currently underway. Think of the biased conventional narrative present in the Western media; in Iraq it's 1000 times more destructive, resulting in the deaths of both Iraqis and Coalition personnel. Without a credible alternative voice, this disinformation could sabotage Iraq's road to successful representative government.

In response, the Marines are soliciting funds to equip local Iraqi news outlets with equipment in a bid to offer the Iraqi citizenry a different perspective. INDC Journal, in partnership with the Liberty Alliance of bloggers, is supporting this effort with a week-long pledge drive. Please visit this site and give today. Donors will get the satisfaction of helping our country's war effort as well as receive fascinating insider e-mail updates regarding the progress of Marines in Iraq. In addition, all donations are tax-deductible.

Relatively small amounts of money can have a huge impact. Please give today; it's fast, it's easy and it's important. Thanks.