This week's press reports had a number of articles that had particular importance and a direct relationship to Brian's campaign for the U.S. Senate which concluded last month (November 7th).

Examples of why this is so, are as follows:  The St. Petersburg Times newspaper started off this week with an older picture of an earlier antiwar coalition demonstration, which Brian is co-founder of, which took place in the summer of 2005 at the Weeki Wachee intersection near Spring Hill on U.S. Highway 19.   Protesters were demonstrating against high oil prices and how the oil's importance has impacted on the Iraq War.  This large picture, of an event of over a year ago, was placed in the St. Pete Times' Op-Ed section on page A17, on December 4, 2006, next to and part of a column by New York Times' columnist Thomas Friedman.

Then the next day, December 5, there was a front page story in the same newspaper about a "shanty town" in Miami for the homeless and disaffected people and how the city of Miami was accused of neglecting its responsibilities to the plight of the poor there.  Brian personally visited that Miami shantytown location the night before the November 7th election, accompanied by another St. Petersburg Times reporter, Michael Kruse, who referenced it in his November 7th (election day) article.  The newspapers' December 5th article by another reporter, was recorded on the front page and inside pages, with about five color photos of the project itself.

Then Wednesday, December 6th, the National Study Group on Iraq released its report to the president and public, nationwide, concluding that America was "not winning the Iraq War" and that America needed to find a solution to "pull out of Iraq as early as possible."  This was a position that came close, but not completely, to Brian's long-term opposition to the Iraq War and insistence on removing the troops immediately, and to be replaced by a UN coalition.

Today, Thursday, December 7th, the New York Times, had a news report in the main section, page A 24, of its newspaper edition, by reporter Andy Newman, about a Spanish-speaking radio station in Miami run by a Cuban-American by the name of  Francisco Aruca.  The article highlighted Mr. Aruca's opposition to the Cuban Embargo, his support of the Castro Government, and Aruca's courageous public opposition despite the large population base of Cuban-Aamericans who violently oppose Castro and support the Ameircan embargo.

Brian was interviewed by Francisco Aruca on Sunday, November 5th, via telephone, from Miami to Spring Hill, and Mr. Aruca played his interview with Brian, conducted in Spanish, on Aruca's Monday morning show, November 6th, the day before the election.  In that interview, Brian also voiced his opposition to the Cuban Embargo, and also spoke of his earlier visit to Cuba, the week before, to highlight his opposition to the embargo and his support of Cuba's meritorious national health system, which he emphasized was similarly needed in the United States.

Brian concluded, as the end of this week is arriving, that  "If we keep up our daily relavence to the ongoing daily news, maybe the press and more Floridians will give more credibility and merit to our recent U.S. Senatorial campaign and candidacy, our positions on the crucial issues and any further efforts regarding our antiwar activities."

Brian, Thursday, December 7, 2006, Spring Hill, Florida.