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My letter to PDI:
To: The Editors of PDI
I cannot believe this was published in a reputable publication such as yours. I read the article on your web page, which I was surprised to see still there. The proper response to such an egregious report would be to remove this particular page from your site. Especially since this report is shown to be false.
As a member of a minority, I can understand your journalist responding to those negative words. I was fortunate in my upbringing as my parents taught me the value of looking past a person's exterior appearance and looking into a person's soul. I thank my parents for instilling that ability. I not only see the good in all people, but understand not to react to inappropriate verbiage.
I can appreciate the reactive nature of this article, but I cannot condone it being published. The editors which reviewed and approved this article, probably saw the very legitimate name [with press ties] as a source of this report. Since it is still accessible on the web, this only perpetuates this proven hoax.
That this article is still accessible, is a continuing affront to Mr. Bell and all of his listeners. Your web master should have this article removed and a retraction in it's place. If not a retraction, which I know must run in your printed media first, a link to the Open Letter from Art Bell. This link includes a letter from the Manager of Network Technical at the University of California of San Diego where this spurious letter originated. The letter's origination was researched for it's authenticity. Art Bell was shown not to be the author of this letter. Its' author is still not known. Negativity such as this must not propagate through any type of media, printed or web based.
Therefore, to deflate this most inflamed situation, I suggest you place the link, http://www.artbell.com/filipino.html, on this article's page. This way, any further hits on this article can include a route for those wanting to know the real story and can follow up there. The best solution would be the total removal of this article all together.
Consider yourselves bitten by a very painful computer virus. This particular virus was transmitted by an unsuspecting victim. There are many "pass this along" email viruses. As such, these types are passed along and the damage can be very personal or very public. Most viruses do leave tracks and can be traced to their source, so you might want to research this to locate the infection point of this particular letter virus.
Thank you for your attention to this most disturbing situation and ask that a proper retraction be printed as well as placed on your web site.
Sincerely,
James Suarez
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