Dear Surfers,
In the four months that Anwar Online has been in operation, thousands
of e-mail messages
have been sent to me through the webmaster, offering sympathy, encouragement
and
prayers for me and my family. They come from people of all walks of
life from all over the
world, including Malaysians residing or studying overseas. However,
as far as it is possible to
discern from the addresses and other references in the messages, the
vast majority of
correspondents are ordinary Malaysians who feel the need to show that
they care about truth,
decency and justice and are concerned about where our country is heading.
I am deeply touched by the support shown to me personally and to the
causes I espouse. I
wish it was possible to reply separately to each correspondent, but
even under ordinary
circumstances, I would need a staff of writers to draft the replies.
I am told that even as I write
this, there are still nearly 400 messages on the server that the webmaster
has yet to
download. But rest assured that all messages are being delivered to
me through Azizah in
steady batches.
I have asked the webmaster to try to publish some of the letters, or
at least parts of them, so
that some of the interesting viewpoints could be shared more widely
among websurfers. He
says he will try to find the space. In the meantime, keep the mail
coming.
God bless you.
Salam Reformasi,
(signed) Anwar Ibrahim Dec. 21, 1998