Dear Mr. Secretary Powell and Ambassador Randt, As an American citizen and practitioner of Falun Gong, I am writing to you so that none of the vile and slanderous communist propaganda concerning this peaceful discipline will affect you. All of the practitioners here in Florida whom I know have experienced many benefits from Falun Gong, because it stresses the importance of maintaining a high moral and ethical standard as well as being a responsible person both at work and at home.

Mainland Chinese followers of Falun Gong do not belong in "labor camps" and should not be subject to brainwashing and torture. Please let your diplomatic counterparts know that we Americans are repulsed by such barbaric treatment and that it is a stain on the long and noble history of China.

Thanks for your fine work!

An American Practitioner in Florida

Category: Perspective