Crossing the border

Lisa McNeil,Alpharetta,Georgia — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:17:00 GMT

Good Evening Mr.Williams, In my opinion NBC has so many great correspondents and they all do an excellent job. Sometimes people just do not understand how difficult these places can be and how much risking of life these journalists do in order to bring the story to the airwaves. I want you to know that I do appreciate all the hard work they do especially the foreign correspondents such as Jim Maceda, Jane Arraf, Martin Fletcher and of course Ian Williams and many others who work in dangerous areas. Now my all time favorite Richard Engel is definitely one who risks his life in the Middle East to report different stories. And I always want him to be safe. I admire him and all of them. Thank you for the history of Mount Rushmore and all the extra links in the posting. Very informative and interesting and I like the fact the film is narrated by Tom Brokaw which I think is extremely appropriate. Now on to the broadcast. The report by Ian Williams showed that life does keep going in the region. But as Ian stated they are still nervous about the situation. It was sad hearing how the monks were hurt during the protests and how the mystics say that things will get better. Adding I hope. Hopefully the situation will become better for the people and they can live in peace. Ian did a great report and I appreciate his risk in bringing the story to us. He does fine work. Finally, with regards to the "Faith in America" segment I suppose that people who are non-believers are becoming more vocal. I have a strong belief and I will always keep it that way. Thank you for the fine broadcast Mr.Williams. Stay safe all journalists! Peace to all!

Crossing the border

Stephanie Umbro, Maine — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:19:24 GMT

Faith in God is the basis of my life. I have watched this week's series with interest. It brings to mind what I heard during a lecture this weekend: it takes more faith to not believe in God than it does to believe in Him. Having said that, the greatest thing about a belief is God is the belief that we are free to choose whatever religion and ideology we choose. As recent and not-so-recent events in the world have shown us, we are indeed privileged to live in a country that allows all ideologies.

I watched Ian Williams' report with great interest. My initial thought was: this country and its landscape reminds me of Vietnam. As dangerous the assignment is/was, I appreciated the education. Thank you to NBC for its continued commitment to chasing the story no matter where it is.