Hello Everyone, Thanks to those of you who took action last month and tweeted at the US Embassy in Kuwait. After receiving hundreds of tweets over a period of a couple days, the Embassy tweeted that it was “aware of reports that U.S. citizens have been convicted of drug trafficking in Kuwait” and that it “stands ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance”. Without your support, we would not have gotten a response at all, and for that we are thankful. Our family will continue to reach out to the Embassy to make sure they’re helping Monique and Larissa. In the past few weeks, appeals have been set for our girls, but they’ve been postponed. The next one is taking place this upcoming Monday, and their lawyers have asked that we have as many people as we can send letters, emails, call (whatever form of communication you can) so that we can have a loud voice going in, and in turn have a fair trial. Please take a moment to spread the word about the campaign, and ask our Congressman, Representative Sanford D. Bishop Jr, to support the girls. Click to tweet: http://ctt.ec/V2Xc3 Or call Representative Bishop’s office at 202-225-2203. Here’s a sample call script: “Hi my name is XX, and I’m from {{CITY, STATE}}. I’m calling to urge Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. to support efforts to help free two of his constituents from prison in Kuwait. Monique Coverson and Larissa Joseph are in a Kuwaiti prison, facing 25 years on baseless charges. Monique earned a stellar record and served seven years in the United States Army, mostly stationed in Kuwait. Last May, their house was raided and police confiscated 1-ounce of a “tobacco-like” substance. The substance was sent to a lab in Germany for analysis, and was determined to be completely legal in Kuwait, yet they were not released. In fact, after eight months of uncharged incarceration, the one ounce of legal substance magically turned into one pound of marijuana, and last month they were sentenced to 20-25 years in prison. Monique and Larissa’s family believe they’ve been targeted for being gay. They’re having their freedom and belongings taken away from them, and are being held captive in a foreign land, for a crime they did not commit. I’m urging you to ask the Congressman to do everything he can to help bring them home. Thank you for listening.”