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JF -- Your comments, for some reason, were flagged as possible spam by our website, and that's why they didn't appear as soon as you entered them. (Funny how you would jump to negative conclusions about our website and organization, and then reject as unwarranted negativity an article based on an in-depth investigation, independent reports and primary documents.) We appear to agree on one thing -- it's curious that the investigation into America Supports You wasn't conducted and concluded earlier in the program's existence. There were signs of wrong-doing for some time, including the improper fundraising and financial practices reported by the <i>New York Times</i>, <i>Stars and Stripes</i>, NPR and others, and the whistleblower complaints by former General Counsel of the American Forces Information Service Diane Beaver. One important point (as my last paragraph alludes) is that it's not just the Inspector General's report that found serious problems with ASY under Allison Barber. Though you seem to have read a different IG report than I did... it was full of specifics and documented concerns. And Barber's questions about what was legal or not would come across as more virtuous, if she had heeded the answers she received.