April Gallop Speaks (On This Blog)

One of the negatives with Blogger comments as compared to Haloscan is that the former don't give you a real idea of when the comments were left--a time is given, but not a date. April Gallop apparently responded to a long ago post of mine here, and I am reproducing her comments here:

Why would you call my case strange. What is disappointing is that you would attempt to attack me. I can't control the media and what they finally decide to write. You should know that about mass media. I have watched my comments be totally distorted. I have requested for retractions and or corrections but it doesn't happen.
We are all aware at this point how an individual's story can be utilized for a writer's motive. that doesn't make my case strange. That just show how the media will miscontrue comments to suit their purpose, which is what caused me to go speak at the Journalism. I shared my story with the main purpose of inspiration. With the hope that noone will have our experience ever again.

This was the first comment she left, and I think she was responding to my title "The Strange Case of April Gallop". In all probability I should have titled it "The Strange Case of Jim Marrs". I certainly didn't want to imply that there was anything strange about April herself, or even her story--just the way it had been twisted by people with their own agenda (which certainly appears to be the case).

Here's her second comment:

I spoke out at the Dart Center of Journalism for many reasons. Once you survive a traumatic event you learn to live and cope. But what is further traumatizing is when people distort your words for their own motives. For example this website,"Screw Loose Change." You aren't any different. What you have done is further traumatizing because you didn't even do an interview with me, on top of that you took comments from the articles to cause negative questionable aspirations towards me.
When you read the articles, why didnt' you contact me to ask questions?? You didn't because you had a motive just like all the other writers. So you are no different then those you attack.
Now let me help piece together what you consider strange. I was on the inside of a building with my newborn, whom I didn't know was going to survive!! Can you relate to all the emotions I was feeling at one time?? I thought that was one of the most secure building in all of the United States. I wasn't on the outside when the building was hit. From the inside it sounded like a bomb. When we worked to escape and helps others as well..I don't recall any debris from a plane. That is what most reporters want to know from those on the inside..Did I see any plane debris?? NO I didn't. I was triaged.And by the time I made it to the hospital..with my child, yes I was very afraid beyond your understanding. In spite of my faith in GOD. I didn't know what happened. Representatives from each military service came to the local hospitals to find those in the military for accountability. I was informed by the representative from the Army (whose name i will leave out) that it was a plane that hit the building. When that seed was planted, that it was a plane that actually hit the buidling at a time I am in a hospital bed, it added to my fears, anxieties etc.. So yes, I became fearful of riding planes, jumpy when hearing them ....Jim Mars distorted that comment for his gain.
What you should examine, is how one of the most secure buildings get attacked and no security mechanisms work on that particular day. Not one alarm went off prior to the hit. Why don't you examine that instead of attacking people that you don't personally interview?? Writers, reports distort comments for various reasons. Some change their writings because their space was decreased in a newspaper or their Editor didn't like their write up...so many reasons. But it doesn't make it right.
Your blog space have alterior motives to discredit. Because you take articles that would appear to be direct quotes without doing actual interviews for your own motives. Again, instead of going after people go after real issues. As I stated the Pentagon deemed to be one of the most secure buildings was attacked and we saw on national TV recently how not one security mechanism worked. And I can verify, not one alarm went off. How is it on one particular day no mechanism worked??? Spend time analyzing real issues.
Further, I don't believe in the term illegal immigrant. The proper terminology is illegal alien. I do not support those who break the law to enter our country. And get access to benefits that citizens of our country can't utilize. For example, if a citizen relocates to another state and go to college...they will have to pay out of state fees for one year. Someone who is an illegal alien get a break on tuition. And they aren't citizens. They are lawbreakers. If Americans can't break their countries laws neither should illegals within the country. Screw Loose Change should examine why certain elected officials support illegals in our country and allow them to break our laws!

I think you can see that while April remains upset with us for the "strange case" bit, and while she has legitimate reasons to be angry with the government for not protecting her, she is not endorsing "Loose Change" or Jim Marrs, by any means. I absolutely meant no insult to April herself, who's been doubly victimized, by the terrorists and by the CTers. We did not "attack" her by any means.

But I do think I made a wrong assumption, that April was firmly in the "a plane hit the Pentagon" camp, based on the articles I read, and for that I certainly apologize.

BTW, Dylan responded to April on that thread:

mrs. gallop,
this is dylan avery, director of loose change, the movie this website is constantly attacking, and features your words as reported by mr. marrs.
i have had the pleasure of running into both mr. marrs, and a woman by the name of barbara honegger, who claims to be a close friend of yours.
regardless of what you saw or experienced, I would like to hear in your own words what you experienced on that morning.
please take note I have nothing but respect for you and your son, and what both of you had to endure,
my e-mail is xxxxxxxxx
sincerely,
-dylan

(email addy deleted).

Let me say here that if April would like to tell her own story in her own words, we would be thrilled to have her post here.