Relative Unknown to Web Sensation
May 16, 2007
t r u t h o u t | Report
By Deniz Yeter
Tuesday 15 May 2007
A little less than two weeks ago, hardly anyone knew that Mike Gravel was running for president. Since the former Alaska senator announced his bid for the presidency last year in April, he has gone virtually unheard of.
According to figures from the internet traffic monitoring company Alexa, Mike Gravel's campaign web site - gravel2008.us - received a spike of 1,614 percent in traffic after the first debates. This jump gave Gravel twice as many visitors after the debates as Hillary Clinton, John Edwards or Rudy Giuliani.
He added, "While in office, one thing I would do is recommend that the government of Iraq draft around 3 million of
young people who are currently unemployed and are a source for militias and insurgents. We can make use of these young people by equipping them with the tools, instead of with weapons, necessary to rebuild their country.
"At the same time, get rid of American profiteering companies over there. That would set a new tone and help bring the civil war to a halt.
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