Master Chief Timothy R. McVeigh

As a result of the online lobbying campaign launched by Wired Strategies in early January, and with the assistance of many committed friends and colleagues (see below), an international grassroots and media uproar ensued for the next 30 days, with coverage by the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, Frank Rich, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Philadelphia Inquirer, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, CNet, ZDNet, PC World, Associated Press, Yahoo!, National Public Radio, People, International Herald Tribune, BBC, Le Monde, South China Morning Post, O Globo, and a 20-minute RealAudio interview by GLOradio that helped break the story wide open. 

The battle to save Senior Chief McVeigh's career was at one point a near 24-hour-a-day, month-long venture that continued for over six months -- at a thankfully much abated pace. 

On this page are posted all the online documents created by Wired Strategies on behalf of Senior Chief McVeigh -- to not only give a flavor as to the amount of work necessary to launch and sustain this type of online effort, but also to demonstrate the variety of ways in which email can be used in Internet campaigns.

We also recommend you click here and read a 10-day chronology of the McVeigh online advocacy campaign published in Who Cares magazine. 
 

A Special Thanks 
A special thanks goes out to all those who joined in this incredible battle.  Deserving special mention -- PlanetOut, GLOradio, John McMullen, Tom Rielly, Marc W., Barbara Bode, Bob Hattoy, David Sobel, Brock Meeks, Frank Rich, Carlos Briceno, Lisa Napoli, Janet Kornblum, Elaine Herscher, Steve Komarow, Chris Wolf, Alec Farr, Derek Cole, Jason Lorber, Rex Wockner, Jack Nichols, Mike Frederickson, Mike Signorile, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Bob Roehr, Frank Knapp, Victor Castillo, Bill Py, GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, the ACLU, EPIC and many many more.   And a final thanks to Master Chief Timothy McVeigh, who had the courage and strength to fight for all that is right. 

  Wired Strategies Documents Prepared in Defense of Chief McVeigh 

• "RE: Timothy McVeigh, USN, Needs Your Help," email forward of McVeigh's online plea, 1/6/98. 
• "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't AOL," email to gay media list, 1/8/98. 
• "Is AOL violating your privacy?", email story/alert, 1/8/98. 
• "Paragraphs on McVeigh and AOL," email story pitches, 1/8/98. 
• "AOL Deletes McVeigh's Account," email to gay media list, 1/8/98. 
• "One-pager for press pitch on McVeigh," email press pitch, 1/9/98. 
• "US Navy vs. AOL: felony or perjury?," email story spin, 1/10/98. 
• "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't AOL," email story pitch to Web media, 1/11/98. 
• "Fears of Cyber-Spying Escalate," email press release, 1/12/98. 
• "AOL Says McVeigh Investigation Not Lawful," email press release, 1/13/98. 
• "Pentagon Cover-Up Feared," email press release, 1/13/98. 
• "McVeigh Case," email to reporters from Navysex1, 1/14/98. 
• "Call to Action!!!," email alert, 1/14/98. 
• "Internet Lawyer Writes Navy," email press release, 1/14/98.
• "Navy Retreats on McVeigh Discharge," email press release, 1/15/98. 
• "For Editorial Page Editor," email editorial board mailing, 1/17/98. 
• "Navy Admits Insufficient Evidence," email press release, 1/19/99. 
• "'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Author says 'Keep McVeigh'," email press release, 1/19/98 
• "McVeigh Alert!," email alert, 1/20/98 
• "'Drop McVeigh Case' - Gay Ban Author to Tell Court," email press release, 1/20/98. 
• "Quotes from McVeigh Case in Court Today," email press release, 1/21/98. 
• "AOL's Statement on McVeigh," email forward, 1/21/98. 
• "AOL Letter to the Navy," email update, 1/21/98. 
• "Looking For a Few Good Answers," email article, 1/22/98. 
• "The Navy Lied," email letter-to-the-editor, 1/23/98. 
• "Bi-Partisan Members of Congress Blast DOD," email press release, 1/23/98. 
• "No News on McVeigh Court," email press update, 1/23/98. 
• "AOL to Members: 'Oops!'," email update, 1/24/98. 
• "Latest Official McVeigh Alert," email alert, 1/25/98.
• "We Win! Court Quotes," email update, 1/26/98. 
• "McVeigh Decision Online," email update, 1/26/98. 
• "McVeigh Wins Again - Navy Threatens Retaliation," email press release, 1/29/98. 
• "Gephardt Writes Cohen Re: McVeigh," email update, 1/29/98.
• "House Internet Chairman Demands McVeigh Investigation," email press release, 2/11/98. 
• "Right Torpedoes Wrong," email article, 2/20/98. 
• "Navy to Appeal McVeigh Victory," email press release, 3/31/98. 
• "DOD Thinks Gays Are April Fools," email update, 4/8/98. 
• "'Core values' of naval service under test in McVeigh case," email letter-to-the-editor, 5/9/98. 
• "EXTRA: McVeigh Advances Tomorrow," email press release, 5/12/98.