If all that CB publishes is what interviewees tell its staff, then Pierre OmIdiyar has wasted his money.

Political tweeting is painfully ubiquitous.  Yours is noteworthy, as Chad made clear, because of its wit, sophistication, insight and bile.

He made a minimal effort to explain who was behind this.  It's not simply about Vietnam though your family's story is particularly poignant.     You have over thirty years of public writings and comments and the briefest reference to some of it would have been helpful.  

I immediately recognized your name but it took 5 minutes on Google to get a fuller picture.  Chad should have spent those 5 minutes and another asking you about the information and a final 5 putting it in the story.   

If your tweets were done with as little effort they would be like all the rest and ignored.  There is no shortage of shallow and facile.  I agree with you:  "It's about elevating your game."   I'm hoping Chad does so.

Jim Wright