The story of Tony Lagouranis, the former US Army interrogator in Iraq, is beginning to take off, growing at a far more appropriate pace these past 24 hours.

The following table indicates the resulting number of hits, by date, of a Google search performed on "Tony Lagouranis":

1 DEC: 694
2 DEC: 756
3 DEC: 938
4 DEC: 10,700

This shows a 1,442-percent increase in the number of hits over the past three days, or a 1,041-percent increase since yesterday. For comparison purposes, yesterday's two-day increase was 35-percent. Such an increase demonstrates tremendous growth in interest, as the reach of this important story into the public consciousness and conscience begins to deepen.

The Tony Lagouranis story update which I posted to UK Indymedia (and, originally, to iNoodle.com) on December 2 is now appearing on the first page of the resulting 10,700 Google hits. This indicates the relative importance of this post as calculated by Google's page-ranking algorithm, which is based, in part, on the number of websites (and their relative importance) which link to a particular webpage.

The story is now on-track to reach the level of another important story, that of Deborah Davis. Yesterday, a Google search on "Deborah Davis" bus resulted in 23,800 hits. Today, the same search produces 27,800 hits; so, this story continues to grow as well, but seems to be tapering off, at least for the time being.

Let's continue to spread the word of the importance of Tony Lagouranis's firsthand account of the torture and abuse he witnessed during his time in Iraq. You may also consider sending an email or letter to local and national newspaper editors as well as radio and TV producers, in the US and UK, requesting that they cover this story. Or, telephone their offices.

When the US president continues to insist that Americans don't torture, and the British prime minister supports this president's claims, then Tony Lagouranis's firsthand account which contradicts official US and UK statements is of tremendous importance.

Let's not allow a complicit corporate media to get away with keeping this story from the public's eyes, ears and minds.