this may be heavy for survivors
three from L Moss Sharman Conn. bishop's resignation OK'd By Sacha Pfeiffer, Globe Staff, 3/12/03 "The Vatican yesterday accepted the resignation of Bishop Daniel A. Hart of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. -- the seventh American bishop to step down since the clergy sexual abuse crisis erupted last January....During the past year, Hart had come under increasing scrutiny for his role in the abuse scandal, and he is named as a defendant in several lawsuits filed in Massachusetts and Connecticut that accuse him of negligence in his supervision of abusive priests. Church documents made public last year show that Hart played a role in the cases of several accused priests, including the Rev. Benjamin McMahon, who was arrested in the mid-1980s and accused of performing a sex act with another man, but received favorable treatment in court after Hart intervened. Hart also used the church's influence to ensure that the outcome of McMahon's case would be private, according to church records." http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/071/metro/Conn_bishop_s_resignation_OK_d+.shtml
End urged for state's abuse-case time limits By Rudolph Bush 3/11/03 "As more and more adults come forward with childhood memories of sexual abuse at the hands of clergy members, legislation that could dramatically change current time limits on prosecuting the abusers is working its way through the General Assembly. The state's 10-year statute of limitations on prosecuting child sexual abusers would be eliminated under a Senate bill scheduled for a committee vote Tuesday. The bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Chris Lauzen (R-Aurora) and has earned the support of a large network of abuse survivors, also would require priests to report suspicions of child abuse. And it would lift the two-year statute of limitations on filing civil suits based on childhood sexual abuse. http://www.chicagotribune.com
Military reviews Thomas incidents Probe may lead to dishonourable discharge for long-time cadet officer by Linda Richardson 3/12/03 Military officials are turning their attention to sexual predator Gordon Thomas following his convictions for sexually abusing female students and sea cadets....A retired elementary school teacher, Thomas, 63, was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison for 21 sex offences involving 13 students." http://www.saultstar.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=25498&catname=Local+News
A History of Secret Human Experimentation
http://www.thepowerhour.com/postings-four/secrets-of-human-experimentation.htm
Benetton Clothing to Carry Tiny Tracking Transmitters By Jim Krane 3/11/03 New York (AP) "Clothes sold at Benetton stores will soon contain microchip transmitters that allow the Italian retailer to track its garments from their point of manufacture to the moment they're sold in any of its 5,000 shops. Benetton's introduction of "smart tag" tracking technology will be the largest example of a trend now emerging in the retail industry, according to Phillips Semiconductors, a unit of the Dutch electronics giant that designed 15 million tags being delivered to Benetton this year. Benetton's Sisley line of clothing will contain a Philips Electronics radio frequency ID tag that will replace ubiquitous bar codes, which have to be manually scanned." http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAZPSUA6DD.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,912515,00.html
Guardian Unlimited Special reports Cheney is still paid by Pentagon contractor.htm
Cheney is still paid by Pentagon contractor
Bush deputy gets up to $1m from firm with Iraq oil deal
Robert Bryce in Austin, Texas and Julian Borger in Washington
Wednesday March 12, 2003 Halliburton, the Texas company which has been awarded the Pentagon's contract to put out potential oil-field fires in Iraq and which is bidding for postwar construction contracts, is still making annual payments to its former chief executive, the vice-president Dick Cheney. The payments, which appear on Mr Cheney's 2001 financial disclosure statement, are in the form of "deferred compensation" of up to $1m (£600,000) a year. When he left Halliburton in 2000 to become George Bush's running mate, he opted not to receive his leaving payment in a lump sum but instead have it paid to him over five years, possibly for tax reasons. An aide to the vice president said yesterday: "This is money that Mr Cheney was owed by the corporation as part of his salary for the time he was employed by Halliburton and which was a fixed amount paid to him over time." <A HREF="">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
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