-Caveat Lector- also has arab rebuff
this may be heavy for survivors. Polish Archbishop Center Of Sex Scandal - 3/22/02 - Baltimore Sun "Poznan, Poland -- "The highly respected archbishop of Poznan, Juliusz Paetz, has been accused of sexually harassing seminarians and priests, charges that surfaced publicly last month." http://ctnow.com/news/local/hc-polishbishop0322.artmar22.story?coll=hc%2Dheadl ines%2Dhome ACC claims soar after sex-abuse leaflet 3/23/02 "At least 3000 new sexual-abuse claims have been laid since a Christchurch law firm began touting for business from victims, forcing ACC to take on eight new staff. Claims to ACC have increased from 100 a week to 500 a week since Wakefield Associates' controversial national mail-out in January." http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=news&thesubsection=&stor yID=1291286 Another US Catholic priest suspended on abuse charge - 3/23/02 "Ryan is the 10th priest suspended this year by the diocese because of allegations of sexual abuse of children and teenagers....Geoghan was accused by more than 130 people of molesting them during his 30 years as a Boston-area priest. Court documents from the trial revealed that Boston Cardinal Bernard Law and five other church leaders knew of Geoghan's problems but continued to shuttle him from parish to parish. Geoghan is serving a nine-to-10-year sentence for fondling a 10-year old boy. The diocese has agreed to pay about US$45 million to settle claims against him. The controversy has rocked the US Catholic Church, spreading from Boston to dioceses in California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and beyond. It has seriously tarnished the reputation of Law, the senior US prelate." http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=1291348&thesection=news&the subsection=world Candyman' yields child porn arrests Two central Illinois men charged in federal probe of explicit Web community 3/22/02 By Andy Kravetz of the Journal Star "Peoria - Two central Illinois men were part of an Internet "e-group" formed for the distribution of child pornography, federal authorities said Thursday....Earlier this week, federal officials announced more than 90 people in 20 states were in the process of being arrested as part of the first phase of Operation Candyman. FBI officials estimated about 7,000 members of "TheCandyman" e-group uploaded, downloaded or traded images over the Internet. Authorities also said 27 members of the ring, which operated the Candyman group and two other online communities, have been charged with molesting a total of 36 children." http://pjstar.com/news/topnews/g93852a.html http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/22/politics/22PRIV.html?ex=1017815320&ei=1&en=d afe021cbb208e2b March 22, 2002 Bush Acts to Drop Core Privacy Rule on Medical Data By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON, March 21 — The Bush administration today proposed dropping a requirement at the heart of federal rules that protect the privacy of medical records. It said doctors and hospitals should not have to obtain consent from patients before using or disclosing medical information for the purpose of treatment or reimbursement. The proposal, favored by the health care industry, was announced by Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, who said the process of obtaining consent could have "serious unintended consequences" and could impair access to quality health care. The sweeping privacy rules were issued by President Bill Clinton in December 2000. When Mr. Bush allowed them to take effect last April, consumer advocates cheered, while much of the health care industry expressed dismay. http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=12654 Why Bush Is Addicted to Perpetual War Ted Rall, AlterNet March 19, 2002. ....The White House saw September 11 as a golden opportunity. The first catastrophic terrorist attack on American soil sparked an unprecedented case of leadership projection: desperate for protection and answers (why do they hate us? can we kill them before they kill us?), Americans wishfully compared Bush to FDR and Churchill. Approval ratings hit 92 percent. But Bush's political advisors knew that peaking early wouldn't guarantee reelection in 2004. Bush's father had been turned out of office just 20 months after the Gulf War ratcheted his score up to 91. http://www.smirkingchimp.com/article.php?sid=5774&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Denver officials, citing civil rights, decide to bow out of war on terror Posted on Wednesday, March 20 @ 10:00:42 EST From Fox News DENVER — The local government here officially threw its lot in with Portland, Ore. and a handful of other municipalities around the country, passing a resolution Monday night discouraging police from enforcing new anti-terror legislation if doing so would interfere with peoples' civil rights. A non-binding resolution passed by the city council in response to the federal USA Patriot Act discourages Denver police from investigating groups or individuals based on their country of origin or immigration status. The resolution bars police from assisting in parts of the federal government's anti-terrorism campaign. Reprinted from Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,48270,00.html http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=13578&ArY=2002&ArM=3&ArD=18 18 March 2002 / 9 Muharram 1423 Cheney fails to win Arab endorsement By Robert Fisk, Special to Arab News Rarely can a US Vice President have met such a devastating rebuff from America's Arab allies; not a single Arab king, prince or president has been prepared to endorse a US attack on Iraq. Even in Kuwait — where Dick Cheney arrives today before going on to Israel — an opinion poll suggests that more than 40 percent of its citizens are hostile to Washington's policies. 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