Please send as far and wide as possible. Thanks, Robert Sterling Editor, The Konformist http://www.konformist.com http://www.konformist.com/mkkafe/aquino/aquino.htm The Michael Aquino Files will be taken down from The Konformist website on June 6, 1999. This will give researchers interested in downloading the material enough time to do so, if they wish. For more background information, please visit: http://www.konformist.com/mkkafe/aquino/aquino.htm The information was placed on the site after I worked a full weekend to format it, and despite the fact that I was advised by many people not to do it, as I would be opening myself up to threats of lawsuits from Dr. Aquino. Surprisingly, Dr. Aquino has been cordial to me during this whole endeavor, and is not the reason it is being removed, as many may suspect. The actual reason it is being removed is because Curio Jones has unfairly been criticized by others for being associated with The Konformist, which supposedly is both "pornographic" and "vulgar" (at least the second accusation is true.) Curio Jones never has endorsed anything in The Konformist, publicly or privately, nor would I ever ask her to do so. The reason her work was included in The Konformist was to ensure that her work would not be removed from the internet. Unfortunately, her continued work in the field of ritual abuse may be hindered if her information remains on The Konformist. I included the information on my site to help her, not to hurt her, and when she explained to me her dilemna, I told her that if I were her, I would request that it be taken down, which I am respectfully doing. I have no anger towards Ms. Jones, and only wish her the best in her work. If she ever needs the information back up on my site, I will be happy to include it. In any case, she is a brave woman, and I don't think it is fair for her to have to defend my work. That is my battle, not hers. I must admit, however, that I am not pleased at the reasons behind me having to pull this. I consider it ungrateful of critics to attack The Konformist for trying to publicize their cause. There are few things I dislike more than a lack of gratitude, and these same critics have no reason to whine in the future as they wonder why more media outlets don't present their evidence. Further, I am left to wonder if anyone else would be interested in presenting the Aquino files in the future, knowing full well they will be threatened not only to be sued but to be pissed on by those they are defending. One of the reasons I did this in the first place is because I know nobody else would have the spine to do it: good luck in the future. Finally, I think some will look at the fact that Mr. Aquino was more polite to me during this episode than people in the ritual abuse community, and draw some conclusions from this. As far as I'm concerned, the critics have no one to blame but themselves for this. Robert Sterling Editor, The Konformist http://www.konformist.com If you are interested in a free subscription to The Konformist Newswire, please visit http://www.eGroups.com/list/konformist/ and sign up. Or, e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject: "I NEED 2 KONFORM!!!" (Okay, you can use something else, but it's a kool catch phrase.) Visit the Klub Konformist at Yahoo!: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/klubkonformist
