Church Leaders Rarely Mention Sexual Abuse (AP)

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When will the U.S. military tackle the
problem of sexual abuse?

When will the U.S. military tackle the
problem of sexual abuse? 05/18/2004 07:31 AM
According to a Pentagon-ordered report, sexual violence against female soldiers is rampant -- and not nearly enough is being done to stop it.

U.S. Victims of Priest Sexual Abuse Fear
Waffling

U.S. Victims of Priest Sexual Abuse Fear
Waffling 06/15/2004 09:24 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 16 2004 1:52AM GMT

Evidence for Hersh's claims of child
sexual abuse at Abu Ghraib?

Evidence for Hersh's claims of child
sexual abuse at Abu Ghraib? 07/20/2004 02:23 PM
Following up on this BoingBoing post about allegations by journalist Seymour Hersh of rape and sexual abuse of minors at Abu Ghraib prison Iraq -- there appears to be evidence for those claims in supporting statements that accompany the Taguba Report.

What most of us have seen of the report are excerpts from the 50-page summary. In fact, there are well over 6,000 pages in the report itself, including statements by and interviews with witnesses. Among them, testimony from an Iraqi prisoner that would appear to substantiate Seymour Hersh's claims that boys were sodomized at Abu Ghraib. Maj. Gen. Taguba evidently found these statements credible -- they supported statements from interviews with soldiers and other witnesses.

At the end of this post are links to digital copies of two documents from the Taguba report, hosted on the Washington Post website. Is it possible that they document the exact incidents to which Hersh referred? Excerpt from statement provided by Kasim Mehaddi Hilas, Detainee #151108, on January 18 2004:

I saw [name deleted] fucking a kid, his age would be about 15 - 18 years. The kid was hurting very bad and they covered all the doors with sheets. Then when I heard the screaming I climbed the door because on top it wasn't covered and I saw [name deleted] who was wearing the military uniform putting his dick in the little kid's ass. I couldn't see the face of the kid because his face wasn't in front of the door. And the female soldier was taking pictures. [name deleted], I think he is [deleted] because of his accent, and he was not skinny or short, and he acted like a homosexual (gay). And that was in cell #23 as best as I remember.

Another testimony alleging abuse of minors from a statement provided by Thaar Salman Dawod, Detainee #150427, on January 17, 2004:

I saw lots of people getting naked for a few days getting punished in the first days of Ramadan. They came with two boys naked and they were cuffed together face to face and Grainer was beating them and a group of guards were watching and taking pictures from top and bottom and there was three female soldiers laughing at the prisoners. The prisoners, two of them, were young. I don't know their names.

Here's a update (sub required) on Capitol Hill plans for hearings on new (and as-yet unreleased) material documenting torture at Abu Ghraib. And there's this snip from a CBS interview with "leash girl" Pfc. Lynndie England, the guard seen grinning and pointing at Iraqi prisoners in the infamous photos:

When England was asked if there were other things that happened at Abu Ghraib, things that were not photographed, she said, "Yes." When asked if there were worse things that happened, she said "Yes," but would not elaborate.

Link to first PDF, Link to second PDF. (Thank you, Mark)

The most damning words in the report on
sexual abuse by Catholic priests

The most damning words in the report on
sexual abuse by Catholic priests 03/06/2004 01:57 AM
They failed to protect the youngest and most vulnerable in their charge.The numbers from the study commissioned by the Catholic Church on the sexual abuse of children by priests are horrendous: The human toll amounted to 10,667 children allegedly victimized by 4,392 priests from 1950 to 2002, but the studies caution that even these numbers represent an undercount. But I found most chilling the following quote from the NYT article: The review board's report on the causes of the crisis said that board members could not find a single expression of outrage in church correspondence from a supervising bishop about any priest that the bishops knew had been accused of abuse. While I know there are lots of wonderful priests, it will be a long time before the Church hierarchy will have any moral authority to pronounce judgement on anyone or anything else....

Possible evidence for Hersh’s
claims of child sexual abuse at Abu
Ghraib

Possible evidence for Hersh’s
claims of child sexual abuse at Abu
Ghraib 07/21/2004 09:42 AM
detainee's eye-witness description .. her post on Boing Boing .. ms de 6,000 pginas .. has uncovered .. stuff

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Church Leaders Accused of Impeding
Reform (AP)

Church Leaders Accused of Impeding
Reform (AP) 05/12/2004 05:20 PM
AP - A key panel of lay Roman Catholics is angrily accusing American bishops of backsliding on a central plank of their reform program aimed at stopping clergy sexual abuse.

[PCUSANEWS] PC(USA) leaders send letter
to the church on Sudan

[PCUSANEWS] PC(USA) leaders send letter
to the church on Sudan 08/03/2004 09:15 AM
Worldwide Faith News Aug 3 2004 12:53PM GMT

Church Officials and Italian Leaders
Hold Viewing of Pope

Church Officials and Italian Leaders
Hold Viewing of Pope 04/03/2005 09:50 PM
Pope John Paul II was laid out inside the papal palace as the Roman Catholic church began its shift to his eventual successor.

Church Officials and Italian Leaders
Plan for Funeral on Friday

Church Officials and Italian Leaders
Plan for Funeral on Friday 04/04/2005 06:49 AM
Pope John Paul II was laid out inside the papal palace as the Roman Catholic Church began its shift to his eventual successor.

a Pentagon spokesman said Monday that
1,200 unreleased images of abuse at Abu
Ghraib included "inappropriate behavior
of a sexual nature."

a Pentagon spokesman said Monday that
1,200 unreleased images of abuse at Abu
Ghraib included "inappropriate behavior
of a sexual nature." 05/12/2004 01:30 AM
Female Iraqi prisoners report sexual abuse, face ostracism, shame upon release .. raped by U.S. soldiers .. LATimes

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Church Could Pay $1.5 Bln to Settle
Abuse Claims

Church Could Pay $1.5 Bln to Settle
Abuse Claims 08/29/2004 04:05 PM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 29 2004 7:32PM GMT

Church Could Pay $1.5 Bln to Settle
Abuse Claims (Reuters)

Church Could Pay $1.5 Bln to Settle
Abuse Claims (Reuters) 08/29/2004 04:25 PM
Reuters - People who say they were sexually abused by priests could receive more than $1.5 billion in damages from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles -- more than any other U.S. diocese has paid to date, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.

Draft of Church Sex Abuse Survey Is
Released

Draft of Church Sex Abuse Survey Is
Released 02/16/2004 09:32 PM
An upcoming national survey of sex abuse claims against Roman Catholic priests claims that 4,450 clergy have been accused of molesting minors since 1950.

No Contest Plea in Kansas Church Abuse

No Contest Plea in Kansas Church Abuse 11/14/2003 10:53 PM
Reuters via Wired News Nov 14 2003 10:28PM ET

Pope Confident U.S. Church Can Overcome
Abuse Scandal

Pope Confident U.S. Church Can Overcome
Abuse Scandal 09/11/2004 08:58 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 11 2004 1:50PM GMT

Breakfast between Global Leaders for
Tomorrow, Social Entrepreneurs and
Religious Leaders

Breakfast between Global Leaders for
Tomorrow, Social Entrepreneurs and
Religious Leaders 01/22/2004 06:59 AM

This morning, we had a breakfast between the Global Leaders for Tomorrow, Social Entrepreneurs and Religious Leaders. I got a great table with a broad range of people from developing nations, religious leaders, economists, and entrepreneurs.

We started out the discussion talking about the nature of money. We talked about how greed and the idea that more money means more happiness is compulsive behavior and the notion that more money makes you more happy may hold true in developing nations, but is not necessarily true in developed nations. We talked about how this notion of more money means more happiness may be contributing to some of the problems in society. One representative of a global financial organization talked about how similar to the "poverty line", maybe there should be a "greed line". An economist pointed out that there was a book written about economy as a religion where the author asserted that pollution should be moved to developing nations because poor people were worth less in a purely economic model. Obviously, this is not right, and we asked the religious leaders to address some of the issues such as caring, giving and happiness.

Religions are memories of history, rich with ritual and values. They need to create a double language, one for internal dialog and another to share ideas with others. One point I made was that many religions were designed for environments where people were still struggling to survive and the focus was on rituals and believes for such an environment. Many religions focused keeping people alive rather than providing them with a primary religious experience. For environments where the struggle to survive is not as big of an issue, it might be that religions need to help support people more with things such as their obsessions and ethics.

It was noted that people who live in developing nations still needed money and that it was important. However, it was pointed out that many of the economic values have a detrimental effect on developing nations such as promoting crime. It was also noted that many churches in developing nations focus on promotion economic values. (Join the church, get rich.) The notion of sharing and sacrifice which are very important values that religions promote are often subverted to raise money for the churches.

David Green of Project Impact in India talked about how he performs cataract surgery in India. He provides 1/3 of the procedures for free, 1/3 for a low cost and 1/3 for a high price. The rich pay the high price for first class service, but the basic operation is the same. He is able to subsidize the operation for the poor and still make money. He is so successful that instead of paying $300 for the lenses, he was able to create a manufacturing operation and lower the cost to $4 a lens and has become the second largest manufacturer in the world. He provided this as an example of a good economic model can provide a great deal of good.

Catching an academic thief is rarely
easy

Catching an academic thief is rarely
easy 01/17/2004 10:44 PM
Over 20 per cent of the 4,500 faculty members who took part said they had used Turnitin.com, Google or other Net detection devices to catch cheaters. ...

D.C. Board Rarely Punishes Physicians
(washingtonpost.com)

D.C. Board Rarely Punishes Physicians
(washingtonpost.com) 04/11/2005 01:46 PM
washingtonpost.com - Second of three articles

Time Heals, but It's a Luxury Physicians
and Patients Rarely Get

Time Heals, but It's a Luxury Physicians
and Patients Rarely Get 04/26/2004 06:53 PM
Doctors now face a worsening shortage of time: that's time as in tincture of, one of the best drugs and diagnostic tools around.

Dice.com says Linux jobs growing;
certification rarely required

Dice.com says Linux jobs growing;
certification rarely required 08/10/2004 05:29 PM
While employers are increasingly looking for workers with Linux IT skills, they're not necessarily seeking those with Linux certification, according to online IT job board Dice.com.

Poker Pros, Now in TV's Glare, Rarely
Pass Up a Game

Poker Pros, Now in TV's Glare, Rarely
Pass Up a Game 09/22/2004 10:37 PM
Although pitiless when they play a game of Texas Hold 'Em, Doyle Brunson, T. J. Cloutier and Gus Hansen are friends, as friendly as professional card players get.

Tapes From Vermont TV Show a Howard Dean
Rarely Seen on Campaign Trail

Tapes From Vermont TV Show a Howard Dean
Rarely Seen on Campaign Trail 01/25/2004 06:22 PM
As governor, Howard Dean was a measured, pragmatic, nonideological chief executive who could tip his hat to a Republican.

Thanks For The Mention

Thanks For The Mention 08/07/2004 01:37 AM
Here's a thanks to Your Mac Life for mentioning this little website of mine in the latest edition.

Did you at least mention me??

Did you at least mention me?? 03/13/2003 09:57 PM
Tantek is still at SXSW and he got to go to the Liz Phair interview and she signed his IBOOK!!!!...

We get a mention!

We get a mention! 07/19/2004 08:14 PM

BtoB magazine has released its list of top B2B media and services' top executives...

Among them, Jim Spanfeller, CEO of Forbes.com...The CEO of Forbes.com has seen the site's revenue climb 50% in the first half of this year compared with the same period last year. In 2003, revenue jumped 60% compared with 2002.

Also included Jason Young, senior VP-general manager, Ziff Davis Internet: Starting from scratch, Young has helped rebuild Ziff Davis' online presence with b-to-b sites such as eWeek.com and gamer sites such as 1Up.com. Internet revenues have grown more than 200% between the first quarter of 2002 and the first quarter of 2004.

[Paid Content.org]

See! Having a DLA ain't so bad afterall!

And Did I Mention We're in a War on
Terror?

And Did I Mention We're in a War on
Terror? 02/10/2004 02:50 AM
Executivesummary of same .. condensed version .. some people seem .. conversation .. Wonkette

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Russ' company gets a mention

Russ' company gets a mention 08/15/2004 09:21 PM

Ross Mayfield pointed to this story in CNet about cell phone blogging and they mention WaveMarket - the company that Russell Beattie works for.

I really dig this company. Their WaveBlog product is just part of their offering, which also includes WaveSpotter and WaveAlert. Though I'd certainly like to see all trhee of these products in an integrated experience - I'm sure Russ will make sure these products - rock.

One thing I hope they get right is integrating cleanly with a PC experience. I just hate it when cell phoen folks try to "go it alone". There shoudl be a clean dance between phone, PC and back - just like doing the Tango.

Shark Tank: Now that you mention it

Shark Tank: Now that you mention it 04/08/2005 08:27 PM
Computerworld Apr 9 2005 12:44AM GMT

Shark Tank: Now that you mention it...

Shark Tank: Now that you mention it... 04/08/2005 12:08 PM
Pilot fish works for a county water utility, and he's on duty on a drizzly day when a call comes in that at one of the sites, a UPS has died.

WSJ mention of my $3500 T-Mobile bill

WSJ mention of my $3500 T-Mobile bill 04/24/2004 08:48 AM

I'm not sure how I feel about being in the WSJ for my stupidity, but I agreed in order to emphasis my point to more people.

Since When Is It Illegal To Just Mention
A Trademark Online?

Since When Is It Illegal To Just Mention
A Trademark Online? 01/05/2005 05:51 AM
There are some strange things happening with trademark law, and it certainly seems to go beyond the scope of what it's intended to cover. The point of trademark law is to prevent someone from passing off their goods as someone else's. It's to avoid confusion. A trademark shouldn't be considered something that you have absolute control over -- but just in situations where confusion can occur. However, that's not at all how it's being used. Instead, it's being used to stifle any kind of comment that someone doesn't like. About a year ago, we wrote about the somewhat bizarre case where the Greater Toronto Airport Authority told a silly site that posts photos of urinals (pretty much just for the hell of it) that they couldn't mention the name of the airport for no clear reason other than that the GTAA didn't like it. The owners of that site, Urinal.net, have now been approached again by someone who is trying to stop them from posting perfectly legitimate information. In this case, complaint is coming from the Marco Beach Ocean Resort, who is claiming that it's somehow illegal to use their name on the website. Urinal.net has responded by (amusingly) distortin g the name enough to try to get around the request of the lawyers who contacted them. Part of the complaint seems to concern the fact that the anonymous contributor mentioned that the urinal is viewable from the lobby. Of course, courts have ruled that simply passing on content sent to you via the web or by email does not make the person or company passing on the info liable for its content. So, if the resort believes that this information is false, then it's not the fault of Urinal.net, but the person who sent it in to them. I asked the maintainers of the site if I could see a copy of the cease & desist, but apparently the lawyers claim that the cease & desist is copyrighted to them and that the recipient is not allowed to forward it to anyone. I wonder if that means they can't even forward it to a lawyer? So, as far as I can tell, the Marco Beach Ocean Resort seems to think that (a) they absolutely own all rights to the name beyond what the law intends (b) they can blame the most easily accessible party, rather than those who are actually responsible and (c) any cease and desist is to be some sort of "secret" cease & desist that can never be shown to anyone, which seems to go a bit beyond what rights copyright gives them. How long is it going to take before lawyers realize that the simple act of trying to repress something they don't like online is likely to make it so that something that most people would never, ever see (like a photo of a urinal in some random beach resort) is now seen by many more people? Let's call it the Streisa nd Effect.

Don't mention the Fawlty service
(Reuters)

Don't mention the Fawlty service
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - Most hoteliers aspire to the Swiss style of refined hospitality, but one hotel manager took his cue from closer-to-home hotelier Basil Fawlty when he scolded a customer for asking for tap water.

Lobbyists Hope for State of Union
Mention (AP)

Lobbyists Hope for State of Union
Mention (AP) 01/18/2004 08:14 PM
AP - A mention in the president's State of the Union speech is the holy grail for Washington lobbyists, the ultimate but always elusive reward.

My Quest: Mention LugRadio and many dam
times as I Friggin can.....

My Quest: Mention LugRadio and many dam
times as I Friggin can..... 03/08/2004 11:20 PM
http://thelostolive.net/lugradio/ Ehh, Since I set up a mirror for LugRadio and traffic is not too bad, but.... ...I am waiting for the /.ing of the main site and getting my mirror slammed..... Bring it on!..... Think this might make me a troll..... troll An electronic mai message, Usenet posting or other (electronic) communication which is intentionally incorrect, but not overtly controversial (compare flame bait), or the act of sending such a message. Trolling aims to elicit...

First review of Motorola's MPx220 plus a
mention of the MPx260

First review of Motorola's MPx220 plus a
mention of the MPx260 06/09/2004 05:46 PM
Engadget Jun 9 2004 9:24PM GMT

Today's Prime Time Tech Mention

Today's Prime Time Tech Mention 04/01/2005 06:41 AM
Today's Prime Time Tech Mention

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nice mention of zach braff's bl0g in a
TV review

nice mention of zach braff's bl0g in a
TV review 08/05/2004 02:22 PM
i like that his typepad blog is such a natural part of this reviewer's column

Shows that mention witchcraft no longer
eligible for closed-captioning

Shows that mention witchcraft no longer
eligible for closed-captioning 02/16/2004 11:56 PM
The five-secret-person Department of Education panel that allocates funding for closed-captioning will no longer provide assitive tracks for the deaf to shows that mention witchcraft, including Scooby Doo, Bewitched, and Justice League.

[T]he result of this mysterious panel's deliberations was that the US Department of Education was to declare over 200 TV programs (almost no cartoons, except for things like Prince of Egypt. No more sports. Precious little drama...) were now inappropriate for closed-caption funding...

28 million Americans are now being protected from Sabrina...

Witches of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your vertical blanking interval! Link (Thanks, Sam!)

the (presumably well-vetted) crowd booed
at the mention of Mr. Clinton and were
not rebuked by Mr. Bush

the (presumably well-vetted) crowd booed
at the mention of Mr. Clinton and were
not rebuked by Mr. Bush 09/04/2004 09:16 PM
Boston.com / News / Local / Audience boos as Bush offers best wishes for Clinton's recovery

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