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...would be fitting if Sapir and all the other survivors treated callously by Swiss officialdom could now look forward to receiving vast amounts in restitution. At best, smaller amounts are more likely. But, says Bronfman, "This is not about money. This is about justice." The survivors have a right, at long last, to an honest reckoning, and Switzerland needs to repair its reputation for rectitude. Both sides have a strong interest in opening the books and answering the buried questions...
...unmindful of the predicament Gina Grant faced, and I completely agree that her past should not have been disclosed to the larger community, or even to the full Harvard admissions committee. But I disagree that she was right to keep the information completely secret from Harvard officialdom...
...Kunstler is more than just a lefty defense attorney known for taking on unpopular clients like Colin Ferguson and Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman. He's also a poet, having just published a collection of sonnets, Hints & Allegations, which features works such as "The Trial of Marion Barry" ("When our officialdom has stooped so low/ We all must utter a resounding 'No!'") and "William H. Rehnquist" ("The thought that such a man could lead the Court/ Might well have made the Framers self-abort"). In fact, a number of prominent attorneys display bardic talent-as we discovered by repunctuating some...
...church has usually preferred to settle in secret and hush up scandal. According to a well-placed church insider, over the past quarter-century, at least five U.S. Catholic bishops were accused of sexual involvement with boys under 18. In each instance the bishop was deemed guilty by officialdom, called on the carpet but not removed from his post. Information about each case was restricted to a small circle of church officials in Rome and the U.S. Today the hierarchy can still resist suggestions to learn more about pedophilia. For example, there are no good data on pedophile recidivism...
Each month the Thai embassy in Tokyo repatriates about 250 escapees. But Japanese officialdom has been largely indifferent to the plight of prostitutes, and there are several recorded instances in which police, especially in rural areas, have handed escaping girls back to their abusers. Three recent murders -- Thai prostitutes who killed their "Mama-sans," or female bosses, while trying to escape -- are focusing attention on the women's plight. Citizens' groups, believing the accused are less in the wrong than the deceased, are lobbying for a fair trial. "When I arrived in March 1991, I realized I was sold...