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From notes@igc.apc.org Thu Apr 25 22:15:34 1996 Received: from igc5.igc.apc.org (192.82.108.36) by MediaFilter.org with SMTP (Apple Internet Mail Server 1.0); Thu, 25 Apr 1996 22:15:35 -0500 Received: from cdp.igc.apc.org (cdp.igc.apc.org [192.82.108.1]) by igc5.igc.apc.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id SAA28411; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:51:31 -0700 (PDT) Date: 25 Apr 1996 18:23:08 Reply-To: Conference "zamir.chat"From: klwitanowski@hcacad.holycross.edu Subject: Re: http://mediafilter.org/SJ/Pages/Bosnia On-Line net happening in Hels To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l Message-ID: <1381655087-1266171@mediafilter.org> In-Reply-To: <1402450244-368815@mediafilter.org> X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org Errors-To: owner-zamir-chat-l@igc.apc.org Precedence: bulk Lines: 55 TO WHOM THIS LETTER MAY CONCERN, HELLO. MY NAME IS KRISTA WITANOWSKI AND I AM A THIRD YEAR STUDENT AT THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A RESEARCH PROJECT ON WAR VICTIMS IN BOSNIA. BASICALLY, MY TASK IS TO WRITE UP A RESEARCH PROSPECTUS THAT INVOLVES WHAT MY RESEARCH WOULD BE IF I ACTUALLY WENT TO BOSNIA AND INTERVIEWED RAPE VICTIMS MYSELF. BUT, ANYWAY, MY TASK IS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SOLDIERS THEMSELVES WHO ARE DOING THE RAPES. CATHERINE MACKINNON, A RESEARCHER ON THIS SUBJECT HAS MADE CLAIMS THAT PORNOGRAPHY AND RAPE IS RELATED. I AM NOT QUITE SURE THAT I BUY THAT THESIS. I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ON THAT SUBJECT. MY IDEA IS THAT THESE SOLDIERS ARE BEING MANIPULATED OR "BRAIN-WASHED" TO RAPE THESE INNOCENT WOMAN- FROM THEIR LEADERS. OF COURSE, I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ARTICLES SAYING "THE SOLDIERS "ENJOY" RAPING THESE WOMEN. FROM ALL THE ARTICLES, I LEAVE WITH A FEELING OF EXHAUSTION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE. ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS WHEN INTERVIEWING RAPE VICTIMS, WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS ARE ASKED? HOW CAN I MAKE SURE I PHRASE MY QUESTIONS IN A SENSTIVE WAY? ALSO, HAVE BOSNIAN MUSLIM AND ORTHODOX SERBIAN SOLDIERS EVER BEEN INTERVIEWD? WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS ARE THEY ASKED? I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH THIS PROJECT. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DISCUSS SUCH A TOUCHY TOPIC. AND AS A WOMAN IT IS EVEN MORE AGGRAVATING TO KNOW THAT WOMAN ARE BEING USED AS METHOD OF DESTROYING A PEOPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, KRISTA WITANOWSKI From notes@igc.apc.org Thu Apr 25 22:17:15 1996 Received: from igc5.igc.apc.org (192.82.108.36) by MediaFilter.org with SMTP (Apple Internet Mail Server 1.0); Thu, 25 Apr 1996 22:17:19 -0500 Received: from cdp.igc.apc.org (cdp.igc.apc.org [192.82.108.1]) by igc5.igc.apc.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id SAA28151; Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:50:18 -0700 (PDT) Date: 25 Apr 1996 18:22:55 Reply-To: Conference "zamir.chat" From: klwitanowski@hcacad.holycross.edu Subject: Re: http://mediafilter.org/SJ/Pages/Bosnia On-Line net happening in Hels To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l Message-ID: <1381655124-1263797@mediafilter.org> In-Reply-To: <1402450244-368815@mediafilter.org> X-Gateway: conf2mail@igc.apc.org Errors-To: owner-zamir-chat-l@igc.apc.org Precedence: bulk Lines: 55 TO WHOM THIS LETTER MAY CONCERN, HELLO. MY NAME IS KRISTA WITANOWSKI AND I AM A THIRD YEAR STUDENT AT THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON A RESEARCH PROJECT ON WAR VICTIMS IN BOSNIA. BASICALLY, MY TASK IS TO WRITE UP A RESEARCH PROSPECTUS THAT INVOLVES WHAT MY RESEARCH WOULD BE IF I ACTUALLY WENT TO BOSNIA AND INTERVIEWED RAPE VICTIMS MYSELF. BUT, ANYWAY, MY TASK IS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SOLDIERS THEMSELVES WHO ARE DOING THE RAPES. CATHERINE MACKINNON, A RESEARCHER ON THIS SUBJECT HAS MADE CLAIMS THAT PORNOGRAPHY AND RAPE IS RELATED. I AM NOT QUITE SURE THAT I BUY THAT THESIS. I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ON THAT SUBJECT. MY IDEA IS THAT THESE SOLDIERS ARE BEING MANIPULATED OR "BRAIN-WASHED" TO RAPE THESE INNOCENT WOMAN- FROM THEIR LEADERS. OF COURSE, I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ARTICLES SAYING "THE SOLDIERS "ENJOY" RAPING THESE WOMEN. FROM ALL THE ARTICLES, I LEAVE WITH A FEELING OF EXHAUSTION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE. ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS WHEN INTERVIEWING RAPE VICTIMS, WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS ARE ASKED? HOW CAN I MAKE SURE I PHRASE MY QUESTIONS IN A SENSTIVE WAY? ALSO, HAVE BOSNIAN MUSLIM AND ORTHODOX SERBIAN SOLDIERS EVER BEEN INTERVIEWD? WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS ARE THEY ASKED? I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH THIS PROJECT. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO DISCUSS SUCH A TOUCHY TOPIC. AND AS A WOMAN IT IS EVEN MORE AGGRAVATING TO KNOW THAT WOMAN ARE BEING USED AS METHOD OF DESTROYING A PEOPLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS MATTER. SINCERELY GRATEFUL, KRISTA WITANOWSKI