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From notes@igc.apc.org Thu Apr 25 22:15:34 1996
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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
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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
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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
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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