-Caveat Lector- <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16107-2001Mar2.html> RNC 'Regrets' Ex-Chair's Words About Sharpton Associated Press Saturday, March 3, 2001; Page A04 The Republican National Committee expressed regret yesterday concerning comments its former chairman made about African American activist Al Sharpton. The party said in a joint statement released with Sharpton that their differences were resolved "without the payment of any money." Sharpton had filed a $30 million libel suit last spring against the RNC after then-Chairman Jim Nicholson wrote a letter to The Washington Post accusing Sharpton of instigating a deadly riot in the New York borough of Brooklyn in August 1991 and instigating arson that killed seven people at a Harlem store in 1995. Nicholson, who completed his term this winter, said in his letter last March that The Post's description of Sharpton as a "civil rights activist" could be attributed only to "a liberal bias" or political correctness on the newspaper's part. Nicholson's letter then made his accusations against Sharpton. "I'm not looking for a dime," Sharpton told the New York Daily News for yesterday's editions. "I'm looking for history to be made right. I want to make sure this is straightened out." "The RNC has confirmed it did not intend to state that Reverend Sharpton's involvement in the Crown Heights events led to the death of Yankel Rosenbaum," the joint statement said, referring to the young Talmudic scholar who died in the 1991 disturbance. "Nor did the letter mean to imply that Reverend Sharpton had any direct communication with the person who burned down Freddy's Fashion Mart in Harlem in a fire that killed several people." "The RNC regrets any such misunderstanding," the statement added. "The parties have agreed that they will not make any further comment about the lawsuit." © 2001 The Washington Post Company ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
