greg, it was I who alerted the powers that be in Mudcat that the personal attack I made on you was there so that it could be deleted according to the Mudcat's rules about personal attacks. I had anticipated that there would still be my name where the post had been, with a note from the person who deleted it saying that it had been deleted because it was a personal attack. I also had anticipated that my apology would have been left as well. The person who deleted both posts in their entirety is a wise person with a hell of a lot of integrity, and I don't in any way question his reasons for doing it the way he did.

I'm a bit surprised that you haven't apologised to me for acusing me of having hidden agendas and selective indignation, but perhaps I shouldn't be. Obviously, the issue of women's rights is of no concern to you, since you're the one with the hidden agendas. You didn't attack me for singling out Israel for my indignation. You attacked me for having mentioned it at all. I guess you think it's ok for me to point out the problem when it happens in countries other than Israel, but when it happens in Israel, I and everyone else must keep silent about it and help you to cover it up. Talk about selective indignation.

And greg, if you're thinking about starting some kind of smear campaign against me with that last post of yours, and your other posts to this thread, I would advise against it. I've been in the Mudcat long enough to have gotten to know many people as friends, both in the Mudcat as well as in person. They know who I am. You do not.

Larry, I'm going to respond to your post in a separate post.