Well, Steve, she threatened to sue a publisher for libel which means she must have felt the written material was defamatory -- does that not point in the direction of slander? Anyway, she did issue a published statement about the accusations; I , however, was not able to locate it. Perhaps someone else can post it.
Diane
At 11:49 AM 9/20/2001 -1000, you wrote:
>what's so slanderous about the accusation?
>
>Steve
>
>On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Diane Monaco wrote:
>
> > Macdonald, I find it even more dejecting that some would find it worthy to
> > highlight such slanderous accusations, from one's youth mind you, as
> > weighing in more than a full life of very meaningful and progressive
> > activities that have meant the world to many of us.
> >
> > Diane
> >
> >
> >
> > Macdonald Stair wrote:
> > >Why? Are we saying that slander includes the truth now? Oh my...
> > >
> > >Macdonald
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>
> > >Subject: Re: Gloria Steinem to speak in Toledo
> > >
> > >
> > > > Jim Farmelant wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Will Ms. Steinem be speaking about her experiences with the CIA?
> > > >
> > > > Better not bring that up or she might sue you.
> > > >
> > > > Doug
> > > >
> >
> >