LIVID…A whole lot of PISSED headed this lady's way...UPDATED Again

UPDATE 2:They have removed the boys’ names, they have changed the title of the article, they have removed the pictures of the children, and they have posted a completely LAME comment/apology from the author. Oh, and they have basically stopped posting comments. I did not get a response from the editor regarding my last email…but that’s not going to stop me. This is what I just sent him…

Tim,

I am wondering if you can point in the right direction of who I
can speak with about having this article removed? The article that is now being
called "US halts orphans from Vietnam". I would like to know how far we
will have to go in order for this to happen. It is slander and it is
inappropriate. Sarah Nichols is exploiting two young boys in order to
portray a very inaccurate situation. She doesn't even have correct facts
regarding the corruption in the adoption process. Yes, she is successful
in displaying a proper block quote, but just because it is a quote regarding
Vietnam adoption it does not make it accurate to this situation. I can guarantee
you that the negative response you are getting in regards to this piece, and
specifically regarding my nephews (the "twins") will not end. So what do I
need to do to get this publication removed?

Great job keeping this as a one sided story, not allowing
any comments typically accomplishes that!

I am sure I will have more tomorrow. My head is pounding...must go to bed...still pissed! Last thought, I find it odd that she feels she has the right to exploit the boys yet she doesn't even say what city or orphanage she was in...also who has ever been to a G&R for 6 babies that has only lasted 20 minutes??

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UPDATE: Just received this email in response to my endless comments and threat of a lawsuit...

Hi Sarah,
I refer to the article 'Vietnamese orphans for sale', by Sarah
Nichols, published in Eureka Street on 20 February.
Following a string of
comments objecting to the use of the given names of twin boys mentioned in the
article, the names have since been removed. We regret any hurt that may have
been caused to the relevant parties by their inclusion.
The article is not
intended as a judement on anyone, but as a compassionate reflection on what is
an emotionally and ethically complex situation. There are other viewpoints that
are relevant to the subject, and hopefully these have been adequately
represented by the sequence of comments now posted at the base of the
article.

Maybe those viewpoints would be better represented if they stopped editing the
comments to their liking...I'm just saying!

This is my response:

Thank you for your timely response. I do want you to know that the information used in this article regarding the "twin boys" is not accurate and you most likely will continue to receive comments based on that fact. I do question why comments are being edited? It is hard for the points of the article to be adequately represented when the comments are not published as they were intended. It is hard to reflect on the issues of the article with compassion when children are being exploited. While I am appreciative of the fact that you removed their names, that issue is only half of the problem when you consider the information provided about their situation is not accurate. The tone of the article in reference to our family is unacceptable. It is a shame that someone would feel the need to slander a child in this way, let alone an entire family.

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A volunteer from the boys’ orphanage decided to publish a little piece about her views on the orphanage/adoption process. Her article, while trying to touch on points that have already been addressed…ENDLESSLY…completely looses any value when she decided to use THE BOYS’ NAMES!!! I am LIVID…I have submitted numerous comments to the website as well as sending her an email directly…Just happens that she was one of the “NICE” volunteers that would email my sister. Nothing irks me more than someone out for their own personal gain…at the expense of others…who steps on little kids??? SERIOUSLY!!!

Here is a link to the so called article. Please post a comment expressing your dissatisfaction with exploitation of small children.

And here is the email I sent her…to say I am pissed is an understatement.

“While it is apparent that you feel very
highly of the time you spent in Vietnam, I would suggest in the future you
research both side of a story before you create an “article” based on your view
of the events you have witnessed. I find it extremely offensive that you
would go as far as using children’s’ names in your “article”, clearly only
considering the weight it would carry in your “article” rather than the weight
it would carry in the lives of those children. How dare you! There
are so many aspects of orphanage life that you fail to mention. Your story
paints a picture of a woman with a limited view and a one sided story. It is
easy to critique a situation once you are removed from it. “

Above is the comment I published on the Eureka Street
website. I doubt that it will be published as it does not reflect on your
piece in a positive light. I am the Aunt of the twins you mention in your
article and I find the piece you have put together to be very offensive. I
know that I am not alone in this situation and the website has no doubt received
various comments that do not support the information you published, mainly the
fact that you felt you had the right to use their NAMES. I find it very
interesting that you felt the need to stretch the truth on many facts you stated
about the boys and about their birth mother. There is truth and there are
lies…there is no in-between; I believe you overlooked this fact while you were
writing your “article”. I assume that you did not expect this publication
to travel to our family so quickly, however it has. You were not the only
person in the orphanage and you were not even there the day the boys left, you
KNOW that your information is not factual. Did you consider the fact that the
boys are 10 and yes they do know how to talk?? Plus, you didn’t think it was
necessary to even look into where the boys are now, how they are doing, what
they have had to overcome from life in the orphanage??? That didn’t cross your
mind?? Maybe get a little more information about the other side of the
picture??? I think that you felt the need to USE THEM to make your piece
seem more powerful, which it does in a NEGATIVE way.

How dare you!!! How dare you befriend my sister
and communicate with her during her wait. How dare you care for the boys and act
as if you were trying to help them while you were in Vietnam. How dare you
think that you have the right to publish an article that is full of slander and
so hurtful to 2 little boys! How dare you talk about them as if you care! How
dare you belittle them and speak of them as if they are just something to be
BOUGHT!!! HOW DARE YOU!

Did you even OPEN your eyes while you were in Vietnam,
or was your entire stay focused on what aspects would be really great for a 'grad
school' piece??? What kind of person are you?

I would suggest that you either have the article removed
or at the very least remove the boys’ names. You had no right to use their
names and I would have thought, if you consider yourself a journalist, you would
have known that.

Please feel free to respond I would be HAPPY to
discuss this matter further.

Now I am even more pissed! Just went to the website and they TOTALLY edited my comment!!! What the @#&%!!!!!!! They took out the part where I call her out on using the boys' NAMES! If you would like to email your comment to this person directly, email me at chasingt at gmail dot com and I will gladly pass her email on. :)

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