Talk:Randi Rhodes

message: The direction to the Randi Rhodes page and the RANDY RHOADS page needs to be more clear. Especially considering that she is on the radio and people won't be able to decipher that her name is spelled with the unconventional 'I' instead of 'Y'. I just tried to look her up and wasn't able to until I did some googling. So...idk someone do it, I don't know how to. 
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.66.254.174 (talk) 02:16, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Randy or Randi

message: Love Randi, but this is POV!
Randi Rhodes' real name is Rivka Joyce Butinsky.  She revealed her name as "Rivka Butinsky" when stating the real names of famous Jewish entertainers (e.g., Bernard Schwartz is the real name for actor Tony Curtis) during her WJNO broadcast in early September of 2000 on the occasion of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah).  She revealed her middle name as "Joyce" on a 2001 WJNO broadcast when she welcomed a caller of the same name by saying, "That's my middle name!" - User:Scifiradioguy 13:20, 29 June, 2005 (UTC)
:This is not sourced and seems a prank. I'm removing it, again, please provide an actual source on this information and until then I think it must be left out. I've never heard of the name Butinsky, in fact that's an expression for one who barges in, a butinsky... It's been pretty well established that she was Robertson and changed to Rhodes and that she uses Rhodes as her professional name, she's called Randi Rhodes. If you want to put in a fact about being born, Robertson, then, we can work that out, but I don't see where that fits in the lead. Maybe you should send her an e-mail and ask her, or call her yourself and ask the question, then that call would appear in the show's archives and could be offered as an external link, or even posted as fair use to commons. Call her and ask her, "on the record." (Also, you should post new comments at the bottom of a section, not the top) Calicocat 29 June 2005 19:56 
(UTC)
Does anyone of you liberal or otherwise listeners know Ms. Rhodes real name and purposely withhold it? If you are so obsessed with pseudonyms these days (i.e. Gannon/Guckert especially); come out clean and tell us all what's her birth name is - WE PROMISE NOT TO LAUGH --Tigry 17:11, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you cite a reliable source that this is not her real name? – ClockworkSoul 17:27, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: In 1994, she joined WJNO in West Palm. Her salary shot into six figures. She bought a 4,000-square-foot house in Lake Worth and married Jim Robertson.
* As someone who has worked in radio, pseudonyms are a very common practice. Some air personalities want to use an easier-to-remember name (I had a talk with the consultant about that one), and many just don't want strange people calling their house. Nothing unusual here. Hell, even Rush Limbaugh was once Jeff Christie. --Fightingirish 14:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia doesn't break news or determine what is news, and articles about living people must source more strictly to WP:RS. There's no ethics dilemma here, and there are plenty of editors here who also deal with facts; do you have a reliable source that definitely says "Randi Rhodes' real name is X"? If the source is not online or not easily accessible (i.e. available only to paid subscribers), there are editors who can help verify the info. Flowanda | Talk 14:41, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Randi Rhodes 

message: This survey is about whether to accept Randi Rhodes' alleged alias encyclopedic information. Please read the brief discussion above, which contains the primary arguments for and against by the two major parties in this disagreement (ClockworkSoul and Tigry) before voting. 
Motion: Randi Rhodes' alleged alias is original research, and should not be included: Number of Votes (0/0/0)
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* I can't understand what the choices here would mean. I thought it was common knowledge that "Randi Rhodes" is a pseudonym. Can someone succinctly state what each side thinks the article should say? We can't decife between attitudes, only between possible article content. -- Jmabel | Talk 22:30, Feb 27, 2005 (UTC)
** Judging by what I see here, perhaps I was wrong and it was just her maiden name. Either way, I don't understand what are the choices between which we are supposed to be deciding. -- Jmabel | Talk 00:35, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
** Nevermind - I think that this was resolved. – ClockworkSoul 03:02, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: Randi said very clear on http://66.92.134.175/~benburch/old/RhodesShow-(10-11-2003).mp3  , that her name is Randi Robertson and her stage name, as with most people on radio and TV, is Randi Rhodes. So she's not hiding jack shit. She says this 12:40 in. So stop with the bullshit, Tigry. Very unlike Gannon/Guckert who attempted to hide before he was exposed by those seeking the truth. Stop with your RNC/Mann Coulter talking points. Asswipe. Ann must not be a regular listener or she would know that Randi has mentioned her name more than once on multiple shows. I'd like to know if that stupid bitch Ann Coulter is really a man....
: (Above posted by RandiFan) RandiFan: Relax a bit. That kind of language will just make things worse. Thanks for understanding. – ClockworkSoul 21:46, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: If I could get that mp3 to download, we may just have something to cite at least. – ClockworkSoul 21:49, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

text: Tigry, you write as if there was something sinister about a married woman working professionally under her maiden name. If you want to indicate that her married name is different, just add it, with citation. However, I certainly would object to any suggestion in the article that there is something sinister or clandestine about that. -- Jmabel | Talk 02:51, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)
All i wanted to do is post the known fact - and ClockworkSoul kept erasing it - all I want to do is to post her real name in her bio (nothing sinister, clandestine, or saying that she's a liar) - that's it, no strings attached -  Why cant I write that her name CURRENTLY is Randy Robertson but she uses her alias - maiden name Randi Rhodes - what's so sinister about this ?
--Tigry 03:06, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

text: No Tigry, that's not quite what happened. In fact, you seemed to think that she was hiding something (see the top of this very page, where you wrote "come out clean and tell us all what's her birth name is - WE PROMISE NOT TO LAUGH"). Tigry, many women work professionally under their maiden names: I know that my wife does. It seems that you had no idea that Rhodes was even her maiden name; it looks to me like you thought it was a "pseudonym". That is the word you used, right? – ClockworkSoul 03:10, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: what happened to the reference to Randi Robertson? Equinox137 16:03, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Um Tigry 

message: I have a major problem with the lack of objectivism in this article. Unlike some other talk show hosts, she actually engages in dialogue with right wing callers and guests while defending her views. What exactly do you mean by that? And why has nobody brought this complaint up before? Is Unlike some other talk show hosts, she actually engages in dialogue, your opinion, or a fact? You are free to have and hold opinions, but please don't publish them in a credible source like an encyclopedia. Are you infering that no other talk show hosts hold dialogue with "Right wing" callers? If so, show evidence. Show statistics on how many "conservative" callers she holds dialogue with, then compare it to other talk show hosts. This page needs ALOT of work!
: (Above posted by TheRedAnthem. Anthem - you make a good point, and some NPOV definitely needs to be applied here. I wish I had some more time do tackle this issue, but I'm pretty swamped at the moment. I'm looking forward to seeing any improvements that you make to the article. – ClockworkSoul 15:52, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  I changed it to "Rhodes states she is a stickler for some of the basic tenets . . ."  Note that I didn't say she claims she is, so keep that in mind before screaming POV. Equinox137 23:10, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

text: Well that didn't last long.  It was changed back to that "she is a stickler for some of the basic tenets..."  That is someone's opinion of her and is biased. --crazyace 21:41, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it's not biased, it's fact. Listen to the show and read some of the external links, read some transcripts. She is very much a stickler for details and frequently gives quotes and references.  She herself does not make the claim, it's just a factual statement.  Maybe we need to expand this section with some quotes from transcripts demonstrating her attention to details and press reports. (Also, please sign your comments) Calicocat 13:18, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

text: No, it's not fact, it's biased. To make the claim that she is a "stickler for details", then the burden of proof is on the claimant that this is so. You must prove that she has paid attention to all details, not just the ones she has chosen to present or pay attention to, as befits her particular political bent.Since you cannot do so, then the claim is unprovable, non-factual, and nothing more than biased opinion. It should be removed immediately. Artmonkey 01:29, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bias 

message: Why does this keep coming up in this article?  There is NO SUCH THING as a "Most Outstanding Woman in the USAF" award.  There never was. Equinox137 15:10, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Most Outstanding Woman in the USAF" , again

message: The section on journalistic standards has been added and removed quite a few times; I think it's time to come to a consensus as to whether or not the section should remain. I'm not really familiar with how negotiation, etc. works on Wikipedia, so anyone with more experience can feel free to jump in here... --Chairlunchdinner 03:39, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Journalistic standards

message: #If the URL is the same as the title, there is no need to put both. It is not common to put the URL as the description for an external link.
#The fan that operates the site claims to have Rhodes' permission. If true, this gives more credibility to his site. If false, he would have probably been served with a cease and desist order by now.
--Asbl 15:16, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Randi Rhodes Archives

message: According to this article Randi Rhodes merely audited courses on Law at community college. This does not make her an "expert" able to give "expert commentary." She could have given "well recieved" commentary, but certainly not "expert" as she is not a legal scholar. Perhaps the page should be changed to reflect this?
For that matter, do we have any proof at all that she actually did audit any classes? Or are we just taking her word for it as encyclopedic fact, now?
I can make the claim that I audited classes at Harvard, Yale and Oxford for sixteen years. That doesn't make it true, and it certainly doesn't earn me the title of "expert" on anything. 
I just think far too many things in this article are given too much credence simply because Rhodes said so. Fan or not, you shouldn't put her word beyond reproach. Artmonkey 01:38, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Expert Commentary on OJ

message: Community colleges generally do not have Law Schools, so I don't understand how Randi could have audited classes in law there. Perhaps the author means "criminal justice"?
No, Political Science.  On C-Span Randi said:
"LAMB: Where did you go to college for that year-and-a-half? 
RHODES: Broward County Community College. But I had a great professor there named Dr. Schindler (ph) who actually taught American politics the way it‘s supposed to be taught." (etc)   -- DoctorMike
Well, again... this is just a claim she made. For all we know, she never attended or audited a single class, anywhere, at any time.
I'd like to see some verification of this claim, personally. Artmonkey 01:39, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Courses on Law at Community Colleges

message: I actually did some serious research on that topic to repair an apparent 'swiftboating'... she discusses the whole service controversy in great detail on the C-Span interview.  Five years earlier, there was glib one line reference to taking off with a guy to Ohio in the Florida radio station interview, which was the source of a serious misunderstanding.  I repaired " She eventually reached a settlement with the Air Force and they decided not to charge her with desertion." with the present "Palace chase early discharge" verbiage, which is how it went down.  Did she go AWOL?  Well, yes, if you don't show up for work you are AWOL--it just means absent without leave.  Was she charged with AWOL?  No. That is a legal thing. It is the difference between going over the speed limit and getting a speeding ticket.  We who have been in the military know many occaisions when people are late for work, or don't make it back, and they don't get so charged.  We also know Palace Chase gives you an Honorable discharge, she says her discharge was honorable, I found and referenced the AF regulations that authorizes this release--it seems a settled deal this is how it happened unless someone finds a DD 214 that says otherwise. --DoctorMike 17:56, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Putting the Air force Thing To Rest

message: Randi and her constituancy in Air America are constantly stating that they are "kicking every right wing show's ass in the ratings" (thier words, not mine) The TRUTH is; Fox News is the most listened to network and the Radio Factor is number one on that network. Air America is losing sponsership by the day and are on the verge of going off the air due to lack of funds. Now back to Randi. Her views have very little cohesion to reality, she inserts her conspiracy theorist views in the place of reality and resorts to personal attacks (personal attacks usually happen when truth confronts personal views) For example: She has accused the vice president of shooting his hunting companion in the face with a shotgun because although he is a conservative, he wasn't right wing enough. She has refered to Bill Oreilly of being everything but human and will not go on his show to debate any issue (this I attribute to cowardice), She stated that soldiers are required to memorize the UCMJ (united states code of military justice) this is an outright lie. She stated this to support her arguement that the soldiers involved in the war in Iraq are not following the UCMJ. I would like to quote more of her "truth" but I can't listen to her show very much. When I do listen to her, I get physically ill.
She is a bitter, hateful, closed minded individual who, thankfully, will be out of a job soon. Even mainstream liberals on the whole think she is a loon. - Emanuel Goldstein 18:16, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Randi Rhodes and Air America 

message: In defense of Randi (it sickens me) Broward County Community College offers courses in Criminal Justice, Business Law and a Legal Assistant degree. - Emanuel Goldstein 18:16, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  I don't believe I am doing this 

message: Remember the things she said about CACI, about how they raped Iraqi Prisoners? The court case, the bancrupcy of Air America? What about that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.176.43.144 (talk) 03:29, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The case was dismissed (), but CACI is appealing. Either now or when CACI's suit is conclusviely resolved, the article should certainly mention it. JamesMLane t c 06:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

text: The decision in Rhodes's favor was unanimously affirmed on appeal: http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/062140.P.pdf  I'll try to get around to adding this to the article, but if someone else does it first, so much the better. JamesMLane t c 03:25, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Randi Rhoades article obviouly biased 

message: Someone should merge "Rhode's Critics" into "Criticism" Denis Diderot II 21:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:   Merge Critics and Criticism 

message: It should come as no surprise that the "Bush/shotgun" controversy linked to Randi Rhodes was removed from her article and buried here in the Discussion page.  AAR fans have been making the rounds of the wikis (including Uncyclopedia) "cleaning up" unflattering stuff about AAR and its hosts.
::perhaps, but fwiw, for sheer effort of perpetual sanitizing, the Rush Limbaugh page cannot be beat. I would guess there are paid flacks cleaning it on a daily basis.
And what about all you right-wing and Libertarians doing the same exact thing---and even WORSE---to the pages involving AAR hosts and other progressive talk-show hosts? Hmmm???BobCubTAC 19:18, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Two wrongs make a what now? 68.32.238.94 06:17, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Friends of AAR Making the Rounds of Wikis 

message: I don't know if the photo was necessarily added by a hater, but I will agree that the photo was hideous, and I will not miss it.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 10:31, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: Randi stated on the air that she was "watching a football game at an Irish pub" and "went outside for a smoke".  Why does this page still say she fell when walking her dog?
143.182.124.2 19:53, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Walking Dog 

message: As been noted before, Rhodes and Air America use the word "progressive" to describe themselves or their work (see: http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/team.php , for instance), which, according to WP:NCI#Self-identification, the article should use. It seems that in this article, progressive should be used in first references, then other neutral descriptions can be used elsewhere as appropriate to the content and context. Not sure really what the ongoing back and forth is about, but WP:NCI is intended to prevent this. Flowanda | Talk 20:12, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't understand what the point of changing it is, but people keep taking it out of compliance with WP:NCI by substituting "liberal" for "progressive".  So I change it back...  SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:21, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The first link above no longer works; however, the Nova M press release continues to use the term "progressive" to describe the show/Rhodes' views, so that should be used in the first reference. As a side note, I know very little about this person, do not listen to her show (or anyone else's), so I have no interest in which term is used other than what is determined by WP:RS or WP:BLP. Flowanda | Talk 02:20, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I corrected the page link above to this: http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/team.php . Flowanda | Talk 20:05, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Liberal vs. progressive descriptions 

message: I have twice tried to edit the "Journalistic Standards" section where it says "She is a leading activist for accountability and standards in the media..." This is unverified and needs a citation, and my edit reflected that. Specifically my edit stated "Despite her behavior at the event on April 03, 2008, she claims to be a leading activist..." Apparently two of her fans keep close watch on the page to insure it casts her in the best light, rather than maintaining the neutral stance the rest of us desire, and as such have changed my edits, with one attempting to frighten me with some sort of ban.  I'm going to attempt one more edit with a slight change in an attempt to appease the fans (though that goes against the spirit of Wiki), but if that doesn't fly my proposal would be to remove the whole statement since no one is able to verify it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asperitus (talk • contribs) 02:19, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Journalistic Standards section needs revision. 

message: randi's birth year has been listed on her entry as 1959 for at least a couple of years. this past week i noticed someone had altered it to 1968. randi stated in the interview she gave to brian lamb that "in 1979 I was made most outstanding woman in maintenance in the Air Force." if, in fact, she was born in 1968 then she would have been 11 years old. she also says, in this interview that she was in the air force for two or three years and "I just got out of the Air Force. I think I was 21? Twenty-one." obviously she was not born in 1968. the link to the transcript of the interview with brian lamb:  http://www.q-and-a.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1054  Orleans23 (talk) 08:25, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age 

message: The phrase "went Palace Chase" doesn't mean anything to me. Can someone please replace it with a phrase that is meaningful to civilians and people otherwise unfamiliar with the U.S. military? Alodyne (talk) 17:28, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I copied and pasted it into some on-line "encyclopedia" I found, and they had this short article on it.  Hard to tell how accurate it is, of course, since it's a "wiki", which "anyone can vandalize". Huw Powell (talk) 01:40, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Military experience 

message: The editors inserting what Geraldine Ferraro had said in response to Randi Rhodes, which is true. Alas, the informational report had been erased from "Randi Rhodes" without remaining there long. Why is that? Why were the details erased/deleted from the information with the "Randi Rhodes" article?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amandajoan1872 (talk • contribs) 12:31, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia does not operate on truth.  It operates on verifiability.  Until there is a full citation for the content, it can't stay.  And even then, I don't quite see how important this is to the article.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 20:13, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improper Removal of Actual Events Related to Geraldine Ferraro Talking about Randi Rhodes 

message: In the last revision I edited, I found duplicate named references, i.e. references sharing the same name, but not having the same content. Please check them, as I am not able to fix them automatically :) 
* "Departure" :
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DumZiBoT (talk) 01:32, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bot report : Found duplicate references ! 

message: This article reads a bit "dated" right now - there are quite a few "as of" stats that are from mid-2008.
Also, I doubt there is any way to add this yet, but she's been off Nova M since last week, and no one is telling why.  I suppose eventually there might be a source with information that can be cited. Huw Powell (talk) 20:35, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updating 

message: http://green960.com/pages/blog.html?feed=313154&article=5025558 shows the following regarding Nova M 
Updated release from Robert V. Gaulin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 
Randi Rhodes’ on-air home for less than a year will shut its doors.  In an email message of February 17th from counsel for Nova M Radio, Inc. to Randi’s entertainment attorney, Robert V. Gaulin, the company is said to have been advised to file for bankruptcy protection next week.  All payroll deposits were reversed on Tuesday, leaving Nova’s employees unpaid for the past two weeks.  On Sunday, Nova received a letter from Mr. Gaulin asserting that the contract with Ms. Rhodes was terminated due to material breaches and other reasons.  Ms. Rhodes had not broadcast for over a week prior to this time, a situation which was diplomatically referred to as a “problem” that was solely within Nova’s control to solve.  A few days earlier, Sheldon Drobny, founder of Nova M, and a co-founder of Air America Radio, attempted suicide and is hospitalized in Chicago. 
 
Mr. Gaulin indicated on Randi’s behalf that “We saw this coming, but are most saddened by the tragic news regarding Sheldon Drobny.  Randi is devastated by the impact of these events upon her fiercely loyal audience, affiliates and sponsors.  Discussions are already being conducted for Randi’s swift return to the air.  Stay tuned…”
 
Thank you
 
Robert V. Gaulin
GAULIN GROUP PLLC
COUNSELORS AT LAW  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gryphn (talk • contribs) 23:32, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It was phrased similarly in the WSJ article, and so even though it was an anonymous source, it was still from a reliable source, so we can use it.  That part of the article is now subscriber-only, much to my dismay.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 19:47, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks!  I thought that might have been the case, and yes, I see why that is still a valid source, we're trusting the WSJ reporter. Huw Powell (talk) 01:23, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nova M Problems (Feb 2009) 

message: "Rhodes' show on Air America consisted principally of monologue with comedic content and listener calls."
"Monologue with comedic content" is misleading.  It's not that it does not describe her content in part, but it's not really the whole picture.  Ms. Rhodes covered a variety of contemporary political issues and happenings in detail, often citing available government documents and explaining their ramifications.  The above statement makes the show sound like any generic humor show on the radio.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.135.175.139 (talk) 21:01, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I believe the "comedic content" comes mainly from the bits that Duffy does at the top of the hour.  Otherwise, you're right - Rhodes is a C-SPAN junkie and a bit of a wonk.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:29, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: This Statement Is Not Quite Accurate

message: For those who didn't hear the show, Rhodes indicated that she's Jewish in the second or third hour of one of her shows whe week of halloween (I want to say October 28).  So this category is now verified, though I certainly need to get an exact pinpoint on it.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 19:41, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  American Jews category 

message: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercinary 
A mercenary is a professional soldier hired by a foreign army, as opposed to a soldier enlisted in the armed forces of the sovereign state of which he is a citizen. He takes part in armed conflict on many different scales, and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party"
To argue they were not mercenaries, one would have to argue that an Army cook was not a real soldier, etc. 
One must wonder why Randi's embarrassing fall and injuries are covered here, but not her court victories against charges of libel and defamation brought by U.S. mercenaries working in Iraq? Could it be because it verifies her journalistic integrity, rather than paints her as a clown, as this article tends to do? (See my above "clown" comments.) It seems to me that she won both the case, and then the appeal brought by CACI International. These cases seem to help verify her claims that she can back up anything she reports with either facts or logic, - claims which seem to be in question here, and thus set the tone of this entire article. 
http://www.firstamendmentjournal.org/news.aspx?id=20380 
Headline: U.S. military contractor can't sue Air America for defamation
By The Associated Press,
First Amendment Center Online staff
08.06.08 
"A federal judge in Alexandria dismissed the lawsuit. The appeals court upheld that decision yesterday, saying in CACI Premier Technology, Inc. v. Rhodes that the company failed to prove the statements were made with actual malice or reckless disregard for the truth."
"The appeals court characterized statements such as Rhodes’ Aug. 26, 2005, comment: “Yeah, don’t call them contractors, call them what they are, they’re hired killers, they’re mercenaries” as hyperbole and exaggeration."
"The Reporters Committee was one of 15 groups, mainly from the news media, to file a friend-of-the-court brief in the case, CACI v. Rhodes.
"In its $11 million defamation suit, CACI targeted 13 separate statements Rhodes had made variously alleging that the contractors had committed rape, torture and murder at Abu Ghraib. CACI claimed Rhodes spoke with reckless disregard for the truth."
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/08/fourth-circuit-dismisses-abu-ghraib.php
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Headline: Fourth Circuit dismisses Abu Ghraib contractor defamation suit 
"....The court declined to find that the comments were made with actual malice because Rhodes relied on a number of sources, including the Taguba and Fay Jones [texts, PDF] reports, which provided evidence to support her allegations and prevented CACI from proving that the statements were made with reckless disregard for the truth...."
 
"In July, four former Abu Ghraib detainees filed lawsuits [CCR materials; JURIST report] against CACI and another private contractor, L-3 Communications [corporate website], alleging torture, war crimes and civil conspiracy. The actions followed a similar suit [JURIST report] filed in May by an ex-detainee who alleged that the contractors engaged in torture and conspiracy at the prison. Last year, US District Judge James Robertson refused to dismiss a class action lawsuit [CCR materials] against CACI in which an amended complaint  alleged that CACI was responsible for the torture of more than 250 former detainees held in Iraqi prisons."
The 38 page court ruling: http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/062140.P.pdf  
CACI PREMIER TECHNOLOGY, 
INCORPORATED; CACI INTERNATIONAL,
INCORPORATED,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,  
v.  
RANDI RHODES; PIQUANT, LLC, d/b/a
Air America Radio,
Defendants-Appellees. 
ALM MEDIA, INCORPORATED; THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS; COX
COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED;
DOW JONES AND COMPANY,
ý No. 06-2140 INCORPORATED; GANNETT,
INCORPORATED; THE HEARST
CORPORATION; LANDMARK
COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED;
MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS OF AMERICA;
NBC UNIVERSAL, INCORPORATED; THE
NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY; THE
NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA;
NEWSWEEK, INCORPORATED; THE
RADIO-TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION; THE REPORTERS
COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE
PRESS; TIME, INCORPORATED; THE
WASHINGTON POST,
Amici Supporting Appellees. 
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria.
Gerald Bruce Lee, District Judge.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.133.254.173 (talk) 21:26, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fourth Circuit dismisses mercenaries' defamation suit 

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thread_title: Pending changes

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