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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / test
« on: October 02, 2001, 01:04:22 AM »
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Mel Sembler, the next U.S. Ambassador to Italy?, No way Jose

 I wrote the President today, hey I'm an American, it's my right too.....


ATTN: President Bush

                or

To whom it may concern,


If anybody there in the Whitehouse really cares about us (the people that pay taxes for your stay there), then please read and comprehend the following........The Whitehouse staff and the Presidents latest move "intending" to nominate Mel Sembler as the next United States Ambassador to Italy had me (being one of those 12,000+ "graduates" of Straight) thinking "well this is perfect....now I've seen everything".


I read that press release you sent out and wondered to myself how is it that Mel Sembler who founded a program like Straight Inc., would be made a U.S. Ambassador again after our government knowing full well that Straight Inc., by the early 1990's was an abusive "drug treatment center" harming tens of thousands of young people throughout the country, which inevitably caused the Straight program to close down in disgrace? I can safely state that this was an abusive "drug treatment center" harming tens of thousands of young people throughout the country because some of  that abuse I personally witnessed, some of these young people came out of there suing those (people who ran straight) that had enough emotional strength to face their attackers.


Now I will say this, personally I don't care how close the Bush and Sembler families have been to one another over the years, there are things the Semblers along with others who were involved with Straight Inc., need to answer for to the public via THE PRESS, which our group is more than happy to help the press out with. There are families torn apart as a result of Straight, there are people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of Straight. We are talking about suicides absolutely disproportionate to the population in general of people who were in Straight that took their own lives, we are talking about physical abuse, mental abuse, emotional abuse, and in some cases, even sexual abuse.


The next time you run a press release boasting over the 12,000+ "graduates" of Straight Inc., well think again on that statement because a lot of people like MYSELF of these 12,000+ that "graduated" Straight Inc. believe it was all a lie and a few people got very rich at the expense of all of us who suffered way too much trauma at the hands of a few, and I can tell you that thanks to the Sembler's and Straight Inc., I've had all the "help" I can stand for one lifetime.


Of course our group has taken action, when and if this nomination becomes official and is laid on the table before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, you better keep in mind that EVERY Senator that serves on that committee has been notified about our concerns by email, letters, and phone calls. I should also mention that we are also informing even our respective senators that represent our states about this intent. We will not give up, don't expect passive behavior here, we will get out the word on this irresponsible action if it does occur.


Now I suggest that you start reading up on the following links that tell the truth about Straight Inc. and the Mind Rape Mill for profit that it really was, because the press is already being notified about this and your going to need to figure out a crafty response, good luck:


Have a nice day.


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We have an electronic petition in progress at this link:
www.stopsembler.org/www.thestraights.comwww.straightinc.homestead.comwww.fornits.com/anonanon

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Your press release is below this line:

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THE WHITE HOUSE


Office of the Press Secretary


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For Immediate Release  July 27, 2001  





President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate Melvin F. Sembler to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Italy.


"Mel Sembler is a successful business leader and an experienced diplomat. As the next U.S. Ambassador to Italy, he will strengthen the close relationship that the United States and Italy share," said President Bush.


Mel Sembler is the Chairman of the Board of the Sembler Company, a shopping center development and financing company.  He served as Ambassador to Australia under former President Bush.  President Reagan appointed him to the White House Conference for a Drug Free America, and he was an advisor on drug policy to former President Bush and former Florida Governor Bob Martinez.  In 1976 Sembler founded STAIGHT, an adolescent drug rehabilitation program which has graduated over 12,000 young adults nationwide.  His community involvement includes service as the Chairman of the Drug Free America Foundation and on the boards of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Florida Holocaust Museum.  A former member of the U.S. Army, he is a graduate of Northwestern University.



[ This Message was edited by: ramprato on 2004-12-10 05:21 ]


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Straight, Inc. and Derivatives / The Jamaica Observer
« on: September 02, 2001, 02:13:01 AM »
The Jamaica Observer
I went back into the Jamaica Observer website and found three more clippings on the subject of Tranquility Bay. One is a referral to the website "Teen Advocates USA" (pretty interesting in itself), the others are pro and con Tranquility Bay letters........please read on.......


http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/letters/html/20010831t210000-0500_13455_obs_see__troubled_teens__website.asp'>1

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/letters/html/20010828t000000-0500_13281_obs_against_tranquility_bay.asp'>2

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/letters/html/20010828t000000-0500_13283_obs_thankful_for_tranquility_bay.asp'>3