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2004-12-28 Southeast Asia

Famed SciFi Writer Arthur C. Clarke reports from Sri Lanka

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Posted by Steve 2004-12-28 12:20:44 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I read somewhere in comments on some blog just after the quake that Clarke lives on the western part of the island and wouldn't have been affected.

It's worrying that not all of his staff are accounted for. I'm glad to see the hopeful "yet," but I fear some of them may not have survived.

I think it's just impossible to really grasp the full extent of this calamity unless you're there - and maybe not even then.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-12-28 1:23:27 PM|| 2004-12-28 1:23:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Is he still buggering little brown boys?

Posted by Jack is Back 2004-12-28 1:31:31 PM|| 2004-12-28 1:31:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Sorry to burst your bubble, Jack.
Science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke has been cleared of allegations of child abuse. A Sri Lankan police chief said there was no evidence that Sir Arthur, 80, was a paedophile. The novelist, who moved to Sri Lanka in 1956, said he had never been worried by the claims, which surfaced the day before he was due to receive an honorary knighthood from Prince Charles on his tour of the island in February. The Sunday Mirror claimed Sir Arthur had paid for sex with boys.

But Sir Arthur said: "Quite frankly I have never been worried about it. I was annoyed, but not worried." The deputy inspector-general of police, MSM Nizam, said: "We are satisfied that he has not violated any Sri Lankan laws or committed any crime. "He denied the allegations and spoke about his abhorrence of child sex and paedophilia."

Police interviewed three young men who had told the Sunday Mirror they had sex with Sir Arthur when they were teenagers. Mr Nizam said all three had now withdrawn their allegations. He said: "We have now sent the reports to the Attorney General to seek his opinion on how to proceed with this case."

Posted by Steve 2004-12-28 2:27:17 PM|| 2004-12-28 2:27:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Jack must've confused him with Yasser...and yes, he's quit LOL

Posted by Frank G 2004-12-28 7:39:35 PM|| 2004-12-28 7:39:35 PM|| Front Page Top

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