Trial By Error, Continued: The CMRC Affirms Full Support for Libelous Esther

By David Tuller, DrPH For the last couple of weeks, I have been hammering the CFS/ME Research Collaborative to take a position on the actions of its deputy chair, Libelous Esther—better known as Dr. Esther Crawley. As I reported in several previous posts, Dr. Crawley falsely accused me of writing “libelous blogs” and Dr. Racaniello of posting them. To keep members of the CMRC board in the loop, I have sent them e-mails with links to these posts. In these e-mails, I have tried to be direct and pointed, but reasonably polite. I have mostly succeeded, although the recipients might have their own perspective. At first, the CMRC refused to respond at all. Then the chair of the board, Stephen Holgate, sent me what could only be interpreted as a “f**k off” message. He told me that Dr. Crawley’s actions had nothing to do with the CMRC because it was just a “voluntary” group of colleagues with “no official standing.” Therefore, he wrote, I had to pursue my concerns through “other avenues.” To me, “other avenues” meant more blogging about the false accusations of libel and the CMRC’s inadequate response, among other things. So I wrote yet another post about L’Affaire Crawley, noting the CMRC’s explanation that it could not possibly take a position because it was only a voluntary group with “no official standing.” I duly sent this post to the CMRC board. And on Friday, I finally received from Dr. Holgate an enthusiastic endorsement of Dr. Crawley an...
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