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A
Double Standard for Our Children: Insight Magazine, May 1, 2000, By
Timothy Maier. The case of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez has received attention
at the highest levels of government, while the plight of American children
kidnapped abroad isn't on the agenda.
A
Great Escape: Insight Magazine,
February 14, 2000, By Timothy Maier. "She couldn't find a hero, so
13-year-old Dria Davis became one, devising a plan to leave a father she
says kidnapped, beat and held her captive in his native Saudi Arabia for
two years".
A
Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: America's Most Wanted Magazine,
By David Thelen. " According to the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children, one in six children are found through some form of photo
distribution.
Abducted
Children Should State Do More? By George Gedda. When their children
are taken overseas, left-behind American parents often feel ignored by
the U.S. government.
Abducted
Children Still Beyond Reach: By Jacqueline L. Salmon, 2001. Germany
falls short in Custody Disputes. The Committee for Missing Children web
site is mentioned.
Alive and Well and
Five Years Old: Buyer's Quarterly, April/May/June 1996. By David C.
Thelen. Describes the growth of the Committee for Missing Children as well
as what's needed in the field of missing and abducted children. Discusses
the need for a national data bank for information on missing and abducted
children. Depicts many of the children we have featured.
All
Talk, No Action On Stolen Children: INSIGHT MAGAZINE, By Timothy Maier.
(Reprinted with permission) "Although Congress has called on foreign
nations to abide by the Hague Convention on parental child abductions,
the U.S. government is not really offering parents much help"
America's
Forgotten Kids: Insight Magazine, May 1, 2000, By Timothy Maier. "The
nation is struggling in the throes of the Elian Gonzales case but, despite
the attention paid to the plight of the Cuban boy, kidnapped Americans
continue to rate only a nod" Note:
Good illustration of the posters distributed by the Committee for Missing
Children.
America's Stolen Children:
Reader's Digest, September 1999, By Daniel Levine. "Why has Washington
turned its back on thousands of abducted kids?"
Can
You Say Langenselbold?: Buyer's Quarterly, October 2000. By David C.
Thelen. That's Langenselbold, Germany, the site of The Committee for Missing
Children's European Parent Advocacy Meeting hosted by our European Director,
Christiane Lops.
Complicity
in Child Abduction - More action by State Department required in parental
kidnappings - Statistical Data Included. By Timothy Maier, Insight On The
News. July 23, 2001. An estimated 15,000 U.S. children remain abroad after
being abducted by a parent. But the State Department is pursuing action
in less than 30 Hague Convention cases.
COOPERATION:
The Key to Finding Missing Children: America's Most Wanted Magazine,
Nov/Dec. 2000, By David C. Thelen. "More than fifty nonprofit child-find
organizations in the United States offer services to parents of missing
and abducted children... Why don't parents of missing and abducted children
know about these organizations and services they offer? Why when a child
is missing, are parents left to wonder where they can get help?"
Data
Missing on Missing Children: by Timothy W. Maier, Insight Magazine,
Sept 2, 2002 So how many children are missing, from where and what are
their names? No one knows for sure. Dave Thelen, chief executive officer
for the nonprofit Committee for Missing Children Inc., has been trying
to get reliable statistics for years and would like to see NCMEC back up
its numbers with a complete database of names and case histories.
Dealing
With the Loss of a Child: Buyer's Quarterly, October/November 1997.
By David C. Thelen. This article deals with the feelings a parent goes through
when a child goes missing. Also features pictures from the first PARENT
march on Washington in 1997.
Family
Abductions By Adam Wilkenfeld, July 2002. Andrew Bowey arrived home
from work one day to find an empty house. His wife was gone, his children
were gone, and he started to fear the worst. "Nothing else to describe
it really - panic, you panic. [You think], when am I going to see my children
again? Where are they?
Father
Sees Children After Four Years: America's Most Wanted Magazine,
By David Thelen, "When Ed Troxel's children were taken to Germany by
his estranged wife he vowed to never give up the fight to see his two little
girls".
FOCUS: Finding our
Children Under Stress: Buyer's Quarterly, January/February/March 1996.
By David C. Thelen. The first parent advocacy meeting, sponsored by the
Committee for Missing Children was held in Las Vegas Nevada, in November
1995. It was at this meeting that the group voted to use the term "FOCUS,
Finding Our Children Under Stress" for our newsletter and the parent
handbook. We want to thank Judy Gifford-Tosh and Jody Himebaugh for coming
up with the name.
FORGOTTEN
CHILDREN - Complicity in Child Abduction: INSIGHT MAGAZINE, July 23,
2001, By Timothy Maier. (Reprinted with permission) "An estimated
15,000 U. S. children remain abroad after being abducted by a parent, but
the State Department is pursuing action in less than 30 Hague Convention
cases".
Indifference Adds
to Parents Horror (On Dist titled A45738-2000Dec) By Cindy Loose, Washington
Post. Dec. 14, 2000. The U.S. government -- specifically the Justice and
State departments -- can assist parents in retrieving abducted children,
but their efforts are uneven at best. Parents complain that the Justice
Department has little interest in their cases and that the State Department
is unwilling to disrupt diplomatic relations over abducted children. Written
policy directs consular officials to remain neutral no matter the circumstances.
INTERNATIONAL
CHILD ABDUCTIONS - Countries Ignore Hague Convention: Insight Magazine,
December 18, 2000, By Timothy Maier. Reports released by the GAO and State
Department show that the U. S. Government is failing to help return children,
illegally abducted overseas, to their American parents.
International Child
Abductions: Kidnapping for Custody America's Most Wanted Magazine, May/June
2000, By Clarence Walker. "People better not steal from U.S. corporations,
but if someone steals a child, he may get away with it. Note:
They used several pictures taken by the Committee for Missing Children.
Internationally Kidnapped
Children: Buyer's Quarterly, April/May/June 1997. By David C. Thelen.
Describes international parental child abduction. Depicts several children
that have been abducted across international borders.
It's
never been done before...: Buyer's Quarterly, May 2000. By David C.
Thelen. Describes the second parent advocacy meeting held August 27-29,
1999 in Washington, DC. Twenty-five parents as well as thirty-seven agency
personnel and non-profit child find organizations also attended.
Justice
Ignores Stolen Kids: Insight
Magazine, November 29, 1999, By Timothy Maier. "Despite recent testimony
before Congress by beleaguered parents of internationally kidnapped children,
State and Justice departments continue to dismiss these crimes".
Keeper of the Children:
The Buyer's Guide, Fall 1993. By David C. Thelen. The early story of how
the Committee for Missing Children got started. Our start with the National
Center and the signing of some of our first photo partners. This was my
first article about missing and abducted children.
Kids
Abandoned On Ryan's Watch: by Timothy W. Maier, Insight Magazine, July
29, 2002 Ryan also angered parents by calling these kidnapping cases "custody
disputes." The term infuriated parents who pointed out that in many
cases courts formally had given custody to American parents from whom a
child was kidnapped, and in others international warrants had been issued
for the arrest of the kidnappers.
Kids
Held Hostage: Insight magazine,
March 8, 1999, By Timothy Maier. "When it comes to international abductions
by foreign spouses, the government often places diplomacy above the needs
of American children and their parents" Note:
Good illustration of the posters distributed by the Committee for Missing
Children.
Kids
Held Hostage In Saudi Arabia: by Timothy W. Maier, nsight Magazine,
July 29, 2002 After a recent emotionally charged congressional hearing
Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee,
vowed to persuade President George W. Bush to take action against Saudi
Arabian kidnappers who have held U.S. children captive in some cases as
long as 16 years.
Kidnapped
Kids Cry Out For Help Insight Magazine, May 10, 1999, By Timothy Maier.
"Insights investigation of child abduction has initiated widespread
concern, but despite plenty of lip service about this issue, the first
couple has not taken public leadership".
Lady
Meyer Struggles for Parental Rights: Insight Magazine, October 2, 2000,
By Timothy Maier. Catherine Meyer's former husband stole her children away
to Germany. She now lobbies for laws that would make international parental
child abductions a crime.
Law Enforcement and
the Missing Child: Buyer's Quarterly, November 1998. By David C. Thelen.
Describes law enforcement's involvement in the recovery of missing and abducted
children. Talks about the good and bad. Depicts several children from our
photo distribution programs.
Missing Children:
How you can help: Tidings, January/February 1994. By David C. Thelen.
Informational article about missing and abducted children. I plea to the
school supply industry to help in the fight to recover children. A listing
of some of our photo partners.
Missing
Children in the new Millennium: Buyer's Quarterly, May 1999. By David
C. Thelen. This article takes a look at some of the past accomplishments
of the Committee for Missing Children as well as a glimpse at a few of our
projects for the new millennium.
Missing Children Update:
Buyer's Quarterly, January/February/March 1994. By David C. Thelen. Informational
article. Featured Jeanna North, Ernest Choice and Stephanie Crane. Also
featured a special poem to her sister by Jessica North.
Missing Children Update:
Buyer's Quarterly, April/May/June 1994. By David C. Thelen. The story of
two little girls who left us way to soon, Polly Klaas and Angie Housman.
A legislative up date and my picture with John Walsh, a must for you antique
collectors.
Missing Children Update:
Buyer's Quarterly, October/November/December 1994. By David C. Thelen. Features
Kali A. Poulton. The article describes several of our larger photo partners,
as well as how they made us the largest distributor of missing and abducted
children's pictures into the schools.
My
Child Is Missing: America's Most Wanted Magazine, Sept/Oct. 2000, By
David C. Thelen. "Each year in the United States more than 850,000
children are reported to be missing. 90 plus percent of these children will
be recovered. However, 17,000 still will be missing. These are the children
we look for".
Paying the Price to
Go Home: Buyer's Quarterly, May 1998. By David C. Thelen. This is the
story of Christiane Lop's fight to take her children back to Germany.
Rage
of Innocence: 2003, Story by Liz Cerami Taylor (92) and photos by Chris
Thelen. Article about David and Karen Thelen and their work at the Committee
for Missing Children. The article was produced by their alma mater, Madison
University in Harrinsonburg, Virginia.
Runaways
By Robert Seith, July 2002. Sixteen-year-old Abby Stoltz is just one of
the almost half million teens who run away from home each year. "I
didn't like it there [home] because it was so strict and [there were] so
many rules, and I wanted to do what I wanted to do," Abby says.
State
Abandons Kidnapped Kids: Insight
Magazine, June 14, 1999, By Timothy Maier. "Two State Department reports-yet
to be made public but obtained by Insight-don't tell true story of the
government's failure to help rescue children abducted to foreign countries".
State's
New Smoke Screen: Insight Magazine, April 3, 2000, By Timothy Maier.
Out of the glare of the Elain Gonzales spotlight, internationally kidnapped
American children languish overseas as the State Department offers doublespeak
to reporters and parents.
Stolen
Kids Become Pawns in Terror War: Insight Magizine, November 27, 2002
By Timothy W. Maier. As the war in Afghanistan continued, many of America's
forgotten children remained trapped in Middle Eastern countries that soon
could be pulled into war as the United States considers strikes against
other states that sponsor terrorism. These stolen children - perhaps as
many as 11,000 U. S. citizens - were stripped of their civil rights the
day they became victims of international parental kidnapping.
Stranger
Abductions By Adam Wilkenfeld, July 2002. According to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, strangers kidnap about 300 children every year.
News like that, and news of the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping in Utah, has
the power to terrify parents and children.
The
Hague Child Abduction Convention: Diminishing Returns and Little to
Celebrate For Americans: The NYU Journal of International Law and Politics,
33 N.Y.U. J. Int ' l L. & Pol. 125 By Tom Johnson (Reprinted with permission)
"For Americans today, the Hague Treaty Convention on Civil Aspects
of International Child Abduction is too rarely a remedy in foreign courts
and too often an instrument of terrible injustice in United States courts"
U.S. Newspapers
This site will provide you access to local news and information from all
over the United States to all who have access to the World Wide Web.
What
you need to know By Bill Bickel. You can check this site daily for
up to date articles on missing and abducted children. When in the site,
click on the articles bar at the top of the page.
Where
Are All the Missing Children? STATS Spotlight "How many American
children are actually abducted each year? Numbers as high as one or two
million are routinely cited in the media. John Walsh, host of the television
show America's Most Wanted, has testified before Congress about this issue
and has placed the annual total number of abducted children at more than
1.5 million, adding that "we don't have a clue what happens to over
50,000 of them," and that "this country is littered with mutilated,
decapitated, raped and strangled children."
Will
Reno's Raid be her Undoing? By: Timothy W. Maier. Insight Magazine,
May 27, 2000. Fallout from the Elian Gonzalez fiasco shrouds Janet Reno
and the Clinton administration. Congressional Republicans have launched
hearings to see where the buck should stop.
Yes, We are Finding
Children: Buyer's Quarterly, January/February, March 1995. By David
C. Thelen. Depicts several children that we featured in our photo distribution
programs. Describes several of the photo programs developed by the Committee
for Missing Children.
