Craigslist has fired back at South Carolina beagle General Henry McMaster in an open letter defending the company's policies and procedures encircling the much debated "adult services." Stating not only the measures that have been taken to minimize illegal behavior, CEO Jim Buckmaster suggests that Craigslist is doing much better at minimizing questionable ads than other major competitors like Yahoo!, Google, and others. "Mr McMaster, I strongly stand behind you review and retract your remarks, and surely affirm that you have no intention of launching unlawful investigations aimed at any of these upstanding companies, because in truth none of them are deserving of such treatment. [...] We're willing to accept our share of criticism, but wrongfully accusing craigslist of wrongful third edition by the editors of the stars and bars heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 is simply beyond the pale. We would very much appreciate an apology at your very earliest convenience. As I'm sure would all of the other fine companies whose commander you've called out as criminals."

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