Public Opinion Says Circumcision Is Assault

I have read the article and this is all old news to me. The whole thing makes claims that are preposterous, it sites nothing directly For example, it starts of with (Data from randomised clinical trials show that male circumcision can reduce men's risk of acquiring HIV from their female partners by about 60%) What data? I have heard this claim made before but the source of this myth is just never forth coming. I know the WHO was involved in a mass circumcision program in Africa where I think this claim originated; the result was however that the men that were coned into having their penis mutilated became the core of the highest increase in HIV infection among men. Ever since the pro circumcision people involved have been trying to bury these results in other factors such as reduced condom use and increased promiscuity. The fact however is that it made no difference. The men that felt a need to be HIV proofed through circumcision led a life style and made choices that included risk all along so nothing was gained one way or the other. The cost of having these silly buggers circumcised would have been better spent making them a bit less silly and educating them as to how to avoid HIV through the use of condoms and other preventative methods. However the WHO has the millstone of the Catholic Church around its neck who will do what they can to prevent the use of condoms as it is against the popes idea of what is right. I went into the links from which they claim to get their information and found a huge amount of words but there was just no substance or worthwhile evidence. I read the whole page and went through some of the links at the side of the page because I feel you are a sincere person and believe in what you are saying, however this page is trying to befuddle with words and there is just no real substance in it. The only sensible thing about it is that it is very important to educate people in order for them to understand how to deal with an infectious disease through protection and behavioural strategies. Here in Australia there is a lot of emphasis on education where STD,s are concerned, the result is that by world standards we have a relatively low STD problem. Naturally our national health system also plays a big part in this as anyone that presents for medical attention is always helped regardless of their financial position.
In any case I would like to harp back on what the original Question was “Public Opinion Says Circumcision Is Assault” and in my opinion it is.
By the way you did not answer my question when I asked why are you grateful for having been circumcised

Circumcision/HIV Claims are Based on Insufficient Evidence

An article endorsed by thirty-two professionals questions the results of three highly publicized African circumcision studies. The studies claim that circumcision reduces HIV transmission, and they are being used to promote circumcisions. Substantial evidence in this article refutes the claim of the studies.

Examples in the article include the following:

Circumcision is associated with increased transmission of HIV to women.
Conditions for the studies were unlike conditions found in real-world settings.
Other studies show that male circumcision is not associated with reduced HIV transmission.
The U.S. has a high rate of HIV infection and a high rate of circumcision. Other countries have low rates of circumcision and low rates of HIV infection.
Condoms are 95 times more cost effective in preventing HIV transmission.
Circumcision removes healthy, functioning, unique tissue, raising ethical considerations.

Green, L. et al., "Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention: Insufficient Evidence and Neglected External Validity," American Journal of Preventive Medicine 39 (2010): 479-82.
In National Survey Circumcision Had No Protective Effect

A survey of South African men showed that circumcision had no protective effect in the prevention of HIV transmission. This is a concern, and has implications for the possible adoption of mass male circumcision strategy both as a public health policy and an HIV prevention strategy.
Connolly, C. et al., South African Medical Journal 98(2008): 789-794.