Ah! You are imputing motives to me, too, WildTurkey! What is it with you guys? You could just read very carefully what I wrote and try to understand what I said. Then you'd probably notice that I wasn't attempting to "duck" anything. If, after having reviewed my arguments, you disagree with me, then fine. There's no law that says you have to agree with me, nor me with you. In the end, the important thing is that we can disagree without being disagreeable.
Wouldn't you agree?
Well, when one says they will root out evil they have made a commitment. That mean NOT trying to defend, but exposing. If you conclusion was that there was NO evil, simply state that. If there is "evil" identify it as such so we can move on.