ZGram - 5/30/2003 - "Another protest demonstration for Ernst Zundel"

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May 30, 2003

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

The Zundel protest demonstrations continue - and we can expect this 
summer to see them in quite a few countries in Europe.  Three have 
already indicated that they are planning them.  On Sunday, there will 
be another one at the Detention Center where Ernst is still being 
held - see press release below, followed by a letter from a supporter:

First, the press release:

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For Immediate Release

May 30, 2003

Demonstrators Will Urge Freedom for Ernst Zundel

	Rexdale -- Supporters of the Canadian Association for Free Expression,
joined by members of other free speech groups from Kitchener, London and
Niagara, will picket the Metro West Detention Centre (111 Disco Road,
Rexdale) on Sunday, June 1 at 2:00 p.m., CAFE Director Paul Fromm announced
today.

	"Ernst Zundel is a political prisoner," says Fromm, a former Metro
Separate School trustee. "His sole crime is that his political views are
unpopular with the Canadian establishment."

	Under a seldom used  CSIS Certificate alleging that Zundel is 
a threat to
natrional security, he has been kept in solitary confinement since being
returned to Canada, February 19.

	"We're demonstrating to denounce the use of secret hearings in Zundel's
case," says Fromm. In three previous detention hearings, the adjudicator or
judge has heard in camera evidence. "The defence has no idea of what was
said and cannot refute it. Zundel is being denied the right to a fair
hearing," says Fromm. "Secret hearings are an affront to due process and
the basic rights of Anglo-Saxon justice," he adds.

	Fromm represented Mr. Zundel at one of his detention review hearings.

	"Zundel may be controversial, but he's no threat to national security,"
Fromm insists. "He's a lifelong pacifist. He's been the victim of several
bombings and other forms of violence, himself, but has always urged
peaceful behaviour on his supporters."

	"Zundel is an ideas man, a publicist. CSIS is cheapening the concept of
'national security' by saying that Zundel is a threat. He's no terrorist,"
says Fromm.

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Now to the supporter letter.  I am not sure the writer has all the 
trumped-up charges against Ernst Zundel straight - I did not know, 
for example, that Ernst is accused of being a spy... But then, 
nothing is impossible in what is ever more widely called Absurdistan 
del Norte all over the world!

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To:  Denis Coderre
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Canada
House of Commons, Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A6

What strange disease is motivating the Canadian Government?

The ground presented by your Immigration Department to support the 
inadmissibility of Ernst Zundel's refugee status are truly 
preposterous!

It is stated that Mr. Zundel is inadmissible because he allegedly is 
"engaging in terrorism".  You've got to be kidding!  This man is a 
pacifist - this means (check the dictionary) he believes in peaceful 
coexistence with others and acts accordingly.

Inadmissible for "being a danger to the security of Canada."  My God, 
are we in trouble!  Canada is in real trouble and serious danger - in 
danger of becoming the laughing stock of the outside world, the real 
world!  Is your immigration department seriously suggesting that 
Ernst Zundel, a pacifist author and artist (yes, a professional 
artist), is going to threaten, attack, and harm, not a few people but 
a whole country?

Inadmissible for 'engaging in acts of violence that would or might 
endanger the lives or safety of persons in Canada".  You really are 
confused regarding this charge.  Police records and news reports 
clearly show that Ernst Zundel was the victim of three assassination 
attempts.  This man is the victim of "acts of violence",  not the 
perpetrator.   His Toronto home was burned to the ground.  This man 
is the victim, not the criminal.  Please, we urge you, make yourself 
aware of the distinction.

Inadmissible for 'being a member of an organization that...engages in 
acts [that endanger the security of Canada]...Denis Coderre, should 
you decide to raise the sword of justice against criminals instead of 
victims, then strike at that organization that has engaged in 
criminal acts against the citizens of Canada, the CSIS.

Inadmissible for "engaging in an act of espionage or act of 
subversion against a democratic government..."  To come up with this 
one, you and your cohorts must have overdosed on the cinematics of 
the Hollywood propaganda machine.  The truth is that Ernst Zundel is 
an open book.  Ernst Zundel, who seeks and relishes publicity, simply 
is not of the nature to sink to secreteve or subversive action.  Read 
the open book of his life:  lived in Canada for forty two years; 
never broke the law.  If you need more information, or if your secret 
reports on Zundel don't make sense, simply go to the Zundelsite - it 
also has no secrets to hide, it is an open book.

And finally, inadmissible for "engaging in or instigating the 
subversion by force of any government."...Wow!  Can it be that now 
all the governments of the world are in danger of being attacked by 
this law-abiding defender of human rights as well as human 
dignity!...Far more likely is the use of the tactic of quantity 
rather than quality.  If the charges are weak, or make no sense, 
let's make sure there are lots of them.  Maybe, just maybe, one of 
them will stick.

The legal assault (past and present) of Zundel raises some 
fundamental questions:

When did Canada become such a fragile, insecure country that it 
cannot tolerate the presence of a principled individual?  Is Canada 
really becoming a "banana republic"?  Who is giving the orders?  What 
is the Federal Liberal Government afraid of?  What other innocent 
victims and/or citizens is the Canadian government persecuting?

Denis Coderre, do you actually read the documents to which you sign your name?

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This letter is reflecting the feelings of many.  If you can, go and 
join the protest demonstration - you will have pictures to show to 
your grandkids.  Secret hearings to railroad an innocent man out of 
the country are a disgrace!  Ever more people can see that!  I can 
certainly tell by my mail!

Ingrid