ZGram - 7/10/2003 - "NO PILLOW, NO CHAIR, NO PENS -- ERNST ZUNDEL SPEAKS FROM A CANADIAN PRISON"

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July 10, 2003

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

In response to queries sent to me:  I WILL NEITHER CONFIRM NOR DENY 
that Zundel supporters are planning a dramatic demonstration in front 
of the Washington, DC Holocaust Museum!

It strongly appears,  however, that the real (German?  Canadian?) 
instigators behind the "legal" kidnapping of Ernst Zundel in broad 
daylight on American soil was accomplished by shamelessly using 
American law enforcement, probably unwittingly, to act as hit squad 
for nefarious political interests  - who, chances are, enjoy tax 
benefits and public protection as allegedly non-profit, non-political 
organizations!

Such a brutal kidnapping leading to months of maximum detention 
incarceration in Gulag-like conditions should never have happened! 
It is unworthy of countries purporting to be democracies and living 
by the rule of law, and it will be exposed to the American public for 
the disgraceful, illegal act that it was!

And to think that it all could have been avoided, had Ernst's 
detractors left him alone to enjoy the rest of his life in the peace 
and quiet of the hills of Tennessee!  But no - their own Talmudic 
hate never knows when to leave well enough alone!  Now they will have 
a major international scandal on their hands before long!

Below I am running a summary of a recent assessment by Ernst's legal 
representative on location in Canada, Paul Fromm, Director of the 
Canadian Association for Free Expression:

START:


Dear Free Speech Supporter:

	Political prisoner Ernst Zundel is now in his sixth month in a Canadian
jail. He's committed no crime, but Canada's vindictive Canadian Security
and Intelligence Service, which knowingly permitted terrorists to send him
a pipebomb in 1995, insist he's a terrorist and threat to national
security. I'm summarizing some of our conversations from my last three
visits to Mr. Zundel as his legal representative.

	What's prison like for this 64-year old pacifist, artist and publisher?

	Ernst Zundel is being held in "segregation" -- solitary 
confinement -- or
maximum security for his own protection in the Metro West Detention Centre.

	His toiletries -- soap, toothbrush, towel -- are kept in the 
hall outside
his cell. He must humiliate himself and ask a guard each time he wishes
these necessities. Mr. Zundel has no pillow and no chair in his cell. He
smiles and tells me that he uses one of the heavy volumes of legal papers
as a makeshift pillow. He has also piled the three-inch thick volumes in a
stack to make a chair of sorts. Ernst only writing materials are stubs of
pencils. I've repeatedly asked the security officers to let him have the
use of a pen, colour highlighters and post-it notes to mark up the legal
papers. He has also asked that he be permitted water colours and artists
brushes for painting.

	On July 2, I was informed by Security chief Mike Richard that 
these items
had been ruled "contraband" by his superiors. Incredible! Strangely, in a
reply just nine weeks (that's right, 9!) after my letter on Ernst's behalf
Gary Commeford, Assistant Deputy Minister Adult Institutional Services,
told me: "Activities that are permitted [to prisoners] include ... access
to correspondence ... and the opportunity to buy items including
correspondence materials from the institutional canteen." Why, then, is Mr.
Zundel reduced to writing with stubs of pencils?

	In a July 1 letter, Mr. Zundel explained: "The coloured 
pencils are cheap,
very cheap as far as coloured pencils go. They're Chinese-made things,
really meant for kids. They get dull very quickly and often break in the
pencil sharpener, three times before I can get a point on them."

	Mr. Zundel is an artist. He does miniature drawings that are thank you
notes to donors. These are nature studies -- usually flowers. He explains
the sparseness of colour in his drawings. "I have to ration the use of  my
colours, as I don't know when I'll get the pencils sharpened again." While
the security men are helpful in sharpening his pencils, he finds they run
out very quickly.

	What is the purpose of such callous, mean-spirited and 
inhumane treatment?
Mr. Zundel is not some violent, young crackhead. A guard in another prison
told us: "They're trying ro break him"

	But Ernst Zundel is an amazingly strong man, dedicated to a 
long struggle
and, if needs be, a long time in the Canadian Gulag. "My inspiration is
Rudolf Hess, the Prisoner of Peace," he told me in a hushed, quiet voice,
his grey eyes gleaming. "I am this decade's Rudolf Hess."

	Mr. Zundel is quite hopeful that his kidnapping and 
deportation from the
U.S. can be reversed. His U.S. legal team has filed an appeal against his
deportation in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.  Shortly
after his arrest  in the U.S., a writ of habeas corpus was filed. This was
ignored. However, FRAP 23 -- the federal appeals court rules set down by
the U.S. Supreme Court -- forbids the removal of a prisoner from a prison,
once a habeas corpus motion has been filed. Not only was Mr. Zundel moved
to another prison, he was deported from the country.

	In late June, a 45-page brief was filed on his behalf. Those 
who violated
the Supreme Court rules and moved him from prison to prison and then
deported him could face prison, fines or discharge, Mr. Zundel believes.
The Appeals Court gave the U.S. government just 8 days to respond; they'd
asked for 30. "The remedy I seek is an order that I be returned to prison
in the U.S." He could then apply for bail and appeal his deportation from
within the U.S.

Paul Fromm
Director
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR FREE EXRESSION
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Friends of free thought, Ernst Zundel really needs your help.

	1. If you live abroad, write to the Canadian Embassy in your 
country and
demand Zundel's release and humane treatment.

	2. If you live in southern Ontario and wish to visit, call ahead to
Security: 416-675-1806 Ext. 4220. You must be on Zundel's approved list. He
didn't know he was supposed to submit a list of visitors he'd like to see.
You can also get directions, when you call. The SARS quarantine which
lasted from May 27 to July 6, has now been lifted.

	3. No matter where you live, why not send a card or letter to encourage
Ernst Zundel. Write Prisoner Ernst Zundel, c/o Metro West Detention Centre,
Box 4950, 111 Disco Road, Rexdale, ON., M9W 1M3. [Don't stick a return
address sticker or other stickers on your envelope. They are removed by
prison authorities. You might be hiding drugs under the sticker! No
kidding! Write your return address on the envelope.]

	4. We also need your financial support for Mr. Zundel's defence.

	We have a number of delicate colour-pencil sketches by Ernst 
Zundel done
in prison. Each is dated and signed. Each is a nature study. Mr. Zundel has
long been a paint and sketch artist. He had returned to his love of art
before the U.S. I.N.S picked him up and deported him.
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	If you send us a cheque for $100 or more, we'll send you one of these
collector's items, a thank you sketch by political prisoner Ernst Zundel.

	Mail your donation today to CAFE Box 332, Rexdale, ON., M9W 
5L3, Canada or
e-mail us your VISA number and expiry date. On your cheque or an
accompanying piece of paper, note: "For Zundel Defence Fund."