ZGram - 7/29/2003 - "Shocking News: First Day of Hearings"

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ZGram - Where Truth is Destiny:  Now more than ever!

July 29, 2003

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

For some time, I had noticed that Ernst had no longer the strength I 
once knew in his voice.  When I pressed him for the reason, he said 
that "...days go by when I don't talk to anyone here.  I hardly ever 
talk to anybody." 

I said that the weakness in his voice seemed to me to be more than 
stress and fatigue - that there must be a physical reason.  I asked 
if he was being starved.  I said it sounded to me like a muscular 
weakness. 

He denied that it was lack of food, although the quality of food was 
poor, he told me.  He said that he was given "dead food" - that what 
he lacked were vitamins and enzymes.  My husband is a 
health-and-vitamin/supplement fanatic - if I may use a somewhat 
misleading and value-loaded term.

This past week, when Ernst called, I noticed he could barely whisper, 
and I worried about his having to speak up in court in the upcoming 
hearings.  All day today, for instance, his second day in court, he 
will be under rigorous, highly stressful and - as we know his 
enemies! - insulting and demeaning cross-examination.  His political 
enemies are like hyanas if they sense their prey has fallen down. 
Has anybody ever loved or even liked hyanas? 

Sometime in late afternoon yesterday, I received a call from Ernst's 
son who told me that he wanted me to know something before I would 
find out through the media:  That his father a growth in his chest 
cavity, and that "...it seems to be growing rapidly." 

Barely had he hung up when Paul Fromm called and gave me the same 
grim information.  Then I talked to my immigration attorney whom I 
had flown out to Toronto to give testimony at the hearing that Ernst 
had NOT "flouted" immigration law, as his enemies falsely allege to 
prevent him from getting bail, and that his brutal arrest on February 
5 was UNLAWFUL - in more respects than one, as we will prove in US 
court. 

Finally I talked to Ernst, who confirmed what three others had told 
me.  He also asked me not to mention this latest development in my 
ZGram.  I asked him why not.  He said softly:  "There ought to be at 
least one small corner in one's life that is private."

I replied:  "There is nothing wrong in letting people know that one 
can get sick in the inhuman conditions of a prison."

He said he knew how to get well, but it was impossible within the 
stress and lack of medical attention in maximum detention.  If he 
could get bail, he could also get well. 

He said to brace myself - he did not think that he would be granted 
bail.  He said the security arangements around him were awesome. 

All show!  All shameful, blatant show in yet another political show trial!

I would not have told you this - but the word is now out on the 
Internet and likely also in the papers.  Therefore, I thought I 
should give you my slant - and tell you what will happen next.  The 
paramount task now is to get him out of prison - and to get him back 
where he belongs:  With his family who loves him and wants him to 
live.  He needs to come back to his mountains he loves, and he needs 
to be back with me.  He KNOWS how to get himself well.  We have 
discussed it many, many times - what makes this entire society ill, 
and what could also make it well.  He knows from personal experience. 

At age 32, Ernst was once diagnosed with "inoperable, terminal 
cancer."  He was given six months to live.  Now he is exactly twice 
as old, and he defied the deadly diagnosis in his youth with an 
extremely rigorous alternative health strategy.  It took him two 
years, but he won!

If we can get him released and back to Tennessee, his extremely 
strong will is going to prevail.  If he is forced to stay in prison - 
or, worse, forced to submit to orthodox medicine - his enemies will 
kill him.  It wouldn't be the first time they have tried.  I wouldn't 
be at all surprised to find out that this new bout of illness is 
induced.  Read what it says in the Protocols of the Elders of Zion 
how it is being done!

I am planning two additional full page ads.  Two major papers read by 
the world's most influential politicians have assured me they will 
run it. 

Tonight I will tell you more about my plans and the thrust of these 
ads and ask you - again! - for your financial support.  We are going 
to pull out all the stops.

Here is Paul Fromm's report of yesterday's hearing:

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ERNST ZUNDEL HEARING - 07/28/03

SHOCKING REVELATION AT ZUNDEL HEARING: ZUNDEL'S LIFE IN DANGER, 
MEDICATION  DENIED IN CANADIAN PRISON. 

	In shocking testimony before Federal Court Judge Mr. Justice 
Pierre Blais, in  courtroom 410 in Toronto yesterday, Canadian 
political prisoner, Ernst Zundel,  revealed that denial of medication 
has resulted in the recurrence of cancer. 

	Asked by his lawyer, Douglas H. Christie whether he had any 
medical concerns  in prison, Mr. Zundel replied: "My blood pressure 
was 225/125 when I was in the  Thorold" at the Niagara Region 
Detention Center. 

	"Recently, I found I had tumors in my chest cavity. In 1972, 
I had duodenal  cancer. I took herbs and it disappeared in two years. 
However, last week, the  doctor examined me and found a growth." 
X-rays were taken but the results are  not yet in. 

	Mr. Zundel indicated that he had been taking herbal medicine 
for years as a  cancer preventative. 

	An obviously upset Mr. Justice Blais queried: "You're not 
allowed to get your  alternative medicine?" 

	"No," Mr. Zundel said. "Only doctor-prescribed medication is 
permitted. I asked at the  Metro West Detention Center, but only 
one-a-day vitamins are allowed."

	Mr. Justice Blais demanded to know whether there was anyone 
present from the  Metro West Detention Center. No one answered his 
call. 

	"Before the end of the day, I want this clarified," Mr. 
Justice Blais  insisted. "This troubles me. I will direct them to 
look at this, if necessary.  Usually, they seem to be much more 
flexible in areas of medication. We have to  discuss this. It has to 
be dealt with," he insisted. 

	"If anything could be done to improve the situation of access 
to medication  for Mr. Zundel within the parameters of the law, I 
want to do that," said Blais. 

	On the first of three days of scheduled hearings this week, 
Ernst Zundel was  seeking bail after more than five months of 
detention in solitary confinement  after he was deported from the 
United States, February 19th. 

	Mr. Zundel's first witness was California attorney, Bruce 
Leichty, an  immigration lawyer . In crisp testimony, Mr. Leichty 
explained that Mr. Zundel  had fully and carefully complied with U.S. 
laws in pursuing permanent resident  status in the United States. 

	"I have been practising immigration law for 15 years," Mr. 
Leichty said. "I  have represented spouses of U.S. citizens 50 or 100 
times who were seeking  permanent resident status.

	Mr. Leichty testified about the records of pleadings he had 
researched and  authored to be presented before the Sixth Circuit 
Court of Appeal in Cincinnati.  "These pertained to the denial of 
habeas corpus to Mr. Zundel. Mr. Zundel has  also filed a motion that 
he was taken out of the country contrary to the rules  of the Supreme 
Court," Mr. Leichty testified. 

	In a pregnant comment in response to cross examination by 
Crown Attorney,  Donald MacIntosh, Mr. Leichty said: "Absent 
corruption, it is correct that civil  litigation is unpredictable." 
[My comment here:  should the term not have been "predictable"?  This 
might be a misquote...]

	In extensive testimony, Ernst Zundel explained that he had 
always complied  with numerous bail conditions over a period of 20 
years before the Canadian  courts. For instance, in two lengthy 
prosecutions, under the now discredited  "false news" law, overturned 
in 1992 by the Supreme Court of Canada, Mr. Zundel  was forbidden to 
discuss the substance of the pamphlet he published entitled  Did Six 
Million Really Die? "The Globe and Mail  called it 'the most sweeping 
gag order in Canadian history,'" Mr. Zundel  testified. 

	"I have always appeared respectful in my demeanor," Mr. 
Zundel explained to  his lawyer, Doug Christie. "I have always had 
faith in the Canadian system as I  have always advanced my views 
lawfully and peacefully." 

	A seldom-used instrument, a Canadian Security and 
Intelligence Service (CSIS)  national security certificate alleges 
that Ernst Zundel is a terrorist and  backer of violence and threat 
to national security. A brief from CSIS uses guilt  by association 
and innuendo to allege Mr. Zundel's violent connections. Mr. 
Christie took Mr. Zundel through a long list of allegedly unsavory 
characters  such as National Alliance founder, Dr. William Pierce, 
Tom Metzger, and the alleged bomber of  the Oklahoma City Federal 
Building, Timothy McVey. In every case, Mr. Zundel  testified that he 
had never given these people money nor had they sought or been  given 
advice. 

	"I have always said: 'Don't take the law into your hands,'" 
Mr. Zundel explained. 

	Mr. Christie referred him to a 1990 Martyr's Day Rally held 
by the Heritage  Front in Toronto to commemorate the murder of an 
American dissident and bank  robber by federal authorities. Mr. 
Zundel had been invited to speak. "I didn't  attend. I told them I 
didn't support violence," Mr. Zundel explained. 

	Mr. Zundel testified that he had always worked through the 
legal system. "In  1985, after my first holocaust trial, after an 
11-minute hearing on April  29th, I was ordered deported," Mr. Zundel 
said. 

	"Did you run away?" asked Mr. Christie. 

	"No, I instructed you to appeal. On June 27, 1987, my 
deportation order was  rescinded by the Immigration Appeal Board," 
Mr. Zundel explained. "I was on a  special bail order and I obeyed 
it." 

	"I was arrested and kept in jail for six days in 1989 in 
Germany. There is no  bail in Germany. I decided to appeal the 
charges. I went back to Canada and then  returned five or six times 
to Germany," Mr. Zundel related. 

	"Why did you do that?" Mr. Christie asked.

	"It was the right thing to do. I fight for my rights," Mr. 
Zundel answered. 

	Several times, Mr. Justice Blais urged the 64-year-old, 
German-born publisher  to speak louder. "Why are you unable to speak 
very loudly," Mr. Christie asked  the pale, balding, political 
prisoner.

	"I have been in solitary confinement for five months, and I 
don't get to  speak to anyone, except, yes, no, and thank you to the 
guards," Mr. Zundel who  grew hoarse through the afternoon 
proceedings replied. 

-- Paul Fromm
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URGENT! -- ERNST ZUNDEL'S LIFE'S IN DANGER: HE NEEDS YOUR HELP

Friends of free thought, Ernst Zundel really needs your ongoing help 
and support.

	1. Write, FAX, or phone Hon. Robert Runciman, the Minister of 
Public Safety and Security. His ministry is in charge of the Metro 
West Detenmtion Centre, the prison which denies Mr. Zundel his 
anti-cancer medication and herbs. You can contact him thus: Hon. 
Robert Runciman, MPP, 16th Floor, 25 Grosvenor Street, Toronto, ON., 
M7A 1Y6, Canada; PH: 416-327-9911; FAX: 416-327-3849.

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

	3. 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. You can also get directions, when you call.

	4. 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, 111 Disco Road, Box 4950,  Rexdale, ON., M9W 1M3. 
Ernst in overwhelmed by the hundreds of concerned and thoughtful 
people who have sent him letters and cards. A tip: don't use of 
stick-on return address label or seals. They're ripped off by prison 
authorities searching for, who knows what.

	5. 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."

Paul Fromm,
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR FREE EXPRESSION,
P.O. Box 332,
Rexdale, ON., M9W 5L3
PH: 905-897-7221

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