ZGram - June 13, 2004 - "Dave's Diatribes"

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June 13, 2004

Good Morning from the Zundelsite:

A young journalist named David Mullenax, who writes a column called 
Dave's Diatribes for the Augusta Free Press, did a five-part 
write-up, titled "To Look Again" on Freedom of Speech and Censorship. 
As you will remember, almost immediately our friendly Chosenite 
censors jumped into the act with their usual shrieks about bias 
against Jews etcetera etcetera.  To his credit, the editor did not 
cave in, and David finished his series.  In Part Five he mentions 
Ernst Zundel.

Here goes:

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Liberty is the cornerstone of our Western Civilization and the 
foundation of all societies wishing to create an environment for free 
men. To some, the word has no meaning, but for fallen heroes, it's 
the last word ever spoken. Liberty is the rallying cry for brave and 
courageous men who sacrifice their lives destroying the shackles of 
bondage and the chains of servitude. Merriam-Webster defines the word 
as: 

a.	the quality or state of being free
b.	the power to do as one pleases
c.	freedom from physical restraint
d.	freedom from arbitrary or despotic control 

Unfortunately, there are government officials who have aligned 
themselves with Jewish pressure groups that subvert the guiding 
principles of our societies. They do not believe in liberty for free 
men, but seek to censor those who speak out in ways they determine 
unacceptable. Through legislation and intense lobbying efforts, they 
criminalize the right of citizens who express disapproval of Jewish 
power or question the historical accuracies of the Holocaust. 

Rather than safeguarding the rights of citizens, they control, 
condemn and convict those who participate in and exercise their 
freedom and liberty. Government officials have decided that serving 
powerful Jewish lobbying groups over the citizens they are sworn to 
protect is in their best interests.

Then there are those who turn a blind eye to the perpetrators and 
criminals who seek to destroy the spirit and will of individuals who 
champion the cause of liberty. Others involve themselves with selfish 
interests and consumerism while men and women are prosecuted, 
defamed, tortured and destroyed. 

As I write this series, I am acutely aware of the benefits of a free 
society - one that embraces liberty. Likewise, I am conscious of my 
surroundings. Our young children are currently laughing and playing 
downstairs with all the innocence that young children possess. My 
wife is sitting in comfort, enjoying a glass of red wine as she reads 
a book by candlelight. I am also quite conscious that as of tomorrow 
it can all disappear. 

If you are doubtful, the story of Ernst Zundel may prove convincing.

Ernst Zundel emigrated from Germany to Canada in 1958 at the age of 
19. As an immigrant in Canada, he became a productive member of 
society, establishing himself as a commercial artist, photographer 
and photo retoucher. He worked hard and was well respected in his 
community.

During the late 1970’s, Zundel saw a change in Canada and more 
specifically in the educational institutions of his adopted country. 
In the school curriculum, the Holocaust was being intensely promoted 
and many German-Canadian children were being psychologically 
victimized. It was his experience that children of German descent, 
even those born after WWII, were held collectively responsible for 
alleged Jewish suffering.

Being an honest and caring man, he disagreed with the unbalanced 
perspective of the Holocaust as taught in the school system. As a 
Christian and pacifist, he opted for nonviolence to protest the 
one-sided and dominant Jewish perspective of history. In response to 
this indoctrination, many books and pamphlets were published through 
his company Samsidat Publishers.

The material offered alternative perspectives to the alleged 
industrialized killing of Jews under Hitler's Germany. It questioned 
the universal belief in the existence of gas chambers and other myths 
of the Holocaust - including the fairness of the Nuremberg trials. 

As could be expected, the organized Jewish lobby in Canada didn't 
take kindly to Zundel's freedom of expression and exercise of 
liberty. Under intense pressure from these groups, the Canadian 
government prosecuted him under the "False News" law - a law that 
undermined and corrupted the very principle of liberty. In Canada, 
the right to question historical events became criminal, and so the 
assault on free thought and liberty began. 

The trial commenced in 1985 and throughout its duration, Zundel and 
his attorney were victimized by intimidation, harassment and death 
threats. In the end, he was convicted and sentenced to fifteen months 
in prison and three years probation, only to have the conviction 
overturned by an appellate court in 1987. 

He was again brought before the courts in 1988 under a second "False 
News" trial. After four months of deliberation, he was found guilty 
and sentenced to nine months in prison.

It was this second trial that all Canadians owe Zundel a debt of 
gratitude. In August of 1992, the Supreme Court of Canada determined 
the ridiculous "False news" laws unconstitutional and a violation of 
Canada's Charter of Rights - similar to the U.S. Bill of Rights. The 
court made a stand for free speech, thus Zundel and others were free 
to publish material critical of the Holocaust. With free speech 
reestablished, anyone could pursue an objective approach to the 
studies of historical events in an attempt to uncover truth. 

Canadians, whether in agreement with Zundel's views or not, were 
thankful their country chose the side of liberty and free expression. 
Bill Dunphy -editor of the Canadian Hamilton Spectator- essentially 
endorsed the courts decision, "Zundel...did this country a favor by 
wiping off the books our disgraceful False News laws..."

Unfortunately, the vicious attacks against Zundel were far from over. 
During the 1990's - in what has become known as The Zundelsite Trial 
- the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT), under pressure from 
Jewish lobbying groups, moved against a website bearing his name - 
zundelsite.org. The website, owned and operated by Ingrid Rimland of 
the United States, was alleged by the CHRT to be hateful and 
offensive to Jews. Through a widely publicized court case, many free 
speech advocates followed the trial intensely, fearing a guilty 
verdict would set a precedent in other cases involving the Internet. 
(...)

Exhausted from years of prosecution and abuse, Zundel moved to 
America and married Rimland in 2000. While hoping to settle into a 
peaceful retirement, his life took an unexpectedly different turn. He 
was arrested this time by U.S. Government agents in February 2003 and 
deported to Canada for missing an immigration appointment. With the 
fervor generated by the events of 9/11, he was considered a threat to 
Canadian national security under the new anti-terrorism laws. 

It is this misuse of anti-terrorism laws that erodes freedom and 
liberty; laws that Jewish pressure groups are quick to cling to and 
promote in attempts at silencing others, especially those critical of 
the Holocaust. Falsely and barbarously they have thrust the mighty 
sword of "anti-terrorism" into the heart of a patriot - into the 
heart of Ernst Zundel - the same man who fought for the freedoms and 
liberties of all Canadian citizens.

Many in the Canadian media have spoken out against this abuse of 
power and sickening display of injustice as used in this political 
persecution.

In a May 15th 2003 editorial, the weekly Eye stated, "declaring 
Zundel a terrorist now is not the result of any startling new 
information. It has to do with political pressure... The new security 
certificate admits Zundel has 'virtually no history of direct 
personal engagement in acts of serious violence.' It labels him a 
terrorist partly because he 'seeks to destroy the multicultural 
fabric and underpinnings of Canadian society.'"

Even more directly, the Times Colonist declared, "The way the federal 
government is trying to get rid of Zundel is wrong - it is using law 
that is so sweeping in its scope that it may be, as Zundel's lawyer 
Doug Christie argues, unconstitutional."

Yet, as newspapers publicly decry this gross injustice, for the past 
sixteen months [ZUndel] has remained in solitary confinement without 
being officially charged with any crime. He is there not because he 
is a terrorist or a threat to national security, but because groups 
like the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Canadian Holocaust 
Remembrance Association want him there.

However, some are still not satisfied.

Allan Young, a Jewish attorney in Canada, wrote a chilling opinion in 
a Toronto newspaper calling for the torture of Zundel and other 
supposed hate criminals:

"It is bizarre that criminal justice officials try to do more to 
change the belief and behavior of johns charged with prostitution 
than they do with the Ernst Zundels... Just as some cancers require 
invasive surgery, the hate crime needs intrusive measures. The usual 
'out of sight, out of mind' approach to modern punishment just won't 
work in this case. For crimes of extreme stupidity we need Clockwork 
Orange justice, strapping the hate criminal into a chair for an 
interminable period and keeping his eyes wide open with metal clamps 
so he cannot escape from an onslaught of cinematic imagery carefully 
designed to break his neurotic attachment to self-induced 
intellectual impairment. In the context of hate crime, I do have some 
regrets that we have a constitutional prohibition on cruel and 
unusual punishment... However, if the crime is unique, the sanctions 
should be also. Simply dishing out more prison time or a larger fine 
is a dead end. We need a punishment that can kick-start a brain."

I am sure that Allan Young is fond of Zundel's current situation. 
Presently, the light in his cell is never turned off. He is denied a 
pen and must write everything with children's colored pencils. Often, 
his medicine is delayed causing profuse bleeding of the gums. But, 
worst of all, he is separated from his beloved wife Ingrid and is 
denied the freedom and liberty that many of us take for granted. 

Now, some of you may say, "So what? He is in Canada and not America. 
Who cares about Ernst Zundel?"

Dear reader, Ernst Zundel is you and I. He is the librarian who 
refuses to take an unacceptable book off the shelf and is fired. He 
is the teacher who wants to teach a different perspective of WWII and 
is dismissed from his position. He is the lone editor of an 
independent Virginia newspaper who makes a stand for liberty while 
refusing to cave in to pressure, harassment and intimidation. Ernst 
Zundel is your husband, brother, wife, sister or neighbor who 
believes in freedom of speech, but are denied the right to speak 
openly. He is your young child who desperately wants a future that 
celebrates liberty and free thought not persecution and tyranny.

But, for those that are convinced that the trading of liberty for 
security is noble and decent, it is Benjamin Franklin whose voice, 
like a lighthouse piercing through the fog of night, instructs the 
foolish and unwise, "They who would give up an essential liberty for 
temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security."

If Franklin or any of America's past heroes were alive today, I am 
certain they would demand the immediate release of Ernst Zundel. 
Instead, U.S. politicians send military servicemen thousands of miles 
away under the banner of liberty, as the husband of an American 
citizen remains in prison without charge.

The current agenda of bought politicians and the powerful Jewish 
lobby is not one of liberty, but oppression and injustice -as the 
political persecution of Zundel has proven. For certain, his life is 
an example for us all. 

Now, I am not sure about you, but I stand with liberty and for that I 
stand with Ernst Zundel.

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How you can help:

Call or write to Canada's Prime Minister and protest the unfair 
treatment and political persecution of Ernst Zündel.

Prime Minister Paul Martin
House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone: (613) 992-4211
Fax: (613) 941-6900

Email: Martin.P at parl.gc.ca

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There is a little postscript to this series.  Prior to publication, I 
correspondend with Dave briefly because he asked me to verify some 
facts and give him permission to use some photos from the Zundelsite. 
I wrote a short note to compliment him:

"That was really a class act.  People worry that you will lose your 
job at the paper."

To which he replied:

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Thank you for your kind words and your review of the article.

For those that worry about me losing my job at the paper, I have but one
question for them: What's losing a job compared to solitary confinement in a
Canadian prison?

Our people worry too much about economic matters. Keeping a job is not worth
me being silent and compromising the truth.. I would hope that the lesson
all of us would have learned from Mr. Zundel is to stand up for truth and
justice regardless of the consequences. Just think how the world would
change if we all did that.

Have a great weekend Ingrid!

With every good wish,
David

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David's email is david at davesdiatribe.com

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