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French Investigate Garaudy for Holocaust Revisionism

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell A French magistrate launched a probe into French historian, Roger Garaudy on allegations that he illegally questioned established beliefs about the holocaust. Garaudy commented that he had “done nothing wrong'' in his work, The Founding Myths of Israeli Politics. This action is the latest in a…

Abbe Pierre Condemned for Support of Revisionist

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell Abbe Pierre, a Roman Catholic priest known for championing France's poor and homeless was condemned for supporting the author of a book that presents revisionist arguments which cast doubt on more traditional beliefs about the holocaust. Abbe Pierre, 83, is regularly shown by opinion polls to…

History Denied as Publisher Buckles to Pressure

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell St. Martin's Press has canceled publication of British historian David Irving's long-awaited biography of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels due to growing criticism from several Jewish groups. The American publisher had been standing up to the extreme pressure and gave statements in March that Mr. Irving's critics…

Action Report no. 9

Published by Focal Pointfor David Irving's world-wide legal Fighting Fund (DIFF) Update AR #9 – March 5, 1996 Highlights of This Issue Traditional Enemy's Ugly Hint to Media: “Irving Supplied Oklahoma Detonator!” AJC Hate: Those Who Can Only Hate – A Coincidence “A Radical's Diary” German Government Baffled as Zündelsites Multiply in Cyberspace Simon Wiesenthal…

Free Speech Conference Held Despite Official Attacks

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell The Canadian Association for Free Expression's (CAFE) Second Canadian Free Speech Conference in Vancouver, came under severe attack from government and media “censors.” Frantic attempts to cancel the conference demonstrated just how little free expression is left in Canada today. The conference featured Pat Burns, the…

Germany Maintains Ban of Irving

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell A German court has upheld the order which bars best-selling British historian David Irving from entering the country because of his views on the holocaust. In a move to limit free expression and free inquiry, the German government issued the ban in November 1993. At the…

European Union Denies Freedom of the Press

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell The interior ministers of the 15 European nations which comprise the “European Union” agreed to limit freedom of the press by targeting publishers or individuals who print or distribute Holocaust Revisionist books and pamphlets. Under the new European limits on freedom of the press, Britain has…

Smith’s Journal

Thursday, 1 February 96 David Stennett, a student at University of Puget Sound (WA) left a review copy of David Cole's video about fraud at Auschwitz, “David Cole Interviews Dr. Franciszek Piper,” at the UPS History office. The video was reviewed by Professor Theodore Taranovsky, who teaches something on the Jewish holocaust and revisionism. Taranvoski…

Canadian Freedom of Speech Limitation Found Constitutional

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”George Orwell In an unprecedented and unexpected decision, Canada's Supreme Court upheld on February 28, 1996, the controversial Hate Law, thus posing a “reasonable” limitation on Free Speech. The case involved Jim Keegstra, a Canadian school teacher, charged in 1984 and prosecuted for the first time in June,…

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