By David Merlin ∙ October 5, 2017
A former FBI agent named Vincent Pankoke has set up a website and is trying to raise money to “crack the case of Anne Frank,” specifically trying to identify who was behind "the betrayal that led to her death in a concentration camp." He is trying to fund it to the tune of $5 million. As Pankoke's website puts it, "On August 4, 1944,…
By David Merlin ∙ September 21, 2017
Revisionists and all people concerned with Free Speech should be concerned with the antics of the United States Congress regarding Senate Bill 720, the Israel Anti-Boycott Act. The bill is framed to "defend Israel from economic attacks" by the United Nations, specifically calls to boycott or "blacklist" companies that support Israeli activities in the Occupied…
By David Merlin ∙ September 7, 2017
Hello Mr. Stewart, Thank you for your inquiry regarding the tagging of CODOH as an "Active Holocaust Denial Hate Group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center. https://edit.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/ideology/holocaust-denial As I mentioned in our conversation, the characterization of the CODOH as a hate group is incorrect. CODOH is open to all people interested in history and free…
By David Merlin ∙ August 21, 2017
In March 2001 several large statues of Buddha carved into the cliffs at Bamyan Valley were destroyed as part of a government campaign to rid Afghanistan of offensive idolatry. Western and Buddhist countries condemned the destruction of the statutes as, "a crime against culture. It is abominable to witness the cold and calculated destruction of…
By David Merlin ∙ August 11, 2017
In Memoriam- Ernst Zundel Christof Friedrich Zündel April 24, 1939 August 5, 2017 I was surprised when I saw the Mike Walsh article that Ernst Zündel had died. Ernst had been the leader in so many battles for so long and was such a dedicated and determined person that I expected him to go on for ever and ever. That…
By David Merlin ∙ June 15, 2017
Editor The Daily Northwestern [email protected] Dear Editor I am submitting this Letter to the Editor as a response to the April 28 Op-Ed piece by Ben Trachtenberg. It is also written in remembrance of Teacher Bian Zhongyun and in support of academic freedom for teachers and professors. Ben Trachtenberg called for the dismissal of Northwestern professor Arthur Butz for committing a"form…
By David Merlin ∙ May 4, 2017
There is a certain amount of irony in Professor Deborah Lipstadt's lecture on "Alternative Facts;” given the amount of misinformation surrounding the Irving v. Penguin Trial. What was the Trial Really About? Lipstadt and her supporters have loudly proclaimed that the trial “proved the Holocaust.” That is not accurate. Judge Gray specifically stated: “It is…
By David Merlin ∙ April 21, 2017
Clerk of the Home Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. [email protected]. Dear Clerk Oxborough, I am writing to ask the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee (Committee) to reconsider its definition of Anti-Semitism. I am specifically objecting to the language stating that, "Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality…
By David Merlin ∙ April 20, 2017
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Tel: 020 7219 8603 Email: [email protected] Dear Ms. Shah, In December 2016, British Prime Minister Theresa May issued a press release entitled “Government leads the way in tackling anti-Semitism” which announced that the British government and its agencies would formally adopt a new and expanded definition of Antisemitism (1)…
By David Merlin ∙ April 18, 2017
We at CODOH have a few tips on how to spot the most dangerous types of False News.
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