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Oct 16, 2003
ZGram - Where Truth is Destiny
I was sorting Ernst's letters this morning chronologically
and reread some of them. The excerpt below was of particular interest to me
because I absolutely do not recall that I had ever read it before. It seems
that the stress of the days following the arrest was such that I have
blocked out large segments of what actually transpired.
Here is that excerpt from a letter dated 2-18-03:
[START]
I know my enemies, Ingrid, I know how absolutely
subservient the system is to every whim, wish and demand of theirs, which
in short order ends up [as] a ruling, court- or deportation order, as we
have learned one more time to our sorrow.
When I arrived at the Canadian border, I could not
determine in the fierce snow storm if it was Niagara Falls or Lewiston
because I was enclosed in a prisoner transport van in handcuffs. I arrived
in the company of two US/INS Enforcement Officers, Scott Pitman and John
Barnes, together with a US Immigration supervisor and two rather
rough-looking, appr. 35-year old man and woman, all plain clothes types,
no identification badges [and] name tags on their outer garments.
I actually thought they were Canadian Immigration
Officers. I told them what I read in the Asylum texts, when we entered and
after we were in the inside offices of Canada Immigration: "I am
requesting political asylum under the UN Refugee convention on torture,
and request non-removal..." This was already drowned out in their
firm replies from both: "We are American Immigration officers, not
Canadian."
I was never brought before Canadian officials. My passport
was always in the hands of the two officers who had been part of the
initial arrest on the 5th Feb. '03 and who picked me up at 5 a.m. at
Blount County Jail, took me to the airport and flew me via Delta Airlines
to Buffalo via a change in planes in Atlanta. Once again, their names are
Scott Pitman and John Barnes. I remember their names because I dedicated a
little sketch I had drawn on the plane - the one to Scott Pitman was even
on a Delta napkin. I signed, dated, and personally dedicated each drawing
to them.
I am telling you this in such detail because [of] their
testimony in affidavit form that I was already in Canada where I was put
in an office and my handcuffs were already taken off by the American INS
officials at appr. 12:15 noon on President's Day.
Approximately two hours elapsed of wrangling and
gesticulating, waving of arms, shaking of heads - I could hear nothing
because thick glass doors and another glass-enclosed office shielded me
from them. When I came into the large immigration area I was flanked by
five US officials and shunted into a glass-enclosed office at the right.
Sitting on a bench in the open receiving area sat two men in their
fifties, looking like orthodox rabbis. [Both] wore entirely black-tailored
suits and expensive blue or black trench coats and black shoes. They
turned their heads away quickly, while the other immigration officials in
the distance all looked rather curious[ly] in my direction.
I spent between one and two hours in Canada before I was
put back in US handcuffs by US officers - the same ones who had brought me
there, minus Pitman and Barnes. (...)
Ingrid, those 1 1/2 to 2 hours in Canada might be very
important for us in the near future. So keep this letter. I'll explain!!!
[END]
Why am I putting all this in a ZGram? For two reasons:
First, this is the first time I actually carefully re-read
this letter, because in the havoc of the arrest and what followed, and in
the stress of days and weeks of dealing with various emergencies and legal
moves, I never thought of what this could mean.
Ernst was still in the custody of US officials, whom he
mistakenly identified as Canadian officials. Could it not mean that he asked
the US for asylum? They had not yet released him - as evidenced by the fact
that they then took him back across the border, still in handcuffs!
Just asking!
The second reason I am documenting this in a Prisoner of
Conscience Letter is that I want a time stamp on the thing!
Ingrid
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TO MY ZGRAM READERS AND SUPPORTERS:
HELP KICK-START THIS SERIES, MEANT AS A FUND-RAISER TO
HELP FREE ERNST ZUNDEL.
FOR ANY DONATION OF $10 or more, you will get a frameable
copy of a sketch produced in prison.
Checks, cash, or money order are okay. I am working on the
credit card situation since PayPal kicked me off after I raised $9,000 in
just a few days for a full-page ad in a major Washington paper.
Make your check payable to Ernst Zundel and send it to:
Ingrid Zundel, Ed.D. 3152 Parkway, Suite 13, PMB 109
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 USA
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Write to Canada's Immigration Minister and complain
over the unfair treatment Ernst Zündel has received.
Immigration Minister Denis Coderre
House of Commons
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone: (613) 995-6108
Fax: (613) 995-9755
Email: Coderre.D@parl.gc.ca |
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