[I don't know who slrz@dejanews is, but here is a translation of what was posted:] Scientology Suspicious connections with United Parcel Service (UPS) Stuttgart, Germany
October 15, 2000
The Stuttgart consumer protection organization, "ABI, Aktion Bildungsinformation e.V.", in Stuttgart, published the following press release on October 12, 2000:=20 Press Release Scientology sect business Suspicious connections with United Parcel Service (UPS) Berlin/Stuttgart October 12, 2000. A large cover organization of the U.S. Scientology financial sect and numerous American representatives have received considerable sums of money from the international delivery service, United Parcel Service (UPS). Besides that, the sect and its sub-organizations have delivery contracts with UPS. That was stated by Eberhard Kleinmann, chairman of the Stuttgart consumer protection organization "Aktion Bildungsinformation, e.V." (ABI), today in a press conference in the Hotel Esplanade in Berlin.=20 "By its joint work with UPS, the sect has come one step closer to its goal of increasing its influence in the economy and continuing to spread the management technology of L. Ron Hubbard," said Kleinmann.

Anyone who sends his package by UPS should know that, by doing so, he is indirectly contributing the finances and power, as well as the war chest, of the sect.=20 After a resolution of November of last year from representatives of the American Congress accused the Federal Republic of Germany of serious human rights violations and of persecution and discrimination against religious minorities, the Germans did some research with middlemen in New York and Clearwater, Florida.=20 The ABI has evidence that almost fifty of these representatives received payments in amounts of up to 240,000 US dollars from the UPS.=20 UPS donation money has also gone to the "World Literacy Crusade Foundation" (WLC), which works closely with another Scientology cover organization, "Applied Scholastics." WLC founder Alfredie Johnson is said to be a member of Scientology and he appears in the sect's own publications as an accuser against psychiatry and against psychiatrists. In these writings, German psychiatrists and psychiatry are said to treat socially disadvantaged and handicapped people similarly to the euthanasia and extermination programs of the Third Reich. Both organizations follow the goal of leading both young people and adults to the sect's ideology and study technology.=20 Conspicuous similarities between UPS management technologies and L. Ron Hubbard's totalitarian management technology are evident from document the ABI has at its disposal. These report on inhuman working conditions, chicanery and manipulation of votes in the board of operations by UPS management and on illicit work hours.=20 The "Aktion Bildungsinformation e.V." is a charitable consumer protection establishment in issues of education.

Its charter mission includes observation of the entire education market and individual consumer consultation.

The ABI's mission also includes the observation of the psycho-market and sects, especially the Scientology psycho-sect.=20 12. October 2000=20 ABI, Aktion Bildungsinformation e.V.
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