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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: ARMSTRONG HEARING FRI
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henri@netcom.com (henry)

Me:
>>    Gerry was part of a million dollar settlement the scienos did
>>    back in the mid 80's.  They payed off Armstrong, Michael Flynn
>>    <the lawyer who worked the deal>, Vickie Aznaran <since
>>    turned back to being scieno>, Bill Franks <I believe> and a few
>>    others.  Each got something like half a mil and Gerry gave
>>    his away.  <don't ask me why>  Part of the deal made behind
>>    Gerry's back was a gag order buried in the settlement.
   
Peter:
>So lemme get this straight. Armstrong sues the cult and got a golden
>gag of half a mil. He gives the dough away, breaches his agreement,

h:
>the cult breached their end of the agreement first, by continuing
>to fair-game him after promising not to do so.  from all accounts,
>gerry is a genuine _mensch_ and a saint in training.  hell, he
>even _looks_ like jesus.
>
>the cult, not surprisingly, comes after him again and so now he's
>looking for _more_ money to fight his battles?
>
>now remember.  gerry armstrong is the first guy who broke the
>real story on hubbard.  he was a True Believer put to the task
>of writing hubbard's bio, because he had discovered all of
>hubbard's old records in old stored material and was inflamed
>with the idea.  however, over a long period of time trying to
>reconcile the material with hubbard's lies, he was finally forced
>to the inevitable conclusion that HUBBARD WAS A LIAR.
>
>now for a quick glimpse into his character, consider this:
>
>his plan was not to cover up the lies.  he presented to GO
>officials the idea that the cult ought to open up and write
>the _true_ biography of hubbard.  after all, people would
>appreciate the honesty and openness rather than lies that
>anyone could refute with facts.  naturally he was declared
>SP, fair-gamed to hell, they tried to kill him by running him
>down in a car, they tried to involve him in car accidents,
>they sued him constantly, and you get the idea.
>
>a paulette cooper rundown, but worse if you can imagine that,
>because he was a _traitor_ for telling the truth, because that's
>just the kind of guy he is.
>
>_a piece of blue sky_ would not have _half_ the information it
>has without gerry armstrong.  it might not even exist _at all_.
>
>gerry is the _definitive_ 'SP' and a Swell Guy to boot.
  
Peter:
>I don't buy this "behind his back" stuff either. If Flynn was
>negligent in explaining the settlement to his client, Armstrong
>
>oh, come on, flynn stood by gerry through the worst kinds of
>harassment.  gerry is not the sort to turn on an old ally,
>even one who ended up bailing on him.  it's _not_ his style.
>it would be _lame_.
>
>has a strong case against Flynn. If he _didn't_ like the deal,
>he shouldn't have signed it.
>
>hey, he had a choice.  sign this piece of paper, or the cult
>would keep harassing a bunch of fine people and his dear friend
>michael flynn, who had saved his ass in a major lawsuit.  it
>amounted to hostage-taking-style terrorism.
>
>it's like one of those scenes at the end of an action flick
>when the Bad Guy has a kid or something at gunpoint and tells
>the Good Guy to drop his gun, and the audience groans as the
>Good Guy always does the same damn thing.
>
>in other words, the bastards manipulated him through his own
>good nature.
 
    This is exactly right, Aytch.  Gerry is one of the genuinely 
    nicest people who ever had the misfortune of being in the 
    CMO.  If anyone deserves sainthood in this struggle, it is 
    Gerry.
    
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