Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: HENRY BUSTED - THE TR Message-ID: <9510100909.0CV3E00@support.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Tue, 10 Oct 95 09:09:24 -0700 Lines: 43 Spurgeon@is2.nyu.edu (Keith Spurgeon) referen@ibm.net (Diane Richardson) wrote: >The Scientologists[tm] always search for that little glimmer >of "criminality" in an enemy's past. They base their entire >DA efforts on the "criminality" they've found. To the >Scientologists[tm], an alleged a.r.s. bomb threat leads naturally >from a "criminal" hacking past. They feel they're on solid >ground in their attack on henry. Keith: >I think it's a bit more complicated and subtle than this, and part of a >long range strategy involving litigation, legislation, and public >relations to have their way with the internet and critics everywhere. > >Henry is a good target for the cult because in their eyes, and ultimately >in the eyes of the public at large (they hope): > >1) henry is a "computer criminal" (for D/A of the internet as a whole) >2) henry posted pseudonymously (for D/A of anonymity/pseudonymity) >3) They can present much of henry's invective as "hate speech." (cult PR >person: " I cannot even quote this message in public, so filled is it >with hateful profanity.") (for D/A of "haters" on a.r.s.) >4) To them, maybe he's Scamizdat. (to pick off potential scamizdats >one by one) Diane: >They've made their move. They've shown to the world that, in >spite of what they tell the judges and the reporters, they're in >this fight to SILENCE CRITICS, not to protect their damn >copyrights. Keith: >Gee, what kind of religion would do that? I believe that's our point. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"