Re: How OSA counteracts information

Re: How OSA counteracts information
Fair Game

> On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:36:12 -0500, EuroCult Report
> <german_scn_news@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> (Trimmed)
>
> > Mr. Gandow and Mr. Armstrong forced their way with two other
> > people into the Russian Scientology Mission in Yekaterinburg for
> > the purpose of provoking a confrontation, during which time
> > documents were forcibly removed [from the Mission] (attachment
> > 1) without Mr. Gandow hindering his comrade or even showing
> > the least bit of annoyance with him.
>
> Translation from CrimeSyndicateSpeak-to-English:
>
> Two newspaper reporters (accompanied by Gandow and Armstrong) went to
> the Yekaterinburg Scientology brainwashing center to seek answers and
> clarification of various issues from the staff (probably regarding the
> criminal attacks against Rev Gandon and Armstrong). One of the
> reporters picked up a Scientology pamphlet from the rack of free
> propaganda (which every Scientology brainwashing center on the planet
> has) and stuffed it in his pocket for later review. The staff did not
> wish to explain their criminal harassment of Rev Gando and Armstrong,
> and told the reporters to leave. The staff, fearing the reporter would
> read the propaganda and refute it in print, asked for the pamphlet
> back.... a request the reporter must not have heard or understood
> (maybe the reporter didn't speak Deutsche).
>
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Your intuition is apparently correct in part.

A tale of international intrigue

From=20what I can gather from Gerry's post, Gerry was at a cult conference in Russia, which was "gate-crashed" by a woman Scientologist, or maybe "stage-crashed" would be a better word. Gerry and her had a "debate", and she invited Gerry over to the "org" to continue the "debate". Naturally all the TV crews and reporters were invited, too.

When Gerry got to the Ekaterinburg Mission, which occupies about half the 7th or 8th floor of a building, his entry was blocked, but the TV crews and reporters were allowed in. Gerry never entered the Scientology Mission. (No debate after all. Scientology lied.) Registered associations have to have a area which is accessible to the public. In Scientology's case this area is separate from the course rooms.

In the public area were tables upon which were Black PR / Dead Agent packs on Gerry. These were taken by the visitors. One of the people who took a pack apparently handed it to Gerry outside the Scientology spaces, but was not successful in handing a complete package to him, perhaps due to interference from a minder.

from Gerry's report, webbed at http://www.cisar.org/russia/021219.htm

Yekaterinburg report from Gerry Armstrong

Moscow, Russia December 12, 2002

From: Gerry Armstrong (gerry@gerryarmstrong.org) Subject: From Russia with Aeroflot Date: 2002-12-19 13:00:59 PST

We'd been invited to Ekaterinburg http://www.ur.ru/~sg/Ekaterinburg.html by Archbishop Vincent of the Ekatrinburg Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church to participate in a three-day conference on dangerous cults ...

*** begin excerpt 1

After giving one part of my conference talk, a young woman, who was not part of the program, walked onto the stage, up to the podium and began to mouth some promo for Scientology. She was ushered away from the podium and out into the hallway, where I spoke to her and proposed that we have a debate, which she accepted.

The room in the Academy where we had earlier held the press conference was quickly commandeered and a video camera set up by the Novosibirsk conference contingent to record the debate. Just having a debate was a "big win" for me, because, despite my many requests over two decades, all organization Scientologists had previously refused to debate me, or even communicate sociably.

The young woman, who gave her first name as Maria, but whose family name I didn't get, said that she is an employee of the cult in Ekaterinburg, and has been a Scientologist for five years. As it turned out, she really didn't want to debate Scientology, but wanted only to give her commercial for the cult. Nevertheless, I had the opportunity to tell her some of my experiences and ask her some questions to attempt to get her to discuss wogs' concerns about Scientology.

*** end excerpt1

*** begin excerpt2

On December 12, the twenty-first anniversary of my escape from the Scientology cult, I celebrated by accepting Maria's invitation and visiting the Ekaterinburg Scientology office, along with local priests Father Vladimir and Father Nikita, Professor Dvorkin, Pastor Thomas Gandow, and two television station crews. I didn't go inside the cult's office, because the large Scientologist blocking the entrance wouldn't specifically invite me in, but all the others entered and engaged the Scientologists in dueling videocams, and even some precious dialogue.

The Scientologists were apparently giving visitors to their center black PR documents on their designated enemies, including Professor Dvorkin and me, and it was reported that they sent to Ekaterinburg officials an accompanying letter similar to their 2001 black PR letter to Nizhny-Novgorod officials. http://www.gerryarmstrong.org/50grand/cult/osa-ltr-fsb-2001-04-20a.html Someone inside the cult office gave me some of their documents on me, but not a full set, part of which I have webbed at http://www.gerryarmstrong.org/50grand/cult/index.html#russia2002

At one point, the large Scientologist grabbed Dvorkin in a sort of Russian bear hug, and someone else called the police. Two officers arrived and took a number of statements. During our hour or so visit, I engaged the Scientologist man-handler in a discussion about Hubbard's lies and Scientology's unworkability, had similar conversations with a number of people who arrived to do courses or something, and gave interviews to the two TV crews. That evening, our twenty-first anniversary visit to Scientology was top news on both channels.

*** end excerpt2

See photos at http://www.gerryarmstrong.org/50grand/media/russia/

=A9 Gerry Armstrong http://www.gerryarmstrong.org

also visit: http://www.gerryarmstrong.org/50grand/media/russia/ekaterinburg-anniversary= -tour.html

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Joe Cisar http://cisar.org The Press and Public Relations Policies of Layfayette Ronald Hubbard http://www.xenu.net/archive/thesis/cisar-home.html To all those on ARS who think that the wolf always comes to the door wearing the same disguise, I say go read some history ... Bob Minton

From: EuroCult Report <german_scn_news@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: How OSA counteracts information
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 06:54:31 -0500
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1030130064756.124B-100000@darkstar.zippy>
In- [enclosure page 1] [The following is word for word from an English text.]

To the Head of the Verh-Isetski Regional Department of Internal Affairs city Ekaterenburg [sic]

To the prosecutor of Ekaternburg [sic]

To the Governor of Sverdlobskaya [sic] region

To the Ombudsman of Sverdlovskaya region

To the Federal Service of Security of the RF in Sverdloskaya [sic] region

To the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the RF

To the Mayor of Ekaterenburg

From=20the Chairman of the Board of the Regional Public Organization "The Urals Center "Dianetics" Gorbunova K.V.

APPLICATION

On 12 of December 2002 a group of persons pre-arranged a collusion to cause a disturbance in the premises of the Regional Public Organization "The Urals Center Dianetics". The citizens Father Vladimir Zaitsev and Father Nikita and foreign citizens, who did not want to tell their names, took part in this disturbance. Among foreign citizens, who caused the disturbance, was the citizen of the USA Dvorkin A.L., other foreign citizens D. [sic] Armstrong, T. Gandow, Broide P.P. called for actions against our public organization. The illegal activity of the above mentioned group was the following: they penetrated to the premises, which was rented by us, without our agreement.

On 12 of December 2002 approx. at 12 a.m., regardless of repeated prohibitions, these people, exercising physical strength, penetrated into the premises. They began to walk around it and publicly insulted the honor and dignity of staff members and members of our organization, (what comes within the article 130 of the Criminal Code of the RF) and cried: "Here is a totalitarian sect", violating the principle of equality of all the citizens before the law (art. 136 of the Criminal Code of the RF). Without any response to our demands to go away, they began to grab the things and documents, which were placed on the tables, roughly violating our peace, trying to create the conditions, which impede to a normal work of the public organization (which comes within the article 213 item 2 of the Criminal Code of the RF).

After this, V. Zaitsev and A. Dvorkin showed their interest in a pile of documents of informational nature, which was put on the tale, they tried to take them. After I wanted to take them,

[enclosure page 2]

V. Zaitsev roughly pulled the papers from my hands. As a result, 100 copies of copied papers were stolen, and this caused a damage in the amount of 29 rub. 16 kop. Thus, the theft was committed.

So, the immunity of our premises was roughly violated, the work of our organizations was disorganized, the docs, which belonged to us, were openly, with the exercise of strength, stolen.

These actions provoked [begin hand-written addition] were supposed to [end hand-written addition] violence from our side, A. Dvorkin bothered staff members of our org, overtly violated peace and cried: "I am beaten, the violence is applied".

The stated circumstances were shot to the video film, the record can be given to hold inspection. We ask to interrogate persons, who were present:

[Eight names listed. Initials (last, first, middle) are M.A.V., B.E.L., S.A.V., S.U.A., B.E.N., S.D.A., S.O.V., M.A.A.]

We shall provide, that they will appear to explain.

We ask you to take measures, which are provided for by the law in relation to the members of this group of people. And we inform you, that G. Armstrong was brought to justice for his illegal activity. Namely, the Supreme court of the state California, County of Marin, case #157680, sentenced G. Armstrong to be guilty and demanded him to pay the compensation in the amount of $300 000 to the plaintiff. The Supreme Court of state California county of Marin, case #152229, awarded the Order to immediately arrest G. Armstrong, who purposely violated the writ 13 times. Also, the Supreme Court of California county of Marin, case #157680, #152229 declared, that the defendant G. Armstrong is guilty in 13 acts of contempt of court. Also he is punished for the previous contempt of authorities by the fine $200 for each infringement (totally $2600) and confinement in the County Jail for a period 48 hours for each infringement (totally 26 days). G. Armstrong should appear before the Court of the county of Marin, obeying the law, or should be brought to suffer punishment till 10 of February 1998. In case G. Armstrong does not obey to the mandate of the court, the bench warrant will be issued to arrest him immediately and subject to confinement, till the punishments for the contempt of the court are fulfilled. [contact information given] Gorbunova K.V.

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