Israel

• Ralph Nader defends Israel ‘puppeteer’ comments | Abe Foxman sneers, “anti-Semite”
• ADL outraged at Ralph Nader’s characterisation of US Government as puppet of Israel |  Video clip of Nader’s remarks [C-SPAN: Council for the National Interest forum, “The Muslim Vote in Election 2004,” in Washington on Jun 29; note C-SPAN removes items after 15 days.] Mr. Nader begins speaking at 00:42:10, and continues for about 32 min. His “puppet” remarks begin just after 01:05:10 and run for just a few seconds.]

Bush war against Iraq

• Bring it on Tony Blair snubs George Bush’s pleas to fly to the US and pick up Congressional Medal of Honor
• Abu Ghraib American doctors collaborated with interrogators in the torture of Iraq prisoners
• Babes & Sucklings Tommy Franks says Threat on Israel justified pre-emptive war against Iraq

Souvenir hunter Joseph Braude, a direct descendent of Baghdad’s last chief rabbi, has been charged with smuggling ancient Iraqi artifacts and lying to US Customs officials 

War on Terror

British Court of Appeal endorses use of torture to obtain evidence against terrorist suspects

Hitler

Lipstadt Trial and Auschwitz

Free Speech

World War II History

Miscellaneous

• Journalists’ cheat-sheet A helpful new backgrounder on David Irving issued by the Anti-Defamation League
• Asian motels in USA Florida motel owner Patel accused of price gouging after Hurricane Charley | Confirmation BBC reported that 60% of the motels in the US are now owned by one Indian “family” 
• US Federal Court: Zündel entitled to challenge U.S. deportation

Update on the Shakedowners Holocaust victims’ lawyer Ed Fagan hit with $3.2 million malpractice judgment for Brooklyn man

 AR-Dossier: casebook on the origins of modern antisemitism

 

 Leor Leon of Israel rather likes the works of Mr Irving

 George Brennan asks about Holocaust history | Ivan Brkich asks too, on behalf of students at his Australian college

 Bruce Cowie, of Victoria, Australia, asks if Japanese steamers were ordered home before Pearl Harbor

 William Sterling Jr wants Mr Irving to suppress opinions about ethnic groups

 Barry Smith, ‘concerned citizen’ of New Zealand, pleads with minister of immigration to keep Mr Irving out

 Joanna Sanders of New Zealand has now decided to obtain all Mr Irving’s books

 Uri K, of Moscow, Russia, speaks up for the embattled oligarchs, suggesting that things are not always criminal as they seem

 Michael Deutsch of New Zealand would discourage Mr Irving from visiting “his” country