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MICHEL - MARIA PIA GARDINI NEEDS HELP!

Ogsonofgroo

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Tahnks so much Mnql1 (and whomever else) for the translation of the writ!
4. The goal of the Church of Scientology is to preach, practice, and disseminate the Scientology religion, as stated in article 3 of its Statute.

5. Therefore, in fulfillment of its goals, the Church of Scientology does not permit, nor does it carry out, promote, or organize behavior that is disregardful and disrespectful to citizens and to the parishioners who are close to the church.

Five in particular can be torn apart easily using the testimonies of many, many ex's in past cases as well as some well chosen quotes from the judges involved imho. (in particular the recent conviction in France of this 'honorable' bunch, to whit> fraud, extortion, kidnapping. Old cases like Mr. Armstrong's, Wollershiem's (sp), the McPherson's and Ms. Cooper's, have much relevent material to glean for facts and judicial summations)
That this cult of criminal activity claims any sort of integrity or honour is indeed laughable, as are claims that parisioners are hurt by the truth (like anyone in the cult would be reading anything 'entheta' , that covers anything not written by LRon Flubbernutz, sheesh).
Cult's bottom line is cash, almost everyone knows this, and that is what strikes the greatest fear in the management, loss of revenue, and this I think bears repeating over and over using many examples.
Done right I see this as another excellent opportunity to unlock some more CoS closets and let the skeletons dance, and given the amount of publicity that is already shining in their eyes, the world-wide interest, another venue for inoculation for people everywhere.
Y'all know what ta do and don't worry too much about redundant materials being sent for defence as I'm sure they'll sort that part out. I sort of agree with suggestions that giving too much strategy away at this time isn't good as it gives cult more time to selectively counter, probably best to surprise the bastads in the court itself and let them scramble from there ;)
Just a thought r' three for the early morn.
 

johnAnchovie

Still raging
Ready to help

I have sent Maria an email, I hope to be able to do something. They have no humanity in the cult, these are mad, crazy, frighting people. Some get out and get better, others don't. I am horrified, but not surpised, that they have taken this action. That it is taken against a pensioner off of whose savings whole divisions of the cult spent a good 10 years or more living off of, they ruined her finacially and to top it they took her only child. Monsters. But she a strong woman, I met her in Pisa a year ago, we had a coffee, and I was deeply impressed by her. She is not well, but remarkably robust despite the harassment - which included burning her car out - I admire and indeed love this powerful lady.
 

GreyWolf

Gold Meritorious Patron
This is what I sent Gianni and I hope it helps:
You may be able to use this, especially the highlighted part:


[SIZE=+1]
CREED OF THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY [SIZE=+1]
[SIZE=+2]W[/SIZE]e of the Church believe:
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat all men of whatever race, color, or creed were created with equal rights;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat all men have inalienable rights to their own religious practices and their performance;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat all men have inalienable rights to their own lives;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat all men have inalienable rights to their sanity;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat all men have inalienable rights to their own defense;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat all men have inalienable rights to conceive, choose, assist or support their own organizations, churches and governments;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat all men have inalienable rights to think freely, to talk freely, to write freely their own opinions and to counter or utter or write upon the opinions of others;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat all men have inalienable rights to the creation of their own kind;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat the souls of men have the rights of men;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat the study of the mind and the healing of mentally caused ills should not be alienated from religion or condoned in non-religious fields;
[SIZE=+2]A[/SIZE]nd that no agency less than God has the power to suspend or set aside these rights, overtly or covertly.
[SIZE=+3]A[/SIZE]nd we of the Church believe:
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat man is basically good;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat he is seeking to survive;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]hat his survival depends upon himself and his attainment of brotherhood with the universe.
[SIZE=+2]A[/SIZE]nd we of the Church believe that the laws of God forbid man:
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]o destroy his own kind;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]o destroy the sanity of another;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]o destroy or enslave another’s soul;
[SIZE=+2]T[/SIZE]o destroy or reduce the survival of one’s companions or one’s group. [SIZE=+2]A[/SIZE]nd we of the Church believe that the spirit can be saved and that the spirit alone may save or heal the body.
[/SIZE][/SIZE]
 

freethinker

Sponsor
knowing what they are suing her for would help me determine if what I have would help.

Also I could target specific material instead of guessing. I have alot of material but not sure if usefull to her.
Church of Scientology Italy is suing Maria Pia Gardini for 2 million euros.

Maria Pia is shocked but she told me that she is confident. Most of all, she needs our help. She is an alone old lady.

Fortunately, Gianni Leone, Director of the UK-based www.mondoraro.org website (Italy and worldwide news), is really interested in publishing in his magazine any material, testimonies and documents that would help Maria Pia in her lawsuit versus COS Italy.

I just sent my full life story as Scientologist to Gianni and gave him my autorization to publish it and to use it in Maria Pia's lawsuit. I will also testify before a court as needed.


Gianni's email is [email protected].

Please, if you have anything to sent to him, do so. That will help a lot.

Italy is the 2nd Scientologist community in the world and it's time to make some noise in this country.

Thanks a lot to all of you.

Michel.

PS: Both Gianni and Maria Pia speak English. Gianni's company has a translation unit English - Italian - English. So, feel free to sent what you have in English.
 

apple

Patron Meritorious
Thanks OG,


Personally, i think that the CO$ made a huge strategic mistake.:whistling:


Michel.

I agree with you. Coming from a distant European background elderly people are respected. Unless things have changed the elderly will have the sympathetic ear of the courts. Scientology will loose in court and in the public eye also. Maybe Miscavage has no respect for the elderly but the general european population does. I can bet on it.
 

Ladybird

Silver Meritorious Patron
Here is a copy of the Writ of Summons translated to English by mnql1. Many thanks for your work on this mnql1!

I haven't analyzed the whole document yet, but here is one peice of scientology doublespeak that jumped out at me right away:

5. Therefore, in fulfillment of its goals, the Church of Scientology does not permit, nor does it carry out, promote, or organize behavior that is disregardful and disrespectful to citizens and to the parishioners who are close to the church.

What about those who are NOT close to the "church"? Aren't those what the cult calls enemies? Hasn't Maria Pia Gardini been declared an enemy by the cult?

HCO Policy Letter of 18 October 1967
Issue IV

PENALTIES FOR LOWER CONDITIONS
(Applies both Orgs and Sea Org)
[...]

ENEMY SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by
any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the
Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.

-- L. Ron Hubbard


mnql1 said:
Here is an English translation of the writ concerning the Church of Scientology of Italy's defamation lawsuit against Maria Pia Gardini. I am not a legal specialist, so this translation should be considered informal. I added links for the quoted references (all in Italian) that I was able to find online.

The writ bears the date of March 15, 2010 and was stamped by the Court of Grosseto on March 30, 2010. The date given in the document for the start of proceedings in court is September 27, 2010.

A PDF document containing the scanned Italian writ can be found at:

http://www.mondoraro.org/wp-content...-per-2milioni-di-euro-a-Maria-Pia-Gardini.pdf

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[Stamp at top of page 1:]

LUIGI BONACCHI
ATTORNEY
Strada Colombo, 16 - tel. 0564.21469
58100 GROSSETO
P. IVA 00292050531
c.f. BNC LGU 56B21 E202V

[Stamp at top of page 1:]

Attorney MARCELLA COCCANARI
V.le Parioli, 79h - 00197 Roma

Sidebar

I delegate attorney Marcella Coccanari, member of the Rome Bar, to represent and defend me in the legal proceedings referred to in this writ, conferring to her all powers established by law and custom, including the power to settle the dispute, collect monies, issue receipts, and have herself substituted.

When necessary, I authorize her to use my personal and sensitive data in compliance with the provisions of Legislative Decree 196/2003.

My postal address is the Law Office of Attorney Luigi Bonacchi in Grosseto, Via Cristoforo Colombo n. 16.

Ratified in advance.

National Church of Scientology of Italy
Mario Sala

Signed: Mario Sala

For authentication purposes
Marcella Coccanari, Attorney

Signed: Marcella Coccanari

COURT OF GROSSETO

CIVIL DIVISION

WRIT OF SUMMONS

For: The National Church of Scientology of Italy, 61 Via Cadorna, Vimodrone, Tax Identification Number 97053570152, whose legal representative pro tempore is Mr. Mario Sala and whose defense is represented by attorney Marcella Coccanari, member of the Rome Bar with a postal address in Grosseto at the Law Office of Luigi Bonacchi, as special attorney for the present writ.

- plaintiff

Against: Maria Pia Di Gasparro Gardini, born in Rovereto on October 14, 1936, residing in Grosseto at Via Bonghi n. 1 - 58100.

- defendant

* * *

WHEREAS

3. Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini has demonstrated and expressed on many occasions absolutely unjustified acrimony and anger toward the Church of Scientology and the intention of acting to damage the Church of Scientology in order to defame it, to discriminate against it or, to use Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini's more succinct terminology, "to kick Scientology's ass" [translator's note: "inchiappettare Scientology", literal translation: "to bugger Scientology"].

4. The goal of the Church of Scientology is to preach, practice, and disseminate the Scientology religion, as stated in article 3 of its Statute.

5. Therefore, in fulfillment of its goals, the Church of Scientology does not permit, nor does it carry out, promote, or organize behavior that is disregardful and disrespectful to citizens and to the parishioners who are close to the church.

6. The allegations, explicited and detailed below, that have been made by Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini, who accuses the Church of Scientology of acts on the fringes of the law, are groundless and unproven, as well as offensive, denigrating and defamatory.

7. The harm caused by these behaviors and insults was suffered by the Church as an institution representing the Scientology community in Italy as well as by individual parishioners, who are inevitably affected by the negative impact of the defendant's claims.

8. In particular, Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini, in the books of which she is co-author together with journalist Alberto Laggio for Edizioni Paoline, in newspaper interviews, on television, and also in newsgroup postings, has repeatedly lashed out at the Church of Scientology, using terms that are patently aggressive and offensive, because they denigrate the integrity and honor of the injured party.

9. This refers in particular to expressions such as "Stupidology" [translator's note: the Italian word is "Sciemology", from scemo "stupid"], used instead of Scientology (EXSCN newsgroup, August 21, 2009: "Stupidology" ["Sciemology"]; EXSCN newsgroup, September 16, 2009 "the children of Stupidology" ["i ragazzi di Sciemology"]), referring to both the Church itself and to its parishioners; or "they are like snakes, they crawl everywhere" (EXSCN newsgroup, July 6, 2009) insulting and denigrating the parishioners who contribute to social improvement campaigns promoted by the Church of Scientology (against drugs, against illiteracy, in defense of human rights, etc.): "donations made by the fools" ["donazioni fatte dai gonzi"] (EXSCN newsgroup, February 11, 2009).

10. Not limiting herself to this, Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini has repeatedly, without producing any evidence of what she claims, accused the Church of Scientology of undertaking acts of intimidation at the fringes of the law, attributing to Scientology parishioners extremely serious misconduct which is absolutely not tolerated within the Scientology community itself.

11. Above all, it bears repeating, without any evidence!

12. In particular, a list of statements by Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini is provided below, along with the name of the publication medium.

1- "They put a dead cat outside my front door":

- Il Tirreno June 7, 2005;
- Il Tirreno September 5, 2007;
Guerra a Scientology dalla Maremma - il Tirreno dal 1997.it » Ricerca
- intervistemadyur.blogspot January 27, 2010;
intervistemadyur: INTERVISTA A MARIA PIA GARDINI UNA FUORIUSCITA FELICE DI SCIENTOLOGY “Si consigliava l’aborto. I bambini mangiano e non producono”
- City Daily January 20, 2010;
“Io non ho paura di Scientology” - City
- LUGANO TV PROGRAM JANUARY 17, 2010;
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- Book "I miei anni in Scientology" ["My Years in Scientology"]

2- "The tires of my car were slashed" sometimes alternating with "my car was burned":

- Il Tirreno September 5, 2007
Guerra a Scientology dalla Maremma - il Tirreno dal 1997.it » Ricerca
- intervistemadyur.blogspot January 27, 2010;
intervistemadyur: INTERVISTA A MARIA PIA GARDINI UNA FUORIUSCITA FELICE DI SCIENTOLOGY “Si consigliava l’aborto. I bambini mangiano e non producono”
- City Daily January 20, 2010;
“Io non ho paura di Scientology” - City
- LUGANO TV PROGRAM JANUARY 17, 2010;
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3- "I'm afraid they'll kill me", "I'm afraid of being killed", "At the very worst, they'll kill me", etc.:

- Il Tirreno March 6, 2001 - "I'm afraid of being killed";
Drammatico racconto su come Scientology cancella la personalità degli aderenti «Ho paura di essere uccisa» Grossetana rivuole i due 2 miliardi dati alla setta - il Tirreno dal 1997.it » Ricerca
- Il Tirreno June 7, 2005;
- Il Tirreno September 5, 2007;
Guerra a Scientology dalla Maremma - il Tirreno dal 1997.it » Ricerca
- TV LUGANO PROGRAM JANUARY 17, 2010;
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4- "They're like vultures":

- "I miei anni in Scientology- Colloquio con Alberto Laggia" ["My Years in Scientology - As told to Alberto Laggia"], page 113, referring to officials of the Church of Scientology.

13. Therefore, in response to the above statements and claims of Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini, the National Church of Scientology of Italy today considers itself obligated to proceed to protect its reputation and its honor, dignity, and integrity, as the institution representing Scientology in Italy and representing Italian parishioners and ministers, upon whom, as mentioned earlier, the defamatory and discriminatory effect of Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini's conduct falls heavily.

14. It should be noted at this point that defamation is manifested and constituted whenever the reputation of a person is injured by expressions, news, OPINIONS, COMMENTS, which go beyond the limits of the free expression of thought. The protected legal interest is therefore defined "by a man's reputation, by the esteem which radiates throughout the social environment, by the opinion that others have about his honor and dignity" (Court of Cassation 28.2.1995) and is obviously damaged by statements such as those which have been quoted.

In a similar case, in which the offended party was the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, the court accepted the observations of the prosecution, who pointed out that the defendant had used terminology laden with aggressiveness and even more "direct and explicit, crude and coarse" expressions (such as those adduced above and used by Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini, for example "Stupidology" ["Sciemology"], "vultures", "fools" ["gonzi"], "to kick Scientology's ass" ["inchiappettare Scientology"]) and the court upheld the complaints of the injured parties because of the "expressions and phrases which are surely apt to offend the reputation of the followers of the religious denomination of Jehovah's Witnesses and which evidence a willingness to single out the followers for public scorn; there exists no cause for exemption from penalty, as the expressions used do not constitute the legitimate exercise of freedom of the press and of criticism. "

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From the foregoing, it is quite evident that the National Church of Scientology of Italy has suffered and continues to suffer very heavy damages directly caused by the defamation perpetrated via the activity and statements of Mrs. Maria Pia Di Gasparro Gardini.

The verbal violence, the unjustified insults, the demonstrated acrimony and the false allegations by Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini today lead the National Church of Scientology of Italy to protect the honor, dignity, and integrity of the Church and of the parishioners of the Scientology religion in this Church.

Regarding this point, it is necessary to emphasize that, given the manner in which the affront against Scientology was and still is being committed, the damage is far from being limited in time and is, on the contrary, extremely present, and therefore requires pre-trial intervention to protect the rights of the Church of Scientology and its parishioners even during the waiting period before this procedure.

For all the foregoing reasons and considerations, the National Church of Scientology of Italy, identified, represented, and located as stated at the beginning

Summons

Mrs. Maria Pia Di Gasparro Gardini, born in Rovereto on October 14, 1936, residing in Grosseto at Via Bonghi n. 1, to appear before the Grosseto Civil Court at its known address, chamber and judge yet to be determined, at the September 27, 2010 hearing, at the usual opening time, with an invitation to file an appearance at least twenty days before the hearing and to appear at the specified hearing, subject to the warning that filing an appearance after this period will mean the disqualification of Articles 38 and 167 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and that if she does not appear, the hearing will proceed in absentia, in order to consider the following

Conclusions

May it please the Honorable Judge, dismissing any claim to the contrary, to grant our petition to:

as a preliminary and precautionary measure: ascertain and declare the continuation and the perpetration of harm to the integrity, honor, and dignity of the Church of Scientology and its parishioners as a direct result of offensive and disparaging statements made by Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini and of the continued public availability of these statements (in the form of books or postings in newsgroups or interviews), and consequently establish a precautionary withdrawal from distribution of the published works containing the offensive phrases, as well as prescribe a prohibition on further publication and distribution, in any form and by any means, of the contents and references of these publications;

on the substance of the complaint: ascertain and declare the grave and persistent damage inflicted by the defendant upon the integrity, honor, and dignity of the Church of Scientology and its parishioners;

consequently: determine that Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini is required to pay compensation for damage suffered by the Church of Scientology in Italy as the institution representing the Scientology religion on Italian territory and suffered by all profoundly injured parties, whose integrity has been damaged and who are offended by the words and statements made by Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini, as described above;

order the defendant to pay an indemnity for the damage suffered by the Church of Scientology of Italy to its integrity and honor as a result of the derogatory and defamatory actions perpetrated by Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini and compensate this damage, quantifiable as a lump sum of 1,000,000 (one million) euros plus interest, or an amount determined to be equitable;

order the defendant, in addition, to pay an indemnity for the moral damage suffered by the Church of Scientology of Italy, in terms of moral hardship and suffering inflicted upon the parishioners and ministers of the Italian Church of Scientology and compensate this damage, quantifiable as a lump sum of 1,000,000 (one million) euros, or an amount determined to be equitable.


Pre-trial documents:

The following documents are provided:

1. Copy of the Statute of the National Church of Scientology of Italy;

2. Copy of EXSCN newsgroup post, February 11, 2009;

3. Copy of EXSCN newsgroup post, August 21, 2009;
SETTE E SANTONI IN AFRICA - EXSCN | Google Gruppi

4. Copy of EXSCN newsgroup post, July 6, 2009;

5. Copy of EXSCN newsgroup post, September 16, 2009;
COME VI SEMBRA QUESTA??????????????? - EXSCN | Google Gruppi

6. Copy: Il Tirreno March 6, 2001;
Drammatico racconto su come Scientology cancella la personalità degli aderenti «Ho paura di essere uccisa» Grossetana rivuole i due 2 miliardi dati alla setta - il Tirreno dal 1997.it » Ricerca

7. Copy: Il Tirreno June 7, 2005;

8. Copy: Il Tirreno September 5, 2007;
Guerra a Scientology dalla Maremma - il Tirreno dal 1997.it » Ricerca

9. Copy: intervistemadyur.blogspot January 27, 2010;

10. Copy: City Daily January 20, 2010;
“Io non ho paura di Scientology” - City

11. Transcription: Lugano TV program, January 17, 2010;
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12. Copy of the book "I miei anni in Scientology - Colloquio con Alberto Laggia" ["My Years in Scientology - As told to Alberto Laggia"] with evidence of past affronts;

The plaintiff reserves the right to supplement and better state and articulate the plaintiff's case, as well as to supplement the provided documentation and the petition for judicial inquiry, within the prescribed limitation periods.

The plaintiff requests that the court award legal fees and costs.

With regard to registration fees, the plaintiff states that the value of this dispute is indeterminable and, consequently, the applicable fee is 340 euros.



Rome, March 15, 2010

Marcella Coccanari, Attorney

Signed: Marcella Coccanari


SERVICE OF THE WRIT:

By request of Marcella Coccanari, attorney, as stated in the summons, notification is to be served to:

Maria Pia Di Gasparro Gardini, born in Rovereto on October 14, 1936, residing in Grosseto at Via Bonghi n. 1.



[Stamp:]

Grosseto, March 30, 2010

COURT OF GROSSETO
JUDICIAL OFFICIAL B3
Cipriani Gabriella
 

Ladybird

Silver Meritorious Patron
Before some troll or OSAbot comes along and says "Fair Game was cancelled" I would like to set that old lie straight right now.

This is standard cult PR.

They twist words to hide their meaning.

HCO Policy Letter of 18 October 1967
Issue IV

PENALTIES FOR LOWER CONDITIONS
(Applies both Orgs and Sea Org)
[...]

ENEMY SP Order. Fair game. May be deprived of property or injured by
any means by any Scientologist without any discipline of the
Scientologist. May be tricked, sued or lied to or destroyed.

-- L. Ron Hubbard



A Suppressive person becomes "fair game."

By FAIR GAME is meant, may not be further protected by the codes and
disciplines of Scientology or the rights of a Scientologist ... they cannot
be granted the rights and beingness ordinarily accorded rational beings and
so place themselves beyond any consideration for their feelings or well
being.

The homes, property, places and abodes of persons who have been active in
attempting to suppress Scientology or Scientologists are all beyond any
protection of Scientology Ethics." LRH

-- HCO PL 25 Dec 65


The term "Fair game" was cancelled in 1968, more than 25 years ago, because it was susceptible to interpretation and identification by the victims of scientology as "fair game". The practice of fair game was never cancelled, only use of the term "fair game".

Let's check the original HCOPL to see what was actually cancelled. The TERM "fair game"
was cancelled - not the policy. The policy was not cancelled or changed in
any way. Fair game policy was not cancelled. The TERM was cancelled.

HCO Policy Letter of 21 October 1968

CANCELLATION OF FAIR GAME

The practice of declaring people FAIR GAME will cease. FAIR GAME may not
appear on any Ethics Order. It causes bad public relations.

This P/L does not cancel any policy on the treatment or handling of an SP.

-- L. Ron Hubbard
 

Cherished

Silver Meritorious Patron
On January 21, 2008, Italian police rescued Frenchwoman Martine Boublil from a house where she was being held by three Scientologists. Ms Boublil was allegedly kidnapped in France on the instructions of her brother, a senior Scientologist and doctor, and transported to Sardinia, where she was kept for 6 weeks in appalling sanitary conditions. Police rescuers found her semi-nude on a bug-infested mattress. The woman, who suffers from major depression, was apparently being held for an "Isolation Watch" or "Introspection Rundown". After her rescue, she spent several weeks in an Italian psychiatric hospital before being repatriated.

Four scientologists have been charged with false imprisonment.

Can we see a link here with the affair of his sister in Sardinia? "There can be no doubt", insists Arnaud Palisson, former officer of the general Information and specialist in Scientology. For him, the "hell" described by Martine Boublil is not just a simple matter. "They did not address a word to me. To say yes, they blinked eyes, for not, they left them open ", the victim told "Parisien" before her return in France. According to Palisson, this
silence corresponds exactly to a classic scientology procedure reserved for "psychotics", and called "Isolation Watch" by Hubbard. Several internal memos describe the precise protocol to be followed:"In the presence of a person undergoing a psychotic crisis, totally isolate this person, all communications made must be silent.”
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Sources:
English
http://www.javno.com/en-world/french-scientologists-arrested-in-italy_116530
• Translations: www.lermanet.com/italian-scientology-crime.htm

French
• «Une ancienne adept française séquestrée en italie» http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualites/2...nne-adepte-francaise-sequestree-en-italie.php, 3 mars 2008
• «Scientologie: les dessous de l'affaire Martine Boublil» www.rue89.com/2008/03/18/scientologie-les-dessous-de-laffaire-martine-boublil, 18 mars 2008
• TF1, «Scientologie - Une Française séquestrée en Sardaigne» http://lci.tf1.fr/france/faits-dive...r-scientologie-bientot-rapatriee-4864686.html, 1er mars 2008.
• Jean-Marie Darmian,«L'INSUPPORTABLE REALITE SECTAIRE». http://www.darmian.over-blog.com/article-17244064.html, 2 mars
2008.
• 20minutes, «Le frère de Martine Boublil dément qu'elle ait été séquestrée par des scientologues».
http://www.20minutes.fr/article/216...-ait-ete-sequestree-par-des-scientologues.php, 3 mars 2008.
• «Martine Boublil, séquestrée par la Scientologie» . http://mecanopolis.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/martine-boublil-sequestree-par-la-scientologie/, 3 mars 2008.
• Anne-Cécile Juillet, «L'étrange séquestration qui embarrasse la Scientologie». Le Parisien, 1er mars 2008, originally at
http://www.leparisien.fr/home/info/...TION-QUI-EMBARRASSE-LA-SCIENTOLOGIE_296097555, now at http://bellaciao.org/fr/spip.php?article62595.
• AFP, «Fenech (UMP) pour une commission d'enquête sur la Scientologie».
http://groups.google.com/group/fr.soc.sectes/browse_thread/thread/d0ff5ee5b6769965/a3dcb817eec91816, 1er mars 2008.
• AFP, «Scientologie: une Française séquestrée en Sardaigne bientôt rapatriée» http://fr.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080301/tfr-italie-france-scientologie-f56f567.html , 1er mars 2008 .
• Serge Faubert, «Scientologie: le programme secret d'isolement des adeptes». http://www.bakchich.info/article2875.html, 4 mars 2008.
• «Scientologie: Un député veut une enquête». http://www.lejdd.fr/cmc/scanner/societe/20089/scientologie-un-depute-veut-une-enquete_99453.html, 1er mars 2008.
• «Une Française séquestrée en Sardaigne». http://info.france2.fr/europe/40345069-fr.php, 4 mars 2008.
• «Scientologie: Georges Fenech veut une enquête parlementaire».
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/actu...une_enquete_parlement.html?idfx=RSS_politique, 3 mars 2008.
• Émeline Cazi, «Séquestration de Martine Boublil adepte de scientologie» originally at http://www.leparisien.fr/home/info/faitsdivers/articles.htm?articleid=296097673, now at http://info-sectes.ch/scientologie-sequestration.htm#sequestration, 1er mars 2008.
• Émeline Cazi, «Ce n'est pas la première fois qu'ils ont recours à cette pratique», originally at http://www.leparisien.fr/home/info/faitsdivers/articles.htm?articleid=296097559, now at http://www.leparisien.fr/une/ce-n-e...rs-a-cette-pratique-01-03-2008-3296097559.php, 1er mars 2008.
• «Proposition d'une nouvelle commission d'enquête sur les sectes» . now at http://info-sectes.ch/scientologie-sequestration.htm#Proposition, 3 mars 2008.
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Ogsonofgroo

Crusader
Posted by Triumph (ya rock man!) @ wwp, Michel can determine if useful or not :)

Re: Uncovering the secrets of Scientology

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Understanding Scientology, by Margery Wakefield
Not So Clear in Clearwater -- Scientology Takes Over a Town
.. the Church of Scientology has engaged in a public relations campaign to present itself to the citizens of Clearwater as a legitimate, law-abiding, nonprofit religious organization while actually operating ... in disregard and in violation of civil and criminal laws. The actual conduct of the Church of Scientology adopted as written corporate policy, includes the following: (1) burglary; (2) larceny; (3) infiltration; (4) smear campaigns; (5) extortion; (6) blackmail; (7) frame-ups; (8) deceptive sales and recruitment policies; (9) deceptive uses of legal releases and bonds; (10) suppression of free speech and association; (11) deviation from acceptable standards of medical practice and educational requirements; (12) use of tax-exempt funds for unlawful purposes; (13) overtly fraudulent policies designed to extract large sums of money from unwitting and uninformed individuals; (14) extortionate and/or improper use of highly personal information fraudulently procured from individuals based on false promises of confidentiality; (15) the use of unlawful and covertly harassive means to prevent individuals who have been defrauded from obtaining legal redress; (16) and the use of overtly fraudulent policies such as the "minister's mock-up" and "religious image checksheet" to present a "religious front" to the public while actually engaged in the business of unlicensed psychotherapy for the purpose of making money.
-- Final Report to the Clearwater Hearings, 1983

Read the rest here
Understanding Scientology / Chapter 13: Not So Clear in Clearwater -- Scientology Takes Over a Town

DOX
GO/OSA Operations in Occupied Clearwater (Operation Goldmine)
Scientology's covert operations against the city of Clearwater and its citizens
http://www.xenu-city.net/goldmine.html
Scientology library: “Operation Goldmine”
http://www.xenu-directory.net/news/l...ation+Goldmine
Scientology Crime Syndicate Caught In Espionage Campaign
http://www.skeptictank.org/cw3.htm
Affidavit of Tonja Burden (25 January 1980)
http://www.xenu-directory.net/critics/burden1.html
SECRET LIVES - L. Ron Hubbard
http://www.xenu.net/entheta/entheta/...t/secret3.html
OCCUPIED CLEARWATER
http://www.xenu-city.net/territory.html
Gabe Cazares Xenu TV
http://www.xenutv.com/blog/?page_id=19
 

Ladybird

Silver Meritorious Patron
Here are some references straight from the mouth of L. Ron Hubbard that say exactly what the cult is doing to Maria Pia Gardini.

I hope it will be helpful to her defense.

Scientologists consider these words scripture and are obligated to follow them.

L. Ron Hubbard, November 1967, Really Nice Guy...

+++++++++++Sacred Cult Scripture+++++++++++

We are slowly and carefully teaching the unholy a lesson.
It is as follows: "We are not a law enforcement agency.
BUT we will become interested in the crimes of people
who seek to stop us. If you oppose Scientology we
promptly look up—and will find and expose your crimes.
If you leave us alone we will leave you alone." It's very
simple. Even a fool can grasp that. And don't underrate
our ability to carry it out.

— L. Ron Hubbard
HCOB 05 November 1967 Critics of Scientology

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

++++++++++++ SACRED CULT SCRIPTURE +++++++++++++

The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough harassment on
somebody who is simply on the thin edge anyway, will knowing that he is
not authorized, will generally be sufficient to cause his professional
decease. If possible, of course, ruin him utterly.


-- L. Ron Hubbard
A Manual on the Dissemination of Material


++++++++++++ SACRED CULT SCRIPTURE +++++++++++++


And I call to your attention the situation of any besieged fortress. If
that fortress does not make allies, does not send forth patrols to
attack and harrass, and does not utilize itself to make the beseiging
of it a highly dangerous occupation, that fortress may, and most often
does, fall.


The DEFENSE of anything is UNTENABLE. The only way to defend anything
is to ATTACK, and if you ever forget that, then you will lose every
battle you are ever engaged in, whether it is in terms of personal
conversation, public debate or court of law. NEVER BE INTERESTED IN
CHARGES. DO, yourself, much MORE CHARGING, and you will WIN. And the
public, seeing that you won, will then have a communication line to the
effect that Scientologists WIN. Don't ever let them have any other
thought then that Scientology takes all its objectives.


Another point directly in the interest of keeping the general public to
the general public communication line is good odor: It is vitally
important that a Scientologist put into action and overtly keep in
action Article 4 of the Code: "I pledge myself to punish to the fullest
extent of my power anyone misusing or degrading Scientology to harmful
ends."
[...]


-- L. Ron Hubbard
HCOPL 30 may 1974
Magazine Article on Level 0 Checksheet


++++++++++++ SACRED CULT SCRIPTURE +++++++++++++


People attack Scientology; I never forget it, always even the score.


People attack auditors, or staff, or organisations, or me. I never forget
until the slate is clear.
[...]


When we need somebody haunted we investigate.
[...]


When we investigate we do so noisily always. And usually mere
investigation damps out the trouble even when we discover no really
pertinent facts. Remember that - by investigation alone we can curb
pushes and crush wildcat people and unethical "Dianetics and
Scientology" organizations.


It's almost funny. We sometimes learn nothing useful and yet because
people heard we were investigating their consciences sent them into
headlong flight or sudden collapse. There's power in the question
alone!
[...]


Remember, intelligence we get with a whisper. Investigation we do with
a yell. Always. Modern cops don't really know this. They investigate
with whispers. Doesn't pay. Why sneak up when pouncing is the only
thing that serves us? After all, if it hasn't been whispered to us
already and we have to investigate why keep whlspering?
[...]


Investigation to us in Scientology is a fine art. It's like auditing.
It they won't take a meter test, you know they're guilty. If they do,
you can watch that needle dip a "Yes" every time you're right even when
the suspect won't say anything verbally.
[...]


You don't rest when bad rumours are about. You investigate, you run
them down. You find amongst all our decent people some low worm who has
been promised high position and pay if we fail. Don't discount this. In
one instance $500,000 was paid in cash to a man to wreck Dianetics. He
almost made it. Wichita Kansas, Spring 1952. (But by intelligence and
investigation we cost him his shirt and his spare vest as well. )
[...]


Get the names. Write them down as you get them. Sort them out with what
you already know about them.
[...]


When you have found your culprit, go to the next step, Judgement and
Punishment.


-- L. Ron Hubbard
Manual of Justice (Public Domain)


++++++++++++ SACRED CULT SCRIPTURE +++++++++++++


A Suppressive person becomes "fair game."


By FAIR GAME is meant, may not be further protected by the codes and
disciplines of Scientology or the rights of a Scientologist ... they
cannot be granted the rights and beingness ordinarily accorded rational
beings and so place themselves beyond any consideration for their
feelings or well being.


The homes, property, places and abodes of persons who have been active
in attempting to suppress Scientology or Scientologists are all beyond
any protection of Scientology Ethics.


-- L. Ron Hubbard
HCO PL 25 Dec 65


++++++++++++ SACRED CULT SCRIPTURE +++++++++++++


In the fields of government, police activities and mental health, to
name a few, we see that it is important to be able to detect and
isolate this [suppressive] personality type so as to protect society
and individuals from the destructive consequences upon letting such
have free rein to injure others. As they only comprise 20% of the
population and as only 2.5% of this 20% are truly dangerous, we see
that with a very small amount of effort we could considerably better
the state of society.


-- L. Ron Hubbard
HCOPL 27 Sep 1966


++++++++++++ SACRED CULT SCRIPTURE +++++++++++++


Find or manufacture enough threat against them to cause them to sue for
peace. Originate a black PR campaign to destroy the person's repute and
to discredit them so thoroughly they will be ostracized. Be alert to
sue for slander at the slightest chance so as to discourage the public
presses from mentioning Scientology.


It is my specific intention that by the use of professional PR (black
PR) tactics any opposition not only be dulled but permanently
iradicated.


-- L. Ron Hubbard
HCOPL 30 may 1974


++++++++++++ SACRED CULT SCRIPTURE +++++++++++++


Perhaps at some distant date only the unaberrrated person will be
granted civil rights before law. Perhaps the goal will be reached at
some future time when only the unaberrated person can attain to and
benefit from citizenship. These are desirable goals...


-- L. Ron Hubbard
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health


+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRCIT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Civil Action No. 95-1107-A
[...]


In deciding the appropriateness of a fee award, the Court should
consider motivation of the plaintiff in bringing the action
for
copyright infringement and the extent to which plaintiff's position
is reasonable and well-grounded in fact and law.


On the first issue, the Court finds that the motivation of
plaintiff in filing this lawsuit against the Post is reprehensible.
Although the RTC brought the complaint under traditional secular
concepts of copyright and trade secret law, it has become clear that
a much broader motivation prevailed--the stifling of crticism and
dissent of the religious practices of Scientology and the destruction
of its opponents.
L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, has
been quoted as looking upon law as a tool to:


[h]arass and discourage rather than to win.
The law can be used very easily to harrass and
enough harrassment on somebody who is simply on
the thin edge anyway, well knowing that he is
not authorized, will generally be sufficient
to cause his professional decease. If
possible, of course, ruin him utterly.-LRH


(Declaraction of Mary Ann Werner, Attachment A, at C5; see also The
Posts's reply brief at p. 24, note 23).


[...]
Entered this 28th day of November, 1995
Leonie M. Brinkema
United States District Judge


++++++++++++ SACRED CULT SCRIPTURE +++++++++++++


Somebody some day will say 'this is illegal'. By then be sure the orgs
say what is legal or not.


-- L. Ron Hubbard, HCOPL 4 January 1966


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 

Michel

Patron with Honors
GIANNI LEONE Vs SCIENTOLOGY

Gianni has published a first testimony from an ex-scientologist in his web site!

And more are coming!:happydance:

http://www.mondoraro.org/2010/04/03...nianze-dei-fuoriusciti-dalla-francia-parte-1/

Of course, the Scios are already writting their comments (see bottom page) and Gianni and MariaPia are both answering to them!:thumbsup:

Pier paolo, the last poster in Gianni's article, is an ex that asked for a total refund 4 years ago. He says that thanks to this kind of testimony, the Cult cannot hide anymore.


Pier Paolo says: 2010/04/06 at 09:51

The poster “Jorg Thomas” writes: “Moreover anyone can at any moment demand the money given like donation”….everyone can demand them back, this is true, but then one must push hard to get the donations returned to him ..... The Cult didn’t refund me back , despite the fact that it was “on policy” and despite the fact that their lawyer told me that I would be refunded by the “Church” in a “friendly solution”. This was 4 years ago. Now, this is all evidenced in detail in a denouncement I did with several other persons….all of them obviously not satisfied by the ”cure received”!The fraud is ending Dear Scientology…..Every day, people discover more and more about your Cult and all you attempts to shut the mouth of those who are denouncing your fraud clearly demonstrate of much you are empty of true substance!




Michel.
 
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Michel

Patron with Honors
GIANNI LEONE Vs SCIENTOLOGY

Gianni is doing a great job with his Italian magazine. He just put the entire list of exes that spoke out in his web site!

Maria Pia Gardini a quanto pare non è sola… 963 persone che combattono faccia a faccia contro Scientology | MondoRaro, an independent free magazine from UK | IT and Worldwide News

The entire Italy is going to know about Scientology the Fraud!


Michel
 

Anonycat

Crusader
Gianni has published a first testimony from an ex-scientologist in his web site!

And more are coming!:happydance:

http://www.mondoraro.org/2010/04/03...nianze-dei-fuoriusciti-dalla-francia-parte-1/

Of course, the Scios are already writting their comments (see bottom page) and Gianni and MariaPia are both answering to them!:thumbsup:

Pier paolo, the last poster in Gianni's article, is an ex that asked for a total refund 4 years ago. He says that thanks to this kind of testimony, the Cult cannot hide anymore.


Pier Paolo says: 2010/04/06 at 09:51

The poster “Jorg Thomas” writes: “Moreover anyone can at any moment demand the money given like donation”….everyone can demand them back, this is true, but then one must push hard to get the donations returned to him ..... The Cult didn’t refund me back , despite the fact that it was “on policy” and despite the fact that their lawyer told me that I would be refunded by the “Church” in a “friendly solution”. This was 4 years ago. Now, this is all evidenced in detail in a denouncement I did with several other persons….all of them obviously not satisfied by the ”cure received”!The fraud is ending Dear Scientology…..Every day, people discover more and more about your Cult and all you attempts to shut the mouth of those who are denouncing your fraud clearly demonstrate of much you are empty of true substance!




Michel.
Excellent! Great news!

:happydance:
 

Michel

Patron with Honors
GIANNI LEONE Vs SCIENTOLOGY

Gianni just published Kevin Mackey's story in English in his newspaper web site and he is doing the translation in Italian.

Gianni told me that many Italian media will use his articles to denounce the Cult.

http://www.mondoraro.org/2010/04/06/scientology-my-bridge-to-otvii-by-kevin-mackey-part-1/

Please sent your history to Gianni.


Gianni Leone
Direttore Magazine On Line: MondoRaro, an independent free magazine from UK | IT and Worldwide News | Magazine di attualità per la comunità italiana all'estero.

Email:
[email protected]


Michel
 

mnql1

Patron Meritorious
Gianni Leone's response to COS of Italy press release

Translation of Gianni Leone's April 8, 2010 response to the Church of Scientology of Italy's press release about its defamation lawsuit against Maria Pia Gardini.

Le falsità del comunicato stampa di Scientology in merito alla richiesta di risarcimento danni a Maria Pia Gardini | MondoRaro, an independent free magazine from UK | IT and Worldwide News

The Falsehoods of the Scientology Press Release About the Lawsuit for Damages Against Maria Pia Gardini

by Gianni Leone, editor in chief of MondoRaro Magazine

April 8, 2010

The Scientology press release is in bold black type, my response is in red.

The National Church of Scientology of Italy has brought proceedings against Mrs. Maria Pia Di Gasparro Gardini for damages totaling two million euros.

Scientology forgot to state that this is what they are asking for and that they are the ones who came up with this amount, certainly not a judge, since the legal proceeding is still in the early stage.

Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini has for years disseminated false information about the doctrine and rites of Scientology and about the procedures and activities of the Church of Scientology and its collaborators.

A totally false and biased statement for which Scientology will soon have to answer legally. Moreover, Scientology has for years pursued a violent hate and smear campaign against Mrs. Maria Pia Gardini and deliberately says nothing about the 963 persons who have publicly criticized this "cult," whose sole aim is to sell "packages" for acquiring "knowledge." Scientology is essentially an "over-the-counter religion". It's a retail sales operation.

To prove what I'm saying, here is the 2009 price list for "auditing" services at Flag and, of course, the price list for the "stay" at Flag.






The verbal violence, the unjustified insults, the demonstrated acrimony and the false allegations by Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini have led the National Church of Scientology of Italy to protect the honor, dignity, and reputation of the Church and of the parishioners of the Scientology religion.

I can testify and I have proof, of course, that one Scientologist has several times, in various posts which are preserved on the server of this magazine, invited me to "go take it in the ass" and I can also testify that the followers of the sect have repeatedly insulted me, most recently referring to me as a "Nazi fascist." Talk about "verbal violence and unjustified insults."

The statements and the stories of Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini can be better understood if one takes into account the fact that she is an apostate.

The statements of the "Church" of Scientology can be better understood if one takes into account the fact that it wants to maintain its economic power and its own wealth.

As Prof. Bryan Wilson, one the most knowledgeable sociologists concerning the phenomenon of new religions, wrote: "The disaffected and the apostate are in particular informants whose evidence has to be used with circumspection. The apostate is generally in need of self-justification. He seeks to reconstruct his own past, to excuse his former affiliations, and to blame those who were formerly his closest associates. Not uncommonly the apostate learns to rehearse an ‘atrocity story’ to explain how, by manipulation, trickery, coercion, or deceit, he was induced to join or to remain within an organization that he now forswears and condemns. Apostates, sensationalized by the press, have sometimes sought to make a profit from accounts of their experiences in stories sold to newspapers or produced as books (sometimes written by ‘ghost’ writers). [Bryan Wilson, The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990, p.19.]

Scientology forgets to write that Bryan Wilson was a "friend" of the Scientology psycho-sect and that Wilson even expressed favor about another "friend" of the psycho-sect, Massimo Introvigne.
"[...] In a eulogical article by Massimo Introvigne, Director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), he is described as 'one of the most distinguished sociologists of the 20th century' who has exercised 'a crucial influence on the sociology of religion, not only through his many publications but also through the generations of his graduate students.[...]' [wikipedia]
Wilson, in turn, was prepared not to know that Introvigne is not actually a sociologist. If these are reliable sources ...

The rest of the press release is obviously sheer callous propaganda. The mafia too has various groups and associations in the world and tries to "worm its way" into countries. What Scientology deliberately does not say in the press release is that there are dozens of ongoing cases against it and that its leader Miscavige is named as a defendant in a trial for "slavery and child labor." So "dearest" - in the sense of "most costly" - Scientology, when one puts out a press release, it would be a good idea not to "talk trash."


By her own admission, Mrs. Di Gasparro Gardini was not reliable when she was a member of the Church of Scientology, and she is not reliable even now.

The worldwide growth of Scientology refutes her assertions. Between 2004 and today, the Church of Scientology has doubled in size and acquired 70 buildings in major cities of the world. 15 new Churches of Scientology have been inaugurated and opened since 2003 in Madrid, New York, London, Rome, Washington, Brussels, Quebec City, Las Vegas, and other cities. In addition, 57 other new buildings were acquired for Churches that are nearing completion.

On October 24, 2009, before 6,000 Scientologists, the new headquarters of the Church of Scientology of Rome were inaugurated. The 7,000-square-meter building, surrounded by a 40,000-square-meter green area in the Casalotti district, has become the reference point for parishioners in Lazio and in the South Mediterranean area.

The Church of Scientology now has 8,000 churches, missions, and groups in 165 countries around the world. Its members are persons of every age, race, social class, and occupation. Many of them are engaged in social activities such as the largest non-governmental campaign to prevent drug use and the widest global campaign to raise awareness about the application of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Others, as in Italy, have formed a civil protection group and intervene whenever there is a natural disaster, as was proven during the earthquake in Abruzzo and, recently, in Haiti.

Persons who wish to obtain more information may consult the works of L. Ron Hubbard, which are available in many public libraries in Italy, or visit the www.scientology.it website


Given the unclear behavior and the incessant false press releases disseminated by Scientology, I continue, with strength and resolution, to repeat my appeal:

For this reason, I formally, from the pages of this magazine, request:

  • that the competent authorities verify the actual funds and property of Scientology on Italian territory
  • that the Ministry of Health perform a verification concerning the "Narconon" communities which charge money for a detoxification method with no scientific value
  • that consumer groups campaign against this psycho-sect which operates on Italian territory and practices mental conditioning
  • that antitrust authorities take action against the "deceptive advertising" and "press releases" that Scientology spreads over the Internet
In conclusion, I appeal to all honest parliamentarians who know the dangers of psycho-sects to launch an inquiry into the real activity of Scientology in Italy.

The problem of psycho-sects touches 1 million people in Italy. It is a very grave problem which must be tackled seriously and firmly.
 
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Feral

Rogue male
Gianni just published Kevin Mackey's story in English in his newspaper web site and he is doing the translation in Italian.

Gianni told me that many Italian media will use his articles to denounce the Cult.

http://www.mondoraro.org/2010/04/06/scientology-my-bridge-to-otvii-by-kevin-mackey-part-1/

Please sent your history to Gianni.


Gianni Leone
Direttore Magazine On Line: MondoRaro, an independent free magazine from UK | IT and Worldwide News | Magazine di attualità per la comunità italiana all'estero.

Email:
[email protected]


Michel

I'm glad to have helped.

Stupid cult did a stupid thing trying to sue Maria:duh:
 

Michel

Patron with Honors
I'm glad to have helped.

Stupid cult did a stupid thing trying to sue Maria:duh:


Thanks a lot for your help Kevin.

You are right, stupid cult is attacking a Catholic in the Vatican's field!

They are sooooooooooooooooo arrogant!:duh:

Michel.
 

Blue Spirit

Silver Meritorious Patron
Michel ?

Thanks a lot for your help Kevin.

You are right, stupid cult is attacking a Catholic in the Vatican's field!

They are sooooooooooooooooo arrogant!:duh:

Michel.

Michel, we haven't heard from you recently; is everything OK ? I hope so.
Tried to PM you, but you have that blocked it seems.
 

Alanzo

Bardo Tulpa
Michel, we haven't heard from you recently; is everything OK ? I hope so.
Tried to PM you, but you have that blocked it seems.

So did I, Michel.

I have a question for you on the Rex Fowler situation.

Please PM me when you get the chance.
 
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